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Later this evening (or early Tuesday, depending on which part of the world you’re in), Steve Jobs will go on stage at Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference. With his keynote often come a few surprises, as well as a host of sure bets. Below are some predictions, graded from sure bets to possible to outlandish, on what to expect from WWDC 2010.

Sure bet: iPhone 4G

The fourth generation iPhone – what many people are currently calling the iPhone 4G – will almost certainly be on display. Unveiling it at WWDC 2010 will be in line with Apple’s strategy from recent years where the updated handset was revealed around this period. It’s also highly likely Jobs will speak on the iPad’s early success and throw a few mind numbing numbers out there just to show off.

Possible

Outside of the iPhone 4G, many expect Apple to make other product announcement. A Mac OS X update would go down pretty well considering the lukewarm reception Snow Leopard received. Those rumoured Mac Mini and Macbook Air updates may also see the light of day in a short ‘look what else we’ve been doing’ segment.

Outlandish

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It would be silly for Jobs to even hint at the next iPad, so don’t get your hopes up there. We also doubt Apple’s core laptop range – Macbook and Macbook Pro – will even be mentioned, considering they’ve just been updated. What would be exciting would be if Apple’s rumoured AppleTV was unveiled, but don’t hold your breath in that department. It’s not going to happen – no way Apple will want to steal the iPhone’s spotlight.

The curse of the analysts

As critical as we are of analysts (read: guessers) here, this is our disclaimer that this is just a game and you are to take these predictions with a pinch of salt. Outside of the iPhone, which we’re confident enough to put money on it being unveiled, nothing is sure fire. Apple TV would be massive, but outside of the expected iPhone 4G reveal, WWDC 2010 should be business as usual for Steve Jobs and co.

Over to you: what do you think will be unveiled at Apple’s conference?