9 to 5 Mac has published a slew of screenshots of the yet-to-be-announced Pages for iPhone.

Mark Gurman:

We’ve heard that iWork for iPhone will come with Pages and Numbers as a universal binary for all iOS Devices.

I missed this when it was originally published two weeks ago. It looks really slick and I can’t wait for the release.

In late May Engadget received word of an upcoming refresh to the Apple TV. The update would bring all new hardware, including an A4 processor, 16GB of storage, 1080p video playback, iOS, and a $99 price tag.

The new Apple TV was already starting to sound great but earlier this month The New York Times revealed that several sources have told them that Apple was building a completely redesigned user interface for the new Apple TV.

NewTeeVee has also heard rumblings of some changes to TV show pricing in iTunes.

Ryan Lawler reporting for NewTeeVee:

According to sources, Apple is trying to get TV programmers to let it rent individual TV shows for 99 cents each, as opposed to the $1.99 it receives for sales of standard-definition episodes and the $2.99 it gets for selling HD episodes. […] Unlike its current TV and movie sales through iTunes, the new service will move content into the cloud and stream it to users, rather than having them download videos.

I’m incredibly excited about this Apple TV update. I’ve been a huge fan of the device since it’s launch and it has been the centerpiece of my home theater for over two years now.

A $99 Apple TV running iOS, 99 cent TV show rentals, brand new user interface, and a focus on streaming content. If all of these rumors are true, I see a lot more people cutting the cord soon.

9 to 5 Mac notes that many MobileMe users have noticed a change in their account status. Users report that their accounts have changed from “Individual” to “Full Member.” After some digging around the MacRumors forums, Mark Gurman found evidence of these changes as early as May 18.

There have been rumblings that these changes have been made to both individual and family pack members. Although, I haven’t seen any changes to mine, it’s likely Apple is just slowly rolling it out.

It would make a lot of sense for Apple to offer free MobileMe services. Free could have mail, calendar, and contacts with full membership adding find my iPhone, iDisk, and Gallery.

I suppose we’ll have to wait and see but I would love to get some of my iPhone-using family members on board with MobileMe, even if it was just for syncing.

MacGeneration reports that Apple may be launching Safari 5 at tomorrow’s WWDC keynote. They’ve managed to get their hands on what appears to be a changelog which lists some of the major features.

25% faster JavaScript performance, DNS prefetching, the option to use Bing as your search engine, and improved HTML5 support are among some of the features listed. There will be a new “Safari Reader” feature which will let you “view articles on the web in a single, clutter-free page.” There will be new Safari developer tools and my favorite new feature, tab settings that allow you to force links that open new windows into tabs instead.

It’s hard to tell if MacGeneration’s feature list is legit or not, however John Gruber has previously hinted at a new version of Safari being announced at WWDC. So, whether this feature list is fake or not, Safari 5 will likely be at tomorrow’s keynote.

John Gruber regarding Safari:

The other big thing that’s missing (compared to both Chrome and Firefox) is a proper extension API. If only Apple had an imminent developer conference where they could unveil such a thing.

I continue to use Firefox for nearly all of my browsing and the addition of extensions wouldn’t compel me to switch. Currently, the only extension I have installed is Flashblock and I would actually prefer to use ClickToFlash. The biggest thing keeping me from using Safari is its lack of a “open new windows in a new tab instead” option.

A little over a week after Google announced Google TV at I/O, Engadget has received word of an upcoming Apple TV update.

I’m still looking into Google TV, but I just haven’t found anything compelling about it. The biggest drawback in my opinion is its use of IR blasters to control other components in your home theater set up. I really don’t think it’s going to be successful in its current form. It’s really hard to get people to buy another box, especially when it doesn’t replace anything in your set up and simply adds functionality to existing components.

The Apple TV update, on the other hand, sounds amazing. Especially if it is paired with the rumored TV subscriptions that was the talk of the town late last year.

According to Engadget’s sources, the new Apple TV will be much closer to the iPhone and iPad in terms of OS and hardware than to Macs. The device will have an A4 processor, 16GB of storage, and will be capable of 1080p video playback. Because of the limited storage Apple will be focusing on cloud-based storage, although there will be an option to use a Time Capsule to keep your data a little closer to home. iPhone OS will be utilized as the operating system and the biggest shocker is that it will only cost $100.

John Gruber has chimed in saying that the new Apple TV’s “K66″ code name has been in the iPhone OS 4 beta SDK for months.

I suspect that the Apple Remote will be used as the primary control device with the option to use an iPhone or iPod touch with the Remote app installed. But, what will the interface look like? Will there be a browser or app store?

Eric Savitz reporting for Barron’s:

Trip Chowdhry, an analyst with tiny Global Equities Research, contends that 7 minutes of the June 7 keynote by Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been blocked off for a presentation by Microsoft (MSFT) to talk about Visual Studio 2010, the company’s suite of development tools. Chowdhry says the new version of VS will allow developers to write native applications for the iPhone, iPad and Mac OS. And here’s the kicker: he thinks Microsoft’s presentation could be given by none other than Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

It’s natural to be a little surprised by the idea of Steve Ballmer coming on stage during an Apple keynote. But, if you keep in mind that Microsoft is a software company, it isn’t as crazy as you may have initially thought. Apple is trying to develop a platform and they want more developers supporting their platform than the alternatives. Expanding their developer base to developers who don’t own a Mac would be huge.

There are three thoughts in my mind that keeps me from believing this rumor, though. First, I’m not sure Apple wants developers who run Windows to build applications for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Second, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for Microsoft to support a competitor’s software platform just a few months before Windows Phone 7 phones start hitting stores. And third, Apple has been opposed to third-party development tools — they don’t want another company to have any control over their platform.

The Boy Genius Report has published two screenshots that seem to confirm video conferencing capabilities in the upcoming iPhone HD. The screenshots depict video call debugging options in the settings app and are were supposedly taken on a field test unit.

Quite honestly, video calls sound like a big waste of time. I don’t see why everyone has wanted the feature for so long. A front-facing camera only has one appeal to me, and that’s self-portraits. Taking a picture of yourself and a friend would be much easier if the screen was facing you.

CNET has already reported that HP plans to use webOS on slate PCs and printers.

But, DigiTimes has spoken with Monty Wong, vice president of personal computing systems group at HP Taiwan, who said that webOS will be used in tablet computers. Even mentioning that the HP Slate will hit the market before the end of October. DigiTimes doesn’t explicitly say that the Slate will run webOS but that is certainly the implication.

Running webOS on printers and tablets makes a lot of sense. webOS is a low-powered OS that would run just fine on a printer. The multitouch interface would make it much easier for users to manipulate photos that could, for example, be printed off of an SD card. And the iPad has shown the power of tablet computers running an operating systems that has been built from the ground with touchscreens in mind.

At first glance I was worried that the HP acquisition of Palm would be detrimental to webOS. But, HP seems to be taking webOS in the right direction.

Peter Kafka:

Last month, the Los Angeles Times said Hulu was set to roll out a subscription service “as soon as May 24.” That’s next Monday. But people familiar with the company say there’s no way a Hulu Plus will be up and running by then.