Today we’ll finally find out what Apple has in store in its long-awaited 9/9/09 press event. But believe it or not, there are other news events in the world of technology that have nothing to do with Apple. Here’s a quick look at some stories you might miss while you’re feverishly refreshing whichever liveblogging site you’ve latched on to for the day. And don’t worry, later today our own Chris Pollette will blog about all things Apple as well.

Palm unveiled its second smartphone running on the same operating system as the Pre. It’s called the Pixi. It’s a cute little candy bar phone with a complete keyboard at the base. It’ll be available on the Sprint network in the United States just like its bigger brother. There’s no word yet on pricing but Palm says to expect the smartphone to be on store shelves before the holiday season.

The Beatles edition of Rock Band launches today. The game lets you play through songs spanning the career of the Fab Four. You can strum the bass like McCartney, play sublime melodies like Harrison or . . . do whatever it was that Ringo did. In the future, players will be able to purchase entire Beatles albums as downloadable content. The game also introduces vocal harmonies to the Rock Band family of games. I got to play this at E3 in June and I have to say it was a thrill. Also, today’s the day when the remastered version of the entire Beatles discography hits the streets.

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