AppleInsider is reporting that Motorola is hosting another media event next week on July 25th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, and the juicy news is that Apple is planning to attend.

Rumor-mongers are, of course, quick to theorize that Apple's presence may signify something more going on, such as the possible release of the long, long, long, long, long-rumored iPhone. Apple's presence at last month's same event yielded the announcement of definite iPhone plans, so a pattern here is considered to be promising:

During a press conference on May 19, Zander said the ROKR iTunes phone -- believed to be the first fruit of the Apple/Motorola endeavor -- would debut in "a couple of more months." That would place the introduction of the phone around the same time as the analyst event.



Sources believe Jobs has planned an encore appearance for this year's event to help Zander take the wraps off the much anticipated iTunes phone. The device, believed to be similar to this image of the ROKR, is expected to retail for around $199.

Ah yes, the anal suppository phone, who could forget? A better question: Is anyone even excited anymore?

