Apple Event Live Blog: iPhone 5 Presentation

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11:44 a.m. THE END, FOO FIGHTERS…..

11:42 a.m. UGLY IPODS!!!

11:37 a.m. payed accessory.  included in 5 gen ipod touch, 7 gen nano , and new iphone 5

11:34 a.m.  New headphones finally called: EarPods.  Damn… we need Steve back!!

11:33 a.m. can’t get to excited about the iPod Touch ….  it comes in colors, has most of the features in iPhone 5, slower processor with the A5.  This is a Kids device.  A gaming device.    Check out the new colors!

11:23 a.m. New iPod touch, sexy!  Bigger screen.

11:21 a.m. bluetooth,  30 hours of music playback, integrates Nike+.  No web browser or WiFi.  Plain Music Player.

11:20 a.m. new iPod Nano.. UGLY   why go with the circled icons?  We can definitely see the absence of Steve Jobs here.  He would never go for circle.

11:13 a.m.  iCloud integration works wonderfully.

11:11 a.m. You can queue songs while playing the song.  Really cool feature.   Up next lets you see whats next on your play lists. You can have a mini app in your desktop where you can add stuff fast.  cool!

11:07 a.m. new desktop iTunes with iCloud integration.    Everything now looks just like the iPad version of iTunes.

11:06 a.m. new store design on the iPad and iPhone

11:05 a.m. talking stats and figures about iTunes.

11:05 a.m  NEW ITUNES.  IPOD.

11:00 a.m. sept 21 release date U.S.A., Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Hong, Kong, Singapore.  Rest of the world by the end of the year.

11:00 a.m. preorder 14 sept

11:00 a.m. $199 16 gb, $299 32 gb $399 64 gb

10:59 a.m. video showing everything we just told you.

10:53 a.m. New Screen, 4G LTE, A6 processor, iSight camera, New Speakers, Connector and iOS6

10:52 a.m.iPhone 5 available in 2 colors, white and black.  Aluminum finish on the back for the white one, “slate” finish on the back of the black version.

10:51 a.m. you can post to Facebook….  hope there is a drunk button switch.

10:51 a.m.  rotten tomatoes, open table, all integrated to siri. love it.    Update Facebook Status with Siri?  Check

10:51 a.m. Siri.  It now works for sports.  Ask NFL scores and it will give it to you.  Standings.  Fantasy Football. Interesting.

10:50 a.m. this is the future of your wallet.  I’ve seen this used in many ways in other countries.  It will become a standard on all phones

10:49 a.m. Passbook.  The new virtual wallet.   movie tickets, starbucks, airplane tickets.

10:45 a.m.  3D maps looks sort of like sim city in a new console.    It looks awesome.

10:39 a.m. iOS 6 Just showing the same stuff we already know.

10:38 a.m.  New Connector.   “Lightning”  All digital 8 signal design.  Adaptive interface.

10:37 a.m. Noise cancelling improved. New connector. New Mike, New Speakers.

10:36 a.m. Face time HD camera 720 p.  Facetime works with 3g ! FINALLY

10:35 a.m. 1080p video, stabilization improved.  Face detection up to 10 people.  Take photos while shooting video

10:34 a.m. panorama mode is simply put in photos to give a panoramic view: up to 28 megapixels all together.

10:33 a.m.  iPhone 5 camera pretty similar to 4s with enhancements.  New Panorama view.  40% faster photo capture.  Pretty fast!

10:30 a.m. the camera… iSight….very impressive

10:30 a.m. Battery Life:

10:26 a.m. Graphics look pretty awesome.  Very Impressive!  Smooth Frame Rate and cool reflections.

10:25 a.m. Time to Demo the new Chip with EA Studios.    FIFA? Madden? Need for Speed? Lets see what this does to the graphics.

10:24 a.m.  New chip: A6 , surprise!!  2x faster than the A5

10:24 a.m. 4G Baby

10:22 a.m. GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA.  Now:  HDPA+, DC-HSPDA, and LTE (4G) Better WiFI

10:20 a.m. less glare in screen.  Touch sensors are now built into the display.

10:19 a.m. apps wont be stretched with new aspect ratio, black bars on the sides (just like tv). Everything has extra room to show more real estate.   Its a tad larger screen that works pretty good. Not that big, but just enough to compete with newer phones.

10:16 a.m.  Retina Display 326 pixels per inch (the same), New Screen 4 inch display.  16:9 aspect ratio.

10:15 a.m. aluminum back, glass front.  18% thinner than the iPhone 4s.  112 grams.  20% lighter.

10:14 a.m. its just like the leaks.  The exact same phone

10:13 a.m. Official Name: iPhone 5

10:12 a.m. 700,000 apps.  250,000 iPad apps.  400 million iOS devices.

10:09 a.m. iPad simply dominating the opposition.

10:07 a.m. still pimping themselves with stats on sales, iPad sold 84 million until last quarter.

10:05 a.m.  Mountain Lion, Retina Display Macbook Pro #1 market share last three months, in the U.S.

10:04 a.m. showing off barcelona store

10:03 a.m. like always, Cook is going to talk about retail stores, and how they’re the biggest company in the world bla bla..

10:01 a.m. Tim Cook on stage “We’ve got some really cool stuff to show you”.

10:00 a.m. lights down and it begins!

9:54 a.m.  Welcome to The Republika live Blog for the Apple Event where the iPhone 5 is expected to be revealed.  The Press is ready, people are ready, lets get it on!