Apple iPhone 5, iTunes 11, and new iPod event

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Here we go!
- Apple discusses the new iOS iTunes, App Store, iBookstore.
- 2/3 iTunes downloads via iOS.
- Apple Senior VP Eddy Cue is discussing iTunes.
- Tim Cook is back. Now talking about music.
- iOS 6 ships on Sep 19th.
- Pre-ordering begins Sept 14th. Ships 21st.
- Same prices as iPhone 4S. $199, $299, $399. 16GB, 32GB, 64GB.
- Schiller back on stage.
- Ive talking manufacturing
- Forstall talks iOS 6 in the promo video.
- New connector created to more effectively manage space in the iPhone 5′s internals.
- Bob Mansfield is discussing iPhone 5′s internal hardware.
- Jony Ive leading the pack in the promo video.
- iPhone 5 comes in black and white.
- Schiller back on stage.
- None of the iOS 6 stuff is new, just a demo of how it works on an iPhone 5.
- Forstall showing Safari, Tweeting, PassBook, Mail, Shared Photo Streams, Siri enhancements and more on iPhone 5.

- Showing Maps, 3D, etc.
- Scott is talking already announced iOS 6 features. Looks great on the 4 inch screen.
- iOS 6 now being demoed on the fancy new iPhone 5. Scott Forstall, SVP of iOS, is demonstrating.
-Lightning announced. Looks like those cables were the real deal. Adapters to the 30 pin being discussed.

- Schiller discussing the new iPhone’s dock connector.
- Noise canceling earpiece.

- Improved speakers.
- Three microphones: back, bottom, front.
- FaceTime HD (720P) lens on the front of the iPhone 5.
- Improved 1080P video capture, face recognition, better stabilization. Take photos as you are recording video.

- iPhone 5 looking amazing thus far.
- Incredible new Panorama mode. Just wave your iPhone in the air. Panoramas come out to 28 megapixels.
- Now discussing the iPhone 5 camera. Enhanced 8 megapixel iSight. Sapphire crystal lens covering. 40% faster photo captures.

- Schiller back. Talking battery life. Better battery life than iPhone 4S. Even with LTE and A6 chip.

- EA demoing Real Racing 3, powered by A6 chip. Outstanding graphics rendering. This is amazing.

- iPhone 5 has much faster, yet smaller, A6 system on a chip.

- WiFi: Dual-channel 802.11a.. this a big deal. 150 down.
- AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint to support iPhone 5 LTE in the United States. Canada, South Korea, UK as well.
- Schiller now talking about wireless technology… LTE announced.

- Display has 44% better color saturation, integrated touch sensors.
- Apple had a few developers update their apps for the new display. Looks very impressive.

- Apple’s included iOS apps and their App Store apps updated for the new display. Non-updated apps are pillar-boxed.

- 4 inch display. 1136 x 640 resolution. 326 PPI.

-Thinnest and lightest iPhone. 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S. 20% lighter than 4S.

- Apple announces the iPhone 5. Most beautiful product Apple has ever made.
- Phil Schiller up talking iPhone.

- 700K app downloads each month.

- iPad: 68% tablet marketshare. 91% tablet web traffic. What are people doing with their Androids? 94% of Fortune 500 using iPad. Cook discussing iPad applications. 250,000 apps.
- 84 million iPads sold from original launch until June 2012. Talking competition now.
- Talking iPad. Third-generation iPad reviews were incredible. 17 million iPads sold last quarter.
- Discussing positive response to new MacBook Pros and MacBook Air.
- Mountain Lion downloaded 7 million times.
- Cook talking Macs.
- Video over, continuing to talk retail: 83 million store visitors last quarter.
- Video about retail stores playing.
- Cook discussing Apple retail, new Barcelona store.

- Tim Cook is up!
- We’re hearing colored touches: yellow, blue, white, black, red
Schiller, Forstall, and Gore spotted:

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