"Ladies and Gentlemen, the presentation will begin shortly. The announcement before the announcement has been made. Switch off all electronic devices."
Wonder if the man who has the vision of digital India is tuned in as well....
Ok so the Apple stream seems to have stopped. But Tim Cook is on stage, according to other news reports.
Ok we're seeing an audio video of the new iPhone 6. Yup it's a bigger screen. Also power button is on the side.
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus are official. Here's the first look.
It's called iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+.
And if you want proof that Apple is only interested in China, watch the live stream. Because we're getting Chinese subtitles. In India.
The iPhone 6 has a display resolution of 1334 x750 on a 4.7 inch screen, while the 5.5-inch version goes full HD.
Messages apps has a horizontal two-up display. So does mail. On the new iPhone 6 plus.
The smaller one is also the thinner of the two at 6.8mm thin, the 6 Plus clocks in at 7.1mm. Those are some thin phones
iPhone 6 has over one million pixels. And iPhone 6 Plus has over two million pixels.
Both new iPhones are thinner as well. Have iPhone 6 is 6.9mm and iPhone 6 plus is 7.1mm.
@James: They want you to stick to the Apple universe. Trust me write now the Chinese is making the live-stream difficult to watch.
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have a glass front, anodized aluminum back, and a steel Apple logo on the back. The screen is being called Retina HD.
The iPhone 6 Plus has a ton of software extras. In Landscape mode, some apps can turn into double pane UI like the iPad and the keyboard has dedicated copy, cut, paste buttons. Both iPhones come with something called 'reachability', which when you tap the home button twice and the Ui slides down for you to access the top buttons.
iPhone 6 will come with A8 chip as well. It's rumoured to be a quad-core one, although of course Apple will never confirm this.
According to Apple, the processor performance is 50 times faster than the original iPhone. And yes it's 64-bit. It's also 13% smaller than the A7.
We're getting a demo of the Metal, the 3D app and game engine that Apple showcased last year.
This is for improved game performance, better graphics etc.
Battery Time: Apple says claims iPhone 6 Plus will have 24 hours of 3G talk time. Wow that's big.
The M8 motion coprocessor is also on board, like it was with the iPhone 5s.. This will help with fitness apps, will help detect how far users run, the number of steps, etc. Including even the number of stairs you climb as well.
There's also a barometer in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Not only will the Nike app track how fast you run but also the elevation level. Can't wait to try that out.
iPhone 6 also supports Voice over LTE. or VoLTE
Also calls over WiFi.
And finally the Chinese is gone.
We're getting a demo of iOS 8 again. Sure the keyboard is new, well on Apple at least. Nothing drastically new here.
Of course people are replying to Tim Cook and asking him to fix the live-stream. We agree.
And the stream is acting up again. God this is the most frustrating Apple event ever.
Prices are out. iPhone 6 starts at $199 for 16GB, going up to $399 for 128GB. New $299 at 64GB.
iPhone 6 Plus starts at $299 for 16GB, $399 for 64, $499 for 128GB.
Goodbye 32 GB.
"This whole process is based on this little piece of plastic," say Tim Cook. Calls the Magnetic Stripe interface as old.
So easy to lose your card, he adds.
A new payment process: Apple Pay is here.
We get a demo of how fast and easy it is. That was easy. She just held the phone next to the payment register. But we're guessing you'll need the fancy device to receive that payment as well.
Eddy Cue on stage to discuss Apple Pay. Apple Pay is built into iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Apple Pay is using NFC. There's also a new chip called Secure Element which will keep all details of your credit/debit cards secure and encrypted.
So how long will Apple take to reveal the iPhone 6, based on previous keynote addresses? Well according to a piece on Quartz, on an average, it's taken Apple 45 minutes to reveal an iPhone. But on the plus side, it took Apple only 33 minutes in the event to show the iPhone 5s.
Wondering why Apple is going the phablet way? This report explains the reason for the bigger displays in the latest iPhones.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the presentation will begin shortly. The announcement before the announcement has been made. Switch off all electronic devices."
Why isn't live streaming of apple event supported on a PC or on android device ??
I'm backstage and this is my first tweet from my iPhone 6. It's amazing. You're going to love it.by Tim Cook via twitter 9/9/2014 5:38:47 PM
