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Apple unveils new iPhone 5

The new iPhone's name may have been inadvertently leaked on Apple's website according to MacRumors.com

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 1:47:56 PM
Will head over soon to the iPhone 5 launch event. Will post updates here as it happens. $AAPL

by Poornima Gupta via twitter 9/12/2012 2:35:29 PM
Remember when Apple events ended with a concert? If there's a new version of iTunes coming… ?

by greengart via twitter 9/12/2012 3:11:00 PM
Heading over to iPhone 5 launch. Let’s see if Apple can live up to the deafening hype. Stay tuned. #AAPL

by randewich via twitter 9/12/2012 3:21:21 PM
Heading over to Apple now. Seems like the thing to do.

by greengart via twitter 9/12/2012 3:35:05 PM
Reuters West Coast Bureau Chief Jonathan Weber highlights the top three factors to consider when Apple launches its latest iPhone

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 3:41:09 PM
Prior to the launch of Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 5, we look at how rumors about the iconic product have proliferated on the Web. Jon Gordon reports.

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 3:42:44 PM
Google and Apple applications are seen on the display of IPhone in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 31, 2012. Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes talks about a range of intellectual property matters, including the mobile patent disputes between the companies, people familiar with the matter said. Competition between Google and Apple has heated up in recent years with the shift from PCs to mobile devices. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:08:59 PM
The Apple line is starting to move. My tweets today will be picked up by @Reuters, welcome newsy Twitter followers!

by greengart via twitter 9/12/2012 4:09:22 PM
NBC's "Go On" got 9.5 million total viewers last night, "The New Normal" got 7 million..proves people will watch anything if its on TV

by Peter Lauria via twitter 9/12/2012 4:10:20 PM
On the ground #iPhone5 t.co

by jennydeluxe via twitter 9/12/2012 4:10:21 PM
Slow news day (for now) p.twimg.com

by greengart via twitter 9/12/2012 4:13:15 PM
Apple's big (external) patent attorney Big Mac also lined up for apple event. No VIP treatment for him even though he won big for apple.

by Poornima Gupta via twitter 9/12/2012 4:17:27 PM
Media packed in the holding area prior to being let in. p.twimg.com

by Poornima Gupta via twitter 9/12/2012 4:19:17 PM
Rather than the Apple press line getting longer it got wider as every joined up with others. But now moving. t.co

by Danny Sullivan via twitter 9/12/2012 4:20:42 PM
As iPhone hysteria hits US peak, worth noting status symbol in developing countries like Jakarta is still the Bberry

by Peter Lauria via twitter edited by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:22:48 PM
RT @gavinpurcell: Siri solves your emotional problems and then recommends a place to eat. #iPhone5features

by Peter Lauria via twitter 9/12/2012 4:24:00 PM
All set with @PoornimaGupta at Apple's iPhone 5 launch in San Francisco. #AAPL p.twimg.com

by randewich via twitter 9/12/2012 4:33:15 PM
Lots of speculation around if Apple will roll out anything other than a new iPhone. Some rumors of a Nano update.

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:36:19 PM
Curious about those of you out there following along with our live blog. Are any of you actually using Ping, Apple's social music service?

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:38:31 PM
Well, there you have it, folks. Might as well just pack it in now :) ...Apple leaks iPhone name

by john.abell edited by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:39:13 PM
Now it's just waiting for doors to open. t.co

by Danny Sullivan via twitter 9/12/2012 4:39:15 PM
If I wasn't a journalist and I was allowed to wildly speculate on what the new gadget might be and have, it'd be an iPhone 5 with some kind of fingerprint recognition technology.

Probably safe to bet we'll hear something about iOS 6 today though along with any new gadget Apple may or may not unveil.

by Matthew Keys 9/12/2012 4:39:46 PM
Seeing tweets that Al Gore is in the building, one of the major Apple shareholders, and board member.

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:40:27 PM
@matthew.keys Well, Apple did buy Authentic but biometrics on these kinds of things seem like overkill to me.

by john.abell edited by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:42:08 PM
Outside the Apple event...

by srepps via twitter 9/12/2012 4:43:04 PM
Al Gore recorded a voicemail for the original iPhone [2007]. Steve Jobs played the Gore voicemail during the keynote address. So wouldn't be a surprise if Gore was on hand for the iPhone "5" launch.

by Matthew Keys 9/12/2012 4:43:14 PM
Worth noting this will be the first iPhone launch without Steve Jobs; Jobs died one day after the iPhone 4S was unveiled last year.

by Matthew Keys 9/12/2012 4:44:08 PM
Apple unveiled their "Passbook" at their developers conference earlier this year that acts as a mobile billfold, holding all your digital accounts for things like credit cards, Starbucks credits, frequent flyer card for your airline, and more. I am kind of expecting they might elaborate on that more today.

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:45:25 PM
The iPhone has technically gone through two re-designs. The first was the iPhone 3G, which differentiated itself from the original iPhone (came in two colors -- black and white), followed by the iPhone 4, which was a near-total redesign of the phone.

by Matthew Keys 9/12/2012 4:46:06 PM
There was some speculation that the new iPhone might have NFC built in, which is technology that makes it easier to use the phone itself to simply hover over or be near a signal that would take a secure payment, but it's widely thought that this technology won't be available just yet for the iPhone they're unveiling today.

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:46:36 PM
I was really hoping that when Apple ditched the 30-pin connector they'd go universal, as in a mini or micro USB. But instead rumor has it it'll be a smaller proprietary plug. Ugh.

by john.abell 9/12/2012 4:47:29 PM
Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS Software at Apple Inc., demonstrates Starbucks transactions using his iPhone Passbook app during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco, California June 11, 2012. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:48:09 PM
@john.abell does that mean we're all gonna have to buy new devices that conform with a new plug?

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:50:59 PM
The march of the photogs into the building has begun t.co

by Danny Sullivan via twitter 9/12/2012 4:51:23 PM
@anthony.derosa or buy a new adapter.

by Ken Li, Reuters.com Editor 9/12/2012 4:51:55 PM
@ken.li I can live with that, an adapter over having to replace all the iPhone related accessories I've acquired over the years would be a disaster

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 4:53:34 PM
Inside and waiting... p.twimg.com

by Poornima Gupta via twitter 9/12/2012 4:54:56 PM
@anthony.derosa There'll be an adapter, but I'm sure it'll be a clunky band-aid-type thing (And the Elevation Dock people have already said they'll come up with a solution). So, yes. Just be glad Apple will do this once, unlike Palm which changed their "universal" connector 3-4 times ...

by john.abell 9/12/2012 4:55:44 PM
Is this the new iPhone? Doesn't look so impressive... t.co

by paulvigna via twitter 9/12/2012 4:55:50 PM
Setting the table for today's Apple event - stock is at $661, unchanged today & over past week, up 15% past 3 months, 63% YTD $AAPL

by ampressman 9/12/2012 4:59:44 PM
@paulvigna But it has all those hard keys at the bottom for quick access to Boo.com, Friendster, AOL and Webvan!!!!

by john.abell 9/12/2012 5:00:46 PM
Lights are dimming in the room, here we go

by anthony.derosa 9/12/2012 5:00:49 PM
"It's an amazing time at Apple. An extraordinary time." No kidding, Tim.

by greengart via twitter 9/12/2012 5:01:05 PM
by Corinne Perkins 9/12/2012 5:01:19 PM

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