iDigitalTimes’ Apple Event live blog is covering everything announced as it happens including iPhone 7 release date, iOS 10 update features, new Apple Watch 2 changes and more. Catch it all here.
Apple Event Live Blog Updates
UPDATE 12:45 p.m. EST: A massive crowd has gathered in the auditorium. The sound of Beats 1 is playing over loud speakers.
UPDATE 12:57 p.m. EST: Audience asked to silence their phones ahead of the presentation. Things are about to heat up!
UPDATE 1:01 p.m. EST: Sound of claps as video roles of Tim Cook in a carpool karaoke situation with James Corden! P.S. Cook's favorite band is One Republic
UPDATE 1:04 p.m. EST: Tim Cook takes stage with stats and updates.
Apple Music Update
- 17 million paid subscribers
- 30 million songs
"Apple music has content no one else has... over 70 new releases including Taylor Swift, Frank Ocean and more." -- Cook
App Store
"Apps continue to allow you to do more and more things ... the momentum for apps in the app store have never been greater." - Cook
- 140 Billion apps downloaded.
- In last two months download growth of 106%
- App store generated more than twice the global revenue of nearest competitor.
- The iPhone and iPad are the most popular gaming devices in the world.
- Gaming is the biggest and most popular category on the store with over half a million offerings.
- Mario is coming to the app store!
UPDATE 1:09 p.m. EST: Shigeru Miyamoto from Nintendo takes the stage to describe new game!
Super Mario Run for iOS
- Super Mario Run is a new game coming to the app store. It features one handed play and multiplayer mode.
- Will release in time for holidays 2016
- Super Mario iMessage stickers will be added in iOS 10 in celebration of the Nintendo offering.
UPDATE 1:16 p.m. EST: Tim Cook gives updates on educational products
Education
"We've always believed that education is a great equalizer... and that our product could have a strong and positive impact on teachers and students ... this is why we are so committed to Connect Ed ... kids are connecting and learning like never before"
- Apple supporting 114 Connect Ed schools
- Apple donating iPads to more than 50,000 students
- Announces "Everyone Can Code" program that teaches students to code.
- Hundreds of schools already committed to add the coding program to their curriculum
- iWorks update announced. iWorks will work similar to Google Docs. Allows for real-time editing by multiple users online
UPDATE 1:16 p.m. EST: Tim Cook transitions to New Products, starting with Apple Watch
Apple Watch
Pokemon Go App For Apple Watch
- New apps coming including Pokemon Go for Apple Watch!
- You launch it as a workout mode, and you can see how far you go towards your fitness goals.
- In the meantime, if a Pokemon is nearby, you'll get a notification.
- You also get notifications for Pokestops, egg hatching and other fun Pokemon stuff.
Apple Watch Series 2 Features
- The new Apple watch will be called the Apple Watch Series 2 or S2
- The new Apple watch is now swimproof! Water resistant for 50 meters, withstanding the water pressure equivalent of 50m
- New seals and adhesives and a reworked speaker will expel the water when you're done
- Apple Watch Series 2 will include built-in GPS
- New more powerful chip in the Apple Watch S2. It has a dual-core processor about 50% faster. Adds new GPU for better graphics
- New watch bands available and comes in several materials -- Apple Watch Series 2 comes in aluminum, stainless steel, and ceramic (white).
- New Hermes and Nike + bands
UPDATE 1:50 PM EST
APPLE WATCH SERIES 2 PRICE, PRE-ORDERS :
- Apple Watch Series 1: $269 - includes updated processor
- Apple Watch Series 2: $369
- Preorders begin September 9th. New Watch OS 3 arrives on the 13th. Available September 16
- Nike + Version coming in October
UPDATE 1:59 PM EST: iPhone 7 announced
iPhone 7 Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
10 Major Features
- New Design
- new finish called Jet Black. It is a high gloss finish,
- Another new black that’s a matte color
- Gold, silver and rose gold will still be options.
- Home Button
Home button now Force-sensitive
Body Water Resistance
IP67 resistant
Camera
The dual cameras create a depth map to find the subjects of a photo and blur the background.
New portrait mode for taking photos to provide depth.
Depth is a software feature not hardware and will come in iOS 10 update
Display
Retina HD
25 percent brighter
wide color gamut
color management
3D Touch
Instagram updating to support new color gamut
Instagram will turn Live Photos into Boomerangs
Stereo Speakers
iPhone speakers improved big time. One at top and bottom for twice the sound.
New Headphones and Ear Pods
No Headphone jack. iPhone Ear Buds connect over lightening cable. Free dongle for adapting old headphones included with iPhone 7 purchase.
EarPods are the new bluetooth wireless headphones Apple is releasing alongside iPhone 7 - New Apple W1 chip handles audio and wireless connection. Infrared sensors detect when they're in your ear. Motion accelerometers detect touch to activate Siri. "Voice accelerometers" enhance your voice. Five hours of charge, charging case 25 hours of battery life.
New Processor
Chip called A10 Fusion in the iPhone 7.
64-bit four-core processor
40x faster than A9 in the 6S, 2x faster than the A8.
120x faster than the original iPhone.
Two high-efficiency cores that run at 1/5th the power. Low-power apps run on the efficiency cores, all automatically controlled by a new power controller.
A10 Fusion will enable "console level gaming."
Better Battery Life
13 hours of LTE browsing
40 hours audio
lasts 2 hours longer than iPhone 6S
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The September Apple live stream event is about an hour away at which time the iPhone 7 will finally be revealed in all its glory. Besides the iPhone 7 though, Apple will also release the final version of its iOS 10 software to developers just before going public with it. The Apple Event is expected to give us details on the next Apple Watch 2 as well as mark the macOS developer software drop.
From iPhone 7 price, specs and features to when the latest Mac software will release to the public, to Apple Watch 2 news, we’ll be covering every detail of the Apple September Event Keynote as it happens. If you are unable to watch the live stream event yourself, check back at this page throughout the afternoon for minute-by-minute updates of what is happening at the event and what has been announced.
What Time Does Apple Live Stream Event Begin?
The Apple Event begins at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Sept. 7 and our live coverage will start around that time as well. If you haven’t kept up with all the launch day expectations, you can check out a few of the articles we’ve posted this week about what Apple is expected to reveal today.
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- iPhone 7 Price Rumors: 32GB Base Model Could Start At $649, Leak Claims
- iPhone 7 Release Date: 5 Features The New iPhone Must Have To Beat Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7
- iPhone 7 Release Date Rumors: Cases Available For Pre-Order Ahead Of Apple Announcement
- iPhone 7 Rumors: 256 GB Max Storage & Dual-Lens Camera On iPhone 7 Plus
What To Expect At Apple Live Stream Event Keynote
- iPhone 7 Announcement - the iPhone 7 reveal and launch will be the central focus of Apple’s live stream event Wednesday. All details of the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models will be revealed Wednesday including:
- iPhone 7 release date
- iPhone 7 price
- iPhone 7 battery life
- iPhone 7 camera specs
- iPhone 7 Storage specs
- iPhone 7 size and weight
- iPhone 7 features – new headphones, revamped fingerprint scanner etc.
- iOS 10 GM Release – The final version of the iOS 10 developer software will be released toward the end of the announcement as well as a date when the new software update will release to the general public. Here are a few of the anticipated features
- Beefed up iMessages
- Third Party App integration in iMessages
- Better Mail features including filters and unsubscribe
- Better Photo app including ability to draw and annotate on photos
- Redesigned Apple Music
- Stronger security features
- Apple Watch 2 – an announcement about the new Apple Watch 2 is expected for Wednesday though the release date may come later in the year. Apple will likely announce the following for the new device
- GPS
- Better Battery
- More Power
- New watch bands
- Updated watchOS software
- macOS GM Release – the final beta version of macOS Sierra for developers will be released on Wednesday along with an announcement of when the software will be available to the public
