What Apple Shouldn't Do with iWatch

Since the rumors started that Apple will soon launch a smartwatch early last year, every other electronic company has launched a smartwatch, while we are still waiting for the iWatch. However, every smartwatch that has been launched so far, shows why Apple takes its sweet time refining a product before launching it for the masses.

Each and every smartwatch that has come to the market in past year feels like a prototype, a beta product launched for people to test. These smartwatches show five things Apple shouldn't do with the iWatch:

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New Mac Pro Available for Order Starting December 19

Apple today announced the all-new Mac Pro will be available to order starting Thursday, December 19. Redesigned from the inside out, the all-new Mac Pro features the latest Intel Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, PCIe-based flash storage and ultra-fast ECC memory.

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Also Read About Apple's 4K Display Rumors.

Rumor: iPad Pro with 2K Display in April and 4K Display in October 2014

International Business Times is reporting that Apple is working on iPad Pro model that will feature 12.9-inch screen. The website is also reporting that “The tech giant will be releasing the device in April 2014 sporting a 2K display. Another model sporting a 4K display will reportedly come in October 2014.
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Apple Sets New Record in Smartphone Sales, Nine Million on Launch Weekend

Apple today announced it has sold a record-breaking nine million new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models, just three days after the launch of the new iPhones on September 20. In addition, more than 200 million iOS devices are now running the completely redesigned iOS 7, making it the fastest software upgrade in history.

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iPhone 5s – World’s First 64-bit Smartphone

Apple today announced the new iPhone 5s that features the world’s first 64-bit smartphone processor, Touch ID fingerprint sensor and all-new 8-megapixel iSight camera with True Tone flash.

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Apple Introduces Colorful iPhone 5c

Apple today introduced iPhone 5c, which will be available in five bright colors – blue, green, pink, yellow and white. Hardware-wise iPhone 5c is just like iPhone 5 featuring 4-inch Retina display, A6 processor and 8-megapixel iSight camera. However, it does add few new things like more LTE bands for faster network speed, FaceTime HD camera and iOS 7.

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iOS 7 Ships on September 18

Apple today announced that the completely redesigned iOS 7 will be available starting Wednesday September 18th for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users as a free software update.

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Live Coverage: Apple’s iPhone Media Event September 10th 2013

• We will be doing detailed coverage of today's announcements on TechzTalk. Join us there for more information. 
• Looks like there will be no One More Thing today. 
• And he will be singing few songs.
• Before we close, I'd like to return to music." Elvis Costello is on stage.
• Tim says "I's like to thank all the teams at Apple that worked so hard at creating these products."
• Now its iPhone 5S.
• iPhone Ad videos - first its iPhone 5C.
• Tim is back on stage. Says that's iPhone, we don't just pack in feature after feature. "we thick deeply about experience we want to create."
• Preorders start on September 13th and the phones will launch on September 20th.
• So now the iPhone lineup will have iPhone 4S for free, iPhone 5C for $99 and $199 and iPhone 5S for $199, $299 and $399.
• iPhone 5S will come with 16GB for $199, 32GB for $299 and 64GB for $399.
• Phil says the finger print scan is never available to other software and is never uploaded to Apple's servers or backup on the iCloud.
• Jony's video talking about the design of the new finger print sensor.
• Phil says "You can simply touch your home button to unlock your phone."
• The Home button has the Touch ID sensor, which is covered by a sapphire lens.
• The Touch ID Sensor is 170 microns thin, senses 500 pip and scans sub-epidermal skin layer.
• Phil says "The most common way is to set up a passcode. Unfortunately, some people find that's too cumbersome." So Apple has developed Touch ID that uses a key which you haveeverywhere you go. Your Fingerprint.
• The third feature on iPhone 5S is security. 
• Phil is now showing some untouched photos and videos taken by iPhone 5S.
• It also has Slo-Mo mode that takes 120fps video at 720p.
• There is also a new burst mode that takes 10 frames per second.
• The camera also has two LED flash that combines to give right color balance.
• It automatically takes multiple photos and selects that best one.
• The camera app sets white balance, exposure, autofocus automatically using data from 15 zones.
• The sensor has 15 percent larger active area with bigger pixels making better pictures. iOS 7 has be designed to take advantage of the new sensor.
• It also has a completely redesigned camera system featuring new five element lens with f2.2 aperture.
• The iPhone 5S will offer 10 hours of browsing and talk time.
• Nike is using this new API in their app Nike+ Move that integrates A7, M7, GPS and Nike Fuel Points.
• It measures accelerometer, compass and Gyroscope data along for a new CoreMotion API in iOS 7.
• Phil announces a new part M7 that works along side A7 processor, its a motion co-processor.
• Phil is back on stage. 
• Infinity Blade III demo time.
• He says that added performance benefits of OpenGL ES 3.0 are clearly shown in the games that Epic will release.
• Donald says that gaming performance on iPhone 5S is five times faster that iPhone 5.
• Epic Games' Donald Mustard is on stage to demo that performance gain.
• Phil says that compared to original iPhone, the iPhone 5S has 40X CPU performance and 56X graphics performance. 
• The chip runs both 32-bit and 64-bit apps seamlessly and iOS 7 has been completely reengineered for 64-bit.
• Phil claims "World's first and only smartphone with 64-bit chip".
• Phil starts by talking about performance. It has 64-bit A7 chip. The first ever on a smartphone.
• It will come in Slate, Gold and Silver.
• Now its iPhone 5S. Phil says "It's perhaps the most forward thinking phone anyone has ever made."
• iPhone 5C has matching wallpapers for different colors.
• Apple is showing those Silicon cases again and again. They do look nice.
• iPhone 5C video time with Jony.
• iPhone 5C will come in 16GB for $99 and 32GB for $199.
• iPhone 5C will have 4-inch Retina display, A6 processor, 8-megapixel camera, FaceTime HD, LTE and Bluetooth 4.0.
• Apple has also created cases for the new iPhone 5C made with soft feel silicon rubber.
• Even though it's plastic the phone doesn't look cheap like some of the Nokia Lumia phones.
• iPhone 5C video time... It comes in lime green, white, blue, orange and yellow.
• Phil is on stage and he first announces iPhone 5C. He says that its made with the same incredible iPhone 5 technology, but will come in more fun colors.
• iPhone 5 has been the most successful iPhone. He shows a sales chart with rapidly rising curve. He says this year we are replacing the iPhone 5 with not one but two new designs.
• Tim says now I would like to talk about the iPhone. and iPhone stats are coming.
• So these Apps will be free with any new iOS device.
• Now its iMovie and iPhoto and Tim claims that "Almost all of our customers want these apps."
• Tim is back on stage and is talking about iWork now, calling iWork the best selling mobile productivity apps.
• iOS 7 will be out on Sept 18th.
• iOS 7 has more than 200 new features and developer community is hugely inspired. Shows few apps like Evenote, Zillow running on iOS 7.
• Oh... he is now showing iTunes Radio, which he calls "the best way to experience new music."
• He is going really fast, already in camera features. And now photos app and that was the rapid overview of iOS 7 that will also have AirDrop.
• iOS 7 will have more textured ringtones and system alert sounds have also been improved. He is playing a sample.
• He shows Multitasking, Safari and Siri.
• He is talking about some of the features of iOS 7 including Home Screen, Control Center and Notification Center. He is going of the features fast.
• And Craig Federighi is on stage to talk about iOS 7.
• Apple will ship 700 million iOS devices by next month.
• Tim talks about upcoming Stanford, CA store that will have new design offering two rooms - one for service and one for retail.
• Now Tim is talking about retail and how Apple is expanding its footprint outside the US.
• It was streamed live to 100+ countries.
• He is talking about iTunes Festival that was watched by 20 million people.
• Tim is on stage updating about recent stats.
• The Apple event is about to start. The hall is full and lights are going down.
• Will Apple announce the iWatch like we heard few minutes ago from our source.
• We are in the hall with music playing. 5 more mins to go.
• We are moving in the building. 15 more mins to go.

We are doing live coverage of Apple’s iPhone media event at live.TechzTalk.com. It is rumored that Apple will announce the next gen iPhone 5S and completely new iPhone 5C, along with iOS 7 at today’s event. And just few moments ago we heard from our source that there would also be ‘One More Thing’ at today’s Apple Event. Continue following this page, as we will do live coverage here giving you the latest news from today's Apple event, which would start in about 40 mins.

WSJ Confirms Fingerprint Sensor on iPhone 5S and Leaked User Guide Reveals The Name “Touch ID Sensor”

Yesterday, WSJ reported that Apple would include a fingerprint scanner on the top of the line iPhone models. Danny Yadron wrote on WSJ:
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Apple To Brighten Everyone’s Day on September 10th in US and on September 11th in China

Apple has sent out invitations for their iPhone media event and in a twist to the usual Apple media event, the company will have two events – one in US on September 10 and another one in China on September 11th. The September 10th event will take place at 10:00 AM Pacific Time / 1:00 PM Eastern Time at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. Whereas, the September 11th event will be held at Beijing’s World Trade Center at 10 AM local time.
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iPhone 5C to Replace iPhone 5 and Not iPhone 4S

The highly vocal analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted in a research note that Apple would kill iPhone 5 when they release iPhone 5C next month. Kuo says that cheaper iPhone 5C will replace iPhone 5 and Apple will keep the iPhone 4S as lower end iPhone model. Kuo also says that the new iPhone 5C will sell for $400 - $500 unlocked.

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iPhone 5S Rumor Roundup: Fingerprint Sensor, A7 Processor and 10th September Launch

It’s almost given that we will be seeing the next generation iPhone that will be called iPhone 5S next month. Rumors about iPhone 5S started as soon as iPhone 5 was launched last year. However, those rumors are now distilling into some solid news and below are rumors that we think will come true:

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Live Coverage: Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote

• Tim is ending the Keynote by talking about Apple's believes and values. And is showing an ad.
• Tim is back on stage. Talking about today's announcements.
• iOS 7 has 1500 new APIs for developers, including Multitasking API, new Gaming APIs and more.
• The iTunes Radio is more like Pandora. It lets you create station based on artist, Genre or various categories.
• Apple is introducing iTunes Radio thats built right into the Music app.
• App Store now updates apps automatically.
• iOS in the car brings maps, music, messages to the car.
• Eddy is on stage showing Siri. Siri has new interface and better integration with new apps like Twitter and Wikipedia. 
• iOS Camera brings live photo filters. And the Photo app brings better organizing. 
• iOS 7 beings AirDrop sharing.
• Demo of Safari on iPhone.
• Multitasking for all apps. Its intelligent multitasking that depends on your usage rather than that app running in background continuously.  
• iOS 7 has new Control Center that comes up when you swipe up from the bottom of the device.
• Showing the new weather app, Calender, Messages and Folders.
• Craig is giving a demo of iOS 7.
• Craig is back on stage to show iOS 7. 
• And the crowd goes crazy after seeing the video.
• The iOS 7 looks awesome and makes every other mobile OS look outdated.
• iOS 7 introductory video now playing. 
• Tim says team at Apple has been working really hard on iOS 7 and it features a new UI and many new features.
• He is talking about Android vs iOS.
• Tim is back on stage and now its iOS.
• Demo of iWorks for iCloud. It looks very sleek and clean, Trademark Apple style.
• It works in the browser like Google docs.
• Next version of iWork is announced with deep iCloud integration and its called iWork for iCloud.
• Tim is back on stage. He is talking about iCloud - Apple has 300 million iCloud account.
• And the configuration is just awesome - 12 core Xeon processor, ultra fast 1866MHz DDR3 memory, PCIe Flash memory, dual graphics card and its less than 1/8 the size of last gen Mac Pro.
• And it does looks very sexy.
• Phil says that it is the greatest desktop and is completely redesigned for the future.
• Apple is giving a preview of new Mac Pro.
• MacBook 11-inch will start at $999 and 13-inch will start at $1099.
• MacBook Air has 802.11 ac and Apple is also announcing Airport Extreme with 802.11ac.
• The new MacBook Air offers 9 hours battery life for 11-inch model and 12 hours for 13-inch model.
• It's based on Haswell and offers full day battery life.
• Phil is on stage and is now talking about MacBook Air.
• OS X Mavericks preview available today and it will be released this Fall.
• Now demo time for Maps, Calender and iBooks.
• iBooks is also coming to the Mac.
• Maps for OS X - it offer turn by turn direction and many other features.
• There are some very cool power saving features in the new OS X. And the best part is it looks like they have improved performance by leaps and bounds.
• Apple is also updating Safari in new OS X and claims that it improves performance by 1.6 times when compared to Chrome.
• Apple is also focusing on bringing the power requirement down. Also while decreasing power OS X Mavericks will improve performance by up to 1.4 times.
•  OS X is truly aimed at developers, most of the features shown are for developers. (our comments are in blue color)
• Demo of OS X Mavericks.
• Airplay connected TV acts as a full power separate display.
• OS X adds support for advance multiple display
• Finder is getting tabs and tagging.
• OS X codename is changing and now it will be called OS X Mavericks. 
• Craig is on stage to talk about Mac OS X. 
• Tim is back on stage and is now talking about Mac. MacBook is the number one notebook and growth of Mac has been astounding. 
• Demo is back on. It's a interesting demo showing the future of gaming using robotics.
• Anki is launching the company at WWDC. and now a demo from Anki. Showing Anki Drive. And there is some problem.
• Now App Store - 5 years with over 50 billion downloads, 900,000 apps for iPhone, 350,000 iPad apps, 575 million accounts and over $10 billion paid to developers. That's three times more than any other platform.
• Updates now - first Apple retail, over 1 million visitors per day, 407 stores around 14 countries and now showing opening video of Berlin store.
• He welcomes everyone. Talks about WWDC and announces that its the longest running develop conference.
• Tim is on the stage.
• Lights are down and a ad starts.
• Announcement "our presentation will begin shortly". All the focus is now on the stage.
• Just 5 more minutes to go and everyone is now seated. 
• We are inside the hall and it looks more crowded this year than last year. We are hearing that Apple has added over 2,000 more seats this year.
• Crowd is building up and we still have 40 minutes to go.

•  Image via MacRumors.
• Apple will be live streaming the WWDC 2013 keynote here. However, if you want analysis and comments about what Apple announces today, then join us for the journey.
• We are here at Moscone West waiting to get in for the Keynote.

Apple will kick start their Worldwide Develop Conference tomorrow with a keynote at Moscone West in San Francisco. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has already commented that Apple will be showing the next generation iOS 7 with some major redesign at the keynote. And there are rumors that Apple will also introduced updated MacBooks along with completely redesigned Mac Pro. The WWDC keynote will start at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST/ 6PM London/ 2AM Japan. Techztalk will be doing live coverage and analysis of the event start at 9:30 AM PST tomorrow. Please join us on live.techztalk.com for the coverage.

Live Coverage Apple Media Event (iPad Mini Event) October 23 10AM PST / 1PM EST

• We will be posting complete details about all the products annouced by Apple today on TechzTalk.
• He is thanking the press now. And that all for the event.
• He says it has been an incredible year for Apple. And is now thanking all of the teams at Apple. 
• Tim is back on stage and is talking about the products announced during the last two months.
• The 32GB will be priced  $429 and 64GB will be priced $529 and the cellular version will add $129 to the cost.
• The iPad mini will come for $329 for 16GB model.
• Apple is playing the introductory iPad mini video.
• iPad mini features dual core A5 chip, 720p HD camera, 5-megapixel iSight camera, LTE, WiFi n, Lighting connector and 10 hours battery life.
• Phil is now comparing iPad mini to Nexus 7 tablet. And showing why Apple selected 7.9-inch screen compared to 7-inch on Nexus.
• Phil says that its great for all the applications that work on bigger iPad.
• The mini has 7.9-inch screen and has 1024 x 768 resolution.
• It is 7.2mm thin and weighs 0.68 pounds. It comes in black and white colors.
• Apple is also introducing the new iPad mini.
• It will have same starting price of $499.
• It has the new A6X processor that has double the performance of A5X chip. And a new LTE chip for more coverage around the world. It also has 2X faster WiFi and lighting connector.
• Apple is introducing 4th generation iPad just 6th months after iPad 3.
• Phil is back on stage for iPad announcement. 
• Tim says that 94% of Fortune 500 companies are now using iPads.
• Apple is announcing a new version of iBook Author with many new features.
• He says that iBook textbooks are now available for 80% of US high school curriculum.
• Now he is talking about iPad in education. And says that the iPad has been the real game changer in education.
• Tim is back on the stage and is now talking about tablets, and says that over 90% of web traffic is generated by iPads.
• It doesn't have Optical drive. The 21-inch iMac will start at $1299 and the 27-inch iMac will start at $1799. The 21-inch will come with 2.7GHz Core i5 processor and 1TB hard drive, while the 27-inch will come with 2.9GHz quad core Core i7 processor and 1TB hard drive.
• It comes with Intel Core i5 and i7 processor, NVIDIA graphics, up to 3TB hard drive or 768 Flash storage or Apple fusion drive. Fusion drive combines 128GB flash drive with 1TB or 3TB hard drive offering best of the both world.
• Other features on the iMac are 720p HD camera, dual microphones, stereo speakers and USB 3.0 ports.
• Phil is explaining how Apple designed the new iMac. And its as impressive as the thinness of the iMac.

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• The edge of the iMac is just 5mm thin. 
• Apple introduces the new iMac and it's really sexy, super thin and edge to edge glass.
• The Mac mini server will cost $999 and come with two 1TB hard drive.
• It starts at $599 with 2.5GHz, 4GB of RAM and 500GB HDD
• It comes with dual or quad core i5 or i7 processor, upto 16GB RAM, 1TB hard drive and USB 3.0.
• Now Mac mini, It is the smallest and most affordable Mac.
• Now 13-inch MacBook Pro ad playing.
• The 13-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1699 and features 128GB storage, 8GB RAM and Core i5 processor.
• The internal hardware is completely redesigned. It has dual core i5 or i7 processor, upto 768GB storage, Intel graphics, 802.11n WiFi and 8GB RAM.
• It has all the ports found on 15-inch model. The new 13-inch Pro also has the same IPS display as the bigger model.
• It has a Retina display with 2560 x 1600 pixels.
• The new 13-inch MacBook Pro is announced and its 0.75-inch thick and weighs just 3.75 pounds.
• Phil talks about 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina and says that it has the best display in the industry. 
• Phil is on stage to announce new Macs.
• Now Mac, it has been out growing the PC market for last 6 years and is now the number one desktop and laptop in US.
• The new version of iBooks is available for download today.
• Tim talking about iBook. He says it is the most gorgeous way to read books. And today Apple is announcing  new version of iBooks that is better integrated with iClouds.
• Tim now talking about iCloud, iMessage, Game Center.
• Over 200 million devices are running iOS 6. Tim says that this is the fastest upgrade ever in the history.
• Now talking about new iPods. Apple has already sold over 3 million new iPods.
• He starts with update about iPhone 5. Apple sold 5 million units on launch weekend, he says this is the most phones ever sold in a weekend. Now showing a video of the iPhone 5 launch.
• Tim cook is on stage. And welcomes everyone.
• We are in the hall. It looks more like drama theater than an Apple event venue.

It is jam-packed here at California Theater in San Jose. It looks even more crowded than usual.

Apple is hosting their second media event in less then 2 months and the rumors are it will be another big one. We will be doing live coverage of the event today starting at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST/ 6 PM London / 2 AM Tokyo. It is rumored that Apple will not only announce the new iPad mini at the event, but will also showcase the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, new iMac design and Mac mini. Please join us on Live.TechzTalk.com for the live coverage of the event.

Review Roundup: Apple iPhone 5

Apple announced the new iPhone 5 on September 12, 2012 featuring taller 4-inch Retina display, new A6 processor, 4G LTE, 8-megapixel camera and a new aluminum/glass design, which is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S. iPhone comes in either white & silver or black & slate, and it’s priced $199 for 16GB model, $299 for 32GB model and $399 for 64GB model. Below we have added links to 15 best iPhone 5 reviews posted online: Read More

Live Coverage: Apple’s September 12 iPhone 5 Special Event

• We will be doing complete coverage of the devices announced today on TechzTalk.
• Foo Fighter are on stage for the final sendoff. 
• Tim ends the event by saying "Now when you look at each of these, they are incredible industry leading innovation by themselves. But what sets them apart and what places us way ahead of the competition is how well they work together. Only Apple could do this. Apple has never been stronger. And that's because of our employees. They are doing the best work of their lives."
• Tim Cook is back on stage recaping what Apple has introduced today.
• New iPod nano and iPod touch will ship in October.
• Older iPod touch models will be available at the same price.
• iPod Nano will be priced $149 for 16GB, new touch will be priced $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB.
• However Apple will include these new Earpods with iPod touch, iPod nano and iPhone 5.
• Apple will ship these Earpods as standalone accessory starting today.
• Introductory vidoe for Earpods playing with Jony talking about the completely new design.
• Now Apple is introducing redesign earphone which they are calling Earpods.
• iPod touch will come in five colors.
• It has Wifi 2.4GHz and 5GHz and Bluetooth 4.0 with LE. It also support Airplay mirroring with iOS 6.
• There is a button on the back of the iPod touch called loop that pops out with a little wrist strap.
• iPod touch also get 5-megapixel camera, HD iSight camera and iPhoto support.
• Battery life on iPod touch has also increased to 40 hours of music playback and 8 hours of video playback.
• It's gaming demo time for iPod touch.
• It has the same 4-inch display like the iPhone 5 and A5 chip.
• Now iPod touch, it's just 6.1mm thin and it weighs just 88 grams.
• iPod nano has pedometer, Bluetooth and Lighting connector.
• It also has a home button like iPhone. it will come in 7 colors.
• The new nano is just 5.4mm thin and has 2.5-inch multitouch screen.
• He starts with Nano and says "First we want to give it a large display. Give it nice controls. Make it thin and light. And of course, the Lightning connector."
• Apple says iPod is the most popular music player and they have sold 350 million units till now.
• The demo is over. New iTunes will be available in October. 
• iCloud is completely integrated with iTunes and so it syncs playlists and other bookmarks.
• The mini iTunes player is also enhanced with drop down feature. 
• iTunes actually looks much cleaner with drop down search and menus.
• Apple has given the artist the ability to share photos with you in your library. Here's some photos Coldplay is sharing.
• Completely new edge-to-edge design inspired by iOS iTunes app.
• He finally announces the new version of iTunes and starts the demo.
• He is talking about update iTunes, App and Books store for iOS 6.
• Tim invites Eddy Cue on stage to talk about iTunes.
• Tim is back on stage and says "This is the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since the iPhone."
• iOS 6 will be released on September 19th.
• It will ship on 21st in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
• Pre-orders start in September 14th and it ships on 21st September.
• iPhone 5 will remian at the same price $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB.
• Jony, Bob and other Apple executives are talking about various iPhone features and improvements in the iPhone introductory video.
• Phil is showing iPhone 5 video.
• iPhone 5 will come in Black and White colors.
• Phil is back on stage.
• Siri does looks faster.
• Now enhancements to Siri. Scott is doing a WWDC rerun. 
• Passbook can have movie ticket, a boarding pass, a card from Starbucks and coupons.
• Basically he is repeating the features that Apple showed at WWDC. Now it Mail and Passbook.
• Now he is showing enhancements made to Notification center and Safari.
• He is also showing turn-by-turn directions with satellite imagery.
• He starts with maps. "We've built a search engine in to find POIs — we have over 100m points of interest."
• Phil is of the stage and Scott is on the stage to show iOS 6 features for iPhone 5.
• Apple has also launched adapters for the new connector.
• The connector is all digital with adaptive interface and is 80% smaller.
• Now the connector - Phil announces the new Lightning connector. 
• Phil is talking about the new improved speaker design that offer wideband audio for better listening. 
• Facetime on iPhone 5 supports 1080p video chat, but the front iSight camera on the phone is only 720p.
• Phil says the most amazing new feature of iPhone 5 camera is panorama. The camera app guide the users to take panorama shots up to 28-megapixel.
• Now he is showing some pics take with the new iPhone 5.
• In combination with the A6 processor the new camera offer better noise reduction, better low-light performance. It also has precision lens alignment, sapphire crystal.
• Apple has also update the camera on the new iPhone 5. It has 8-megapixel backside illuminated sensor, Hybrid IR filter and f/2.4 aperture. 
• iPhone 5 will give 8 hours of LTE battery life and up to 40 hours of music playback.
• Phil is back on the stage talking about battery life.
• The car racing game looks good. You can even see the car behind you in the rear view mirror.
• Now there is a game demo by EA to show the graphics horsepower of the new iPhone.
• Almost everything is 2X faster because of the new processor.
• iPhone 5 will come with new A6 processor that has 2X CPU and graphics horsepower.
• Also the iPhone 5 will now support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi.
• Phil is now talking about all the carriers that support LTE around the world and that will have iPhone 5.
• Apple is using Single Chip, single radio with a dynamic antenna to bring various LTE frequencies in such a small device.
• And yes it also has LTE.
• Phil claims "This is the most accurate display in the industry. The touch sensors are integrated right into the display itself. We removed a layer and made it sharper. This is the world's most advanced display, and I couldn't be prouder of it."
• Not only has Apple increased the display size but they have improved the display also with 44% more color saturation and integrated touch.
• Phil adds that it easy for developers to update their Apps for the new display and because of the widescreen the video looks great.
• All of the Apple's softwares has been updated for the new longer screen.
• Phil explains why did Apple make the iPhone this size. "It's because of your hand. It should fit there. That's how we designed the iPhone 5."
• The iPhone 5 screen is 4-inch with 326 ppi and 1136 x 640 resolution, as was rumored.
• It is 18% thinner at 7.6mm than iPhone 4S and 20% lighter.
• The iPhone 5 is just like the leaked image, but it looks awesome. Phil says it is the most beautiful product we have ever made.
• Phil says today we are introducing iPhone 5. and the crowd goes boom..
• Tim invites Phil to talk about the iPhone.
• He announces Apple has sold over 400 million iOS devices and today Apple is taking a huge leap. 
• Now the App Store - it has over 700K apps, out of which 250,000 are for the iPad. 90% of the 700k apps are downloaded every month and the App downloaded per customer is over 100 apps.
• 94% if Fortune 500 companies have deployed iPads and they are investing in custom apps.
• Apple has overall sold 84 million iPads and has 68% of tablet market share.
• Now iPad, Apple sold 17 million iPads last quarter. He adds "Now to put this in perspective, we sold more iPads than any PC manufacturer sold of their entire lineup."
• Now he is talking about the Mac and says that Apple sold 7 million Mountain Lion copies. And Apple notebooks now rank #1 is US.
• Tim is back and he says our stores are the best and they offer the best experiences on the planet. There are now 380 stores with over 83million visitors. 
• He shows a video of Barcelona store launch.
• He starts with Apple retail store update, talking about  new Barcelona store.
• Well the lights are down and Tim is on the stage welcoming everyone.
• Music is going down and Apple announces to switch devices in silent mode. 
• Just moved in looking for our seats.
• Still outside with the large crowd.

As always long line has formed for an Apple event. We have slowly started moving.

Apple will be holding their much awaited iPhone 5 launch event today (September 12) at 10AM PDT/ 1PM EDT, at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Rumors are Apple will announce the new iPod lineup along with the much-awaited iPhone 5. We will be doing a live coverage of the Apple media event on live.TechzTalk.com, starting at 10 AM PDT/ 1 PM EDT / 6:00 PM London / 2:00 AM Tokyo. Please join us to get the latest Apple news on live.TechzTalk.com.

Review Roundup: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Apple recently launched the completely redesigned MacBook Pro featuring Retina display with 2880 x 1800 resolution, third generation Intel quad-core processors and all flash storage. The new 15-inch laptop is just 0.71 inches thick and weighs only 4.46 pounds. Two configurations of 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display are available – with 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB flash storage for $2,199; and with 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 512GB flash storage for $2,799.

Below we have added links to 12 most comprehensive reviews of MacBook Pro with Retina display:

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Review Roundup: Google Nexus 7 Tablet

Google launched their first Nexus branded tablet on June 27th, featuring 7-inch 1280 x 800 display, quad-core Tegra 3 chipset, 1.2-megapixel front camera, 1GB RAM, 8 or 16GB storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, Micro USB and 9 hours battery life. The Nexus 7 tablet comes with Google’s new Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system and NFC support. Nexus 7 will ship in July priced $199 for 8GB model and $249 for 16GB model.

Below we have added links to best Google Nexus 7 reviews available online:

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Apple Testing iPhone Prototypes with NFC Chips

Since Apple showed the PassBook app at WWDC on June 11th, everyone has been talking about iPhone getting NFC (Near Filed Communication) support for payment processing and ticketing. However, there hasn’t been any concrete evidence till now supporting these NFC talks. But that has changed today, as 9to5mac claims that the hardware code dump from preEVT iPhone 5,1 and iPhone 5,2 prototypes codenamed N41AP (5,1) and N42AP (5,2), which revealed few weeks back that the next generation iPhone will have bigger display also has code for NFC controllers and antenna. Seth Weintraub wrote:

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Apple Designing The New Mini Dock to Improve Usability and Decrease Unlicensed Accessories

Commenting on yesterday’s news that Apple’s new iPhone will have 19-pin mini dock, Robert Scoble revealed few more detail about the new dock design. Robert learnt from an Engineering working in the phone world that Apple is making this change for the following reasons:

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