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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iPhone 5 to Feature 19-Pin Mini Connector

It has been rumored for past one year that Apple will replace the 30-pin dock used by all iOS devices for charging and syncing with a smaller “Mini” dock. And since the images of iPhone 5 back cover have leaked this mini dock rumor have gotten even stronger. Today, TechCrunch posted they have confirmed from various sources that Apple will indeed use a smaller 19-Pin “Mini” connector. John Biggs wrote on TechCrunch:

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Foxconn’s Chairman Says Upcoming iPhone 5 Will Put Samsung Galaxy S III to Shame

In an interview with China Times Hon Hai (Foxconn) Chairman Terry Gou talked about Hon Hai – Sharp alliance and how it will be important in keeping ahead of Samsung in TV business. While talking about upcoming TV plant at Foxconn, he also asked consumers to wait and see the new iPhone 5 by Apple that will be way ahead of recently launched Galaxy S III. Foxconn is Apple’s manufacturing partner for iPhone and iPad lineup and hence Gou’s statements have lot of weight. Gou said the following to China Times:

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Microsoft Surprises Everyone with Surface Tablet, Even Their PC Manufacturing Partners

Today at an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled two Surface tablets and accessories for the tablets. Microsoft says the tablets are designed to seamlessly transition between consumption and creation devices. They were conceived, designed and engineered entirely by Microsoft employees. The main highlights of the new products are:

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Teardown Reveals Tightly Packed Guts of New MacBook Pro with Retina Display

As always iFixit has posted a complete teardown of the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. iFixit’s teardown has revealed some interesting details about the new MacBook Pro including the proprietary SSD and soldered RAM. iFixit concluded the teardown by saying:

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Is This The New iPhone 5?

We have already see back panel pictures of the upcoming iPhone 5 few times. And now a Chinese website has posted pictures showing the complete phone. The phone in the pictures show iOS running, but according to the translation posted by Macotakara, the Chinese website wasn’t able to confirm if this was the real thing. Macotakara’s Danbo posted the following translation:

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Apple Previews iOS 6 with Over 200 New Features

Apple today previewed iOS 6, introducing over 200 new features to the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and released a beta version to iOS Developer Program members. iOS 6 will be available to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users this fall as a free software update. New iOS 6 features include: an all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn navigation and an amazing new Flyover view; new Siri features, including support for more languages, easy access to sports scores, restaurant recommendations and movie listings; Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, with the ability to post directly from Notification Center, Siri and Facebook-enabled apps like Photos, Safari and Maps; Shared Photo Streams via iCloud; and Passbook, the simplest way to get all your passes in one place.

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Apple Launches Completely Redesigned MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Apple today launched the completely redesigned 15-inch MacBook Pro featuring the excellent Retina display, flash storage and quad-core processors. It measures just 0.71 inches thick and weighs only 4.46 pounds.

“The MacBook Pro with Retina display pushes the limits of performance and portability like no other notebook,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With a gorgeous Retina display, all flash architecture and a radically thin and light design, the new MacBook Pro is the most advanced Mac we have ever built.”

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Live Coverage: Apple WWDC 2012 Keynote at 10AM PST/1PM EST on June 11th

• Thanking for joining us. We will do a detailed coverage of each of Apple's announcement on TechzTalk later today. please visit us there for more information about new Apple products.
• Now he is giving a speech about how Apple is the only company that can do this and that's it from WWDC 2012 keynote.
• Tim is back on stage. He says lets review today's announcements "the new MacBook Pro. OS X Mountain Lion. The best OS X yet. iOS 6, with 200 new features. The world's most advanced mobile OS."
• iOS 6 is available today for the developers and Apple will ship it in Fall.
• Apple is also adding several new APIs to the iOS 6 including Maps, Pass Kit and transit apps.
• There is also Lost mode in which you can send a number to the phone, and the person who finds it can just tap on that to call you.
• Scott says these are only few of the features in new iOS 6. There are over 200 other features. 
• It also looks great.
• Scott is now showing turn-by-turn navigation.
• It is very realistic and is being rendered in realtime.
• The 3D Flyover view looks really impressive. In fact it looks much better than Google's 3D view.
• It also has Satellite view. Scott is now demoing the Maps app.
• Maps have new Flyover feature that gives 3D models of cities around the world.
• Along with traffic service, Apple is also bringing turn-by-turn navigation and Siri integration.
• Apple is bringing new Maps app in iOS 6. It has integrated Yelp and traffic service.
• And now the much awaited Maps app.
• This feature should make the iOS devices more accessible for many users.
• Next is guided access- Scott says "We set out to make the most accessible devices. We were surprised at how many kids with autism have been using the phones, but there are controls in apps that you don't want them hitting." You can now select parts of apps to disable."
• It stores everything from gift cards to train tickets.
• Scott is demoing Passbook now.
• Scott describes it as a place to collect boarding passes, store cards, and movie ticket apps.
• Apple is introducing a brand new app called Passbook.
• Next is Mail app - it has new VIP feature that allows you to add a star to mark someone as VIP.
• Next is Photo Stream - Now you can share your photo stream with friends.
• Smart app banners — you can have users jump right into the app or to download the app. Sync between web activity and app activity.
• Safari will also allow direct upload of photo to websites.
• Next is Safari. iOS 6 will bring iCloud tabs and offline reading list to Safari.
• Apple is now unifying your phone number and Apple ID. So if someone calls you on your phone number for Facetime, you can answer it on your iPad or Mac. And we're doing the same thing with iMessage.
• Next is Facetime. It will now work on cellular networks.
• iOS is getting a do not disturb feature. "I can see many of you are like me and you've been awakened in the middle of the night — this tells your phone not to bother you. The messages will still come to your phone, it just won't light up the screen or make a sound."
• "If you choose reply with message, you can choose any of these, or if you choose remind me later, you can be reminded in an hour... or remind me when I leave, which will set up a geofence and remind you when you leave the building."
• Next is the Phone app. Scott says "Next, some nice enhancements to the phone app. You probably have been in a meeting where you can't take a call, but you want to text back, or remind yourself to call them later. Now there's a new tool in the phone app where you can."
• An iOS API for Facebook will allow integration with third party applications. 
• Facebook integration. Scott says "We've been working to create the best Facebook experience on a mobile device." Facebook integration will be similar to Twitter integration. 
• And Siri is coming to iPad.
•  Siri will be getting new languages and local search support around the world.
• Scott says that those are just a few things Siri has learned in iOS 6.
• Siri is now movie buff via Rotten Tomatoes.Siri also has new Eyes Free feature while driving.
• Apple has partnered with Opentable for reservations via Siri.
• Siri will now sort results by ratings.
• Scott is demoing Siri's new capabilities in iOS 6. it can read sports scores.
• It has over 200 hundred new features. starting with Siri.
• Scott says I am happy to annouce iOS 6 today.
• Now he is giving stats about Notification center, iMessage, Game center and Twitter.
• He announces we have sold 365 million iOS devices through March.
• Scott Forstall is now on stage to talk iOS 6.
• OS X update is free for people buying new Mac starting today and developers will get access to final version today.
• OS X Mountain Lion is coming next month for $19.99.
• Craig says OS X Mountain Lion has over 200 new features. And Apple is adding some features specifically for China.
• Craig is now demoing Airplay and Game Center.
• Game Center comes to OS X and offers across platform and head-to-head gaming for iOS and OS X devices.
• Airplay is now available system wide and works will every application.
• Now Airplay without hacking. 
• The feature automatically refreshes data, silently and power efficiently on the new MacBooks.
• Craig says "Mountain Lion we built support for iCloud right in. When you sign in with your account, we configure all of your apps and your content is up to date across devices."
• OS X will have a new technology called "Power Nap".
• Safari looks cleaner and the sharing feature works well.
• Safari demo time now.
• Next is Safari. It gets unified smart search field, iCloud tabs and a new tab view.
• Share is now built in every app and you can share links, video, pictures across applications.
• OS X is getting dictation and it will work across applications. Even in Microsoft word.
• Next is notification center. It looks just like notification center in iOS.
• Till now the demo is all about iCloud and the new apps.
• Mountain Lion demo time. He is showing the notes app, reminders and messages in action.
• Apple is introducing three new apps - messages, reminders and notes.
• First is iCloud - Mountain Lion we built support for iCloud right in. When you sign in with your account, we configure all of your apps and your content is up to date across devices.
• He says Mountain Lion is a major new release with hundreds of new features, I'm going to show you 8 features today.
• Now Craig Federrichi is on the stage to show the new OS X Mountain Lion.
• Phil says its simply the best laptop we have ever made.
• 15.4-inch Retina display MacBook Pro will start at $2,199 and it will come with 2.3GHz quad core processor, 8GB RAM, 1GB 650M  graphics and 256GB Storage.
• Crowd has gone wild seeing the new laptop. everyone is cheering like crazy.
• Apple has built a new cooling system that would keep the ultrathin laptop cool even though it has quad core processor.
• Now a introductory video for the new Laptop.
• The laptop also has 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, dual mics, Facetime HD and best stereo speakers on a notebook according to Apple.
• Apple will be shipping Thunderbolt to Firewire and Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter. 
• It has 2 Thunderbolt ports, HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports and SD card slot.
• The laptop is based on up to 2.7GHz core i7 quad core processor, GeForce GT 650M graphics, up to 768GB flash storage and offers 7 hours of battery life.
• Phil says everything inside the new notebook has been reinvented. He shows the interior of the laptop. It's mostly battery.
• Pro apps like Aperture and Final Cut will be updated soon.
• Apple has updated the OS X for the new display along with all the applications. 
• Phil says its the world's highest resolution notebook display.
• The 15.4 inch model has a Retina display with 2880 X 1800 resolution and 220 dpi pixel density. 
• He reveals the new laptop calls it the most beautiful laptop ever. And it is really good looking. The new laptop is just 0.71-inches thick and weighs 4.5 pounds.
• Killer display and new design.
• Phil says so whats next - we are adding a new model to the notebook lineup. The next generation MacBook Pro. What do you want on that?
• Now the MacBook Pro update, there is now Retina display. However the Pro laptops are getting up to 2.7GHz core i7 quad core processor and Geforce GT 650M graphics. prices are same as before for both the 13-inch and 15-inch models.
• The biggest surpriseis the 13-inch model will now start at $1199 with 1.8GHz processor, 128GB storage and 4GB RAM. The $1,499 13-inch model will be priced $1499. Prices for 11-inch model will remain same.
• The laptop will also have USB 2 and USB 3 ports, 720p Facetime camera and it will be available in 11-inch and 13-inch.
• Apple is updating the MacBook Air with up to 2GHz dual core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 512GB flash storage.
• Phil says everyone is trying to copy our notebooks.
• He invites Phil Schiler on the stage to talk about the notebook lineup.
• Tim is back on the stage. 
• Every developer in the video is talking about how their business has improved with the help of iOS device and how they are developing apps for the App Store.
• Apple is showing a video to highlight developers around the world.
• Apple store is available in 120 countries and Apple is adding 32 more countries today to the app store.
• Tim is starting with some stats about App Store. The App Store has more than 400 million accounts and there are 650,000 app for iPhone and 225,000 apps for iPad. Over 30 billion apps have been downloaded till now. And Apple has paid developers over $5 billion.
• Apple has over 1000 engineers to help developers at WWDC.
• Tim is on the stage and tells WWDC was sold out in record time.
• Apple starts with a Siri video... Siri cracks a weather joke and now is asking what can I help you with?
• Music is going down and lights are off.
• The hall is completely full and Apple is playing some indie music to entertain the crowd before the event start.
• Everyone is in the hall the WWDC 2012 keynote should start in about 7 mins.
• Just few more minutes to the start. We have never see such a big crowd at WWDC before, it definitely going to be a big event. 
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This year’s Apple WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) keynote is going to be very interesting because of both the software and hardware announcements that are coming at the event. Apple has already announced that we will get details about next generation OS X Mountain Lion launch and see the upcoming iOS 6 for the first time in action at the event. Rumors are Apple will update 4 out of 5 Mac systems including MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac and Mac Pro at the event. There are also rumors that Apple might introduce a completely new laptop lineup, which they would simply call “MacBook”. It will be similar in specs to MacBook Pros, but without an optical drive resulting in a slimmer profile and lighter weight.
We will be doing live coverage of this highly anticipated WWDC 2012 keynote on live.TechzTalk.com starting at 10AM PST/1PM EST/ 6PM London/ 11:30PM Mumbai/ 2AM Tokyo on June 11th. Please join us for live blogging of the event.
Till the WWDC keynote starts here are some of the major rumors related to the event:

• MacBook Pro Rumor Roundup: Thinner, Lighter, Faster with Best Display in The Industry
• Part Numbers Reveal Upcoming Mac Pro Update
• Apple to Update Most of the Mac Lineup at WWDC 2012
• iOS 6 to Bring Siri to iPad, iCloud Tabs, Do Not Disturb Toggle, Mail VIPs and Facebook Integration
• Video Shows iPhone 5’s Unibody Back Cover
• Is This Back Cover of Next Generation iPhone?
• Retina MacBook Pro Arriving with Up to 16 GB RAM and 768 GB SSD
• MacBook Air Upgrades Said to Include Up to 8 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD
• Details on New Mac Pro and MacBook Pro Specs Surface, Retina Notebook Still Under Wraps
• Photos of Claimed New 15-Inch MacBook Pro Logic Board Show NVIDIA GT 650M, Retained Layout

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