Live Coverage of Apple's 2013 iPhone Media Event

[MattG]

Store goes down for 4 hours, pre-order not until Friday.

 

[Patriot24]

Major features announced today

1. Color
2. a fingerprint sensor

Alright guys, we have to stop buying these things, they're getting lazy again.

The world's first 64-bit smartphone is nothing to sneeze at. That isn't a simple spec bump. Overall, this is a very solid update that will push technology forward. A7 and TouchID are going to force all other premium manufacturers to follow suit and compete.

 

[Brittany246]

Any word on whether it's Friday or the 18th?

It's Wednesday the 18th.

 

[gopnick]

So no 5S pre-order? Interesting.

Yep. Odd.

 

[1member1]

how much will be the 5c 16gb off contract ?_?

 

[linkgx1]

Kinda meh. I'm more attracted to the 5c though for some reason. Just solidified my Note 3 decision.

 

[seetheforest]

Is your brain really that small to think about the possibility that you could turn off the fingerprint thing for a specific period when you know you are going skiing or something like that?

It would make sense for the phone to be unlocked by passcode if it does not recognize your fingerprint. You guys really think Apple would give you only one way to unlock the device with fingerprint mode enabled? You're crazy.

 

[TsunamiTheClown]

No updates on mavericks or mac pro.

iPhone rumors yet again dead on.
In comparison to other phones it is a fairly good feat. It'll sell like hotcakes and in their opinion it is a success. No matter how many features or hoops they jump through, some people are never satisfied. If you think you can do better then Apple, make large profit margins, feel free to create a company and design an excellent phone.

Will be at the OS X event probably. in October.

 

[Paul Chown]

Any word on whether it's Friday or the 18th?

haha...... good question !!

 

[skratch77]

64 bit is absolutely huge. I think Android is at least 5 years away from 64 bit.

Ohh let me go download twitter 64bit version and load 64 bit fb app.

Man I've had a 64bit PC and honestly can't name a single 64bit app I'm using.

The purpose of 64 bit is also to use more then 4gb ram also and we won't see iOS using 6gb of ram for about 5 years from now.

Yeah apple was the first to use a 64bit CPU but there is zero need for it

 

[linkgx1]

how much will be the 5c 16gb off contract ?_?

I wonder this too!

 

[whitebook]

If NFC were finally adopted, it would be wider spread...you could use it instead of swiping your credit card, using key passes to get into buildings, etc. There is great potential, but little ambition. Honestly, this is the only reason I want the iDevices to have it, so having it on my Android makes it worthwhile.

I completely agree, NFC has huge potential and i wish Apple would adopt it.

 

[497902]

This was the least "magical" keynote I've ever seen. Bye iPhone, Hello Galaxy.

 

[MalusSylvestris]

Then they would say Samsung and HTC did it first. There's no reasoning with people who blindly worship a company. Same as the XBOX vs PS arguments. They're all pointless.

I've never understood the whole Apple vs Android bitching. It seems as stupid to me as bitching online about what brand of washing machine you use, or something. They're just tools you use. They all do more or less the same thing. Just pick one you like, use it and S T hell U!

 

[Intarweb]

Did they announce the carriers for the new iPhones?

 

[KdParker]

no pre-order on the 5S arrrrgh

 

[WhackyNinja]

Go home Apple Home page you are drunk

 

[shyam09]

oh haha... thought C stood for Crap ... but sure I'll take "Color" haha

 

[Leonard1818]

Lumia 920 and others: Allowing people to actually user their phones with handgloves.

Apple: Bringing fingerprint sensor forcing people to take out gloves even for a quick view on the homescreen.

Hurra \o/

don't be silly... nobody wears gloves in cupertino!

 

[lotzosushi]

Wtf they didn't even talk about iPads or iPods. =/ I am disappoint.

 

[rovex]

Still 1 GB of RAM??

 

[Hastings101]

Finally, an iPhone that feels like a real upgrade compared to previous models

Will never switch back until Apple puts out a bigger screen though.

 

[Ugg]

I want to know the no contract prices.

 

[Maschil]

The world's first 64-bit smartphone is nothing to sneeze at. That isn't a simple spec bump. Overall, this is a very solid update that will push technology forward. A7 and TouchID are going to force all other premium manufacturers to follow suit and compete.

touchid is old....

 

[Greg.]

"We don't have any thing else to announce so here's Elvis Costello."