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Title: Everything you need to know about today's apple event
Comment: still in the "me to" phase
Link: http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-todays-apple-event/
It’s been a busy morning in Cupertino at Apple’s ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ keynote. The big headline was the iPhone 4S, but no iPhone 5. Perhaps you had a hard time following all the news from Apple on the iPhone, iOS 5, other iOS devices and apps. Apple didn’t offer a live online webcast to the public. But the TechCrunch team, on two continents, has been busy tracking all the Apple news. Click on any of the headlines for more info:
The Live Blog
MG Siegler’s Live Blog From London
iPhone 4S
Apple Officially Announces The iPhone 4S: Same Design, All New Insides
The iPhone 4S—It’s What’s On The Inside That Counts
Watch: Here’s Apple’s iPhone 4S Video Intro
The iPhone 4S Camera Upgrade Explained
Apple Announces “Cheaper iPhones: The Old Ones
iOS 5
iOS 5 To Be Available To Everyone On October 12th
Siri – Your Humble Personal Assistant App
Apple Reveals Siri Voice Interface: The “Intelligent Assistant” Only For iPhone 4S
The Original Siri App Gets Pulled From The App Store, Servers Killed
Siri: My “Humble” Female Personal Secretary
Other Apps
Forstall Intros New And Improved iOS Apps: Cards, iMessage, And More
Apple Announces ‘Find My Friends’ — Which Parents Can Use To Track Their Child’s Location
iPod Nano & Touch
iPod Nano Updated With Improved Fitness Features
Apple Drops iPod Touch Prices, Adds iOS 5 And iCloud
The Reaction
“Access Denied”: Apple.com Goes Down Post-iPhone 4S Event
Apple Stock Drops 5 Percent After The iPhone 5 Fails To Appear
TCTV: Is The iPhone 4S A Worthwhile Upgrade?
How The Predictions Fared
Apple iPhone 4S/5 Rumors: What Was Right, Wrong and Just Plain Crazy
Where Was Facebook At The Apple Event Today? Not There. Stay Tuned.
Apple’s Latest Stats
Six Million Copies of OS X Lion Sold, Outpaces Snow Leopard
iTunes Now Has 20M Songs; Over 16B Downloads
Apple Has Sold 300 Million iPods In Ten Years, 45 Million Just Last Year
Tim Cook: 250 Million iOS Devices Sold, Huge Retail Traffic, Record Numbers Everywhere
Tim Cook: 250M iOS devices Sold, The iPad Is The Undisputed Best-Selling Tablet In the World”
More Than 1 Billion iOS Apps Are Downloaded Each Month
Tim Cook: iPhone Has 5% Of Mobile Phone Marketshare Worldwide, “An Enormous Opportunity”
