OK, folks, who's ready for new iPads? Apple's just about to begin its big keynote, and we're pretty sure we're going to see some fresh tablets. Maybe iMacs too, and a final version of OS X Yosemite to go with them. But who needs speculation at this point? Follow along as we report live from Apple's press event in Cupertino. Then, when we're done with that, you might want to stick around even longer: There's a chance we'll be getting hands-on with all the new stuff.
Hello, and good morning from Cupertino!
I'm Dana Wollman, your friendly neighborhood reviews editor, and I'll be your liveblogger today.
I'm joined by Brad Molen, our esteemed senior mobile editor and reviewer of iPads. Which you know, we'll probably be seeing today.
We're seated here in an intimate little auditorium here on Apple's campus. We've already gotten the warning that the event's about to begin.
Seated nearby, we've got my friend and former colleague Joanna Stern from the Wall Street Journal. Clayton Morris from Fox News. And John Gruber from Daring Fireball, who I had never met in person before.
It really is a cozy little space here. The tall gentlemen seated near me have basically no leg room. We're all packed in together. Good thing we're all friends here!
On the speaker system here we're got some upbeat music. Not Pharrell, for once, thank goodness.
Oh, and on stage, there are some computer tucked to the side. Specifically, an iMac and one of the MacBooks.
Makes sense: I expect we'll hear about OS X Yosemite again today. Maybe iMacs too.
MacBooks, though? Don't get your hopes up. I'm not.
Here we go: The house lights went dark.
We're starting with a video, as we often do.
It's Apple employees... yelling?
Lots of yelling and cheering all around.
Lots of scenes from various Apple Stores around the world.
With plenty of closeups of all the recently announced devices, of course. The iPhone 6 and what have you.
Applause.
Good lord, the applause. (What journalists applaud at these events?)
And here's Tim Cook.
(He changed his outfit since we saw him in the hallway.)
Tim's talking about the new iPhones, calling them the "best phones we've ever created."
And he's quoting some reviews, starting with Walt Mossberg at Re/code.
And a reminder that these iPhones are the fastest-selling iPhones in history.
(But you knew that.)
By the end of this week, the iPhone 6 will be in 32 countries. And it's launching in China in a few hours.
This is also the first time Apple is launching an iPhone on all three of China's major networks.
"This is our biggest iPhone launch ever."
Got it? Good.
"The iPhones also get the benefit of another major announcement we made last month." (He's talking about Apple Pay.)
Bear with us here: Recapping is part of the experience!
But in case you didn't know, Apple is claiming Apple Pay support from all of the major US banks. Including 500 more, presumably smaller banks too.
And lots of major retailer support too. Macy's, etc.
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