News From Apple's iPhone Event

Apple is currently announcing various things about a new iPhone; the CNN Live has coverage as it is happening. Watch for updates as more information comes in. For those of you who like to read instead of watch, PC Magazine is^W was^W is running a live commentary stream (it broke and then unbroke). The New York Times also has a working live stream which seems more reliable. Update: 10/04 19:04 GMT by U L :Unexpectedly, Apple did not announce an iPhone 5, but rather an incremental update. CNet has a decent article about the features of the iPhone 4S. Additionally, all major carriers except T-Mobile will be getting the phone October 14th.

Wow

[rlthomps-1]

Twitter reports that /. has a thread that says that CNN has some info about some iPhone stuff. A marvel of modern communication

Re:Yawn! Who cares?

[neoform]

Quick! I need to click the link for the Apple story, then post about how I don't care! This is a great use of my time!

Re:Wow

[edremy]

Going up and down fairly gracefully, continue to refresh and it will come up.

Am I wrong for finding this vaguely arousing?

Pass the popcorn and chocolate rain

[Quiet_Desperation]

Damn, the bitterness and whining in here is epic! You ponies are just the most fun I've had in eons.

Quick! More posts about how you can completely profile a human being you have never met down to their last minor psychological trait based on what smart phone they use. That shit is hilarious!

Re:For something far more rewarding...

[MikeBabcock]

The Onion's story [theonion.com] was an excellent summary of the event in advance I believe.

During a highly anticipated media event held today at the Apple corporation’s world headquarters, CEO Tim Cook announced the new iPhone 4S is good and people should buy it. “It’s a good phone,” said Cook, walking out onto a stage and gesturing at a picture of the device projected on a large screen behind him. "It's got e-mail, the Internet, and you can get apps on it. Everybody should get one. It's good." After standing in place for another four seconds without speaking, Cook walked off stage, at which point the houselights came up and all in attendance were asked to please file out of the auditorium.