Roundup on Apple’s iPhone 5 Event!

The Apple iPhone 5 event was packed with juicy stuffs and we are sure Apple fans will be very happy with the new iPhone 5. Yes, the iPhone 5 is announced together with lots of other stuffs. Although most of the things announced about the iPhone 5 was leaked in a way or another, this is still very exciting. Here is a highlights and list of info round up you want to know.

Here’s everything that Apple announced at today’s keynote:

iPhone 5

• New4-inch 326ppi Retina display, with 1136×640 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio
• Same width, but slightly taller
• A6 CPU is 2x faster than iPhone 4S A5 CPU
• New 8-pin Lightning sync-cable replaces old 30-pin connector
• LTE, HSPA+, and DC-HSDPA cellular data and 802.11 a/b/g/n Wifi
• Battery life has been improved to 8 hours of 3G/LTE talk time
• Camera has been upgraded to 8 megapixel sensor, with hybrid IR filter, five element lens, and f/2.4 aperture
• Panorama feature can create 28megapixel photos
• Screen has 44% more color saturation and improved integrated touch sensors
• Three new microphones on the iPhone 5 and Enhanced Audio
• It’s 7.6mm thin which is 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S
• At 112 grams it’s also 20% lighter than iPhone 4S
• Comes in black and white at 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB
• Price is the same as iPhone 4S when it is first announced (expected to be RM2199)
• Pre-orders start September 14th, and ship on September 21st (Singapore will be getting it on 21st September, expect Malaysia to get it on October 2012)

Lightning Connector

• New 8-pin Lightning sync-cable replaces old 30-pin connector
• 80% smaller than the old iPod cables
• Improved durability
• An adapter will be available so you can still use old accessories with the iPhone 5

New iPods

• iPod Nano has been redesigned with a 2.5inch display
• iPod Nano now has Bluetooth, Lightning port, widescreen video, and longer battery life
• Lightning port and FM Tuner integrated to iPod Nano and it comes in 7 different colors
• New iPod Touch now comes with same 4inch display as the iPhone 5, an A5 processor, and Lightning port.
• iPod Touch battery life last 40 hours, and it’s got the same iPhone 5 iSight camera, and is only 6.1mm thin
• There’s a new iPod Touch Loop accessory so you can wrap it around your wrist and not drop it
• Siri and AirPlay mirroring comes to the iPod Touch now, along with improvements for wireless across the board
• Siri is now available on the iPod Touch
• 2GB iPod Shuffle, RM169, 16GB iPod Nano, RM529, and new 32GB iPod Touch, RM1049 , 64GB version for RM1399, available in October.

New EarPods

• Apple spent 3-years designing new headphones they’re calling EarPods
• The EarPods are supposed to fit almost everyone’s ear and direct sound into the eardrum
• They have the same inline mic and volume control point
• They will be included with iPhone 5, iPod Touch and iPod and are available now.

New iTunes

• iTunes for Mac has iCloud built-in
• New edge to edge design features an album view that expands when you click on individual albums
• Split screen view lets you browse your full library will adding songs to a playlist
• Select “play next” to add songs to the new “Up Next” queue feature
• Search has been improved for inline viewing
• iTunes for iOS has been redesigned, runs across all stores, books, music and video.
• iTunes for Mac store now looks similar to iOS counterpart
• Facebook likes integrated into every entry
• Available in late October

iOS 6

• Maps search engine now finds points of interest and has 3D flyover views of cities
• From Notification Center you can tap to Tweet or Post to Facebook
• Safari now has fullscreen mode so it can use the entire display
• PhotoStream lets users share photos, like, and comment on them, but it’s not integrated with Facebook
• Siri has been upgraded to know more about sports, movies, restaurant reviews, Facebook integration, etc.
• Apps not optimized for 16:9 aspect ratio are centered with black bars so they work as intended
• Release date – September 19th (So everyone iDevices, get updated soon!!)

Quick Stats

• 83 million people visit the Apple store every quarter.
• 7 Million copies of Mountain Lion have been downloaded so far
• Apple is No. 1 in U.S. market share for notebooks for last three months
• 17 million iPads were sold between April and June
• The iPad commands 68% of the tablet market share, but 91% of all tablet web traffic
• 350 million iPods have been sold to date
• Apple has sold 600 million earbuds over the years
• Along with 380 retail stores, Apple opened up a new store in Barcelona. It’s awesome and has gorgeous limestone.

Price Drops

• iPhone 4 (8GB) should be priced at RM1199 contract free
• iPhone 4S (16GB) should be RM1799 contract free
• iPhone 3GS is no longer for sale, goodbye!

So will you get the new iPhone 5? or any of the gorgeous iPods? I am so very tempted!
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