Apple Announces iPhone 5

A brand new iPhone with a 4-inch, 16:9 ratio display, 4G/LTE support and new A6 processor

Apple has finally revealed the much anticipated iPhone 5 after months of speculation and rumours. The new version features a re-worked that is completely manufactured out of and aluminium and it is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever made, weighing in at a mere 112g and measuring 7.6mm thick. Form-wise, it retains the shape of the previous iPhone 4 and 4S but the big new draw to this model is the beefed-up display, which is now 4 inches wide and has a resolution of 1,136 x 640 pixels, or a 16:9 aspect ratio.

iOS 6 will be available from September 19th

iOS 6 will be available from September 19th

If you were expecting some last minutes features in iOS 6, then you may be extremely disappointed. Apple seemed keen on showcasing the features we have already seen back in June at their annual conference, such as a new Apple maps, turn-by-turn navigation, Facebook integration and a beefed-up Siri offering, whereby you can now tweet, update your status and launch apps from , along with much more.

iTunes 11 announced with a redesigned interface, iCloud and Facebook integration and more

iTunes 11 announced with a redesigned interface, iCloud and Facebook integration and more

Cue Eddy Cue (sorry, bad joke…) up on stage now to talk about the side of Apple – and by the looks of it they sure have been busy. The first item on the agenda was 11 which brought a simpler new interface on both and to Apple's slightly tired default music player (in terms of looks, anyway). The new design is now edge to edge and focuses on cover art (so get tidying up your libraries!) in a new grid style. There's also built-in , tying in with the deeper integration we saw in Mountain and Facebook is now woven into iTunes, effectively killing Ping in the process, Apple's failed attempt at social networking.

via AppStorm

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