Today at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern, Apple will introduce the 2013
version(s) of the iPhone. I add the possible “s” to “version” because the rumor is that Apple will announce both a flagship iPhone 5S and a lower cost iPhone 5C. I also expect to get more details on iOS 7.
A year ago, Apple held this event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. This year, Apple is holding the event at a smaller venue on its own campus — the Town Hall auditorium at 4 Infinite Loop — which may indicate a more focused event. Or it could have no significance at all; who knows.
The event will be attended by select members of the press, many of whom will
live-blog the announcements as they occur. Here are direct links to the live
coverage at some of the sites that have in the past provided the best live
coverage:
- Macworld. Jason Snell and Dan Moren are perhaps the best live-bloggers in the world for Apple announcements.
- The Verge.
Joshua Topolsky typically live blogs Apple announcements for The Verge. UPDATE: Dieter Bohn is doing the live blog, and is doing a fantastic job. - Engadget. I’m not sure who will do this one. Tim Stevens recently left Engadget, and Ryan Block says he is sitting this one out. UPDATE: Brad Molen and Myriam Joire will cover.
- Ars Technica. In past years, Jacqui Cheng has done a great job with this live blog, but she says that this year it will be handled by Andrew Cunnigham.
Sometimes Apple provides a live video stream of the event. If one is announced, I’ll update this post and provide a link. But whether or not a live video stream is offered, Apple always posts a video of the event later on in the day, so you
should be able to watch it on Tuesday night.