Engadget's live blog here.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/apples-lets-talk-iphone-keynote-liveblog/

Summary of the details announced.

iOS 5 coming October 12th.
* revamped notifications
* iMessage across all iOS devices
* Reminders app
* Twitter integration
* Newsstand app
* Updated camera app, double click Home to launch, volume up button takes pics.
* Safari reader formats pages for reading, reading list to save content for later.
* Browser tabs for iPad.
* PC free activation.

iCloud coming October 12th
* Syncs pictures, docs, contacts, calendars, etc
* Find My Friend, shows location of other iOS users that have opted in.
* Locate other iOS devices as well.
* 5GB storage free to IOS 5 and Lion users.
* iTunes Match $25/yr scans music you purchased elsewhere and matches it with music in iTunes. Available end of Oct.

iPod Nano
* 16 new clocks
* 8GB $130
* 16GB $150

iPod Touch
* white version coming
* 8GB $200
* 32GB $300
* 64GB $400
* prices effective October 12th

iPhone 4S coming October 14th
* A5 dual core processor
* dual core graphics up to 7 times faster
* dual antennaes for better call quality
* HSDPA downloads speeds up to 14.4Mbps (no LTE or HSPA+)
* 8MP camera, backside illuminated 73% more light, 33% quicker, better colors, better sharpness.
* 1080P video recording, image stabilization, noise reduction.
* Siri voice assistant. Hold Home button and talk to your phone. Ask Siri questions and it finds the information, ask it to do things like set the alarm and it does. Siri can read back text messages, check and read your calendar.
* Voice dictation.
* 16GB $200 with 2/yr contract
* 32GB $300 with 2/yr contract
* 64GB $400 with 2/yr contract
* Pre-orders start Oct 7th.
* Available on AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon

iPhone 4
* 8GB $100 with 2/yr contract

iPhone 3GS
* 8GB FREE with 2/yr contract


No iPhone 5. No slimmer larger phone. Kind of a surprise.


iPhone 4S press-release
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/meet-the-new-iphone-4s/

Kind of sucks it's not getting a bigger display.

 

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I think engadget has been taken over by apple heh.

They did much needed fixes to camera and added a dual core basically. On OS side they added in many android current features and some new ones that could be interesting. Overall I fail to see hype.

 

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I was interested in the announcement because I was open to the possibility of switching from Android to iPhone (though I certainly wouldn't decide anything until after Google's ICS announcement next week).

I was expecting Apple to announce two devices today, an iPhone 4S with the same iPhone 4 look, but with updated internals and we got that. Was also expecting an iPhone 5 with a new design, larger 4 inch display and LTE or at least HSPA+ 21Mbps. An iPhone with a 4 inch display and LTE might have been something I would have considered buying.

We saw so many leaks of case accessories that were clearly designed for a larger and thinner phone. Not sure if all these were faked or this device does exist. But if they have the cases ready now, then you'd think the device would be almost ready to launch. But if Apple didn't announce it today, then I highly doubt an iPhone 5 is launching this year. So I guess all those case accessories must have been faked.

Anyway, I think Apple fans should be really impressed with the iPhone 4S. It does look very impressive.

http://allthingsd.com/20111004/i-am-number-4s-no-sparkly-iphone-5-disappoints-apple-fans-and-wall-street

Guess Apple fans are sad by no iPhone 5 announcement too.

I see why Steve Jobs retired from being CEO now.

Looking around at various websites and forums, including Apple fan sites, it seems the reaction is universally "disappointed". Can you believe the iPhone 4 launched almost a year and a half ago (June 2010). So while this is a nice upgrade to the product line, everyone was expecting even more.

Wallstreet not impressed either as Apple stock drops 5% on the announcement.
http://9to5mac.com/2011/10/04/the-market-doesnt-like-the-iphone-4s-aapl-loses-almost-5-of-its-value/

Regarding Siri and it's ability to recognized natural speech. Some bloggers mentioned that the demonstrator was speaking slowly like to a child, and not really natural. I talk fast normally, so I might have a problem slowing down.

We are getting the story behind one of the leaked iPhone 5 cases. Hard Shell's CEO tells use why it made prototypes of it's iPhone 5 cases...



http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20115412-85/hard-candy-bet-on-iphone-5-goes-south/

I was expecting a iphone 5 and iphone 4s with the iphone 5
having a 4inch+ screen, new design, updated retna 2.0 screen and NFC
and iphone 4s 3.5 inch screen with just hardware updates.

Must
say I'm underwhelmed for something that took so long to come to market.
I'm sure it will be polished like most apple products, I guess they put
this phone off so long to ramp up production to keep up with demand??

 

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One other thing I heard today about the iPhone 4S is that it will synch wirelessly now. FWIW

 

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Thats a new ios5 feature, so older iphones, ipads, and ipods get wireless sync too.