CNET's Apple Sept. 10 event live blog

Join CNET for live coverage of Apple's event on September 10, to be held at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. We're expecting new iPhones, and maybe more.
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Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:27:11 PM
3x video zoom in camera app.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:27:23 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:27:25 PM
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:27:28 PM
Improved front-facing FaceTime HD camera.
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:27:31 PM
New FaceTime HD camera with larger pixels for better low-light performance, and better audio, too.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:27:47 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:27:54 PM
Supports "more LTE bands than any other smartphone in the world." 100Mbps download. Dual-band WiFi, too. Could this be a single phone for Apple worldwide?
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:27:55 PM
100 Mbps download, 802.11 a/b/g/n
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:28:00 PM
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:28:12 PM
Those stat slides were very fast.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:28:19 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:28:19 PM
16GB priced at $99, 32GB for $199. On-contract, of course.
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:28:33 PM
The cases, of which there are six, are $29.
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:28:35 PM
Tim, you picked it. $99 for 16GB, 32GB $199. And a two-year contract. $29 color cases.
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:28:48 PM
"We worked really hard to make sure these products are designed in a very environmentally friendly way."
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:28:51 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:29:08 PM
Phil says they're not only toxin-free, but "Android-free" as well. Got a couple chuckles from that.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:29:12 PM
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:29:15 PM
Applause when he says "Android-free." hmmph
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:29:21 PM
Okay, time for Video. It's Jony Ive doing his thing.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:29:32 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:29:35 PM
"We believe the iPhone is an experience, and an experience is defined by hardware and software working together harmoniously."
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:29:43 PM
He's talking about "dynamically blurring the boundaries" between the two.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:29:56 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:30:11 PM
"iPhone 5C is beautifully, unapolgetically plastic. Multiple parts have been reduced to a single polycarbonate component whose service is continuous and seamless.
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Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:30:20 PM
So, instant thought: the cases make the design a lot cooler. Could add additional Moto X design stylings. I think a lot of people are going to want this one (the 5C).
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:30:21 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:30:36 PM
We're seeing lots of slow plans with ridiculous macro shots, as per usual. Good luck ever getting your iPhone this clean.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:30:42 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:31:00 PM
We're seeing the manufacturing process now, of the polycarbonate getting moulded. There's a steel frame that's actually glued in.
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:31:00 PM
How shiny will the polycarbonate stay? How scuff-free? "single piece" with steel-reinforced frame.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:31:05 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:31:19 PM
Holes are machined, not molded, and the whole thing is actually provided with a lacquered glosscoat.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:31:21 PM
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:31:28 PM
I could see this phone being more bounce-on-the-pavement friendly.
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:31:31 PM
"A solid, dense feel that you would not expect from a plastic product."
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:31:48 PM
Half an hour in, pretty fast and furious pace.
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:31:51 PM
Now he's talking about the "soft, matte, microfiber-lined silicon" cases, a "very intentional contrast" to the gloss iPhone.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:31:52 PM
Tim Stevens 9/10/2013 5:32:22 PM
Craig is talking now, talking up the specs. He says the battery life is "impressive" but we haven't heard any figures quoted yet.
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:32:23 PM
I want to know how impressive the battery life is.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:32:31 PM
Scott Stein 9/10/2013 5:32:52 PM
That green is as bright as the sneakers on someone I saw this morning at the omelette bar.
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:32:56 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/10/2013 5:32:57 PM