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Live Blog of Apple's October 30th Special Event

Posted October 30, 2018 at 1:49pm by iClarified · 18172 views

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That's all for today. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, Google , or RSS for more details on the new iPads, Mac mini, and MacBook Air.




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Tim Cook welcomes Lana Del Rey to give a musical performance.


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Recapping new announcements. MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iPad Pro.


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Today we are shipping iOS 12.1 that includes Group FaceTime, Dual-SIM support, over 70 great new emojis.


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Update on iOS 12. Installed on more systems in the first month than any version in history. 60% of all iOS devices are already running iOS 12.


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Tim Cook is back. These are the most exciting iPads we have ever created.


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10.5-inch iPad Pro will continue to be available for $649.


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Customers can start placing orders today. Release is November 7th.


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12.9-inch iPad Pro starts at $999


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11-inch iPad Pro starts at $799.


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New iPad Pro video playing now.


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Back to John.


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Now demoing Adobe Aero AR tool.


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Demo of the real Photoshop on iPad.


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Adobe is up to talk about 'the future of creativity'.


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Demos NBA 2K.


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Greg Thomas from 2K Games is up.


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Autocad is coming to the iPad.


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Shaun is up to talk about apps designed for new iPad Pro.


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We've optimized these iPad Pros to make AR even better.


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New Smart Keyboard Folio.


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Tap twice to switch modes.


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New second generation Apple Pencil. Connects magnetically and charges wirelessly.


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Supports charging out over USB-C. Charge your iPhone while on the go!


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Connect up to 5K display.


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Moving to USB-C connector.


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Up to 1TB storage capacity.


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Latest generation neural engine. 5 trillion operations per second.


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Graphics is now 1000x faster.


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iPad Pro is faster than 92% of portable computers sold in the last year.


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35% increase in single core performance. 90% faster multi core performance.


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A12X has an 8 core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores.


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7nm process. Huge jump in performance and efficiency. 10 billion transistors.


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Under the hood. Powered by A12X Bionic.


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iPad Pro now has Face ID.


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5.9mm thin.


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About size of 8.5x11 sheet of paper.


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12.9-inch model gets reduced footprint.


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11-inch display for the smaller model.


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Liquid Retina display.


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We have made it better in every possible way.


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John is up to talk about it.


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This is the new iPad Pro.


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Video time.


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Today we're announcing an all new iPad Pro and it's going to push what you can do on iPad or on any computer even further.


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We've sold more iPads in the last year than the entire notebook lineup of all the biggest notebook manufacturers.


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We've now sold over 400 million iPads.


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iPad is up!


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Tim. No one else has anything like Today at Apple. We have over 70,000 team members that are dedicated to help you get the most from your products.


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Angela is highlighting upcoming new Apple Store locations.


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Video, music, and design have all been expanded.


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Today we are announcing 60 new sessions.


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18,000 sessions held a week attended by millions.


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Angela is up to talk about Today at Apple.


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Order starting today. Will be available November 7th.


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Mac mini starts at $799.


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4 Thunderbolt 3 ports, HDMI port. 10GB Ethernet.


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New thermal system with double the airflow.


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30X faster video encode.


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Every Mac mini has all flash storage. Up to 2TB SSDs. Apple T2 Security Chip.


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New Mac mini supports up to 64GB of memory.


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Space Gray finish. 4 cores or 6 cores. 8th generation CPUs. 60% faster graphics. 5X faster performance.


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Tom is up to talk about the new Mac mini!


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Another video...


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There is a new small but mighty Mac our users have been waiting for.


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Tim is back up!


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You can order it today and it will be available starting next week.


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The new MacBook Air starts at $1199.


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A video highlighting features of the new MacBook Air.


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Every new MacBook Air is made from 100% recycled aluminum.


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.25lbs lighter than previous MacBook Air.


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15.6mm thick. Weighs 2.75 pounds.


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17% less volume.


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The CPU is an 8th generation dual-core i5 CPU. Up to 16GB of 2133MHz memory. Up to 1.5TB SSD and 60% faster.


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Two Thunderbolt 3 ports.


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Huge strides in audio performance. It is 25% louder, has 2X more bass, and wide stereo sound. Three-mic array for FaceTime calls and Siri.


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New Force Touch trackpad with 20% more surface area. Quieter and more capable.


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New MacBook Air has latest keyboard with 4X stability of previous generation.


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T2 also features SSD controller with on the fly data encryption.


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Features T2 security chip.


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Touch ID support.


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FaceTime HD camera.


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48% more color.


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New Air sleek design takes the display glass right to the edge. 13.3" display size. Resolution is quadrupled. Over 4 million pixels.


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A video introducing the new MacBook Air!




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It's time for a new MacBook Air. One that takes the MacBook Air experience even further in the areas that are most important to our customers. Of course what we all want in a MacBook Air is a Retina Display.


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Cook is running through the new features in macOS Mojave.


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#1 in customer satisfaction.


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100 million active install base for Mac.


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We are here today to talk about our most creative product and of course that all starts with the Mac.


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Today we are especially thrilled to be at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.


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Tim Cook is up on stage.




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Now we have a video about New York, "I happen to like New York!"


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We've started with an animating Apple logo similar to the invitations.


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We'll be getting started soon!


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We will be providing live coverage of Apple's October 30th special event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House, in New York. The keynote begins at 7:00am PT / 10:00am ET.

We're expecting Apple to unveil two new iPad Pros with no Home button, a slimmer bezel, and Face ID. Apple is also rumored to be introducing a low-cost 12-inch MacBook to replace the MacBook Air, an updated Mac mini, and a new Apple Pencil with gesture support.

Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, Google , or RSS and we'll let you know when things get started!