Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 13-09-2017

The highlight of the #AppleEvent was the “one more thing” in which Apple unveiled its much-anticipated iPhone X (10), a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook called “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.”

Cook opened the event on the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone at Apples new 1,000-seat Steve Jobs Auditorium in the company’s newly-built “space ship” campus, Apple Park in Cupertino with a tribute to company co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who died in 2011.

The Apple building itself was considered to be Jobs’ final product, and Cook spent a few minutes boasting about the design, energy-saving features and public spaces at the new campus, including a flagship Apple Store.

The theatre, never before open to the public, features an expansive glass-enclosed lobby, with two massive white stone staircases leading down to the auditorium. Inside, the decor is similar to that of Apple’s stores, with hard maple flooring and tan leather seats.

The launch contained few surprises, with leaked details on the phone and other products including an updated Apple Watch proving largely accurate.

The iPhone X has wireless charging, an infrared camera and hardware for facial recognition, which replaces the fingerprint sensor for unlocking the phone. The home button is also gone, and users instead tap the device or 3D facial recognition to unlock the phone.

Advanced sensors enable facial tracking and recognition, including support for new “Animoji” that let you map your face onto various characters.

Apple also introduced the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, which resemble the iPhone 7 line but have a glass back for wireless charging. The company said it was working on a new device, called the Airpad that would charge all newer Apple products.

The new phones all feature Apple’s first proprietary graphics processor, the A11 Bionic chip which provides greater speed, improved cameras and some features for augmented reality apps.

The cheapest of the iPhone 8 models have 64 gigabytes of memory, up from 32 gigabytes in previous models, and will sell for $699 and $799. Apple also noted that for budget-conscious shoppers, there is now a $349 iPhone SE, similar to the iPhone 5.

Apple also launched the new Apple Watch Series 3 featuring a 70 percent faster dual-core S3 processor and improved W2 wireless chip. For the first time the device will be able to make calls and access the internet without the customer carrying an iPhone.

Apple also introduced the new Apple TV 4K designed to deliver a stunning cinematic experience with support for both 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR). It now sports the A10X fusion Chip that is also used in the Apple iPad Pro.

Apple TV will also get later this year, Live Sports on the Apple TV app as well as Live News.

Apple also announced that iOS 11 the new major version of its mobile operating system which will be released on September 19. You’ll be able to download it for free.

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