Live coverage of Apple event: iPhone 6 release expected

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by Lynn La via CNET 9/9/2014 5:15:41 PM
That's a huge focus for Jobs, Cook, and the whole design team

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:15:41 PM
Worried about your thumb not reaching? The double-touch on the TouchID button may help by sliding content down. We'll see how comfortable that is in the real world.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:15:42 PM
"We all love our apps" -- some more than others.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:15:49 PM
Schiller: What about all that great software you already have. Apple Store has over 1.3 million applications

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:15:50 PM
by James Martin via CNET 9/9/2014 5:16:01 PM
Schiller: Xcode - automatic layouts, easier to make software scale. But what about apps that haven't been updated yet. Well here's what happens. They just work

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:16:17 PM
Schiller is showing us the CNN app and what it looks like before it was updated for the bigger screen

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:16:34 PM
Schiller: It all just works.

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:16:38 PM
Apps will scale appropriately across devices. Phil says there's a "Desktop-class scaler" in there. We're guessing app devs will want to update their assets, though.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:16:45 PM
Schiller: If a developer wants to take advatnage of special apps, can create even more increidble apps with more density of content.

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:16:54 PM
Schiller: CNN is creating new horizontal view etc.

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:17:06 PM
Schiller: That doesn't come close to telling the story why these are the best phones ever made

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:17:27 PM
Schiller: Apple A8 chip

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:17:30 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing what other apps get similarly updated to offer new functionality for the extra resolution. Perhaps we should talk to our devs...

by Tim Stevens 9/9/2014 5:17:39 PM
by James Martin via CNET 9/9/2014 5:17:43 PM
Schiller: 2nd gen 64 bit chip. 2 billion transistors, up from 1B in the A7. Built on 28 nanometer process, or billionths of a meter.

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:17:59 PM
by Lynn La via CNET 9/9/2014 5:18:07 PM
by James Martin via CNET 9/9/2014 5:18:16 PM
ST NOTE - most mobile chips already are 28 nanometer, including those from Qulacomm, etc. Intel is at 14 nanometers with its PC chips

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:18:16 PM
Phil's running through the benchmark-free specs as usual, 25% faster CPU, 50% faster graphics.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:18:23 PM
Schiller: Up to 84X faster GPU performance

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:18:23 PM
Schiller: Extra goal with A8 - 50% more energy efficent than A7 chip. Allows to sustain performance over longer period of time

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:18:47 PM
Schiller: Talking up sustained performance. Able to keep performance levels high when needed

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:19:07 PM
Schiller: Just this summer we launched Metal, a new graphics library for our developers

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:19:25 PM
Phil's talking about heat constraints being a big issue for smartphones. He specifically mentions gaming, but I think more people will see an advantage with GPS navigation. That certainly makes my phone get toasty...

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:19:26 PM
The A7 chip last year was the first 64 bit chip for mobile

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:19:44 PM
Such chips enable faster apps that can juggle large amounts of data more efficiently than the 32-bit processors common in smartphones and tablets today. However, most mobile operating systems and apps don't currently support 64-bit. Some chip companies have started to produce 64-bit processors to be ready when the operating systems catch up, but others are still working on their chips.

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:19:49 PM
Phil's telling us about Metal again, the new GPU layer that gives more power and direct access to game developers than OpenGL.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:19:56 PM
The iPhone 6 is official: 4.7-inch retina HD screen iPhone is here

by Carrie Mihalcik via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:08 PM
Schiller: Games on metal from EA, Disney, Rovio, UbiSoft, Zynga, etc

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:08 PM
Some game dev have apparently had a chance to play with A8, so it's time to get a demo!

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:13 PM
by James Martin via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:13 PM
Stephan Sherman from Super Evil Megacorp is going to give us a demo.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:24 PM
Schiller: introducing Stephan Sherman, chief creative officer of Super Evil Megacorp (best name ever)

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:29 PM
by Lynn La via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:48 PM
Sherman: Today I am thrilled to debut for you Vain Glory. New game

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:20:53 PM
A battle arena game that uses touch? Let's see how this looks..

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:21:00 PM
by Carrie Mihalcik 9/9/2014 5:21:01 PM
Sherman: Vain Glory players play a unique hero. Petal can plant seeds that sprout

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:21:09 PM
Sherman: Vain Glory brings this world class competitive gaming to iOS

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:21:34 PM
The basic gameplay mode is to destroy a giant crystal in the opposing team's base, like aggro CTF.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:22:05 PM
Sherman is going over some aspects of the game

by Shara Tibken via CNET 9/9/2014 5:22:09 PM
Uh oh, he's unleashed a kraken.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:22:17 PM
Apparently you can recruit the kraken and he'll help you destroy your opponent's crystal.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 9/9/2014 5:22:37 PM