Wednesday, September 7, 2016

LIVE – Apple announces the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch 2 – Le Figaro



UPCOMING: Start Direct: on 07/09/2016 at 19:00

CURRENT: updated at 8:16 p.m.

ENDS: End of the line: unspecified

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20:15

The iPhone 7 Plus has two cameras on the back

the larger version of the iPhone 7 plus will have two cameras on the back, a wide angle sensor and a telephoto lens. This allows you to zoom more cleanly, without by software expansion. Just tap on the screen of the photo to zoom feature. Apple claims that the image quality is thus enlarged up to 5 times better than the previous generation iPhone.

20: 09

A camera redesigned

Other
awaited novelty, the camera. the iPhone 7 has a single camera behind 12 megapixels, with an aperture of F1.8. It has an optical stabilizer, six lenses and a new sensor dedicated to the photograph, 60% faster. the flash was also reviewed. iPhone 7 also features improved front camera 7 megapixels.

at 20:08

the iPhone 7 is now sealed

the iPhone 7 is water resistant, thanks to the IP67 standard. many smartphones are now sealed like the Xperia range of Sony

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A new home button

the iPhone 7 wins a new tactile home button, pressure sensitive. Apple is based on the technology it has developed for the trackpads of its laptops.

at 20:02

with home Kit, Apple sits at home

Apple’s intentions in the area of ​​the connected home has at least the merit of being clear. He wants to establish itself as THE home management platform, or even daily life. “Apple sees interface of the connected home. His solution could start to seduce market players connected objects that are furthest behind on the software side, before shipping the whole market,” says Jean-Charles Ferreri Deloitte partner Monitor.

at 19:59

Apple introduces the iPhone 7


It is now time to introduce the new iPhone, the iPhone 7.

As expected, it comes with two cameras on the back. In a video presentation, Jony Ive, designer of Apple, this new smartphone. It shows a black iPhone 7, obviously a new color.

Phil Schiller, vice president of Apple, went on stage to present in detail the iPhone 7. There will actually be available in two new black colors.

19: 57

10 innovations for iOS

Tim Cook back on stage to talk about the iPhone. Apple recalls that it has sold more than a billion smartphones. IPhone users will soon be able to download iOS 10, the new version of mobile operating system from Apple. Tim Cook recalls some new software, including Home Kit, an application dedicated to the connected objects in the house: garage door, radiator, refrigerator connected … iMessage sees redesigned with stickers

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the Apple Watch Series 2 will be sold at 369 dollars

Apple Watch Series 2 will be sold from September 16, from 369 dollars.
the first model, which earns the same dual-core processor that the new, still for sale, from 269 dollars.

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Apple Watch Series 2, a little sportier …

Apple puts particular emphasis on sports. The partnership with Nike is a perfect illustration. It’s also a kick in the anthill connected bracelets. The new watch is connected also wants the best partner for lovers of foot races, not only with a motion sensor, but also incentives to go sport. Although Apple has invented nothing with his invitations to go running, he simply borrowed the idea precursors of the field, as American Jawbone and Fitbit.

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A special edition Nike Plus for Apple Watch Series 2

Apple announced a partnership with Nike by presenting a special edition of the Apple Watch Series 2. It is described as “the perfect companion for jogging.” It has shortcuts to fitness features of the Apple Watch as the pedometer. Distance, number of steps, heart rate are displayed on the screen. The Apple Watch Series 2 also has new features, such as displaying a message “are we going to run today?” when the user has not run for some time.

This special edition of the Apple Watch Series 2 is available in four colors.

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Apple introduces the Apple Watch Series 2

We go to the Apple Watch 2, the new version of Apple shows connected. Judging by the advertising of introduction, it is waterproof. We also see new bracelets.

Apple Watch Series 2 can go into the water up to 50 meters deep, especially for swimmers. It has a new processor 50% more powerful and “the brightest of all Apple devices screen.” As expected, Apple Watch has a GPS sensor that allows a finer and faster geolocation, without needing to be connected to a phone.

Apple Watch Series 2 features dial a new ceramic white. Apple also announced the new Hermes bracelets for this new model.

19:30

GO Pokémon lands on the Apple Watch

Apple is definitely interested in video games tonight. Pokémon GO is now available on the Apple Watch. The CEO of Niantic, game developer, on stage.

Apple Watch version of Pokémon GO is slightly different from that available on mobile. The screen condenses useful information to players, as the number of kilometers to be traveled before to hatch an egg, where Pokémon nearby. One can also go near a Pokéstop and retrieve useful items waving his finger on the watch screen.

Pokémon GO has been downloaded over 500 million times since July.



19:27

Apple is the second brand of watches in the world

Tim Cook goes to Apple Watch, the watch connected Apple. The first edition came out in 2015. Apple claims now to be the second brand of watches in the world by sales, behind Rolex. It also claims to be the first brand of connected watches.

at 19:24

Apple unveils the iPhone by mistake 7 on Twitter


Small quack side of Apple. The company has mistakenly published a video of the new iPhone 7 on his Twitter account, confirming that it will be water resistant. The tweet has since been deleted.

at 19:23

iWork wins a collaborative mode in real time

Apple grants walking iWork office suite available on Mac, iPad and iPhone. Documents created in applications Pages, Numbers and Keynote can now be modified by several people in real time, such as Microsoft and Google offer.

at 19:10

Super Mario soon on the App Store




Tim Cook moves on the App Store, Apple’s application store. It boasts a turnover twice Google Play, the service used on Android. More than 140 billion applications have been downloaded. Video games are the most popular category, with 500,000 applications.

Tim Cook announces the arrival of Super Mario on the App Store, a world first. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the license, comes on stage, to react to this news. The game available on iOS is called “Super Mario Runs”.

The game consists of Mario run and avoid obstacles. It has a multiplayer mode.

“Super Mario Runs” will be a fee play. It will be available for Christmas.

This announcement is a surprise. Nintendo has long balked at producing games for mobile. His first album, Miitomo, was a kind of social network for smartphone, which has not really met success. This summer, the mobile game Pokémon GO met with phenomenal success. Nevertheless, it is a collaboration between Niantic and the Pokémon Company, Nintendo of which is only a 30% shareholder.

at 19:06

17 million users Apple Music

Apple CEO comes on stage. It starts with some news about Apple Music, its music streaming service. It now boasts 17 million users.

at 19:03

The conference starts

The conference starts with a video of Tim Cook in the show Carpool Karaoke, which Apple recently bought the rights. We see the Apple CEO sing. That’s at least one surprise for this event

at 18:49

Amazon already sells accessories for the iPhone 7

Before now, this is not the time. The giant of the Amazon e-commerce has mistakenly published a page dedicated to accessories for the iPhone 7, which has not yet been formally introduced by Apple. It shows a smartphone has two cameras on the back, and a link to wireless headsets, which could confirm the disappearance of the jack. It is however not yet possible to purchase the items in question.

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what we do not know yet …

There remain several unknowns before the conference

The first:. at what prices will be sold new iPhone 7, and what will the price cuts reserved for previous generations of the smartphone. In particular, Will we see a price drop of the iPhone OS, the entry level Apple released this year?

Regarding the disappearance of the jack , Apple does provide an adapter in the box between the Lightning plug and jack (this scenario holds the rope), the he will sell separately for 19 or 29 euros? Apple and how he will justify the disappearance of this popular port? The headphones he should propose separately the – AirPods – they will have a better range than Bluetooth headsets through the use of a proprietary technology? What will also place during this conference Beats, maker of headphones he bought for $ 3 billion.

About photo , Apple is not not the first to place two sensors in a phone. Huawei did earlier in the year with the P9 with a very convincing result. Apple he will explain that the iPhone takes pictures of the same quality as reflex camera? How will he do in order not to devalue the iPhone 7, which will not be equipped with this technology?

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Live from San Francisco

Our reporter Didier Sanz is in San Francisco to attend the conference. He will give us his first impressions of the products presented in the evening.

at 18:05

And all this in the Mac

We sometimes forget, but Apple is a company specializing in computers. The US company is expected to present shortly a new MacBook Pro. Their latest release date of 2015. One of the great innovations should reside in the keyboard, which will be equipped with OLED keys. These shall each have a small touchscreen can recognize finger movements. The new MacBook Pro will also be thinner and lighter than their predecessors, which weigh between 1.57 and 2.04 kg depending on model. They could also be equipped with a fingerprint reader as the iPhone, the Touch ID. Apple, however, has usually wait until October for its computer ads.


(a report of a possible MacBook Pro with OLED keys, by Martin Hajek)

at 18:05

A point 10 on iOS

confer rence Wednesday should finally be an opportunity for Apple to launch iOS officially 10, the latest version of its mobile operating system. This update equips Siri, Apple’s personal assistant, new features, like the ability to control third-party applications into well-defined categories (taxi, payment, fitness …). Several traditional services of the iPhone (Plans or iMessage) enjoy refreshments. The home screen when the phone is locked also comes enriched with features such as weather or news of the day. 10 iOS is available in beta (test) since the summer. It can be downloaded by everyone in the month of September to accompany the release of the new iPhone.

at 18:05

the Apple Watch 2, two years later

Presented there two years, the Apple Watch was the first shows connected Apple. The US manufacturer should use its conference to introduce its successor, the Apple Watch 2. It could be equipped with a GPS chip, a sensor measuring air pressure, a battery with greater autonomy so that better resistance to water. Its design should nevertheless remain relatively unchanged.

18:04

the iPhone 7, star of the evening

This is no longer in doubt. Apple will introduce the iPhone in a few minutes 7. Two models will be offered: the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, with a larger screen. They should not introduce major design change, and look broadly at 6 and iPhone 6S. Some differences should still be at the rendezvous, as the abandonment of the jack (used to connect headphones to music), a better camera (with two sensors on the model 7 Plus, in the manner of P9 Huawei), a new home button, a better resistance to water and more storage. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus should be sold from Friday 16 September.

(a rendering of what could be the iPhone 7 Plus by Martin Hajek)

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Welcome to this live!

After four days in Berlin to cover the IFA, the largest European fair for electronics, Le Figaro is in San Francisco to attend Apple’s reentry conference. Our reporter Didier Sanz attends the presentation of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. We will offer you on this page throughout the evening, a French-record in the conference, our initial analysis, and handling on site.
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