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Apple Announces iPhone 5

Apple chief executive Tim Cook took to the stage a short while ago at the Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco, along with a bevy of other company executives and vice-presidents, to announce the sixth-generation iPhone. In a small pocket of San Francisco, technology press gathered to learn what the new iPhone would look and feel like, despite the dozens of leaks that led up to yesterday's announcement. Nonetheless, the news was in no way dampened by the series of cracks in Apple's tight-lipped mantra.

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Apple's Sept. 12 iPhone 5 Event

The wait is almost over. Apple has officially announced a September 12 press event in San Francisco, confirming months of rumors. And the invitation leaves little doubt that the event will be the rollout of the iPhone 5 (or whatever name Apple chooses for its sixth-generation iPhone). Rarely has a product ever been so analyzed, so rumored, and so leaked as Apple's next-gen phone. Not a day, or even an hour, goes by without a new picture of the rumored case, screen, connector jack, even headphones. Has all the excitement already been spilled, or is there something completely different yet to come? Here's a rundown, all rumors aside, of what to expect.

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Apple's OS X 10.8.1 Released

Generally when Apple releases a major upgrade to OS X, it quickly follows with an update to tackle some of the immediate and outstanding bugs with the software. The time frame for this update has been between 13 days (for Snow Leopard) to 26 days (for Lion), and while Mountain Lion has gone for about a month so far in its initial release, the first update is now available and addresses pertinent problems with Thunderbolt audio noise and Mail accounts not working, among other issues.

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Latest iOS 6 Beta Adds Wi-Fi Plus Cellular

If you've ever jumped onto a WiFi hotspot from your iPhone to grab a faster connection only to see it bog down and grind to a halt moments later, Apple feels your pain. A new feature that appears to be making its way to iOS 6 this fall aims to automatically detect these hiccups and toggle your iPhone back to cellular data until the WiFi network clears up. This way, some of your most important data and applications will keep on syncing.

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Black Cloud Looms Over Apple

If you haven't already, read the story about the epic hack of Mat Honan that he wrote for Wired. It's a cuationary tale that every iCloud user needs to read. The hacker's presumed motive was Honan's @mat Twitter account which they wanted to broadcast spam vitriol to his 15,000 followers -- but what they got was much more.

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Apple Drops the YouTube App in iOS 6

Apple dropped the default YouTube app from the latest beta version of iOS 6, sparking rumblings of further anti-Google action following its expulsion of Google Maps earlier this year. The Cupertino company says the YouTube app will be back... but in standalone form, not as a home-screen default.

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Apple Reportedly to Unveil iPhone 5, iPad Mini on Sept. 12

Apple consumers could perhaps see the debut of both the new iPhone and an iPad Mini come September. Citing "sources who have proven accurate in the past," blog site iMore says that Apple will announce the two devices at a special event on Wednesday, September 12. The iPhone 5 itself would then go on sale 9 days later on Friday, September 21.

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Early iPhone, iPad Designs Revealed in Court Filing

Ever wondered what the thought process must have been like for Apple's designers in coming up with the early iterations of the iPhone and iPad? Or if there were any crazy versions that never made it to the shelf? Now, thanks to the Apple vs. Samsung patent court case, you can take a look at some of the early sketches and prototypes of these devices by way of public court documents.

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Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server App

OS X Server is the next generation of Apple’s award winning server software. Designed for OS X and iOS devices, OS X Server makes it easy to share files, schedule meetings, synchronize contacts, host your own website, publish wikis, configure Macs, iPhones and iPads, remotely access your network, and more. Server is now an application you can add to Mountain Lion right from the Mac App Store. Anyone can quickly and easily turn a Mac running Mountain Lion into a server that’s perfect for home offices, businesses, schools, and hobbyists alike.

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Safari 6 Leads The Way For Mac App Updates

While you're waiting for OS X Mountain Lion to install, don't forget to update your other Mac apps, including Safari, Aperture, iPhoto, and iMovie. The Safari update is more substantial, while the other programs are getting a handful of new features and fixes. Note that, for now at least, Safari 6 is only available on Macs running the new Mountain Lion operating system update. There is currently no upgrade path if you're using Windows or a previous version of OS X.

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