Live Updates: Apple Set To Launch iPhone 7

ImageCan Apple maintain its momentum?

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Series 2 will tell users how far they have swum and how many calories they have used. It will also have a faster processor.

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There will also be improvements to the Apple Watch that will allow users to wear it while swimming.

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The @apple account has now deleted the tweets

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#Apple tweeted while CEO Tim Cook was still on stage - that wasn't really supposed to happen...

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#Apple tweeted that the iPhone 7 would be water resistant, it's got a better battery, it's got better cameras...

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#Apple (which has a good reputation for secrecy) accidentally tweets about the new iPhone's features...

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A developer explains how it will work.

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Pokemon Go is also coming to the watch later this month. (Cheers and applause).

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The watch also has a number of bespoke apps including Ping to help players improve their swing.

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Messaging with the watch is easier than ever and if they want owners can even use Scribble.

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It's now the turn of Apple Watch, used by millions of people all over the world and the best selling smart watch.

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He has now moved on to iWork and the introduction of "real time collaboration".

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Tim is now talking about the hundreds of schools supported by Apple. 

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He is now talking about the Apple Store.

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Mr Cook hails the Apple Music Festival in London later this month which will feature Elton John among other leading artists. 

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He begins with a "few updates", the first being Apple Music.

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Tim Cook appears on stage to tumultous applause.

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They are now singing a song about Alabama where Tim Cook hails from.

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The launch begins with a video of Tim Cook being taken for a ride by comedian James Corden.

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Attendees queue up outside the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium before the launch.

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According to reports, Apple's own website mistakenly listed the new devices earlier before taking them down. Apparently, they are to be called the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus.

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The 'event' starts at 1800 UK time - so just over 20 minutes to go.

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The iPhone 6 Plus on show at at Apple store in Beijing. Will the new device look very different?

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Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco in June.

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The anticipated launch comes after a dip in sales of iPhones in the first two quarters of this year, hit by a fall in demand in countries like China.

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It has also been suggested the new models will offer faster processors and more memory.

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Another reported update was that Apple will be getting rid of the analogue 3.5mm headphone jack to make the phone thinner and possibly waterproof.

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However, one leading analyst is predicting the iPhone 7 will include one very useful feature for photo buffs - four LED flash lights, two in cool colours and two in warm colours, and an ambient light sensor.

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Few changes are expected with most commentators predicting the next big overhaul will come in 2017 when Apple marks 10 years since the iPhone's debut.

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The invites carried the tagline "See you on the 7th" - which could be taken as a reference to the name of the iPhone 7, as well as the date. 

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Apple sent out invitations to an event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium but did not say what it was about.

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Welcome to our live blog on the anticipated launch of Apple's new iPhone 7 in San Francisco.