Apple iPhone 8 event: Apple iPhone X, iPhone 8 / 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple TV 4K announced

Cupertino based tech giants, Apple will go live with the launch event of their latest edition of the iPhone at 10 pm IST from the Steve Jobs Theatre, US.

Tech2 News Staff|Sep 13, 2017, 02:04:45 IST

Cupertino based tech giant, Apple will go live with the launch event of its latest edition of the iPhone at 10 pm IST from the Steve Jobs Threatre in Cupertino. The venue named after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be used for the first time, giving viewers a glimpse into this much talked about venue. This year also happens to be the 10th year since the first Apple iPhone was announced back in 2007. On this occassion, Apple is expected to launch a special tenth year anniversary edition of the iPhone, rumoured to be called the iPhone X.[caption id="attachment_4035541" align="alignleft" width="380"]

The Apple event poster. Apple.[/caption]The 'Special' event can be viewed on the Safari browser by users running OS X 10.8.5 and above as well as iOS 7 and above. Apple TV set-top box users get a dedicated channel for the stream, while Windows 10 users can watch the event on the Microsoft Edge browser. Others can follow our live blog here or our Twitter handle for the latest updates.The event is expected to see the launch of three variants of the iPhone — the celebratory edition touted as the iPhone X, along with iterative updates to the iPhone 7 / 7 Plus in the form of the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus.The event is also expected to see Apple come with updates to the Apple Watch and Apple TV as well.

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