Apple iPhone 5 event liveblogs

We're just minutes away from the start of Apple's "Let's talk iPhone" event now, and we thought - hey, unfortunately, we won't be able to liveblog from the announcement ourselves, but why don't we present you with a number of media sites that we know will be doing liveblogs! 

Meanwhile, we'll be updating this article with the most important moments from the event, so you can still keep track of the show here, and of course, express your opinions below. And once the announcement is over and the new iPhone 5 is finally unveiled, you can be sure that there'll be a lot of coverage and interesting content around the sizzling-hot device, right here, at PhoneArena!

Apple iPhone 5 event: ThisIsMyNext, GDGT, Engadget, MacRumors, Arstechnica

10:53 iPhone 4S announced! Same chassis as iPhone 4, dual-core A5 system chip, seven times the graphics performance of the iPhone 4 - the gaming prowess is demoed with firing up Infinity Blade 2, which is multicore-optimized...

10:47 Phil Schiller comes to talk iPod. Two new iPods coming, an iPod Nano again, which will get swiping and be available in seven colors - $129 for the 8GB version and $149 for the 16-gigger, available today. Talking how iOS 5 will improve iPod touch now, with iMessage taking place of text messaging, and Game Center for all your thumbtwisting needs... iPod Touch Pricing 8GB =$199, 32GB $299, 64GB for $399

10:37 Eddie Cue takes stage now to talk about the free iCloud service that allows you to sync photos, video and music between devices, among other things. A new app called "Find my Friends" was announced that allows you to share location with certain people and for a certain amount of time... 

10:22 "Today we are taking it to the next level" - Scott Forstall takes centerstage to talk about iOS 5 and refresh our memories quickly about the more than 200 new features coming down the pipe... regurgitating the stuff that has already been announced about iOS 5 - notifications, reminders, iMessage, Newsstand, etc... the iOS 5 update will be available on October 12, next week!

10:16 iPhone time! Some statistics are thrown our way how liked and popular it is, then the iPad comes into the ring with its proliferation in schools, universities, hospitals and... pilot cockpits...

10:14 Tim is talking how Apple's iPod revolutionized the music industry...

10:04  Apple's CEO Tim Cook is on stage talking about the amazing performance of the retail stores. Beautiful pictures of state-of-the-art Apple 

Store designs from around the world are swirling around. Then he moved onto the rapid growth rate of the Mac line - 23% last year, compared to PC's 4%...