Live Updates: Apple's Big Announcement in Cupertino

Apple's year of revelations isn't over just yet.As if two new iPhones and a smart watch weren't enough, Apple has scheduled big announcement today at 10 a.m. PT at its campus in Cupertino, California.

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Welcome to the ABC News live blog of Apple’s big event! The event kicks off in less than 20 minutes. We’ll be live blogging all of the details so be sure to stick around.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 4:42:15 PM
If you want to watch, the stream will be hosted live on Apple's website. In order to view it, you'll need a version of the Safari browser 5.1.10 or later on a Mac with OS X v10.6.8. You can also view it on your iPhone with Safari on iOS 6.0 or later.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 4:44:31 PM
Having a laugh with Craig backstage. Just a few more minutes.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 16, 2014

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 4:53:30 PM
Two more minutes! The gathering is being held at Apple's campus in Cupertino, California -- a little more low key than last month's glitzy event at the 2,405-seat Flint Center.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 4:58:14 PM
Think they will announce an updated iPod Touch?

by Toby 10/16/2014 5:03:14 PM
Here we go! Clapping, cheers, a countdown...We're being treated to a video of Apple fans streaming into stores to pick up their new iPhones.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:04:11 PM
Tim Cook gets a rock star welcome..."We have a few more things to share with you before we close out the year."

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:04:50 PM
Any changes to apple tv?

by Lui 10/16/2014 5:05:49 PM
Cook is taking a moment to remind everyone how awesome the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are. In the first 30 days, Apple set a record for the most orders taken. And "not by a little," Cook said. "By a whole lot."

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:06:17 PM
Cook is now talking about Apple Pay, which was introduced last month. The mobile payment system hasn't been rolled out to the public yet....

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:09:26 PM
Apple Pay begins on Monday!

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:09:45 PM
The Apple Watch is now on the screen. Tell us more, Tim!

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:11:28 PM
"Apple watch will be shipping early next year, and every day I look forward to that day," Cook said to laughs. As it stands now, the Apple Watch will ship in Early 2015.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:12:42 PM
Apple is also rolling out its watch kit next month for developers to come up with new experiences...

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:13:02 PM
Craig Federighi, the senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, is now on stage to give an update on iOS 8.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:14:55 PM
Interested in iPad mini update

by j j redmon 10/16/2014 5:21:24 PM
On to Yosemite..."We're all in love with the gorgeous, new design," Federighi said. The operating system has a handy notifications panel and boasts a super powered Safari browser.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:22:52 PM
Federighi says Safari is "six times faster" than Chrome and Firefox.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:23:26 PM
This is cool. You can add your signature to a letter and then print it. Federighi is now showing off iCloud Drive....

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:25:29 PM
You can access your work across all of your Apple devices, and "if you have to work under extreme duress, even on a Windows PC," he said to laughs.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:26:16 PM
For the fashionistas, no surprise here. It's a black, untucked button down for Tim Cook. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:29:22 PM
Stephen Colbert is Apple's "Chief of Secrecy." Federighi is now calling him.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:31:39 PM
"Hello Red Delicious, this is Granny Smith, over," Federighi said....After a little more convincing, Colbert told him the "line is secure."

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:32:29 PM
"Supreme Allied Commander of Super Secrecy" is what Colbert says he'd like to be called.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:33:08 PM
Cook's code name? "Chairman Honey Crisp."

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:33:29 PM
Colbert signs off the call by telling Federighi to hurry up and send out the Apple Watch, says he's "jonesing" for some new jewelry. We're with you, Stephen.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:34:15 PM
Yosemite is available today!

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:36:21 PM
Cook is back and is waxing poetic about the "beautifully simple" iPad and its "jampacked" technology.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:37:58 PM
Apple's SVP/ resident comedian Craig Federighi was a crack-up during the Yosemite presentation. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:39:32 PM
Cook says Apple has sold 225 million iPads to date.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:40:10 PM
There are more than 675,000 iPad apps in Apple's app store, Cook said. Basically, he says you can do more with it than any other tablet...

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:41:32 PM
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Will Apple have any surprises today? Or did they leak it all themselves, yesterday… http://t.co/iQ9rzAQ54U From @GMA
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by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:42:49 PM
Cook is holding the iPad Air 2. "Can you even see it?" he joked. It's incredibly thin.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:43:38 PM
It's just 6.1 mm thin!

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:43:59 PM
Fun fact: The iPad Air 2 is so thin, you can stack two of them and it would still be thinner than the first iPad.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:44:46 PM
Phil Schiller, Apple's SVP, is on stage giving out the details.
"This would be the best tablet display you've ever seen and the thinnest tablet, but there is so much more that makes the iPad Air great," Schiller said. He's now talking about the "brains" inside -- including an A8X chip, which boasts a whopping 3 billion transistors!

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:46:28 PM
Colbert helps takes a call via the Mac. Tells Federighi to hurry up and send out the Apple Watch, says he's "jonesing" for some new jewelry. ME TOO!

by DrKND 10/16/2014 5:49:22 PM
""Is that taxidermy or is it allive?" Schiller joked as he showed a vibrant picture of a bird, taken from the camera of the iPad Air 2.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:51:14 PM
The jokes keep coming:
A hyperlapse video of boats was shown. "That's George Clooney's wedding party," Schiller quipped. "I'm still waiting for my invitation."

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:52:11 PM
This iPad will have Touch ID! It will read your fingerprint, quickly unlock your iPad without a passcode. Cue the applause.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:53:38 PM
This is a big deal: Apple Pay will work with the new iPad, making impulse online shopping even easier.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:54:23 PM
Here it is! (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 5:55:43 PM
The iPad Air will come in silver, space gray and gold. It starts at $499 for 16 GB, $599 for 64 GB and $699 for 128 GB.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 6:02:27 PM
There's also an iPad mini update -- and it comes with touch ID! It will start at $399.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 6:02:54 PM
The iPad mini will now cost $249. The iPad mini 2 will be reduced to $299, while the iPad Air has been slashed to $399.

by Alyssa Newcomb 10/16/2014 6:03:59 PM