Apple Event Wrap-Up: a New iPhone, New iPod Touch, and More

Well its finally here, the moment you all have been waiting for- the iPhone 5! Apple announced the new phone and other new and exciting things at today’s event. They gave the people what they wanted – minus the iPad mini, but it was predictable that wasn’t coming today.  So with new iPhones, iPods, earphones and even a concert to jam to here is a brief wrap up PandoDaily put together to give you all the highlights and deets!

Apple by the Numbers:

Tim Cook started the event with a few #humblebrags:

Regarding the Apple Stores around the world:

• 13 countries on Friday
• 83 million visitors last year

About Mountain Lion:

• 7 million Mountain Lion downloads
• 27 percent marketshare, laptops
• #1 for last 3 months

About the iPad:

• 17 million iPads sold from April-June
• 84 million sold through June
• 62 percent marketshare last year
• 68 percent marketshare this year
• 91 percent Web traffic

About the App Store:

• 700,000 apps in the App Store
• 250,000 specifically for the iPad
• 90 percent of apps downloaded every month
• Average user uses more than 100 apps

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