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Apple has reworked iTunes to feature a simplified user interface, iCloud integration, and a new mini player.

Company executives said the design overhaul would make iTunes easier to navigate, and improve performance.

"Music is deeply embedded into our DNA," Apple CEO Tim Cook said as Apple made the announcement in conjunction with the debut of the iPhone 5 today. "This is the reason we created iPod and iTunes, and these products have gone on to revolutionize the music industry."

The new iTunes store design on the iPad emphasizes big icons and album/poster art -- almost … Read more

Apple will release the next version of its iOS mobile operating system, iOS 6, on Sept. 19.

The Cupertino company announced the release date along with the iPhone 5 today at an event in San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

The iPhone 5 will come with iOS 6, while owners of older iPhones can download the new software in an over-the-air update or through iTunes. The new phone will go on sale on Sept. 21, but other device owners can download the new system earlier.

A key addition is a new Apple-created mapping app -- which Apple is debuting after axing Google Maps. … Read more

Apple's iPhone 5 will cost the same as the iPhone4S: $199 for a 16-gigabyte version.

Earlier today, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5. The highly anticipated addition to its smartphone line delivers much of what industry observers had expected. You can find full details of speeds and feeds for the iPhone 5 here.

The smartphone will cost $299 for a 32GB version and $399 for a 64GB version, all with a two-year contract.

The products will become available for purchase on September 21 in the U.S., and by the end of the year they'll go on sale in … Read more

Heading into today's announcement, there had been no small amount of chatter about Apple's naming convention. Would the company drop its numbers in favor of calling it "the new iPhone?" This wasn't idle speculation. When Apple last refreshed its tablet computer line, the company decided to call it "the new iPad."

For a complete rundown of the new iPhone 5, see our accompanying post.

Among the features, Company vice president Phil Schiller, touting the new smartphone as taller, lighter and thinner than its predecessor, noted the following:

Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off today's event by tossing out a lot of milestones. Below are some of the key numbers, and go here for CNET's full coverage.

Mountain Lion upgrades. 7 million since release.

MacBook together with MacBook Air. Number 1 in market share for last three months.

iPad Sales. Cook notes 17 million sold from April to June, with 84 million sold through June. Says iPads are in 94 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

Worldwide tablet market share. 68 percent for April through June.

iPad Apps. 250,000 downloaded.

iOS devices. 400 million sold through … Read more

As expected, Apple has announced the iPhone 5.

The object of much anticipation and speculation over the last several months, the iPhone 5 delivers most of what industry observers had expected. The smartphone is made of glass and aluminum and all of the buttons are in the same places.

According to Apple, the device is 18 percent thinner than the iPhone 4S, measuring just 7.6mm. It's also 20 percent lighter than its predecessor at 112 grams. The company is calling the aluminum backplate -- which has been shown in several leaked images over the last several weeks -- … Read more

If the iPhone case fits, acquit.

Last year, Hard Candy Cases released an iPhone 5 case before the iPhone 5 actually was announced and got a little mud on its face when it didn't fit the iPhone 4S. It wasn't even close. (Hard Candy chalks it up to faulty intelligence and perhaps even some diversionary tactics by Apple).

Well, after last year's small embarrassment, Hard Candy is at it again, announcing the ShockDrop case for iPhone 5. And I just got received the new Gumdrop Drop Tech Series iPhone 5 case ($44.95) in the mail about … Read more

The iPhone 5 still hasn't been officially announced, but CNET is already seeing some of the first new iPhone cases that will be hitting the market this month.

Seidio plans to announce its line of cases for the new iPhone later today, but I got an early peek at the design.

The company will be unveiling a $10 screen guard and three lines of cases for the phone, including two lines that come with an optional metal kickstand and retail from $29.95 … Read more

Apple's next-generation smartphone will be called the iPhone 5, according to an inactive link accidentally posted on the company's own Web site hours before the highly anticipated device is expected to be announced in San Francisco.

By searching Apple's Web site for the term "iPhone 5," the search results yield a listing to a press release primed for later today. In the address listing, it says: "Apple-Introduces-iPhone-5," giving a fairly clear indication of what the forthcoming device will be called, 9to5Mac reported earlier today.

The link appears dead at this stage and the … Read more