Mashable's iPhone 5 liveblog

Today's Apple event invite says it all: "It's almost here!"

by Meghan 9/12/2012 4:00:16 PM
And we're ON! Greetings from Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:01:10 PM
by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:02:32 PM
Traditional line photo. Lance is posting one too.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:03:00 PM
We're heading to the media checkin line!

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:03:04 PM
by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:03:12 PM
The mood seems kind of subdued this year. Maybe it's just the fog.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:04:22 PM
Hey guys!

by Pete Pachal 9/12/2012 4:04:52 PM
Yeah, looks like a well-behaved crowd.

by Pete Pachal 9/12/2012 4:05:00 PM
Checked in!

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:07:36 PM
by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:08:00 PM
First order of business: coffee.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:08:34 PM
This feels like an exact replay of the new iPad launch. Same location, same crowd.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:09:53 PM
Folks, as a heads up, there is no live video of today's Apple event. Mashable's Chris Taylor and Lance Ulanoff are on the scene in San Francisco to bring you real-time photos and updates of Apple's latest product launches.

by Meghan 9/12/2012 4:10:08 PM
C-Mac is Ready for the Launch!

by Christina 9/12/2012 4:10:40 PM
Now we jockey for position.

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:13:22 PM
What’s the atmosphere like there, guys?

by Amartz_17 9/12/2012 4:13:36 PM
by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:14:04 PM
Folks are starting to warm up now we have badges. Even dare I say excited

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:16:18 PM
I've somehow moved to the VIP side of the queue. Let's hope no one notices.

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:19:47 PM
Saw Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller on the way in, stepping out of a flashy black sports car. Seemed a little tense.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:20:38 PM
Consensus among the press is that we already know all the details of the new iPhone - but we're all hoping to be surprised.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:22:02 PM
It's like a party/reunion out here

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:23:39 PM
Hopefully today we´ll view some groundbreaking new technological advances and not just a re-vamped look

by richie_pg 9/12/2012 4:24:00 PM
by Christina 9/12/2012 4:24:48 PM
Apple execs seem nervous and excited

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:25:03 PM
We're over the press rope line, mingling with the VIPs like it ain't no thing.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:26:33 PM
I hope Apple can deliver stellar battery life on LTE. That's the thing I love most about the new iPad -- the battery life is just great, even on 4G. Every other LTE phone I've used, even the Razr Maxx, has not been able to last on LTE.

by Christina 9/12/2012 4:27:20 PM
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is in the house

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:27:45 PM
See anyone from Facebook CT?

by Christina 9/12/2012 4:28:04 PM
@Chris Taylor - That's what I'm hoping for, too. A nice surprise. Apple seems to be falling behind in the Wow factor race - especially after what we've seen from other manufacturers recently.

by Cory 9/12/2012 4:29:28 PM
They should let us in soon

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:30:42 PM
@Meghan that would be so sad :(, but would fall in-line with #NYFW's least technological show

by JakeDylan101 9/12/2012 4:30:52 PM
I honestly feels for the first time the Samsung S3 is real contender to the iphone. Hope today we have a groundbreaking product that put the s3 to shame

by Houssam Zein 9/12/2012 4:31:16 PM
@Meghan - I definitely agree. After this, other then software advances, battery enhancement, and faster cpu and cameras, what more can they do to the iPhone
?

by Robert 9/12/2012 4:31:32 PM
This launch will decide who leads the race iOS or Android

by Aditya Mani 9/12/2012 4:31:44 PM
@Christina no sign of FB execs. Though Costolo is working the crowd like a pro.

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:32:03 PM
did some one get hint pics of the new iP5?

by Devdatta Bhurewar edited by Meghan 9/12/2012 4:32:14 PM
What we may have to face, if there are no surprises today, is that the great era of Apple secrets is over. That's why I'm pulling for an iTV ...

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:33:59 PM
I agree with Christina - the battery life will be essential esp in comparison to the Droid devices

by TheOnlineMom 9/12/2012 4:34:12 PM
Battery life: the last great surprise?

by Chris Taylor via mobile 9/12/2012 4:35:16 PM
Chris: Totally, I think there is actually some REALLY interesting tech happening with battery life, but it's the big thing that keeps needing to improve, as these devices get more powerful

by Christina 9/12/2012 4:36:04 PM
@CT This could very well be the end of a product life cycle unless Apple has a new breakthrough in their technologies

by Jeremy K. 9/12/2012 4:36:52 PM
It's a zoo here

by Lance Ulanoff via mobile 9/12/2012 4:37:29 PM
You know, we say that -- but isn't that when innovation and surprises tend to happen -- when we think we can't see anything else?

by Christina 9/12/2012 4:37:44 PM