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Apple iPhone XS/iPhone XR event live blog and livestream: Preshow starts at 9 a.m. PT, noon ET – CNET

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Apple took to the stage today to announce three phones and a brand new smartwatch. Read about the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, Apple Watch 4 here. 

You can watch (or rewatch) Apple’s livestream here.

Today’s the day. The biggest iPhone release ever — both literally and figuratively — is just hours away. 

Apple will kick the proceedings off at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, starting what’s expected to be a long list of product refreshes. Our live preshow starts an hour earlier.

Nothing has been officially confirmed, but the latest leak this morning seems to confirm the iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max names that have been making the rounds for days. That follows the excellent online sleuthing by 9to5Mac, which seemed to confirm that new iPhones — including the largest-ever 6.5-inch and 6.1-inch iPhones joining a second-gen 5.8-inch model — and new fourth-generation Apple Watch models are a certainty. Additionally, Apple could unveil the first-ever iPad models with Face ID, as well as a long-rumored MacBook Air replacement — and that’s just for starters.

In other words: If you have even a passing interest in Apple products, or even if you’re an Android fanboy looking to see what Google needs to counter with on its Oct. 9 event, you’ll want to follow this event live. Here’s how.

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Live coverage here today: Wednesday, Sept. 12

The 2018 event is following in last year’s footsteps: The Steve Jobs Theater at the company’s Apple Park campus in Cupertino will be the venue, and CNET will have a group of veteran Apple watchers on the scene, backed up by dozens more around the world. 

Watch the CNET live blog and livestream here

Preshow start time: 9 a.m. PT, noon ET (See the start time where you are)

Event start time: 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET (See the start time where you are)

Liveblog from Cupertino: We’ll have a full team liveblogging on-site, including Connie Guglielmo, Vanessa Hand Orellana, Scott Stein and Shara Tibken, along with real-time photos from ace photographer James Martin.  

En español, tambien: Gabriel Sama will be providing live Spanish-language coverage for CNET en español.

Video simulcast: Join Ashley Esqueda, Patrick Holland and Lexy Savvides from our studio in San Francisco for real-time coverage and analysis. Watch embedded above, or here on YouTube.

Live event video: Apple is livestreaming the event. Here’s how to watch.

What to expect

Here’s what Apple is anticipated to announce, from the most likely to the more longshot possibilities:

We could also see these on Sept. 12. But Apple may wait to unveil them in October, or even later: 

Those are just some of the possibilities. Check out our full event preview for more details.

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