Apple iPhone 4 launch: Live blogging

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Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off today. Check back later for all the news and views from the event and details of the next iPhone.

Just hit refresh to see the latest updates as they happen.

19:56 Cue crowd applause as Jobs thanks his Apple 'family' for helping give birth to such a cool product.

19:50 The audience are now being shown a slideshow of production pics detailing how the iPhone 4 is put together.

19:42 The magical date is 24 June. Pre-orders start on 15 June. Initially shipping in five countries (UK, US, France, Germany and Japan), but will be available in 19 more countries from July.

19:37 The show's not over yet. Support for video calling has been added to the mix.

19:29 And iAds is proving popular already, with advertisers committing to spend $60 million, according to Jobs.

19:23 Talk has turned to iAds. All about "emotion and interactivity" according to the big slide in the sky.

19:17 This month will mark another sales milestone for Apple. It'll see the sale of its 100 millionth iOS-based device (umbrella term for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch). That's pretty good going. iBooks is also coming to the iPhone.

19:16 Bing will make an appearance too. Didn't really believe the rumours about this one to be honest, but happy to be proved wrong!

19:11 Jobs is recapping the business-friendly features of the new OS such as mobile device management and better data protection as well as support for Exchange Server 2010.

19:09 Jobs is talking about folders and multi-tasking. We're getting a bit of deja vu now.

19:05 Now onto iPhone OS 4.

19:04 No doubt angering some and confusing others in the audience, Jobs has asked people to turn off their wireless and put their laptops down!

18:58 It'll work pretty much like the desktop version - in theory, at least. The demo certainly looks very impressive. It'll cost $4.99.

18:57 Video recording will be 720p at 30fps with this next-gen iPhone, which will also feature tap to focus. Next up iMovie for the iPhone...

18:54 The device will feature a five megapixel camera and 5x digital zoom.

18:50 Flashing an 'environmental checklist' on the screen, Apple reckons the iPhone 4 is pretty green. It'll also feature a gyroscope, according to Jobs.

18:49 Indeed, Apple reckons the new iPhone 4's battery will enable seven hours of 3G talk, six hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of Wi-Fi browing, 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music playback and 300 hours of standby. While these stats are impressive, we're reserving judgement until we get one to test out.

18:48 The new iPhone 4 will feature Apple's A4 processor. And because everything else is smaller (including a microSIM), the battery is better, according to Jobs.

18:42 Jobs has just asked anyone using the Wi-Fi network at the Moscone Centre to jump off for a bit to help him out!

18:41 Whoops - few glitches mean Steve might not be able to showcase these features in quite the way he wants. Someone back stage will be in trouble post event...

18:37 There's also a retina display for the camera, which boasts four times the pixel density than before. It'll result in much crisper, clearer still images, as well as video, claims Jobs.

18:33 It'll be 24 per cent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. Jobs has claimed it's the "thinnest smartphone on the planet". There's also a front-facing camera and camera with LED flash on the back. Antennas will be integrated in the frame. It's also using glass for optimal quality and stratch resistance as well as stainless steel to keep it all together.

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