Apple event's live stream has technical difficulties; Twitter laments

Apple event’s live stream has technical difficulties; Twitter laments

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Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the new Apple Watch and iPhone 6. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, greets Bono from the band U2 after they preformed at the end of the Apple event. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook demonstrates the Apple Pay system using an Apple Watch. (MONICA DAVEY / EPA)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the Apple Watch on Sept. 9. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new Apple Watch. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new Apple Watch. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Eddy Cue, Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, discusses the new Apple Pay product. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, discusses the camera features on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, discusses the camera features on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller announcees the new iPhone 6 during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on Sept 9 in Cupertino. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

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Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, discusses messaging on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus on Sept. 9 in Cupertino. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the iPhone 6 during an Apple event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. in Cupertino. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

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Guests prepare for the start of an Apple event on Sept. 9 in Cupertino. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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Reporters file into Apple’s launch event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino. (MONICA DAVEY / EPA)

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People wait in line outside the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York on Sept. 9. (Don Emmert / AFP/Getty Images)

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Protesters show off signs before the Apple event on Sept. 9, in Cupertino. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

By Katie Landan

Sept. 9, 2014 11:10 AM PT

Apple fans looking to get the first glimpse of the new iPhone Tuesday took to Twitter after the tech giant's live stream failed to load properly.

Twitter users across the globe complained that the live feed was cutting out periodically. Sometimes it was replaced with a screen with two buttons, one to "resume when paused" and one to play live. And for a while the video worked with no sound.

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Katie Landan

Katie Landan worked on the Los Angeles Times social media desk as a deputy editor.

Apple event’s live stream has technical difficulties; Twitter laments

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