APPLE NEWS

SquareTrade, the extended warranty, has calculated a breakability score for the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by dunking, dropping, bending and freezing the new devices.

Apple has reportedly acquired dialogue technology company VocalIQ.

Miami Heat dancer Teressa Cee had her iPhone accidentally dropped into the ocean while swimming with dolphins in the Bahamas. Amazingly, the dolphin recovered it for her.

Target has announced that it will start selling the Apple Watch this week and will have it in all stores by October 25th.

The Skype app has been updated with iOS 9 support, Quick Reply, Split View and Slider Over for iPad, and the ability to start chats from Spotlight search.

Apple has signed a massive deal for Landbank Investments' planned Central & Wolfe campus, a curvaceous, 777,000-square-foot project at Central Expressway and Wolfe Road in Sunnyvale.

Apple may have filed for a trademark on 'AirPods' which could suggest it has plans to launch wireless earphones.

Electronic Arts has released Need for Speed No Limits for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Amazon has informed sellers that it will ban sales of the Apple TV and Google Chromecast as of October 29th.

The HBO Now app has been updated with iOS 9 support and picture-in-picture for iPad.

The Google Drive app has been updated with the ability to back up photos from the iOS Photos app and to edit and save back to Drive using external apps.

Apple has seeded a second beta of OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan to public testers.

Tapbots has launched a major updated to their Tweetbot 4 app for Twitter and it's 50% off for a limited time.

FullMag has posted a slo-mo video of the iPhone 6s taking a hit from a 50 cal bullet.

Apple has released an update to iBooks Author which brings ePub template support for the Pop-Over widget.

Apple today announced that James A. Bell, former chief financial officer and corporate president of The Boeing Company, has been elected to Apple’s board of directors.

iFixit has discovered modifications to the iPhone 6s that improve its water resistance over the iPhone 6.

Apple has stopped signing iOS 8.4.1 and iOS 9.0 following the release of iOS 9.0.2 earlier today.

Apple has pulled the iFixit app from the App Store following the company's teardown of the new Apple TV.

Reeder 3 has been updated with support for OS X El Capitan, a refreshed UI, sharing extensions, additional themes, and more.

Apple has officially released OS X El Capitan for download.

Apple has released iOS 9.1 beta 3 to developers for testing.

Apple has released iOS 9.0.2 for download bringing bug fixes and stability improvements to the Podcast application.

Microsoft has updated its OneDrive app for iOS with Outlook integration, PDF annotation, VoiceOver accessibility, and more.

BlackBerry has released an update to BBM bringing support for iOS 9, Quick Reply, PayPal, the Apple Watch, and more.

The Mint money management app has been updated with support for iOS 9 and a new Weekly Summary Page.

An IHS teardown finds that the BOM for an iPhone 6s Plus with 16GB of memory is about $231.50, an increase of $16 from the iPhone 6 Plus.

Starbucks has updated its iOS app, expanding Mobile Order & Pay to all locations in the United States.

If you signed up for a free three month trial of Apple Music on day one, your free trial ends tomorrow.

Apple today announced that Apple Music, iTunes Movies and iBooks are now available to customers in China.

Google Maps is now available on the Apple Watch letting you get directions right from your wrist.

Apple has updated the iTunes Connect app for developers with push notifications for app status changes, payment return, agreement notices, and more.

Apple has released OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 beta 2 to developers for testing.

Check out this iPhone video stabilization test comparing how the iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 perform when shooting from a helicopter over Niagara Falls.

Reviews of OS X El Capitan 10.11 have hit the web ahead of its release tomorrow.

ScreenSlam has posted a behind the scenes look at the upcoming Steve Jobs movie featuring Michael Fassbender.

Apple today reminded users that OS X El Capitan will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac users.

Apple recently let the team at Pixar test the upcoming iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.

Apple recently posted the iPhone User Guide for iOS 9 on iBooks.

Chipworks has confirmed that Apple is using two different A9 application processors for the iPhone 6s.

Apple has released Xcode 7.0.1 which brings a fix for the app thinning feature in iOS 9.

Apple is not expected to unveil a new Apple Watch until mid-2016 at the earliest, according to a new report.

While the iPhone 6s has been found to survive being submerged in a small amount of water, it doesn't fair so well if dropped in a pool

Here's some benchmarks that show how fast the storage of the iPhone 6s is compared to the iPhone 6 and other popular smartphones.

A new report says that Apple is working on making the iPhone 7 waterproof and dustproof.

Apple has sold over 13 million new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models, a new record, just three days after launch.

Watch this Touch ID Speed Test comparing the time it takes to unlock your iPhone using Touch ID on the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 5s.

The Evernote app has been updated with support for iOS 9 and 3D Touch for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.