APPLE NEWS

Apple has reportedly completed a pilot production run of the new 12-inch MacBook Air and is expected to begin mass production of the laptop in the first quarter of 2015.

Apple has launched Tumblr blog highlighting the best movies, TV, music, and books of 2014.

The Google+ app has been updated with iPhone 6 support, polls, a share extension, and more.

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The Mercury Browser Pro has been updated with iPhone 6 support, a Today widget, Address Bar improvements, and more.

Truth NYC has created a holiday video campaign for luxury skincare brand Erno Laszlo using the iPhone 6 Plus.

The PayPal iPhone App has been updated with support for gift cards, security key and more

Check out this video of an iPhone 6 being boiled in Coca-Cola.

The official iClarified app has been updated with redesigned login/register/logout views, profile pics for comments, scrolling improvements, and various other fixes.

Google has updated its Chromecast app with its new material design.

Radu Dutzan, a product designer at Onda, has detailed his concept for remote interaction with the Apple TV.

Microsoft has updated its SNIPP3T celebrity news app with several features including the ability to snip images and tag them with your own unique messages, notifications, and more.

AnyDrop 3 is a new version of the file sharing tweak that lets you AirDrop any file from iOS.

DockPhone is a Mac application that lets you easily make phone calls right from your computer using the new Continuity features of iOS 8 and Yosemite

T-Mobile has agreed to pay at least $90 million to settle a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigation into allegations that it billed customers millions of dollars in unauthorized third party subscriptions and premium text messaging services.

The Continuity Activation Tool that enables OS X 10.10 Continuity features on older Macs has been updated with support for Bluetooth 4.0 dongles.

ABC has announced that anyone can now watch full episodes a week after they air on the Apple TV.

Adobe has updated its Illustrator Line and Photoshop Sketch apps for iPad with expanded stylus support, auto save, and other improvements.

The Penultimate handwriting app for iPad has been updated with landscape support, the ability to move and insert pages, multi-page manipulation, and more.

In a letter sent to U.K. Apple staff, SVP of Operations Jeff Williams said he and CEO Tim Cook were deeply offended by allegations that Apple mistreats workers.

BBC has aired Panorama: Apple's Broken Promises, an investigation into the treatment of workers in the Chinese factories that make Apple products.

Apple has informed developers that it's increased prices in the Russian App Store due to ruble fluctuations.

Apple has selected Brushstroke for iOS as its free app of the week.

Ship times for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have improved just in time for holiday shoppers.

Amazon has released a new 'Amazon Prime Now' app for iPhone with free two hour delivery and $7.99 one hour delivery times in Manhattan.

Google has updated its Photo Sphere Camera app for iPhone to let you explore other photographer's 360-degree panoramas.

Tim Cook, the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 1,000 company, has made a personal donation to a gay rights campaign in Alabama,Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Microsoft updated its Bing for iPhone and Bing for iPad apps today with several new features.

Amazon has updated its Instant Video app for iOS with support for the larger screensizes of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

The Yahoo app for iOS has been updated with local news, article comments, and side-swipe navigation.

Apple's latest patent shows off enhanced Touch ID Security through fingertip-motion tracking technology

Duet Display is a new app from a team of ex-Apple engineers that lets you use your iPad or iPhone as an external touchscreen display without the lag.

Apple has released iOS 8.2 beta 3 to developers for testing.

Check out this video of Jimmy Fallon gifting each Tonight Show audience member with a free iPad Air 2.

Algoriddim today released djay Pro for Mac, the first professional version of its popular djay app for the desktop.

The 500px app has received a massive update bringing a built-in camera with exposure compensation, manual focus, and full-auto mode, a new upload experience, photo editing, iPhone 6 support, 1Password support, and more.

Apple has announced that on January 1st, 2015, value-added tax (VAT) rates for apps will change for all territories in the European Union.

In a holiday email to employees, Tim Cook announced Apple raised over $20 million for (PRODUCT) RED in this quarter alone, bringing the total amount to $100 million.

Apple has stopped signing iOS 8.1.1 meaning that it is no longer possible to downgrade or restore to the firmware.

Apple is forming a new Apple Pay team in London to help expand the service across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa.

Apple has released Safari 8.0.3, 7.1.3, and 6.2.3 betas to developers for testing.

Apple has posted a video revealing the story behind its new ad, 'The Song'.

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Microsoft has updated its Xim photo sharing app for iPhone with Apple TV support.

BlackBerry today launched the BlackBerry Classic, essentially an updated BlackBerry Bold 9900 targeted at those who appreciate a physical QWERTY keyboard.

Facebook has updated its Rooms app with Explore, giving users the ability to easily discover and preview new rooms.

Apple has halted online sales in Russia due to 'extreme' ruble fluctuations.

DeviantArt, a popular online community for sharing art, has launched an iPhone app.