APPLE NEWS

It costs Apple about $275 to build its base model 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Air 2.

Apple has updated the Apple TV with two new channels: FYI and Feeln.

The SoundCloud app has been updated with longer waveforms for longer tracks, letting you rewind & forward with precision.

Shazam for iOS has been updated with an entirely new News feed, as well as a new page dedicated to charts. In addition, Shazam now has tight integration with the iOS 8 notification center with a new Shazam Widget.

At the WSJDLive Conference in Laguna Beach, California, Apple's Tim Cook discussed his thoughts on retailers that refuse Apple Pay.

Developer Lucas Menge has created a concept app that brings the Apple Watch home screen to the iPhone.

Alpine Electronics has introduced the iLX-007, an aftermarket in-dash receiver dedicated for optimum compatibility with Apple CarPlay.

The TuneIn Radio Pro app has been updated with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus support, the ability to hold and resume your position in podcasts, threaded podcast playback, and more.

The popular Camera+ app for iPhone has been updated to let you shoot in the TIFF image format with lossless compression. The app has also brought back support for iOS 7 and added an auto setting for the front flash.

The Yelp app has received a new Directions buttons which tells you how long it will take to walk or drive to a business and been optimized for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Wells Fargo is contacting customers and offering them $20 to try out Apple Pay.

Twitter has enabled dockable video and audio playback in its app for iOS.

Screenshots have leaked that reportedly show the next version of Microsoft Outlook for Mac.

Amazon has introduced Fire TV Stick, a small stick that connects to the HDMI port on your HDTV for easy access to movies, TV shows, music, photos, apps, and games.

Microsoft has announced that starting today it is rolling out unlimited OneDrive Storage to all Office 365 subscribers.

Angry Birds Friends has been updated with a new Halloween tournament and the ability to compete against players from across the globe.

DisplayMate has posted a detailed analysis of the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 displays.

Pre-orders for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launched on Friday in South Korea and early reports suggest the demand for the new devices was higher than demand for the Samsung's recently launched Galaxy Note 4.

Fitbit today unveiled three new activity and sleep-tracking products: Fitbit Charge, Fitbit Charge HR and Fitbit Surge.

Luxe is an iPhone app that provides on-demand valet parking for $5/hr to a maximum of $15/day.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been updated with native resolution support for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Rite Aid and CVS pharmacies are blocking Apple Pay. The companies are two of the at least fifty eight companies that have signed up to support the rival CurrenctC mobile payments solution.

Twitpic has reached a last minute deal with Twitter to keep its photo archive alive.

The PanguTeam has issued an update on the status of its jailbreak for iOS 8 - 8.1.

Apple has submitted refined plans for Phase 2 of Apple Campus 2 to the City of Cupertino.

Apple is reportedly rebuilding Beats Music and plans to relaunch it next year as part of iTunes.

Ralph Nader, a five-time presidential candidate, has written an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook criticizing him for spending billions on stock buybacks instead of helping impoverished factory workers.

AT&T is locking down the new Apple SIM after it's activated on their network, notes T-Mobile CEO John Legere.

The NFC chip spotted in iFixit's teardown of the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 is only being used as a secure element for Apple Pay in-app purchases.

Apple is currently giving away free downloads of the popular Camera+ app via its Apple Store app.

Electronic Arts has soft launched its new SimCity BuildIt game for iOS in select countries including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Amazon Rewards Visa Card from Chase is now compatible with Apple Pay.

Apple CEO Tim Cook gave an exclusive interview to Xinhua before ending his four-day visit to China.

Apple's stock closed today at an all-time high of $104.83, up 1.8% today, and up 50% from April 2013.

A new 'Continuity Activation Tool' has been released that enables Handoff, Instant Hotspot, and Airdrop on some older Macs.

Apple has announced that developers can now invite up to 1,000 users to test their apps via TestFlight and iTunes Connect.

Apple has commented on the debacle with GT Advanced saying that the company's sapphire manufacturing process 'is not ready for production'.

The Tumblr app has been updated with a new video player that plays right in the dashboard, improvements to two-factor authentication, and the ability to clear out comments with one tap.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has posted a photo of himself inside a Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou.

Facebook has released a new 'Rooms' app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The iHeartRadio app has been updated with a Today Widget and support for Apple CarPlay.

Olloclipi has unveiled a new 4-in-1 Photo Lens for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, featuring fisheye, wide-angle, macro 10x, and macro 15x lenses.

GT Advanced has officially announced their settlement agreement with Apple under which GT will wind down sapphire materials production and exit from the market as a producer of sapphire materials.

Foxconn is in talks to build a display factory in northern China that would make high-end screens for phones.

Aaron Sorkin has confirmed that Christian Bale has been hired to play the role of Steve Jobs in the upcoming Sony film based on the Walter Isaacson biography.

Pixelmator, a popular image editing app for Mac, has now been released for the iPad.

Cydia Substrate has been updated to support the recent iOS 8 jailbreak by the Pangu development team.

Apple has announced that due to a security issue with SSL 3.0, it will disable SSL 3.0 support on the Apple Push Notification Service on October 29th.