APPLE NEWS

The Asphalt 8: Airborne racing game has been updated with 'Metal' visual enhancements, new cars, head-to-head racing, and more.

Launch day has arrived for Apple customers in Australia. Those looking to purchase an iPhone 6 had to battle massive lines. Those looking for an iPhone 6 Plus were basically out of luck.

Travel photographer Austin Mann has posted a nice review of the new camera in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

The Google App for iOS has been updated with new Google Now cards for personalized TV recommendations and traffic information.

The Twitter app has been updated with a new design for profiles, interactive notifications, and more.

The LinkedIn app has been updated for iOS 8 bringing a Today widget, quick reply for messages, and a sharing extension.

Apple Stores have barely any iPhone 6 Plus stock for launch tomorrow, according to a new report.

The Facebook Messenger app has been updated with support for iOS 8.

Apple has released iAd Producer 5.0 for download.

Apple has released Safari 7.1 to OS X Mavericks users, bringing improvements to privacy, compatibility, and security.

Initial iOS 8 adoption rate seems to be slower than iOS 6 and iOS 7 according to reports from different tracking websites

The Foursquare app has been updated for iOS 8 as well as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

With iOS 8, Apple cannot decrypt and extract information for law enforcement if it was required to do so

Apple has posted 'A message from Tim Cook about Apple’s commitment to your privacy.'

The CNN app has been updated with a new design for the iPhone 6, an improved landscape experience, and enhanced photo galleries.

Amazon has updated its Kindle App for iOS with a Kindle Today Widget, Copy & Paste, a Smart Lookup Translation Card, and more.

The Clear To-Do app has been updated for iOS 8 bringing a new Notification Center widget.

Apple has released OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 to users for download.

Apple has made the official iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch User Guides for iOS 8 available to download.

Apple has released iMovie 2.1 for iOS 8 which brings numerous new features including the ability to enhance video clips in the Photos app using the iMovie Extension.

The SwiftKey third party keyboard has been released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices running iOS 8.

Apple Configurator 1.6, an update to the tool for mass configuration and deployment of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, has been released for Mac.

The Things app has been updated with a new 'Add to Things' iOS 8 extension for adding to-dos from other applications.

The Instapaper app now lets you save anything from iOS 8 share sheets, listen to articles via text-to-speech, view your friends' profiles and more.

Fleksy has released its custom third party keyboard for iOS 8.

Apple has updated the Apple TV with a refreshed user interface, a new Beats Music Channel, and support for iCloud Photos and Family Sharing.

The NYTimes app has been updated with Notification Center widget, tip sheet, interactive notifications, Handoff support, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus support, iOS 8 support, and more.

Facebook has updated its Paper app with HD video and iOS 8 support.

The Dropbox app has been updated to restore automatic backup functionality for iOS 8, add management of Shared Folders, and show your recent activity in the Today view widget in Notification Center.

Evernote for iOS has received an update today that brings integration with the share menu to let you clip content from anywhere on your phone. In addition, premium users can unlock password protected accounts with their fingerprint.

Yahoo Weather for iOS has been updated with a new 'today' extension that iOS 8 introduced, as well as new weather animations for snow, rain, fog, and intense heat

Apple has updated Find My Friends with support for iOS 8 as well as the ability to move your friends list into your iCloud account.

Beats Music for iOS has been received iOS 8 support as well as the ability to share links via iMessage, Mail, Facebook and Twitter.

1password received a major update today that brings direct Safari integration with Touch ID support, ap extensions, Wi-Fi sync with attachments, and CloudKit

Find My iPhone for iOS has been updated with support for iOS 8 and Family Sharing

Apple it planning to hold an October 21 event where it will reveal new iPads and launch OS X Yosemite

As usual, jailbreakers should avoid the update to iOS 8 if they want to retain their jailbreak.

Apple has officially released iOS 8 for download.

The Vimeo app has been updated with an iOS 8 extension to improve uploading and sharing.

The Microsoft OneNote app for iPhone has been updated with a new share extension for iOS 8.

The Amazon App has been updated with the ability to sign-in using Touch ID.

The full second half of Charlie Rose's interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook has been posted to YouTube.

With the release iOS 8 approaching, you will no longer be able to restore to iOS 7.1.2. Be sure to get your final restores in before the signing window closes!

A roundup of Apple iPhone 6 Plus reviews from across the web....

A roundup of Apple iPhone 6 reviews from across the web.

The Mint Personal Finance app has been updated to let you use Touch ID as your passcode.

Apple has posted a support document on moving your content from your Android device to your iPhone ahead of the iPhone 6 launch

Apple has expanded two-factor authentication for more iCloud.com accounts following recent celebrity account breaches