APPLE NEWS

Apple has launched two-step Apple ID verification for Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, & Spain.

Photos of the upcoming 2014 HTC One smartphone have leaked online.

Facebook wasn't the only company looking to buy WhatsApp. Google apparently offered to buy the company for $10 billion.

Fleksy today announced it has updated its iOS SDK and released it out of private beta letting any app developer offer Fleksy as an additional keyboard choice in their app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.

A new aerial photo shows that Apple has made substantial progress in demolishing the old HP campus to make way for Apple Campus 2.

Barclays has downgraded Apple to Equalweight maintaining its $570 price target.

Rovio has released Angry Birds Rio 2.0 featuring a new 'High Dive' episode based on the movie Rio 2.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the company had conversations with Apple in a recent Bloomberg interview.

GBA4iOS 2.0, a completely redesigned version of the Game Boy Emulator app, has been released for iOS 7 and it brings iPad support.

Facebook has announced that it's reached an agreement to acquire WhatsApp for a total of approximately $16 billion.

Square and (RED) have teamed up for a special edition SQUA(RED) credit card reader to benefit AIDS programs in Africa.

Fuse Chicken has produced a new 'Life-Focused' iWatch concept featuring a flexible glass display.

Google is looking to bring its super fast Internet service to 34 more cities across the U.S.

Apple has seeded developers with a new preview of OS X Server 3.1.

Apple's rumored iWatch will feature a flexible AMOLED display and 3D protective glass, according to the China Times.

A new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will release a 4.7-inch and 5.6-inch smartphone; however, the 5.6-inch phone will not be branded as an 'iPhone'.

Microsoft is giving away 100GBs of OneDrive cloud storage to the first 100,000 customers to log into OneDrive.com today beginning at 11:11am PST.

Samsung is trash talking the display on the iPhone 5s in its new ad for the Galaxy Note 3.

Apple today announced the first iTunes Festival to be held in the US, featuring an amazing lineup of musical artists, taking place from March 11-15.

Apple has topped the Global 500 2014 rankings of the most valuable brands in 2014.

Samsung has just posted a 'pencil' ad of its own, mocking the original and the Apple iPad Air.

Apple is not planning to integrate its own LTE modem into the upcoming A8 chip.

Check out this portrait of Steve Jobs made from 20lbs of e-waste.

Apple is reportedly preparing a fix for MacBook Air crashes that occur when a sleeping device is wakened.

The Echofon app for Twitter has been updated with a new design for profiles and the reintroduction of photo filters on the iPhone.

Wellograph is an activity tracker, heart rate monitor, and running watch that features a premium design and a companion iOS app.

The Google Translate app has been updated with a new keyboard and status bar; as well as handwriting input for more languages.

BiteSMS 8.0 is out of beta and available now with support for iOS 7 and the iPhone 5s.

T3 has produced a new Apple fitness band concept dubbed 'iBand'.

Panic has updated Diet Coda, its web code editor app, with support for local files and 15+ new syntax modes.

Realmac has announced that Clear is going free for 24 hours to unify users on one version of the app.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 will reportedly feature a fingerprint scanner that works by swiping your finger across the home key.

Skype has announced the release of Skype for Mac 6.14 which brings some UI refinements and improved compatibility with OS X Mavericks.

Apple has posted a new 'Your Verse' story that details how mountaineers use the iPad to elevate their expeditions.

Apple will reportedly release iOS 7.1 in mid-March alongside a new Mobile Device Management system.

Apple has updated iTunes Connect with improved Sales and Trends reporting for developers.

Apple has seeded developers with a new build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 for testing.

It appears that Nokia does plan to launch an Android Nokia X smartphone and has started sending devices out to select developers in India, reports BGR.

A new report from Taiwan says that Samsung has been forced to abandon orders for the Apple A8 processor due to low production yields.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has tweeted to say 'Obrigado' to the 1700 customers who lined up for the opening of Apple's first store in Brazil.

Huawei has posted a new video that imitates Siri running on an iPhone to tease its new smartphone and tablet.

ColorBadges is a new tweak from David Goldman that colorizes each badge based on the app icon.

Basis Science, the company that makes the Basis Health Tracker Watch, is on the market.

The LINE messaging app has been updated with a flat design, a theme shop, improved voice call quality, and numerous other improvements.

Twitterrific has been updated with streaming search & conversation views over Wi-Fi, the ability to tap and hold to customize navigation tabs, a redesigned tweet counter, and other improvements.

Apple's upcoming iWatch may predict if you're about to have a heart attack.

Apple reportedly met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk last spring to discuss partnering with or acquiring the company.

Apple will reportedly release a new iPad Air this year but will hold off on updating the iPad mini or releasing a larger 12.9-inch iPad until 2015, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.