APPLE NEWS

NBC has updated its Breaking News app with a brand new design for iOS 7, real-time alerts for any topic, the ability to mute stories, and more.

IHS has performed its teardown analysis of the iPad Air and found that it costs less to make that previous iPads.

Comcast has updated its XFINITY TV Go app to stream live TV channels.

The Spotify app has been updated with a new search that brings instant results and the ability to search playlists and user profiles.

Nike has launched that Nike+ Move app which uses the iPhone 5s M7 coprocessor to capture your every move.

Google may have accidentally leaked a photo of its Nexus 8 tablet in a promotional image on its Android Apps & Entertainment page.

The State of Arizona has announced that Apple will build a manufacturing facility in Mesa which will be used for the production of sapphire material.

Apple has updated its AirPort Utility app for iOS with 64-bit support.

AT&T has released a statement on iPad Air launch activations indicating that they increased more than 200% over the past three days compared to last year's launch weekend.

RatedRR has posted its slow mo torture test of the new Apple iPad Air.

Apple has released a completely redesigned Remote app for iOS 7.

Apple is reportedly readying updates to Safari, iBooks, Remote Desktop, and Mail for OS X Mavericks.

Amazon has announced that it is offering 15% off the Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch, and Kindle today only in celebration of the FAA's recent decision to allow use of portable electronics on take-off and landing.

Gameloft has updated Asphalt 8: Airborne making it free to play and introducing new cards, limited-time cups, multiplayer world series, boosters, and control customization.

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reports that Nokia and Windows Phone continue to gain global momentum reaching 10% of smartphone sales across the five major European markets.

BlackBerry has announced that will abandon plans to sell to the company to Fairfax Financial Holdings and has instead replaced CEO Thorsten Heins and raised a $1 billion investment from Fairfax and other investors.

The iPad Air is seeing five times the usage the iPad 4 did two days after launch and more than 3 times that of the iPad mini.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has written an article about workplace equality for the Wall Street Journal.

Tests reveal that the iPad Air can last for 24 hours straight as an LTE hotspot.

Henri Lamiraux, Apple's Vice President of Software Engineering - iOS Apps & Frameworks, has retired.

Netflix has started testing 4K Ultra-HD videos ahead of its planned launch in 2014.

RoCam 2 has been redesigned from the ground up to compliment iOS 7 with a streamlined interface and a focus on function over form.

Reliance Communications has announced that it offer subsidized iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c devices in India with a two year contract.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has confirmed the company will be offering Free 200MB of monthly iPad data, despite issues at launch that forced customers to pay $10

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has released the results of his iPad Air launch day survey finding that 75% of buyers already own an iPad.

The Rhapsody music app has been updated bringing significant improvements including a swipe to reveal menu and the ability to play and shuffle tracks by artist.

Flipboard has been updated with a fresh iOS 7 look and feel; as well as, speed and performance improvements.

Apple is reportedly turning to Samsung Display to help ease supply issues with the upcoming Retina Display iPad mini.

Boost Mobile today announced it will offer iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c beginning Friday, November 8 at a $100 discount.

Angry Birds Star Wars II has been updated with new secret levels, characters, and reward levels.

The Rockstar patent consortium consisting of Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony has sued Google, Samsung, and others with patents purchased from Nortel for $4.5 billion.

SEL has developed flexibile, high definition CAAC-OS displays that can curve around the edges of your phone.

iFixit has posted its teardown of the new Apple iPad Air.

Apple has launched online orders for the new iPad Air in the U.S.A. and Canada.

Apple has seeded employees and AppleSeed program members with an update to the OS X Mavericks Mail application for testing.

Apple has updated its iTunes Festival app with live EPs by festival performers.

Apple has launched its Online Store in Turkey to sell products direct to customers for the first time.

The Google Maps app has been updated with improved hotel search results and quick access to map and upcoming departures from the transit directions preview.

Adobe has released an update to Photoshop Express that adds more borders.

Western Digital has sent an email to customers warning them about potential data loss when connecting external hard drives to Macs running OS X Mavericks.

Bloomberg has posted a video that follows Apple analyst Gene Munster around on iPhone launch day.

Neurio is a home intelligence product that lets users monitor how much power homes and individual devices are using with an app.

Samsung has topped Apple in J.D. Power's 2013 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction Study Volume 2.

Google has officially unveiled the widely leaked Nexus 5 smartphone by LG.

Apple has started advertising stock iOS apps in App Store search results.

Apple has started accepting online orders for the iPad Air in Australia, China, Japan, and Singapore.

Asymco analyst Horace Dediu has posted some interesting analysis of the increase in visitors to Apple's retail stores.

Gameloft has released the official 'Thor: The Dark World' game ahead of the movie's release on November 8th.