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• 05/11/2015 10:22

  Apple Seeds OS X 10.10.4 Beta 3

  

  Apple has today seeded the third beta of OS X 10.10.4 to developers. This version comes two weeks after the last release. This version adds some bug fixes and improvements. Not many UI changes are present.

  Developers and beta testers can update to beta 3 in the Mac App Store > Updates > Software updates > OS X 10.10.4 seed 3. If you don’t have it yet you can download it for the first time from the Mac Developer Center.

• 05/11/2015 10:21

  Apple Seeds iOS 8.4 Beta 3

  

  Apple has today seeded the third beta of iOS 8.4 to developers. This comes two weeks after the last release. iOS 8.4 adds a lot of improvements and tweaks to the music app. It has a whole new design and layout.

  Developers can update to beta 3 in Settings > General > Software update > iOS 8.4 beta 3.

• 05/06/2015 08:35

  Apple Confirms ‘Applebot’ Web Crawler

  

  Apple has confirmed to Apple Insider that they are creating a web crawler, called “Applebot”. This web crawler will be used to get information from sites for use within Siri and Spotlight. Right now Apple uses Google and Yahoo to get info from sites. However, this will make it so they get the information quicker and more of what they want.

  Apple goes on outlining that if the site does not support Applebot yet, the robot will follow the rules made for Googlebot. This will make it so the Applebot will still be able to access everything even if not all sites support it yet. 

• 05/05/2015 15:17

  Apple Adds 24 New Apple Pay Banks

  

  Apple has today added 24 new banks that support Apple Pay. Those who have a credit card with the following banks can now use Apple Pay. 

  • Bellwether Community Credit Union
  • Benchmark Federal Credit Union
  • Blackhawk Community Credit Union
  • Community America Credit Union
  • Community First Credit Union
  • Connections Credit Union
  • cPort Credit Union
  • Denver Fire Department FCU
  • Electro Savings Credit Union
  • Elements Financial FCU
  • First Financial Credit Union
  • Greater Nevada Credit Union
  • Harvard Universities Employees Credit Union
  • Interra Credit Union
  • Kern Schools Federal Credit Union
  • Nusenda Credit Union
  • People’s Trust Federal Credit Union
  • Premier America Credit Union
  • Premier Members Federal Credit Union
  • SAFE Credit Union
  • Scient Federal Credit Union
  • The Bancorp Bank
  • Tucson Federal Credit Union
  • Union Bank & Trust Co.

  You can see the complete list of banks that work with Apple Pay here. 

• 04/30/2015 14:50

  Apple Adds 20 New Flyover Locations

  

  Apple has today added 20 new locations to Flyover. This now allows you to see these new places in 3D and move around the city like you’re there. Below you can see the new locations:

  • Arches National Park, Utah 
  • Badajoz, Spain 
  • Bari, Italy 
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland 
  • Canberra, Australia 
  • Chambord, France 
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France 
  • Chichen Itza, Mexico 
  • Coimbra, Portugal 
  • Culiacán, Mexico 
  • Durban, South Africa 
  • Huelva, Spain 
  • Le Mans, France 
  • Mont Saint-Michel, France 
  • Montpellier, France 
  • Nelson, New Zealand 
  • Nimes, France 
  • Paestum, Italy
  • Reims, France
  • Teotihuacán, Mexico

• 04/27/2015 15:20

  Apple Seeds OS X 10.10.4 Beta 2

  

  Apple has today seeded the second beta of OS X 10.10.4 to developers. This release comes a week and a half after the first version. They have also seeded by the first beta to public beta testers. There aren't a whole lot of things that are new with this beta. It's mostly under the hood and bug fixes. 

  Developers and beta testers can update to beta 2 in the Mac App Store > Updates > Software updates > OS X 10.10.4 seed 2. If you don’t have it yet you can download it for the first time from the Mac Developer Center.

• 04/27/2015 10:16

  Apple Seeds iOS 8.4 Beta 2

  

  Apple has today seeded the second beta of iOS 8.4 to developers. This version comes two weeks after the first seed of 8.4. iOS 8.4 adds a new music app design. It has a more simple user interface. It also features some other bug fixes as well.

  Developers can update to beta 2 in Settings > General > Software update > iOS 8.4 beta 2.

• 04/24/2015 08:59

  Apple Launches Three New Apple Watch Ads

  Following today’s launch of the Apple Watch, Apple has now shared three new ads for the watch. They are called Us, Up, and Rise. All of them can be watched above.

  Us is about people using the friends feature with the watch to share heart beats and drawings. It features people interacting from long distance or just across the room.

  Up features the activity monitor within the watch. It has a feature that tells you when it’s time to get up. In the ad, people get that notification and do something active.

  Finally, in the Rise ad people use the Apple Watch in the morning. It goes through things such as using it as an alarm, answering calls, and even turning on your store’s lights.

• 04/24/2015 08:35

  Apple Launches the Apple Watch

  

  Apple has today launched the Apple Watch. While this is the official release date of the watch, few have gotten theirs. Many pre-order estimates slipped to 4-6 weeks right from the beginning. Now, most are shipping in June or July.

  On top of that, Apple isn’t even selling the watch in-store. They won’t be available for several weeks. Those wanting one will have to order online and wait for a few months. 

• 04/23/2015 12:34

  Apple Releases Apple Watch User Guide

  

  Apple has today released the Apple Watch online user guide. This shows users how to work the Apple Watch. It takes you through that basics. Some of the things covered include changing the watch face, editing notifications, glances, timekeeping, digital touch, and more. This is similar to the user guides that we find with all of Apple’s other products, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You can view the online user guide here.