Chris and Taylor talk about all the Apple news coming out of the recent announcement. We’ve got two new iPhones, a new product category in the Apple Watch, and a few bits of other news.
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Top News
- Apple reveals long-rumored Apple Watch via ArsTechnica
- Apple Watch will last “about a day” on a charge, be water-resistant via ArsTechnica
- Apple announces iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus via Ars Technica
- Apple unveils Apple Pay mobile payment platform via ArsTechnica
- U2’s new album is showing up on your iPhone whether you want it or not via ArsTechnica
- Apple to release iOS 8 on September 17 via ArsTechnica
- Apple lowers prices on iCloud Drive, lets you buy a terabyte of storage via ArsTechnica
- iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pre-orders break record, top 4 million in one day via ArsTechnica
- iPod classic is dead, and the 30-pin connector along with it via ArsTechnica
Afterburner
- Philips debuts headphones that connect via Apple’s Lightning port via ArsTechnica
- Netflix makes its much-anticipated debut in France via theNextWeb
- Motorola to open pre-orders for new Moto X, restock Moto 360 on Tuesday via 9to5Google
- SanDisk beats rivals to 512GB SD card — at a whopping $800 via cnet
- Dell Venue 8 7000 packs 3D camera, slim and sturdy design via cnet
- Android One smartphones released in India by three companies via BBC
- Microsoft announces ‘Windows 9’ event in San Francisco on September 30th via theVerge
thEndUsr Stories
- Minecraft to join Microsoft via Microsoft
- Microsoft buys Mojang, Minecraft: Five reasons it makes strategic sense via ZDNet
- Don’t buy the Apple Watch version 1.0 via ArsTechnica
- Totally tubular: Innovative fans redistribute hot ceiling air to the floor for warmer rooms & lower heating costs via Treehugger
Tip of the Week:Apple makes it easier to delete the new U2 album from iTunes libraries via theGuardian
App Pick: Mailpile enters beta—It’s like Gmail, but you run it on your own computer via ArsTechnica
Kicker: MIT researchers take cheetah robot out for a run without a leash via ArsTechnica
