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Timed with Aperture announcement, Apple updates remaining pro apps: Final Cut, Motion, Compressor & MainStage Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:15 AM PDT On the heels of Apple's announcement that it will no longer update its professional photography software Aperture, the company issued a round of updates for its remaining pro apps, which the company has said will continue to live on.

Apple will no longer develop Aperture or iPhoto, OS X Yosemite Photos app to serve as replacement Posted: 27 Jun 2014 09:50 AM PDT Apple on Friday revealed that development on Aperture, its professional-grade photo editing application, has ceased, leaving Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro as its only remaining pro-oriented Mac apps.

Audi announces support for Apple's CarPlay in 2015 models Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:41 AM PDT German automaker Audi -- a founding member of Google's Android-based Open Automotive Alliance -- on Thursday announced that it has undertaken "intensive dialog" with Apple to integrate the iPhone maker's CarPlay system into new vehicles beginning in 2015.

Teardown of new $199 16GB iPod touch finds same design & parts as 32GB & 64GB models Posted: 27 Jun 2014 07:54 AM PDT Apple's refresh of the 16-gigabyte iPod touch this week brings the newly price $199 media player in line with its larger-capacity brethren, including the same internal design and an identical rear facing iSight camera, a teardown of the device has revealed.

Amazon said to be 'increasingly ruthless' in negotiations with UK publishers Posted: 27 Jun 2014 06:41 AM PDT Hachette is not the only imprint to find itself under Amazon's thumb as the online retailing giant has begun turning the heat up on smaller publishers in the U.K., demanding terms that one publishing executive likened to a "form of assisted suicide for the industry."

Apple continues to improve App Store discoverability with 'Best New Updates' section for games Posted: 26 Jun 2014 10:12 PM PDT Apple on Thursday unveiled a slight tweak to its iOS App Store by breaking out notable game updates into a new "Best New Updates" section, exposing users to recent refreshes of top-selling titles.

Walmart to permanently cut price of Apple's iPhone 5s to $99, iPhone 5c to $29 Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:16 PM PDT In an announcement on Thursday, big-box retailer Walmart said it will be slashing prices on Apple's latest iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models on Friday ahead of an impending refresh cycle expected this fall.

Apple's hire of former Atlas Wearables software engineer hints at deep 'iWatch' activity tracking capabilities Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:13 PM PDT With 'iWatch' rumors in full swing thanks to Google's recent push into the market, a report on Thursday points to the recent Apple hire of Alex Hsieh, former lead engineer at sports training-oriented fitness device startup Atlas Wearables.

Apple Inc., ARM & Qualcomm aggressively poaching IBM's chip designers Posted: 26 Jun 2014 02:28 PM PDT As IBM secretly mulls plans to sell off its increasing outdated processor chip fabs in New York and Vermont, a new wave of mobile chip developers--led by Apple, ARM and Qualcomm--are hiring away many of the top chip designers of the once leading firm.

Apple's Podcasts app sees widespread crashing issues, rendered unusable for many [update: fixed] Posted: 26 Jun 2014 02:15 PM PDT A number of iOS device owners on Thursday are experiencing major issues with Apple's first-party Podcasts app, saying the title is unusable due to constant hangs and crashes.

Apple Stores selling prepaid T-Mobile iPhones, carrier starts iOS device sales at Costco Posted: 26 Jun 2014 12:59 PM PDT Consumers looking to make the jump to T-Mobile with a new iPhone or iPad now have two new places to turn, as the scrappy carrier announced Thursday that Apple retail stores have begun selling iPhones with prepaid T-Mobile service, plus Costco has picked up a limited range of T-Mobile iPhones and iPads.

Deals: $300 off MacBook Pros, $90-$120 off iPad Airs, Apple TV for $80, GoPro Hero3 for $280 Posted: 26 Jun 2014 11:20 AM PDT With the September time frame expected to delivery a plethora of new and refreshed products from Apple, an increasing number of the company's current offerings are seeing sporadic but significant price cuts like todays: $300 discounts on both a 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro, $90 off 32GB WiFi + AT&T iPad Airs, two iMacs for under $1000, and Apple TV for just $79.99.