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• 02/22/2015 16:05

  Apple Launches ‘Make a Film with iPad’ Ad

  Apple has today released a new TV ad for the iPad, called “Make a film with iPad”. This ad is going to be shown during tonight’s Oscar’s. The ad shows people making all kinds of videos with the iPad. Many of the people in the ad use professional equipment, which makes their videos look better. It features a voiceover by Martin Scorsese, where he talks about how movies can affect someone. You can watch the new ad above.

• 02/20/2015 12:43

  Apple to Launch iOS 8.3 and 9 Public Betas

  

  Like with OS X Yosemite, Apple is said to launch public beta testing for iOS 8.3 and iOS 9, says 9to5Mac. These public betas allow more people to try out the latest and greatest from Apple. This will also Apple to get feedback on what to fix.

  In previous years Apple has never released public betas for iOS before. However, last year the started seeding betas of OS X Mavericks, as well as Yosemite this year. Many people use iOS and would be great for Apple, who will get a lot of feedback.

• 02/19/2015 14:53

  IFTTT Launches New Apps

  

  Popular automation app IFTTT has today announced three new apps, as well as an update to the main app. First, the IFTTT app is now called IF. In today’s update, the app got a new design and icon. 

  Next, IFTTT has announced three new apps. They’re called Do Camera, Do Button, and Do Note. All three of the apps feature IFTTT’s “recipes”, that allow you to do different actions with the applications.

  Do Camera allows you to take photos and choose what action to do with them. Do Note allows you to write a note and upload them to places like OneNote, Evernote, Dropbox, and more. Finally, Do Button just features a button that you press to run an action. 

  All of the Do apps are available for download for free starting today. The update for IFTTT is also available for download for free today.

• 02/19/2015 11:10

  Pebble Hints at a New Watch

  

  Pebble, popular smartwatch maker, is now hinting towards a new watch. On their website, there is a countdown for 10 AM on Tuesday. Above that is a blue Pebble watch. We’re not sure what that is meaning, but sources say that Pebble could be coming out with a new version of their watch.

  According to 9to5Mac, the updated Pebble watch is going to be thinner than the previous version and have a brighter screen. It may even include a heart rate monitor. On Tuesday if Pebble announces their new watch we’ll be sure to let you know. 

• 02/18/2015 14:48

  Apple Releases iTunes 12.1.1

  

  Apple has today released iTunes 12.1.1. This version comes about a month after the release of 12.1, which added a Notification Center widget for OS X Yosemite. 12.1.1 is available only for Windows computers. No Macs will get this update. This version includes playback improvements, Outlook syncing fixes, and more. Windows users can update to iTunes 12.1.1 at iTunes.com.

• 02/16/2015 14:44

  Apple Invites Apple Watch Developers to Cupertino

  

  Apple has invited developers to their Cupertino headquarters, says 9to5Mac. They’re said to have invited developers to come and get Apple’s help in developing Apple Watch apps. While there, developers will be able to test their apps on the watch and get to play around with the working of the watch itself. 

• 02/12/2015 13:59

  Apple Announces TestFlight Group Testing

  

  Apple has today announced to developers TestFlight Groups. This allows developers to create a group of testers for their application. Rather than having to add a tester to your app one by one, you can create a group of people that you can assign to every app that you want.

  You just file people under a certain group and add then as testers. This allows developers to send out testing invites much quicker. They can always have a pre-determined list of people who will test an application. Developers can learn more about the new TestFlight Groups here.

• 02/12/2015 13:48

  Apple Increases Maximum App Size to 4GB

  

  Apple has today started allowing developers to publish apps with higher file sizes. Before, the maximum application size was 2GB. Now, Apple is allowing developers to publish apps with a file size up to 4GB.

  While this is great for developers, most people will likely refrain from downloading those apps. It’s a large file and people won’t want to spend time downloading the file. Also, unless you have a lot of empty space on your phone you might not have enough free storage. You can read Apple’s full announcement here.

• 02/11/2015 15:04

  Apple Confirms they’re Removing Aperture

  

  Apple’s own take at Photoshop, Aperture, has been available in the Mac App Store for some time now. After WWDC there were rumors that Apple would remove that app from the App Store in place of the upcoming Photos app. Now, Apple has confirmed that they will in fact remove the app from the App Store. On the Aperture website, there is a notice from Apple saying that when the Photos app is available this spring, the Aperture app will be no longer available. Below is Apple’s comment on the app removal:

  Aperture gives your photography the professional treatment it deserves, with more sophisticated tools to perfect your images and powerful ways to browse and choose your best shots. And now that Aperture is optimized for the MacBook Pro with Retina display, it’s a whole new way to see everything.

  When Photos for OS X is available this spring, Aperture will no longer be available for purchase from the Mac App Store.

  Some are worried that the new Photos app will lack some of those features of Aperture. Aperture had many features that made it a competitor of Photoshop. However, the Photos app seems limited in features and acts more like iPhoto, where there were few editing tools. 

• 02/09/2015 15:09

  iOS 9 to Focus on Improvements

  

  iOS 8 has only been out for about six months, but we’re already hearing rumors about iOS 9. The latest rumors say that iOS 9 isn’t going to be heavy of the features. Rather, it’s going to crack down on some bugs and include stability and optimization. 

  Apple has been putting developers in the spotlight the last few years so it’s hard to believe that Apple wouldn’t include anything new for developers to take advantage of. Right now that’s as much and little as we know. Sources don’t know much more about what will be new.

  WWDC 2015 is likely going to happen sometime during the beginning of June. Apple always holds WWDC around that time so it’s a good estimate. 

  Source: MacRumors