Apple has begun sending emails to inform legacy TestFlight users that the service will be closing down on February 26, 2015, following Apple's purchase of TestFlight's parent company close to a year ago.
Apple is moving TestFlightApp.com users to its all-new TestFlight Beta Testing found in iTunes Connect. Apps won't be instantly transferred to the new service, app developers will need to set up their apps for the new TestFlight Beta Testing in iTunes Connect.
Apple has updated its iTunes Store app on iOS and desktop in the US with a new "Free on iTunes" section found on the homepage to help users find content without having to spend money.
As the name implies, the "Free on iTunes" tab shows music and full length TV show episodes that can be downloaded free of charge.
Google has plans to be a wireless carrier, selling mobile phone plans directly to customers, reports The Information. The company is looking at ways to change itself from its core businesses.
The new service is said to run on Sprint and T-Mobile’s networks. Google is expected to reach deals to buy wholesale access to those carriers’ mobile voice and data networks, making it a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, according to the publication's sources.
Apple has increased its lobbying presence in Washington heavily following the release of Apple Pay, and the impending release of the Apple Watch later this Spring. Bloomberg reports that Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, was even seen in December at the US capitol - a rare place for a company's executive.
Bloomberg has published an interview with Jean-Claude Biver, who is head of the Swiss time piece company TAG Heuer, discussing the state of the Swiss watch industry following the announcement of the Apple Watch and the impending flood of smartwatches. Surprisingly, Biver said he'll be among the customers who will be purchasing an Apple Watch.
Khan Academy, often called the go-to place for online learning, has finally launched on the iPad to provide its education tools to students, and really anyone who wants to learn the material from a 10-inch screen.
The non-profit has had an iOS app since 2012, but now has launched a completely redesigned iPad app that features 150,000 learnings exercises, so users can launch them natively instead of having to pull up a webpage.
Password manager LastPass has finally launched a dedicated Mac app that will allow users to find and store their passwords.
Previously available as a web portal and browser extension, the new Mac app gives you the same features natively, along with a Quick Look feature that allows you to instantly search for passwords and other login information, as well as the ability to scavenge through secure notes.
SONICable is claiming it's the world's most advanced charging cable for the Lightning-supporting iPhones, able to charge your device in half the time as a normal Apple charger.
It offers an off and on switch that is behind the magic. When the switch is OFF: Its like a normal USB cable, charge and sync. When the switch is ON: All of the power is focused on charging, sync/data is disabled, which the Fort Lauderdale-based company says helps increase speed significantly.
Apple looks to be making time with its Chinese retail expansion, and as such has tapped famous calligrapher Wang Dongling to announce the grand opening of its first Apple Store in Hangzhou.
Apple has issued an email to registered iOS app developers on Tuesday reminding them all iOS apps will need to include 64-bit support for the latest A-series chips. Apple has sent out previous emails before, but it serves as another reminder before the change goes into effect.
While T-Mobile and its UnCarrier strategy are great for customers like you and me, apparently it's not the best for business.
Tim Hoetthes, CEO of T-Mobile US' parent company Deutsche Telekom, said in an interview with Recode the company's current path is unsustainable and something needs to change.
Search giant Google is in early talks to invest in SpaceX, tech titan Elon Musk's space transport services company that is looking at putting more technology in space. The Information reports Google wants an edge in Silicon Valley's space race for the next frontier.