Construction on Apple Park is nearing completion and Apple is putting the finishing touches on the Steve Jobs Theater where next week’s iPhone-centric event will be held, according to a new video shared this evening by drone pilot Duncan Sinfield. Sinfield’s video offers up a close look at the now-finished theater and it depicts landscaping progress at the campus, both inside and outside of the ring-shaped main building. The theater is a…

Ahead of its iPhone-centric event set to take place on Tuesday, September 12, Apple has updated its Apple Events app designed for the fourth-generation Apple TV, adding new artwork and details about the upcoming keynote. “Watch the first-ever special event held at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California,” reads the text of the updated app. The date and time for the event, September 12 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time are listed,…

Investigators for Major League Baseball believe the Boston Red Sox, currently in first place in the American League East, have used the Apple Watch to illicitly steal hand signals from opposing teams, reports The New York Times. The Red Sox are believed to have stolen hand signals from opponents’ catchers in games using video recording equipment and communicated the information with the Apple Watch. Tim Cook visiting Fenway Park in June An…

Beats today introduced new Studio3 Wireless over-ear headphones with Apple’s W1 chip and Pure Adaptive Noise Canceling technology. Beats Studio3 Wireless deliver up to 22 hours of battery life with Pure ANC on, and up to 40 hours with Pure ANC off. Fast Fuel quick charging technology via Micro-USB provides three hours of music playback with a 10-minute charge. Here’s how Beats describes Pure ANC: This groundbreaking new technology uses advanced algorithms…

Apple has confirmed to Music Business Worldwide that its annual Apple Music Festival has ended after a decade-long run. Apple Music Festival, known as iTunes Festival prior to 2015, was a free annual concert series that saw big name artists and bands like Elton John, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Ozzy Osbourne, Florence + The Machine, Pharrell Williams, and Usher performing at the Roundhouse in London, England. Other notable performers over the festival’s ten-year…

Apple’s AirPods have dominated the “truly wireless” earphones market in the U.S. since launching in December, according to new market research conducted by NPD Group. The industry analyst’s Retail Tracking Service found that AirPods accounted for 85 percent of over 900,000 wireless earbuds sold since the start of the year. Apple’s success in the emerging market was put down to brand resonance, disruptive pricing, and excitement over the AirPods’ W1 chip, which…

Hugely popular third-party YouTube app “ProTube” was quietly removed from the App Store by Apple last week. Apple’s decision to pull the app followed several takedown requests from Google that were received by the app’s developer. ProTube was hailed by users during its three-year reign for several features either not available in the official YouTube app or not offered by other third-party apps, such as the ability to play videos in 4K…

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Sunday tweeted that Apple employs 250 so-called “dreamers,” or individuals who were brought to the United States at a young age when their parents or guardians illegally immigrated to the country. Image: Nicholas Kamm/Associated Free Press/Getty Images “I stand with them,” said Cook. “They deserve our respect as equals and a solution rooted in American values.” 250 of my Apple coworkers are #Dreamers. I stand with them….

Surtees Studios recently announced it has released a public beta of Bartender 3 for testing on macOS High Sierra and macOS Sierra. It’s a free update available within Bartender 2, which costs $15 after a free four-week trial. The popular tool for rearranging or hiding Mac menu bar items has been completely rewritten in Swift, according to the release notes. Bartender 3 also no longer requires the Bartender Helper to be installed…

The sixth-generation iPod nano is officially obsolete, meaning Apple will no longer repair or service the portable media player. Apple added the sixth-generation iPod nano to its internal vintage and obsolete products list on August 30, according to a memo distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers seen by MacRumors. Apple repairs and services products for up to five years after they are no longer manufactured. The sixth-generation iPod nano…