SlideShow: Leading up to Apple's Special Event

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco: We're on the ground at the expansive Bill Graham Civic Auditorium where various buses full of journalist, analysts and Apple Employees are filing in anticipation of Apple's next iPhone announcement. The larger venue. Stayu tuned for our post-event coverage here later today.

Apple's Online Store goes down in anticipation of new product announcements

San Francisco: Apple's Online Store has been taken down in preparation for today's Special Event where new iPhones are expected to be announced (and likely ready for pre-order). Apple is holding an event here in downtown San Francisco today which is expected to be focused on iOS 9 and the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. The size of the venue, plus numerous hints that this will be a 'big' launch event has generated a lot of buzz for other, unexpected revelations.

Apple Watch and watchOS 2.0 OS is expected to make a splash today, while many believe that Apple TV will be getting a big update in terms of hardware, software as well as content services. Other rumours focus on a larger iPad Pro, even if Apple traditionally holds a separate and iPad and Mac-specific October event. Stay tuned for more coverage today from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

Video: Moto X Pure Edition walkthrough

While the Moto X Pure Edition is currently exclusive to the US (Canada has the Moto X Play and the new Moto G), we were still very interested to check out the new flagship of the Moto X line. The above video shows off some of the Moto X Pure Edition's fit and finish choices. This is easily one of the most impressive large smartphones around and a surprisingly easy to manage 5.7-inch device.

eBay 4.0 reimagines the pioneering auction site for mobile devices

eBay has been around for a long time as the pioneering auction site. While intially deisigned for the desktop web, most of today's users access eBay through mobile browsers or apps. eBay released released eBay 4.0 - what it calls, "a new, immersive experience for eBay core apps for iPhone and Android, as well as updates to the iPad. eBay 4.0 is designed to simplify the way eBay customers browse, buy and sell, and is another step in our journey to create a customized, personalized experience across all screens."

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