Apple Campus 2 Drone video update

- Oct. 19th 2014 2:07 pm PT

It appears that most of the foundation is laid now in an update from a video taken by a drone two weeks ago.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has called Apple’s Campus 2 the ‘Greenest in the World’. The controversial structure which will house 12,000 staff in 2.8M square feet on 176 acres and is estimated to be completed in 2016. Interestingly, even though Apple is covering the construction site with a high green wall, it is updating the 3D flyover of the location in Apple Maps somewhat frequently. The latest looks like it was taken earlier this summer.

An official updated aerial shot from Apple was also posted on the City of Cupertino’s website:

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You can follow the progress in our Campus 2 story line here. We’re going to try to get a new video every few weeks so stay tuned.

Apple releases OS X Yosemite Public Beta 6 to match latest developer GM

Mark Gurman

- Oct. 13th 2014 10:15 am PT

@markgurman

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Apple today released the sixth public beta of the upcoming OS X Yosemite to AppleSeed testers. The build number is 14A388b, which coincides with last week’s OS X Yosemite Golden Master Candidate 3.0 release for registered developers. Apple plans to provide final details on OS X Yosemite at the October 16th event, then release it as soon as later that date.

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Majority of Apple Campus 2 foundation laid according to latest drone video

Seth Weintraub

- Oct. 5th 2014 7:16 pm PT

@llsethj

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Apple’s Campus 2 project continues to make strides with the latest drone video (below) showing the majority of the foundation completed on the massive structure, which Apple CEO Tim Cook has called the ‘Greenest in the World’. You can see the front 2/3rds of the structure is now cemented in with the rear third still dirt and subterranean walls also built along the sides.

The controversial structure which will house 12,000 staff in 2.8M square feet on 176 acres and is estimated to be completed in 2016. Interestingly, even though Apple is covering the construction site with a high green wall, it is updating the 3D flyover of the location in Apple Maps somewhat frequently. The latest looks like it was taken earlier this summer.

You can follow the progress in our Campus 2 story line here.

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Apple provides facts & figures to support “greenest building on the planet” claims

Ben Lovejoy - Sep. 30th 2014 5:31 am PT

After Tim Cook recently claimed at an environmental conference that its new ‘Spaceship’ headquarters would be “the greenest building on the planet,” Apple today provided (via Business Insider) a few illustrative facts and figures to support the claim.

For example, Cupertino law requires that construction sites reuse at least 75% of their demolished materials. Apple says it’s using over 90% of the old headquarters in building the new one.

This includes recycling all of the concrete from its present headquarters to form part of the foundations of the new campus. Trees cleared from the construction site are being turned into lumber for use in the building.

Once completed, Apple says that not only will 100 percent of its energy come from renewable sources (Apple is building a large solar farm at the site), but that the unique design of the structure means it will require far less energy to run than a conventional building.

The new HQ will also save money on heating and cooling. Apple says the building will have natural ventilation for 75% of the year.

While these are just a few snippits, we’re likely to hear more as construction work progresses.

Apple places a high priority on its environmental credentials, hiring former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to oversee environmental issues, building a dedicated microsite for environmental responsibility, releasing an Earth Day video narrated by Tim Cook, and running press ads calling on other companies to follow its example.

News Hub and Live Blog: Apple’s ‘wish we could say more’ iPhone, mobile payments and wearables event

- Sep. 9th 2014 8:06 am PT

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Seth Weintraub | 11:58 ..and we’re done I think. Go read all of the posts on 9to5mac.com

Seth Weintraub | 11:58 Running U2 ad looks like 10 year old iPod ads

Seth Weintraub | 11:57 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.56.28 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:46 U2 is going on. They are putting their album on the iPhone 6

Seth Weintraub | 11:46 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.45.05 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:45 Now talking Music

Talking about iTunes

Seth Weintraub | 11:44 Wrap up

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Seth Weintraub | 11:43 Apple Watch will be available in early 2015 starting at $349

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Seth Weintraub | 11:41 magsafe induction charging

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Seth Weintraub | 11:40 3 different editions. Works with iPhone 5/c/s or iPhone 6

Seth Weintraub | 11:40 Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, AppleWatch Edition

Seth Weintraub | 11:40 can control Apple TV, walkie talkie,

Seth Weintraub | 11:38 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.37.25 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:36 Jay Blahnick talking about all of the fitness features

Seth Weintraub | 11:34 Fitness App monitors activity

Workout App allows you to set specific goals

Seth Weintraub | 11:34 Talking Fitness now

Seth Weintraub | 11:32 Pinteresting and city Mapper. BMW Charge level

Seth Weintraub | 11:32 American Airline 1 tap, Starwood Hotels (creating a key).

Seth Weintraub | 11:31 Twitter and Facebook are making apps as Mark reported

Seth Weintraub | 11:31 3rd party apps for iWatch.

Notifications from apps.

Watchkit for Glances and notifications

Seth Weintraub | 11:29 This tap communication this is going to change the world.

Seth Weintraub | 11:27 Interesting maps interface on Apple Watch

Seth Weintraub | 11:26 Lots of updates since iPod Nano :P

Seth Weintraub | 11:25 I’m really like the polish of these watch apps and glances

Seth Weintraub | 11:21 Glances is interface for Watch for little bits of info

Seth Weintraub | 11:20 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.18.46 PM 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.17.17 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:18 Kevin Lynch (former Adobe Exec) is demoing Apple Watch

Seth Weintraub | 11:17 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.16.08 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:16 Real Gold

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Seth Weintraub | 11:14 2 size Apple Watches

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Seth Weintraub | 11:14 Magnetic leather and lots of other watch options

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Seth Weintraub | 11:12 lots of watch faces and personalization options

Seth Weintraub | 11:11 Magsafe induction charger

Seth Weintraub | 11:11 4 sensors in the back

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Seth Weintraub | 11:09 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.08.43 PM

Amazing

Seth Weintraub | 11:08 Share heartbeat with other people

Seth Weintraub | 11:08 Ive narrating. Whole different UI

Seth Weintraub | 11:07 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.06.54 PM 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.07.39 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:06 Jony Ive narrating Apple Watch Story

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Seth Weintraub | 11:04 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.04.21 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:04 MultiTouch allows people to interact with technology

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Seth Weintraub | 11:02 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 2.01.43 PM

Seth Weintraub | 11:01 Apple Watch is the most personal device Apple has ever created.

Seth Weintraub | 11:00 Apple Watch

Seth Weintraub | 10:59 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.59.25 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:57 Oh damn

tim Cook Dropped it

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Seth Weintraub | 10:56 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.55.45 PM

Apple Pay: October in US

Seth Weintraub | 10:55 Integrated into Target Appor Groupon or Uber

Seth Weintraub | 10:54 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.54.06 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:54 Lot of locations will take Apple Pay

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Seth Weintraub | 10:53 Apple Pay

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Seth Weintraub | 10:51 Apple doesn’t know what you buy

Seth Weintraub | 10:51 No need to cancel Credit cards if iPhone gets lost

Seth Weintraub | 10:51 Device only – no iCloud syncing

Seth Weintraub | 10:50 Use iSight Camera to add new card. Add to passbook

Seth Weintraub | 10:49 Passbook will be the wallet

Seth Weintraub | 10:49 NFC Radio in 6 and 6Plus with touch ID.

Seth Weintraub | 10:48 Apple demonstrates NFC payment/ Brings up Eddie Cue

Seth Weintraub | 10:48 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.47.55 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:47 Apple loves these types of problem. This is what Apple does best

Apple Pay

Seth Weintraub | 10:46 Apple talking security non-ironically

Seth Weintraub | 10:46 Credit card/magnetic stripe interface

Seth Weintraub | 10:45 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.45.10 PM 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.44.53 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:44 Wallet!

Seth Weintraub | 10:43 Bigger than Bigger

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Seth Weintraub | 10:42 Tim Cook back up: How it makes you feel!

Seth Weintraub | 10:42 That’s all for iPhone 6/+

Seth Weintraub | 10:41 Prices:

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Seth Weintraub | 10:40 New Silicone Cases and LEather cases including Product Red

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Seth Weintraub | 10:39 New Gyroscope in camera

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Seth Weintraub | 10:36 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.35.56 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:35 Ugh

"This video stream is actually being recorded and hosted on the new iPhone 6"—
Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 10:34 Schiller: iPhone has become the world’s most popular video recorder. 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.34.15 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:32 Boom

Apple announces new wireless technologies in iPhone 6, including VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling wp.me/p1xtr9-1qpF—
9to5Mac  (@9to5mac) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 10:31

iPhone 6 has an 8MP iSight camera, 1.5µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture. And an all-new sensor.

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Seth Weintraub | 10:30 Sounds like Fast Autofocus, Tone mapping, noise reduction,

Seth Weintraub | 10:29 Focus Pixels Camera

Seth Weintraub | 10:29 New Cameras!

Seth Weintraub | 10:28 802.11AC and Wifi calling and VoLTE 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.27.49 PM

Apple Invents calling over Wifi

Seth Weintraub | 10:26 it measures elevation (Barometer)

Seth Weintraub | 10:26 THE NEW M8 CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CYCLING AND RUNNING

Seth Weintraub | 10:25 BATTERY FTW

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Seth Weintraub | 10:24 Double Touch moves whole screen down for reachability”

Seth Weintraub | 10:22 Apps/Websites not updated to new iPhones “just work”

Seth Weintraub | 10:22 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.21.30 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:21 Boom!

Apple announces iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus wp.me/p1xtr9-1qoc—
9to5Mac  (@9to5mac) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 10:21 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.20.26 PM

FAST. YIIIISSSSSS

Seth Weintraub | 10:19 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.18.46 PM seems fast?

Seth Weintraub | 10:18 2B Transistors on a 20nm process. 13% smaller than A7

Seth Weintraub | 10:18 25% faster CPU

Seth Weintraub | 10:17 Developers can customize apps for the larger screen

Seth Weintraub | 10:16 “easy to use one-handed

Seth Weintraub | 10:16 Sleep/Wake is pushed to right side (all as expected)

Seth Weintraub | 10:16 Sideswipe gestures for new phones

Seth Weintraub | 10:15 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.14.34 PM 6 plus has new horizontal display

Seth Weintraub | 10:13 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.12.54 PM 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.13.11 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:12 1080P display in Plus

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Seth Weintraub | 10:12 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.11.54 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:11 Pshiller:

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Seth Weintraub | 10:09 iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus

Seth Weintraub | 10:09 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.08.27 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:08 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.07.46 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:07

“Today, we are launching the biggest advancement in the history of iPhone.”

Seth Weintraub | 10:07 more importantly, #1 loved phone in the world

Seth Weintraub | 10:07 #1 smartphone in the world

Seth Weintraub | 10:06 Starting with iPhone

Seth Weintraub | 10:06 (Last Apple event at Flint Center was iMac launch in the late 90s

Seth Weintraub | 10:06 Hello again says Tim cook with a Bondi Blue iMac in the background

Seth Weintraub | 10:04 This video stream is a mess for me (Safari)

Seth Weintraub | 10:04 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 1.03.40 PM

Seth Weintraub | 10:02 (unless you’ve got the Truck)

Uh oh http://t.co/ZU4xTfALWu—
Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 10:01 It is showtime!

Seth Weintraub | 9:53 Might just be Electric President

We love music … so much you get two songs at once.—
Benjamin Mayo (@bzamayo) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:51 10 minutes!

Seth Weintraub | 9:50 This music isn’t great unless that CD is skipping

Seth Weintraub | 9:48 9to5-image 2014-09-09 at 12.47.30 PM

Seth Weintraub | 9:46 Video is now live!

Seth Weintraub | 9:44 In the house

And we're in! http://t.co/0VmoDe6xXJ—
Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:43 T Minus 20

They're letting media in!—
Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:39 Not going to lie. Not sure who this is

On my way to #apple live in cupertino.. 9/9/2014 http://t.co/JoMceFKCnt—
coco lee (@cocolee117) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:37 Apple making your typo famous? Priceless

We’ll, can’t deny it any more. I’m in Cupertino, CA. At the Flint where the iMac was launched and today … ? We’ll soon see!—
Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:30 Dis is nuts

This is nuts. http://t.co/2IE9vp1qem—
John Gruber (@gruber) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:26 BTW Windows users, we’ve got you covered for the live stream

Seth Weintraub | 9:19 Fashion

What’s hidden underneath this white box is the talk of the town. Keep following to find out #AppleLive http://t.co/tmGb0yzH8W—
Marie Claire (@marieclaire) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:10 No doubt? V

Mark Gurman | 9:08 Dre will be there

On my way to apple launch w dr dre ⚡️🎉🎈👏👏👏 gx instagram.com/p/suxIaYuLfB/ http://t.co/PyKQgD7kD3—
Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:06 Are those presenter clothes for the fitness expert?

Jay Blahnik http://t.co/mqEDXwpEUt—
Matthew Panzarino (@panzer) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 9:04

It's a watch. A wallet, A fitness device.

Are you getting it?—
Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) September 09, 2014

Mark Gurman | 9:02 Health.

Dr. Oz is at today's Apple event: cnb.cx/AppleLiveBlog http://t.co/LdJmmevRxI—
CNBC Top Stories (@CNBCTopStories) September 09, 2014

Mark Gurman | 8:59 Maybe they’ll be time lapsing the covers coming off of the major structure

https://twitter.com/Tim_Stevens/status/509370121148960770/photo/1

Seth Weintraub | 8:59 Help

There are DSLRs on tripods pointed at the cube, taking pics on timers. Whatever happens will be on time-lapse. http://t.co/MU0Ds02upk—
Tim Stevens (@Tim_Stevens) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 8:52 Sage advice:

I'm telling you guys, don't go into that white box. You will not be the same when you come out.—
Joe Brown (@joemfbrown) September 09, 2014

Mark Gurman | 8:42 Craig on scene

BREAKING: Craig Federighi eating a pre-event banana. Hair: perfect. http://t.co/1UNY6LC3xG (via @piercedavid)—
ravirajm (@rv1raj) September 09, 2014

Mark Gurman | 8:40 Apple’s doing their own blog

Descending into a nation of livebloggers “@9to5mac: Apple shares dedicated page w/ updates of iPhone/Wearable event wp.me/p1xtr9-1qnu”—
Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) September 09, 2014

LOL

Shouldn't have used Apple Maps. “@cue: Just got to Moscone, where is everyone! 😄 #AppleLive”—
Chris O'Brien (@obrien) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 8:34 He needs coffee?

Its Craig Federighi waiting in line for coffee like a normal. The hair blessed, they're just like us. http://t.co/wTLxrouiCI

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Matthew Panzarino (@panzer) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 8:27 wat. Apple is liveblogging themselves? Yisssssss. I can go back to sleep

Mark Gurman | 8:19 Nice scoop

My journalistic instinct tells me something is happening in Cupertino today. $aapl #applelive http://t.co/6bo6zM5DV0—
Daisuke Wakabayashi (@daiwaka) September 09, 2014

Mark Gurman | 8:18 Who invited this guy?

Steve Wozniak has arrived -Apple's giant white cube demo center in background. #apple http://t.co/gFFKnoFkJ4—
Connie Guglielmo (@techledes) September 09, 2014

Mark Gurman | 8:18 Some TMI from Engadget:

Exclusive!! Apple event bathroom photo: http://t.co/WV3ZMJX3qQ—
Zach Honig (@ZachHonig) September 09, 2014

Mark Gurman | 8:17 Steve Kovach sharing some great photos of the breakfast scene.

http://t.co/dXyk0wQLyD—
Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) September 09, 2014

Seth Weintraub | 8:15 We’re now 2 hours from liftoff

It’s September 9th, and you know what that means: Apple’s biggest event in several years is happening today. We’re expecting Apple CEO Tim Cook and his team of executives to discuss two new and larger iPhone models, a mobile payments system, and of course, a fashion/health/fitness-centric wearable device. We’ll be following along and providing articles with the latest news throughout the day. This News Hub will embed the latest action from the ground at the Flint Center in Cupertino and provide an easy access view of the latest news articles. You can also follow us on Twitter at @9to5Mac for quick updates as they break, and all our updates below:

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UK carrier O2 teases new iPhone with funny newspaper ad

Mark Gurman - Sep. 1st 2014 10:27 am PT

Major United Kingdom-based carrier O2 is teasing the upcoming iPhone 6 launch(es) with a humorous newspaper ad today. The ad is fairly self-explanatory. But to fill in the blanks, the new iPhone will debut at the September 9th Apple event and at least some models will likely become available on September 19th. The bigger, 5.5-inch phone is seeing some delays, and that model possibly won’t hit the streets until later in the month or even October. As for the name, the general consensus is either “iPhone 6” or “iPhone Air.” Thanks to The Verge‘s Tom Warren for bringing the ad to our attention.