Apple Silently Discountiues The iPod Classic

Apple has quitely killed-off its iconic click-wheel iPod Classic today following the announcement of the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch devices today. The iPod Classic was the last legacy handheld device that used an internal mechanical hard drive, a 30-pin Dock Connector and Apple's iconic click-wheel, which was a favorite among music hoarders for its large 160GB storage capacity and $250 price tag. It's more than likely that we will see larger flash-based storage capacity iPods being introduced in the iPod touch and iPod nano lineup very soon. Currently, customers have the option of choosing between 16GB, 32GB and 64GB storage capacities for the iPod touch, and only 16GB for the 7th generation iPod nano.

Apple Discontinues The 15-inch MacBook Pro

Apple has silently killed off the 15-inch MacBook Pro and is now strongly pushing towards the future with its more powerful slimmer and lighter Retina-equipped 13-inch and 15-inch MacBooks. People looking to get an affordably priced 15-inch MacBook Pro will have to turn to the refurbished and used market, while Apple has made efforts to lower the price point of the new 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro down to $1,999 from last year's $2,199 entry price. The 13-inch standard MacBook Pro is still being offered for purchase with year-old specs, and is now the only remaining Mac to come with an optical drive. But for an additional $100, you can get an up-to-date Retina model with a super fast PCIe-based 128GB of flash storage which can be a compromise for some.

Watch How The Mac Pro Is Made From A Single Aluminum Billet

Apple gives us a fascinating first look at how the Mac Pro, which is assembled in the USA, is made from start to finish with the help of countless iMacs positioned at production lines. The Mac Pro will go on sale later this year in December starting at $2,999 for a 3.7GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with a 256GB PCIe-based flash storage, dual AMD FirePro D300 graphics cards with 2GB GDDR5, and 12GB ECC RAM entry-configuration.

Apple's New Leather Smart Case For iPad Air, iPad mini 2

We were hoping that Apple would release a few new keyboard cover accessories for the iPads, alas it dropped the ball on that missed opportunity. Apple did however release a new leather Smart Cover folio case accessory for the iPad Air and Retina iPad mini that's a lot like the older Smart Case and Smart Cover hybrid, only made out of the same premium aniline-type leather found on the iPhone 5s Case. As you'd expect, the leather Smart Case features a sleep/wake magnetic closure and can fold into a viewing stand as well as into a comfortable typing angle while offering full front to back protection.

The iPad Air Smart Case will set you back a hefty $79, while the smaller iPad mini version which is fully compatible with both the original and Retina iPad mini models, will cost you $69. The Smart Case comes in the same exact six leather color choices available for the iPhone 5s Case including black, beige, brown, yellow, blue and red. You'll be able to pick one up starting next month.

OS X Mavericks Out Now, A Free Upgrade For All Macs

Apple's latest OS X 10.9 Mavericks Mac operating system update is finally out, and it's available to download today for free via the Mac App Store. Apple is closing the gap on fragmentation with a big incentive, free OS X upgrades from here on out. With over 200 new features, one notable feature that Apple has revealed today was that OS X Mavericks is capable of increasing battery life performance on portable Macs providing up to an additional hour of battery life.

With OS X Mavericks, the Mac experience gets even better. It brings new apps to your desktop. Adds features you’ll love to use. And introduces technologies that help your Mac perform even better — while using even less power.