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September 17, 2014, 6:00 PM

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Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:

iOS 8 review: Apple empowers developers with Continuity, iCloud Drive, HealthKit, HomeKit, Pay — iOS 8, thoroughly reviewed — A big, developer-centric update completes the overhaul started in iOS 7. — “Huge for developers. Massive for everyone else.”

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Developers warn iOS 8 users not to upgrade to iCloud Drive before OS X Yosemite release — With the public release of iOS 8 landing today ahead of the new iPhone models shipping on September 19, developers are warning users not to upgrade to Apple's new iCloud Drive feature just yet.

More: iMore, Computerworld, ReadWrite, Gigaom, Quartz, Mashable, Business Insider, Gotta Be Mobile and Laptop Mag

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple Releases iOS 8 With Continuity, Third Party Access to Keyboards/Touch ID, Family Sharing, and ‘Health’ App — Apple today released iOS 8 to the public, making the download available to all users who have an iPhone 4s or later, iPad 2 or later, 5th-generation iPod touch, or iPad mini.

More: AppleInsider, Engadget, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, BGR, TechCrunch, Business Insider, iMore, The Next Web, InvestorPlace, MacDailyNews and Touch Arcade

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Apple removes HealthKit-compatible apps from App Store due to bug on their end, says issue will be resolved later this month — Apple seemingly removing HealthKit compatible iOS 8 apps from App Store due to issues (U: Apple statement) — Several apps began rolling out on the App Store …

More: MacRumors, MacRumors, ReadWrite, The Register, iMore, The Next Web, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Cult of Mac, TUAW, AppleInsider, SlashGear and Ubergizmo

Bonnie Cha / Re/code:

Apple's QuickType, and third-party keyboards SwiftKey and Swype, make iOS 8 typing easier and faster

More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, ZDNet, Laptop Mag, BGR, iMore, ZDNet, The Verge, TechCrunch, The Next Web and TUAW

Businessweek:

Tim Cook Interview: The iPhone 6, the Apple Watch, and Remaking a Company's Culture — Steve Jobs's office remains Steve Jobs's office. After his death in 2011, Tim Cook, his friend and successor as Apple (AAPL) chief executive officer, decided to leave the sparsely decorated room on the fourth floor of 1 Infinite Loop untouched.

More: iMore, Business Insider, Gizmodo, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Macworld, WebProNews, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, MacNN, iLounge, Valleywag, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice and TUAW

Tweets: @johnpaczkowski, @valleyhack, @nickbilton and @sapnam

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:

iPhone 6 better in every way: display, performance, photos, videos, battery life, and network speed — The iPhones 6 — The Big Picture — A few days into testing the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, I accidentally left my personal iPhone 5S on a desk next to the iPhone 6 Plus.

More: The Verge, BGR, iPhone Hacks, ParisLemon, ongoing by Tim Bray and Business Insider

Tweets: @stevesi and @panzer

Daniel Howley / Yahoo Tech:

iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus: Which Apple Phone Should You Buy?

David Pogue / Yahoo Tech:

Reviewed: iPhone 6 is a Thin, Sexy Phone with a Killer Camera

More: USA Today, eWeek, BetaNews, Mashable, Tech Trader Daily, TUAW, Gotta Be Mobile, SlashGear and WebProNews. Tweets: @panzer

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

iPhone 6 Plus Review: The First Truly Well-Designed Big Smartphone

More: Re/code, The Verge, Businessweek, Engadget, iMore, T3, Gotta Be Mobile, Telegraph, SFist, Guardian, CNET, Mashable, MacRumors, MacNN, BGR, Gizmodo, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac and Business Insider

Jason Snell / Six Colors:

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus: A tale of scale

Tweets: @reppep

Walt Mossberg / Re/code:

iPhone 6: a great upgrade for iPhone owners, and the best smartphone you can buy

Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:

Foxconn struggles with iPhone 6 demand despite 200K workers making 540K phones/day — Foxconn Struggles to Meet New iPhone Demand — Apple fans may have to wait for weeks to get the new iPhones as Apple's major assembler Foxconn appears to be struggling to boost its production to meet strong demand.

More: 9to5Mac, BGR, PC Magazine, TUAW, SlashGear, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, CNET, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore, Business Insider and Electronista. Tweets: @cdhowe

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Amazon leaks smaller, lighter, 300 DPI high-res Voyage Kindle, launching Nov 4th — Kindle Voyage leaks on Amazon with a new way to turn pages — Amazon appears to be preparing to launch new Kindles. Several listings spotted on the German version of Amazon show a new “Kindle Voyage” …

Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:

Peter Thiel: Twitter execs probably smoke pot, Uber most ethically challenged company — Peter Thiel on Twitter and pot, Google, Uber and gay CEOs — Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, provides his play on social media company Twitter. — Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel …

More: Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Re/code, The Technology Chronicles, CNET, SiliconBeat, Salon and Forbes

Tweets: @dickc, @dannysullivan, @goldman, @bijan and @msuster

Liam Spradlin / Android Police:

Material design screenshots leaked for Google Play Store 5.0 update — An Exclusive Early Look At The Google Play Store's 5.0 Update — A couple of months ago, we shared an early look at an impending Play Store update that saw more “materialized” content listings, but the rest of the interface remained largely unchanged.

More: Gizmodo, TechnoBuffalo, PC World, AndroidGuys, Gotta Be Mobile, AndroidOS.in and Engadget

Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:

Former Qualcomm executive Dennis Kish replaces Milo Medin as head of Google Fiber — Former Qualcomm Exec Named Head of Google Fiber — Google Fiber has a new boss, the latest sign that the search giant is serious about delivering high-speed Internet service.

More: Engadget, DSLreports, Light Reading, 9to5Google, Gigaom, ZDNet and Softpedia News

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:

Initial Apple Watch thoughts: gold version could start at $5K, stainless $1K; unclear how Apple and the market will deal with its technology growing old fast — Apple Watch: Initial Thoughts and Observations — Consider Vertu, the company that sells $6,000 Android phones (and which, back in the day, sold $6,000 Symbian phones).

More: stratechery, MacDailyNews, Forbes, 5by5 Master Audio Feed, PhoneArena, Pocketnow, Pocket-lint, BGR, Cult of Mac, ParisLemon, TIME, MacRumors and Wearable Tech Insider

Tweets: @om and @mathewi

Thanks:@sidharthdassani

Liz Gannes / Re/code:

Airbnb to begin collecting a 14% transient occupancy tax in San Francisco October 1 — Airbnb Will Collect Taxes in San Francisco Starting Next Month — Airbnb will collect taxes from its hosts and and remit them to its hometown of San Francisco starting October 1, the company said today.

More: The Technology Chronicles, Gigaom, GeekWire, TechCrunch, CNET and San Francisco Chronicle

Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless:

Verizon Wireless plans to launch Wi-Fi calling in mid-2015 — Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) plans to introduce Wi-Fi calling in the middle of next year but does not see an urgent need for it, according to Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo. — Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media …

More: Gizmodo, iMore, Droid Life, Ubergizmo and Android and Me. Tweets: @jbrodkin

Ravi Grover / Facebook Developers:

Facebook adds label cohorts and retention charts to app analytics for developers — Introducing improved analytics tools for app developers — Today we're excited to announce that we're launching new tools within App Insights to let you better measure the performance of your app among specific groups …

More: Marketing Land, ReadWrite and PC Magazine

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