Apple has seeded the 1st public beta of OS X 10.11.1 to all testers toady, roughly a week and a half before the final version of El Capitan will be released on the App Store. The first developer beta of this update for OS X 10.11 came out just 4 days ago.

The only change, besides support for Unicode 8, is the fact that Apple added new emojis, including a taco, burrito, cheese wedge, hot dog, middle finger, and unicorn head. These emojis also make an appearance in iOS 9.1 which is also in testing.

Besides the new emojis, there aren't any visual changes made to the OS, which suggests that this update will just contain performance improvements and enhancements. According to Apple's release notes, the beta offers stability, compatibility, and security improvements.

Apple has finally released watchOS 2 to the world, with support for native-running apps, new watch faces, developer-specific tools to access features like the Taptic Engine, heart rate monitor, microphone, and accelerometer, performance upgrades, and more.

The OS was originally scheduled to debut alongside iOS 9 on September 16, but shortly before it was ready to make it's way to wrists everywhere, Apple noticed a big bug which needed to be taken care of, which ultimately delayed the launch of the 1st major update for Apple Watch.

If you'd like to install the new update for your Watch, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap through My Watch > General > Software Update. Make sure your watch is in Bluetooth range of your iPhone and connected to its charger. Then install it. The installation will take a while, so be patient.

You can view Apple's official page for watchOS 2 here to learn about all the new features.

During a recent statement, Apple confirmed that the iPhone 6S would officially go on sale Friday at 8 AM. The company has also already confirmed that the response to the new smartphone has been "incredibly positive" although we're still 4 days away from the official release.

Apple also stated that iOS 9 has the fastest adoption rate of any iOS version they've ever distributed before, with 50% of devices upgraded to the new operating system which was released on Wednesday last week.

In a press release, Apple SVP Phil Schiller said that the new OS is off to an amazing start:

Apple is encouraging walk-in customers to arrive early on Friday to secure a new iPhone. That being said, the iPhone 6S is yet to sell out on Apple’s website so stock availability seems solid.

It is also worth noting that Apple is yet to release firm sales numbers for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. This year, Apple has only said that it is on pace to beat last year’s record of 10 million phones sold in the opening weekend. This is leading some speculation that sales are not as strong as normal.

Ahead of the September 25th release, the iPhone 6S has been preordered by millions of people, putting lots of consumers devices in the "Preparing for Shipment" stage.

This stage in the Apple Online Store iPhone pre-ordering process indicates that Apple is packaging up units for shipment to customers for delivery next Friday and will likely begin charging customers soon as well.

In related news, the iPhone 6S packaging has leaked once again in images released by Spanish site iPhoneros [Google Translate], claiming that their sources come from China. Each image can be viewed below.

Apple's Move to iOS app for Android appeared to be the first Android app Apple ever released at first, but popular site Phandroid has done some digging around inside the code for the data transferring app, and they discovered it appears to be a masked version of a third party app called Copy My Data.

So, it appears Apple just licensed an Android app rather than fully creating one by themselves. This means that the Apple Music app the company is supposed to come out with in the fall could be their first personally-coded application to hit the Play Store.

Today, we are pleased to announce that MBEDDED is officially live on Apple's News app in iOS 9! You can view our newest Posts and Stories right on your iOS device!

Visit this link from your iOS device to check out our channel and to subscribe to it!

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Just a week after seeding everyone with the GM build of OS X El Capitan, Apple has released exclusively to developers the first beta build of OS X El Capitan 10.11.1. The version features build number 15B17c compared to OS X 10.11 GM’s 15A282a.

Registered developers can find the OS update in the Developer Center. Updating from a previous OS X version requires downloading the OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility, then checking for the update in the Mac App Store’s Updates section. We’ll dig into the latest beta and report any notable differences between it and the OS X 10.11 GM.

OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 build 15B17c Seed Notes

The OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

The official OS X 10.11 El Capitan version for everyone is set to be released later this month on September 30th.

Update: OS X 10.11.1 includes support for Unicode 8 and a range of new emoji like taco, burrito, cheese wedge, hot dog, middle finger, and unicorn head. The emoji are also included in iOS 9.1, which is currently in testing as well.

Last week, T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced that they would begin selling the Apple Watch, but they didn't provide a date for when they'd start. However, in a report late last night, Mac Rumors confirmed that the carrier would, in fact, begin selling the smartwatch as early as September 25, the same date the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus come out. In addition, Mac Rumors also confirmed a report by 9to5Mac that Sprint will also begin to sell Apple's first wearable on the same date.

The reason for this sudden movement made by the carriers may be to have the ability of selling the Watch as an accessory for the iPhone since the 6S/Plus are, as earlier stated, coming out the same day. At this time, there's no word on whether AT&T or Verizon will begin to sell the Watch, but it's entirely possible that they will become distributers of the Cupertino company's smartwatch on the same day as everyone else.

Carriers won't be the first third-party retailers of the Apple Watch, though. Earlier in August, Best Buy became the 1st retailer to offer the Watch other than Apple's own retail stores by slowly rolling out the device to it's retail and online stores.

Apple today released their 1st official Android app "Move to iOS", a tool for Android 4.0+ users to move most or all of their content from their current device to their new iPhone.

Using the app, users can transfer contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, Mail accounts, and calendars.

Here's Apple's official description of their first Android app:

You can download the Move to iOS app from here.

Apple today has just pushed the latest update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod to users everywhere with the release of iOS 9. Users who own an iPhone 4S or later can download it for free from Settings > General > Software Updates. iOS 9 introduces lots of improvements and some new features, like the new News app, improved multitasking for iPad, improvements in the Notes app, transit directions in Maps, smaller and more efficient updates, and much more.

watchOS 2 has also been released today for Apple Watch. You must upgrade your iPhone to iOS 9 in order to upgrade your Apple Watch properly. New features in watchOS 2 include native Watch apps, meaning most or all app data is now stored on your Apple Watch, Nightstand Mode, and Time Travel, a feature where you can jump through different apps like your calendar right on your clock to see what’s coming up.

Don’t fear if your device can’t update to iOS 9 just yet, though. It usually takes a little while to push updates to all devices.

Update: It appears Apple won’t be pushing watchOS 2 today due to a major bug found in the OS. Until further notice, watchOS 2 is currently unavailable.

Update 2: Apple has fixed the bug in watchOS 2 and the update is now available for Apple Watch.