2014

The following Apple-related events occurred or were scheduled in 2014:

January 21: Beats Music, the predecessor to the Apple Music streaming service, is launched.
January 29: iOS 7.0.5 is released.

February 1: SheepShaver emulation software version 2.4 is released.
February 6: Threes! is released for iOS.
February 11: The iTunes Radio service is launched in Australia.
February 15: The first Apple retail store in Brazil and Latin America is opened in Rio de Janeiro.
February 21: iOS 6.1.6 is released as the final update to iOS 6. iOS 7.0.6 is also released.
February 25: Mac OS X 10.9.2 (Mavericks) is released.

March 3: iOS in the Car is rebranded as CarPlay.
March 10: CarPlay is released as part of the iOS 7.1 update.
March 18: The iPad 2 is discontinued.
March 30: An Apple Alumni Reunion is held for staff from the first 10 years of the company.

April 3: Monument Valley is released for iOS.
April 5: The first Apple retail store in Turkey (now called Türkiye) is opened in Istanbul.
April 8: Microsoft ends support for Windows XP.
April 12: Intaglio SketchPad 2.2 is released for iOS.
April 22: iOS 7.1.1 is released. Intaglio SketchPad 2.2.1 is released for iOS.

June 2-6: The 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, where OS X 10.10 Yosemite, iOS 8, and Swift are announced.
June 6: Apple acquires Simple Rules, the developer of the Spotsetter social search engine.
June 9: After reaching a share price of $649, Apple stock (AAPL) is split 7-for-1.
June 30: iOS 7.1.2 is released as the final update to iOS 7. OS X 10.9.4 (Mavericks) is also released.

August 7: The Sago Mini World bundle of edutainment games is released for iOS through the Apple App Store.

September 9: The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple Pay, and Apple Watch are announced at a special event titled "Wish we could say more." The iPod classic, the 8 GB version of the iPhone 4S, the 32 GB version of the iPhone 5C, and the 64 GB version of the iPhone 5S are discontinued.
September 17: iOS 8, and Apple TV Software 6.2.1 and 7.0 are released to the public.
September 19: The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are released.
September 28: Former Apple II development engineer Bob Bishop passes away.

October 16: The iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, and iMac with 5K Retina Display are announced at a special event titled "It's been way too long." OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) is released to the public.
October 20: Apple Pay is first launched in the United States.
October 22: The iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 are released.

November 2: Intaglio SketchPad 2.3 is released with support for iOS 8 and the larger screen sizes of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
November 17: OS X 10.10.1 (Yosemite) is released.
November 18: Construction Simulator: Deluxe Edition is released for Mac OS X.
November 26: Solitaire Horse is released for iOS through the Apple App Store in Japan.

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