The move should bring the iPad up to speed with iPhones, which already come with silver and gold-colored backs for models with a white front.
Apple's iOS 8.0.2 update also adds support for HealthKit-connected apps, which can share data with the iOS 8 Health app.
Apple Store employees have a number of crafty comebacks to address the iPhone 6 "Bendgate" controversy.
The company said the iOS 8.0.1 was live for only an hour, before it quickly pulled it back to investigate the issue.
Developers say Apple is starting to look a lot more like the Android ecosystem where many screen sizes makes writing apps tricky.
Apple's iPhone 6 is dominating smartphone sales in Japan despite ongoing supply constraints.
While an iOS 8.0.2 update is expected very soon, Apple has provided a temporary fix that requires users to reinstall iOS 8 through iTunes.
Other than new models of the iPad Air and Retina iPad mini, Apple is also rumored to soon launch a larger iPad with a 12.9-inch display.
See the changes in iOS and iPhone through Apple's original smartphone and the iPhone 6 Plus side-by-side.
One thing you shouldn't do with your iPhone is toss it into a microwave to charge its battery.
Swipe-to-touch can make you a faster texter, if you learn how.
Apple's new mobile OS shows how Cupertino is distancing itself from Google.
Merely hours after Apple opened its doors to the first iPhone 6 buyers, websites are already taking the smartphone apart.
Wei Chu, a Chinese student, is offering to share his girlfriend to raise money to buy the iPhone 6.
If you're not keen on waiting in line for Apple's iPhone 6, there's other ways to get the new smartphone.
Apple wants to reassure customers that their privacy is safe and they can trust the company with all their data.
Apple can't and won't provide government authorities access to data stored on iPhones.
Regulators have long called for such a move, complaining that cell phone companies have done too little to discourage theft.
Unlike the jump from iOS 6 to iOS 7, there are no big cosmetic changes, but you'll ultimately see how much the operating system has changed.
Thiel, a respected voice in Silicon Valley, thinks Apple needs to do better than the Apple Watch and Apple Pay.
Foxconn is assembling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus at its Zhengzhou, China site and is adding workers to increase production to keep up with orders.
Apple is expecting many Android converts with the release of the iPhone 6, so they produced a guide to help with the transition.