Here are some of the top Apple stories from this week.
° Apple will purportedly roll out its smart glasses (“Apple Glasses,” perhaps) in 2027 and is working on new form factors for the Apple Vision Pro.
° A federal jury in San Diego ruled that Taction Technology is owed more than $5.7 billion by Apple for infringing two haptic feedback patents.
° OpenAI and the other defendants in Apple’s trade secret misappropriation lawsuit have made a new filing, asking the court to strike two expert declarations and disregard other evidence Apple recently submitted.
° Britain’s Competition Appeal Tribunal is allowing part of a consumer lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to proceed over claims they restricted competition in the sale of Apple products on Amazon’s UK marketplace.
° The iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, and AirPods Pro 3 are predicted to be among the top selling products over the holiday season.
° Apple has released macOS 27.0.1, iOS 27.0.1, iPadOS 27.0.1, visionOS 27.0.1, and watchOS 27.0.1.
° Apple says Apple TV recently had its largest weekly viewership ever thanks to “Mayday,” “Ted Lasso,” and post-Emmys bumps for “Widows Bay” and “Pluribus.”
° A new report claims the iPhone Duo is experiencing production issues.
° In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Apple has released a new guide to help families create healthy digital habits that balance screen time with sleep, exercise, schoolwork, and time with friends and family.
° Apple has introduced updates to Apple Creator Studio, its collection of creative and productivity apps.
° Final Cut Camera, the professional filming app for iPhone, has received a major update with version 2.4.
° Apple CEO John Ternus wants to make the company leaner and meaner to speed up product accelerate product development and introduce new products more often, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
° Apple may introduce its home hub, new HomePod minis, and a new Apple TV set-top box on October 13.
° Apple is purportedly revamping HomeKit for a push into the smart home market.
° iPhone sales in China are up 12% year-over-year in the iPhone 18 Pro’s launch week.
° A judge has ruled that Apple’s breach of contract claims against a former Apple Watch engineer can continue.
° iPad shipments in India grew 34.5% year-over-year as of quarter two.
° Apple reportedly plans to unveil its home hub on Tuesday, October 13, and the leaker known as “pdfu” has revealed in an X post that the device may be available in up to four finishes: Silver, Space Gray, Starlight, and Rose Pink.
° Apple likely to unveil its first touchscreen Mac this month or next.
° Apple’s “HomePad” may use AI facial recognition instead of Face ID.
