Dennis Sellers

<p class="">On the <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20167-kyle-foster-of-synology-on-their-newest-products-and-nas-features-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices,</a> Kyle Foster, marketing specialist for Synology, joins host Chuck Joiner to introduce the company’s new, upgraded NAS models for both home and business.</p>

<p class="">Yesterday actor/director/producer/screenwriter Tom Hanks <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/7/6/tom-hanks-says-he-follows-the-instructions-of-his-whipmasters-at-apple-when-promoting-greyhound" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sounded as if he</a> wasn’t too happy that his new film, “Greyhound,” ended up on Apple TV+. Today it seems he’s changed his mind.</p>

<p class="">Logitech has announced the <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fmxmaster3-for-mac%3Futm_campaign%3Dmx3maclaunch_opx_non_comm%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_source%3Dpressrelease&esheet=52245606&newsitemid=20200707005063&lan=en-US&anchor=Logitech+MX+Master+3+for+Mac&index=1&md5=57e177204efbdbbed46051ba8da6c0a3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Logitech MX Master 3 for Mac</a> and <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fmxkeys-for-mac%3Futm_campaign%3Dmxkeysmaclaunch_opx_non_comm%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_source%3Dpressrelease&esheet=52245606&newsitemid=20200707005063&lan=en-US&anchor=Logitech+MX+Keys+for+Mac&index=2&md5=f6c0179a47ce9ad21150f17c6d58f1a6" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Logitech MX Keys for Mac</a>, updates to the Master Series now optimized for Mac and Apple advanced users. The company also announced <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fk380mac%3Futm_campaign%3Dk380maclaunch_opx_non_comm%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_source%3Dpressrelease&esheet=52245606&newsitemid=20200707005063&lan=en-US&anchor=Logitech+K380+for+Mac+Multi-Device+Bluetooth+Keyboard&index=3&md5=60f51cf9c17a9912cc4d65918bdba9e1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Logitech K380 for Mac Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard</a> with a layout specific for macOS, iOS and iPadOS.</p>

<p class="">With Apple moving the entire Mac line-up to “Apple Silicon” — the collective name for system-on-chip (SoC) and system-in-package (SiP) processors designed by Apple using ARM architecture — we should be seeing some radically different new Macs. One could be a touchscreen iMac</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,706,718) that hints at a revamped remote control for the Apple TV set-top box.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted yet another patent (number 10,705,634) regarding foldable iPhones (and perhaps iPads). This one is dubbed “foldable electronic device with exposed display region.”</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors </a>— Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the tech giant will debut new entry-level ‌AirPods‌ with a form factor design similar to ‌the AirPods Pro‌ in the first half of 2021. He says they’ll incorporate SiP tech to integrate the earbuds' audio features into the smaller casing.</p>

<p class="">Apple CEO Tim Cook will participate in an antitrust hearing held by the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee on Monday, July 27, the Judiciary Committee <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3114" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has announced</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple is “assessing” a new Hong Kong security law that has sparked concerns about criminalizing protests, reports <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-06/apple-assessing-new-hong-kong-law-as-others-pause-data-responses" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>. The Cupertino, California-based company also said it hasn’t received requests for Hong Kong user data since the law kicked in last week, and noted that it doesn’t get requests directly from the government there, the article adds.</p>

<p class=""><a href="http://www.elago.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">elago</a>'s new AirPods Pro case, the Armor Pro Case, is a no-frills case that protects Apple’s hearables at a low price. Elago recently dropped 24% off the original price and also has 5% extra saving coupons as a promotion. You can get one for US$13.99 at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/AirPods-Full-Body-Protective-Resilient-Absorption/dp/B086WNLZSH/ref=pd_lpo_23_img_0/134-5399817-2217228?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B086WNLZSH&pd_rd_r=427917b4-9e27-40c0-8c88-5aac8acd36be&pd_rd_w=Op5lN&pd_rd_wg=oNXTE&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=1D6YVHQE3P435AHZC8Z8&psc=1&refRID=1D6YVHQE3P435AHZC8Z8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has inked a deal with the Maurice Sendak Foundation and will create kids shows and specials based on Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are” and other stories, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/apple-strikes-deal-wild-things-are-author-maurice-sendaks-catalog-1302022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>

<p class="">After failing to invalidate patents in a patent infringement lawsuit targeting Apple Pay, Apple is trying convince the court that it isn't infringing on the patents in question with Universal Secure Registry (USR), reports <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/07/06/apple-claims-it-isnt-infringing-usm-patents-with-apple-pay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider.</a></p>

<p class="">According to the latest market share survey from <a href="https://netmarketshare.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare,</a> the market share for Apple’s macOS was up last month, but iOS was down.</p>

<p class="">Actor/director/America’s dad Tom Hanks doesn’t seem too happy with his “whipmasters” at Apple. Or maybe he’s just kidding, as he often does.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,698481) for “glint-assisted gaze tracker” that would improve the efficiency of the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality headset.</p>