Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Following the 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple plans to release a new 13-inch MacBook Pro with a scissor switch keyboard in the first half of 2020, according to <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes</a> — as noted by <a href="https://www.macrumors.com"><em>MacRumors</em></a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-18/apple-iphone-11-scores-early-china-success-official-data-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> says the iPhone 11 appears to be a hit in China. The article says Apple shipped 10 million smartphones in China during September and October.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple and Salesforce have launched two flagship apps from the customer relationship management company: the redesigned Salesforce Mobile App and new Trailhead GO learning app. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple, Nike, and Louis Vuitton are teenagers’ most desired brands ahead of the holiday season, according to a new survey from Piper Jaffray as noted by <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/18/teens-want-airpods-nike-and-louis-vuitton-for-christmas-survey-shows.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain">CNBC.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Spotify, Apple, and other major music streaming services have agreed to fund a new licensing collective created by the Music Modernization Act to collect and distribute so-called mechanical royalties to songwriters and publishers, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1220041/spotify-apple-agree-to-fund-new-music-royalties-collective-?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_campaign=technology&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter">Law360</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190347936) for a “wireless vehicle system for enhancing situational awareness.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is looking into ways to improve the mouse for use with its Macs (and, hopefully one day, iPads). The company has filed for a patent (number 10,474,251) for an ambidextrous mouse configured for both left and right handed use. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On a regular basis, <em>Apple World Today </em>posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they're popular and deserve mention. Here are this week’s picks.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Actor Gary Oldman (<em>Sid and Nancy, Darkest Hour, The Dark Knight</em>, Harry Potter films) will star in a small screen adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slough House books for Apple TV+, according to <a href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/gary-oldman-slow-horses-series-apple-1203405839/">Variety</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-germany-apple-pay/apple-warns-of-risks-from-german-law-to-open-up-mobile-payments-idUSKBN1XP16M?feedName=technologyNews&feedType=RSS&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20reuters%2FtechnologyNews%20%28Reuters%20Technology%20News%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner">Reuters</a>, Apple says moves in Germany to force it to open up Apple Pay to rivals could hurt data protection and the security of financial information.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/11/15/apple-tv-subscriptions-ads-predicted-to-generate-25-billion-per-year-by-2025">AppleInsider</a> — JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee says Apple TV+ will generate $25 billion annually for the tech giant by 2025.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is teaming up with Snapfish — a web-based photo sharing and photo printing service — for a new Apple Pay promo. Use Apple’s mobile payment service in the Snapfish app — available at the Apple App Store — and get 75% off of all cards.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple will remove all 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile App Store this morning, <a href="https://www.axios.com/exclusive-apple-to-remove-vaping-apps-from-store-8669fd94-e92a-4ce4-a9e2-ce5afa598b67.html">Axios reports</a>. In June, the tech giant quit accepting new apps that promote vaping (the use of electronic cigarettes).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has hired Trump ally, Jeffrey Miller, to lobby on its behalf as the tech giant tried to avoid getting hit with another round of tariffs, <a href="https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&amp;filingID=85CC4771-A761-4666-909B-BD742995BC28&amp;filingTypeID=1"><span style="text-decoration:underline">a lobbying registration form shows</span></a> — as noted by <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/14/apple-hires-pro-trump-lobbyist-as-it-tries-to-avoid-tariffs-on-iphones.html?__source=sharebar%7Ctwitter&par=sharebar">CBNC.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190349662) for a “system having device-mount audio mode” that involves the“Apple Glasses,” a head-mounted, augmented reality system is coming in (depending on which rumors you believe) 1-3 years.</p>