Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Siri, Apple’s personal digital assistant, has been re-written to "deflect" questions about feminism and the #MeToo movement, according to<em> </em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/06/apple-rewrote-siri-to-deflect-questions-about-feminism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Guardian</em>.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will introduce its own tracking device, possibly dubbed “Apple Tag,” that will compete with products such as Tile at next week’s “By Innovation Only” event. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Last week, Google published a blog about vulnerabilities that Apple fixed for iOS users in February. On its <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/09/a-message-about-ios-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Newsroom page</a>, Apple says that “we’ve heard from customers who were concerned by some of the claims, and we want to make sure all of our customers have the facts.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/09/06/apples-app-store-had-a-great-summer-says-morgan-stanley" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> — analysts at Morgan Stanley say the Apple App Store is seeing high revenue growth this quarter.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The U.S. government wants Apple and Google to hand over names, phone numbers and other identifying data of at least 10,000 users of a single gun scope app, reports <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/09/06/exclusive-feds-demand-apple-and-google-hand-over-names-of-10000-users-of-a-gun-scope-app/#75c3a1902423" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Forbes</a>. With Apple’s previous stances on privacy, it will be interesting to see how the tech giant responds. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I remain dubious that Apple plans a “foldable” iPhone or iPad, but I could be wrong.. Smartphones, tablets, and wearables are all expected to see some form of foldable, flexible, or rollable screen technology over the coming years, as vendors try to shake up the markets and stimulate replacement cycles, according to <a href="https://www.abiresearch.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABI Research</a>. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Noise app in watchOS 6 is a health feature designed to help protect your hearing. It helps users understand the sound levels in environments such as concerts and sporting events that could negatively impact hearing. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Next week will see Apple announce new iPhones that, per some rumors, will have inductive charging that will allow your smartphone to share some battery power with accessories such as AirPods.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Actor Joseph Gordon-Levett is is set to star in, write, and executive produce a drama series for Apple TV+ dubbed <em>Mr. Corman</em>, reports <a href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/joseph-gordon-levitt-apple-series-1203325340/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Variety</a>. The streaming service is due this fall. Pricing hasn’t been announced.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has debuted a beta version of the Apple Music browser that’s available to all Apple Music subscribers.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2571163-1&h=1862620341&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.owc.com%2F&a=OWC%C2%AE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OWC</a>, a Mac and PC technology company, has announced support for the <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2571163-1&h=3137831033&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highschoolnation.com%2F&a=High+School+Nation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">High School Nation</a> Fall 2019 Tour. The tour launches in Seattle on Sept, 9 and runs through 40 dates, concluding in Florida in November.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">IFROGZ, a ZAGG brand, has announced the <a href="https://www.zagg.com/airtime-pro-truly-wireless" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AIRTIME PRO Truly Wireless Earbuds</a>. The latest offering in the IFROGZ wireless (Bluetooth 5.0) family features all-day play time (20 hours), a low-profile charging case, and enables consumers to enjoy audio streaming and hands-free calling free from wires. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2570156-1&h=3516965439&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brydge.com%2F&a=Brydge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brydge</a>, which specializes in tablet keyboards, has acquired <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2570156-1&h=1846946083&u=https%3A%2F%2Fhengedocks.com%2F&a=Henge+Docks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Henge Docks</a>, which makes docking solutions for the Mac ecosystem.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Jennifer Bailey, vice president of Apple Pay, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/tech/apple-pay-vp-jennifer-bailey-table-interview/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tells </a><em>CNN</em>’s Chief Business Correspondent Christine Romans that the company is “watching cryptocurrency” as “it has interesting long-term potential.” Among them: the use of Apple Pay for tipping.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-05/apple-working-on-in-display-fingerprint-id-for-future-iphones"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>'s Mark Gurman and Debby Wu, Apple is developing in-screen fingerprint technology for its 2020 (or perhaps 2021) iPhones.</p>