Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple execs didn’t mention it onstage during today’s “By Innovation Only” event, but release dates for its operating system updates were hidden in various press releases.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has introduced the new seventh-generation iPad, bringing more screen area and support for the full-sized Smart Keyboard to its most popular iPad. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Apple Arcade game streaming service will arrive on Thursday, Sept.19, and cost $4.99 per month. Apple will offer a one-month trial period.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced three new medical studies that will be available on a new Research app that “democratizes how medical research is conducted by bringing together academic medical institutions, healthcare organizations and the Apple products customers already make a part of their everyday life,” according to Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 5, debuting an Always-On Retina display, making it easier to see the time and other important info without having to raise or tap the screen.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has finally given details on Apple TV+, its all-original video subscription service and home for today’s most imaginative storytellers. It will launch Nov. 1 in over 100 countries and regions at only $4.99/per month.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted that Apple will introduce its own tracking device, possibly dubbed “Apple Tag,” at today’s “By Innovation Only” event. A new patent filing (number 10,410,485) hints that this could indeed happen.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple will have its next big media event tomorrow, Sept.10, at 10 a.m. at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Following is what I’m predicting.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The launch of new iPhone models at tomorrow’s “BY Innovation Only” Apple event isn't going to be a massively interesting event for investors, JP Morgan suggests — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/09/09/other-apple-releases-besides-the-iphone-on-tuesday-will-drive-revenue-says-jp-morgan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a><em> </em>— with "limited surprise" for the iPhone forcing most of the attention on pricing and other potential hardware launches. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simon-kucher.com%2Fen&esheet=52089606&newsitemid=20190909005123&lan=en-US&anchor=Simon-Kucher+%26amp%3B+Partners&index=1&md5=298fc9a538ae8dbbe865ad7a9a5f397d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon-Kucher & Partners</a> study of 10,250 representative US consumers identified significant opportunity for higher priced iPhones from those considering the 2019 models due to be introduced at tomorrow’s “By Innovation Only” event. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple and Foxconn, one of its manufacturing partners, confirm that the latter violated a Chinese labor rule by using too many temporary staff in the world’s largest iPhone factory, reports <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-09/apple-foxconn-broke-a-chinese-labor-law-for-iphone-production" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg.</em></a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Federal Circuit on Friday <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1196241/fed-circ-backs-apple-s-win-in-speaker-patent-fight?attachments=true&nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&read_more=1&utm_campaign=technology&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">upheld a victory</a> for Apple in a suit brought by a theater sound company, leaving in place a lower court decision that the smartphone giant didn’t infringe patents for speaker technology.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I had really looked forward to Apple’s AirPower wireless charger, which <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2019/3/29/goodbye-airpower-we-hardly-knew-you-well-actually-we-didnt-know-you?rq=AirPower">turned out to be vaporware</a>. However, mophie has stepped up to the plate with its <a href="https://www.zagg.com/en_us/3-in-1-wireless-charging-pad-apple" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3-in-1 Wireless Charger</a> and <a href="https://www.zagg.com/en_us/dual-wireless-charging-pad-apple" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dual Wireless Charging Pad</a>. They’re $139.95 and $79.95, but I prefer the former.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Global wearable device shipments grew 85.2% in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19) as shipments totaled 67.7 million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idc.com%2Ftracker%2Fshowproductinfo.jsp%3Fprod_id%3D962&esheet=52089706&newsitemid=20190909005176&lan=en-US&anchor=Worldwide+Quarterly+Wearable+Device+Tracker&index=2&md5=30b5564f05f36127def9a74e3cdd4e7e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker</a>. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for yet another patent (number 10,401,951) patent for a motion tracking user interface that hints at gesture-based interfaces for future Macs.</p>