Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The iPad gets a productivity boost with iPadOS thanks to such features as the ability to open multiple apps in Split View.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Twelve South's ParcSlope is an $49.99 hybrid stand that works great with a Mac laptop, including the 16-inch MacBook Pro (see my review here), and iPad Pro.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">elago has released a 3D Peach shape case that’s compatible with both the first and second generation Apple AirPods. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">SANDMARC has launched its line of lenses and filters for  the iPhone 11 Pro Max, 11 Pro and 11 models. The company says they’re designed with professional mobile filmmaking in mind.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As you might expect, Apple wants you to use Apple Pay, its mobile payment service, to do your holiday shopping.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted yet another patent (number 10,499,043) for the rumored “Apple Glasses.” The head-mounted augmented reality/virtual reality device is predicted to arrive — depending on which source you believe — in 2020, 2021, or 2022.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has paid $25 million for the rights to a Billie Eilish documentary that will be shown on Apple TV+ and follows the 17-year-old singer-songwriter's life after the release of her debut album in March, reports The Hollywood Reporter. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Forget AirDrop. Apple wants iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches to be able to exchange data when they're pointed at each other — a virtual "handshake" if you wil. The company has filed for a patent (number 20190372668) for “device awareness in line-of-sight optical communication systems.” </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as seen by 9to5Mac — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasts that Apple will roll out four 5G iPhone 12 models next year.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has issued a statement to AppleInsider in response to Krebos Security report that the iPhone 11 Pro appears to periodically utilize its GPS module to gather location data in the face of user wishes.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has updated Clips, its free video creation app for the iPhone and iPad, to version 2.1. The app allows users to tap into the fun and creativity of Memoji and Animoji characters. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients -- as noted by MacRumors — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will debut an iPhone without a Lightning connector in 2021. Lightning is a proprietary computer bus and power connector created and designed by Apple. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Wccftech Digitimes says Apple thinks its “iPhone SE 2” will sell about 30 million units next year. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has previously predicted 20 million units of the smartphone.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminum suppliers, according to Reuters.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation requiring all computers, smartphones, and smart TVs sold in Russia to be released with pre-installed Russian software, Reuters reports. And Apple has said it will pull out of that country's market in 2020 if Russia launch a total ban on selling its products without the pre-installed Russian software, note the IB TImes.</p>