Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. Apple and two music distribution companies (Orchard Enterprises and Cleopatra Records) with which it contracts were labeled as "modern tape pirates" in a copyright infringement lawsuit last week, reports <a href="//appleinsider.com/articles/19/09/16/apple-called-modern-tape-pirate-in-copyright-lawsuit)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em>.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple plans to invest up to $1 billion in India as the tech giant plans to begin exporting “Made in India” iPhones globally, reports <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/apple-set-to-ring-in-1-billion-investment/articleshow/71159370.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Times of India</em></a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has awarded an additional $250 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning Inc., supplier of precision glass for the iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="http://akvis.com/en/artsuite/index.php?ref=prs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AKVIS ArtSuite</a> is a collection of versatile frames and effects for your photos. A lot of fun to use, it packs a large number of effects and a rich pattern library. Plus, you can add extra themed frame packs to the program to increase its functionality.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">mophie has announced the availability of its new <a href="https://www.zagg.com/en_us/3-in-1-wireless-charging-pad-apple" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3-in-1 wireless charging pad</a> in black Ultrasuede fabric. It charges iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch from one central location. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/09/apple-arcade-its-time-to-play/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">posted stories </a>from developers whose games will debut on Apple Arcade, Apple’s game streaming service that’s arriving this Thursday.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Justin Theroux will star in a so-far-untitled series for Apple TV+ that <em>Luther </em>creator Neil Cross is writing and executive producing with <em>Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes</em> director Rupert Wyatt set to helm the series, according to <a href="https://thegww.com/exclusive-justin-theroux-to-star-in-new-apple-tv-series-from-director-rupert-wyatt-luther-creator-neil-cross/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Geeks Worldwide.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Former Apple exec, Danielle DePalma, has been hired as Paramount Pictures’ executive vice president of Domestic Marketing. She will report to Marc Weinstock, president of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, and Mary Daily, co-president of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, according to <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/09/paramount-names-danielle-de-palma-as-evp-domestic-marketing-1202735861/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>The Wrap</em> reports that comedian/actor/writer John Mulaney has signed on to play writer Henry David Thoreau in Apple TV+’s <em>Dickinson</em>, a dark coming-of-age comedy starring Hailee Steinfeld as famed poet Emily Dickinson in her early, rebellious years.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple <a href="https://machinelearning.apple.com/2019/09/15/interspeech.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has announced </a>that it’s attending <a href="https://interspeech2019.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interspeech 2019</a>, the world’s largest conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/charlie-hunnam-shantaram-series-apple-1203337129/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Variety</a> reports that Charlie Hunnam has been cast in the upcoming <em>Shantaram </em>series that will air on Apple TV+, Apple’s streaming service that’s set to debut Nov. 1.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple won two Creative Arts Emmy<em>s</em> for <em>Carpool Karaoke </em>on Saturday night, one for short form variety series. The Creative Arts Emmys are a class of Emmy Awards presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American TV programming.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/09/15/ming-chi-kuo-iphone-11-having-strong-first-weekend-apple-will-sell-75m-in-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a><em> </em>— analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that, despite predictions otherwise, sales of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are off to a strong start in the U.S. and China.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple plans to challenge the European Commission’s order to pay 13 billion euros (about $14.4 billion) in Irish back taxes in a case in the European Union’s crackdown on tax avoidance by multinational companies, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-apple-stateaid/apple-takes-fight-against-13-billion-euro-eu-tax-order-to-court-idUSKBN1W1195" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Reuters</em></a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Outlier Air is Creative's new, $79.99 wireless earbuds. I don’t find their audio quality quite as good as Apple’s AirPods, but they their battery life is better (30 hours compared to 24) as is their price ($79.99 compared to $159).</p>