Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A federal judge has rejected Apple's bid to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit by customers who said it knew and concealed how the “butterfly” keyboards on its Mac laptops were prone to failure.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by MarketWatch — JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee predicts that Apple to introduce four new iPhone models in fall 2020 before shifting to a staggered launch cadence in 2021.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The cast and crew of The Banker have broken their silence this week over the abuse allegations that prompted Apple TV+ to delay the film’s release.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple CEO Tim Cook and other tech company CEOs have jointly signed a letter urging the Trump administration to keep the U.S. a member of the Paris Agreement. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced his plans to withdraw from the pact, a landmark accord signed in 2015 by roughly 190 nations that seeks to reduce the world’s carbon emissions. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by MacRumors — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will launch a 16-inch MacBook Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro with mini-LED displays in the second half of 2020. They’ll be among four to six products with such displays, he adds.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Intel Corp. says it's completed the sale of the majority of its smartphone modem business to Apple. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is estimated to sell about three million pairs of AirPods and AirPods Pro over the Thanksgiving weekend (Black Friday through Cyber Monday), according to Dan Ives at Wedbush.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">There have been rumors that Apple plans iPhones — perhaps even iPads and Mac laptops -- with flexible displays. I’m been dubious, but Apple has filed for and/or been granted several patents involving such technology.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As noted by MacRumors, Apple is offering an extended three-month free trial period for Apple News+ to first-time subscribers in the U.S. and Canada.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to DigiTimes. Apple is considering bundling AirPods with 2020 iPhones. The article, quoting unnamed “industry sources," adds that "smartphone vendors including Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi are looking to bundle their new models with TWS earbuds next year.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been criticized for capitulating to Chinese demands, now the tech giant has complied with Russian demands to show Crimea as part of Russian territory on its apps, according to the BBC.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple will release, among other models, 5.4-inch and 6.7-inch iPhones with thinner OLED displays next year, reports ETNews. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Japan Display will review its past earnings after a former accounting executive notified the company of a past accounting fraud that he said was directed by former top management, reports Reuters.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Critics claim that Apple may be using privacy as a guise for anti-competitive behavior. the top Democrat in charge of an antitrust investigation into Silicon Valle tech giants cites iOS 13 changes as a factor his committee will be exploring as part of an antitrust probe, reports The Washington Post.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I once hoped that the iPad Pro could be my portable work/play device, with the iMac serving as my daily workhorse. Even with some cool enhancements in iPadOS, that hasn't happened. </p>