Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The non-beta version of iPadOS debuted yesterday; the first true operating system for the Apple tablet (though it’s a tweak of iOS 13) is a winner, though it still won’t convince some folks such as myself to replace their laptop with an iPad or iPad Pro. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple Antara opens Friday at 5 p.m. (local time)  in the heart of Mexico City’s Polanco district. Opening amid museums, cultural landmarks and premier shopping, the store will welcome customers through 23-foot-tall sliding glass doors.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftunein.com%2F&esheet=52100318&newsitemid=20190924006041&lan=en-US&anchor=TuneIn&index=1&md5=711bb0f3fc4c26600e6d5e56fc7e945c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TuneIn</a>, a live global streaming and on-demand audio service, has teamed up with Apple to offer listeners access to TuneIn’s more than 100,000 global radio stations on all Siri-enabled devices and Apple Music. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://www.macrumors.com"><em>MacRumors </em></a>— analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the 2020 iPhone will have one feature asking to the iPhone 4 (pictured): a metal frame design.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple TV+, Apple’s video streaming service that launches Nov. 1, is the only streaming service where share of consumer search volume for price exceeds content, according to Search Data.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The new seventh-generation iPad begins shipping today and will arrive in stores beginning later this week.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple hasn’t introduced (at least not yet) a new Apple TV set-top box, but thejust-released tvOS 13 can make your current Apple TV (as along as its an Apple TV HD or Apple TV 4K) feel new thanks to features such as: an immersive new Home screen; multi-user support for customers to access their own TV shows, movies, music and recommendations; support for Apple Arcade; expanded game controller support; and new 4K HDR screen savers.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.pelican.com/us/en/products/phone-and-tablet-cases/iphone-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pelican Products</a> has added four new cases for the iPhone. As I often say in these reviews, there’s little new under the sun in smartphone cases, but Pelican’s products are well made, cost effective, and reliable. I’ve tested the cases with an iPhone 11 Pro Max.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note on its Developer Portal, <a href="https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=09232019a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple says</a> that starting in October, the Japan Consumption Tax (JCT) will increase from 8% to 10%, resulting in a price increase for apps on the App Store and in-app purchases (excluding auto-renewable subscriptions) in Japan. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has updated iMovie and Clips on iOS with Dark Mode support and more. Both are free downloads/updates on the Apple App Store.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released iPadOS 13.1 which is the version of iOS that runs on the company’s tablet line-up, iOS 13.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch, and tvOS 13 for the Apple TV set-top box.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In an <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210613" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple support document</a>, the company says an upcoming software update will fix an issue that impacts third-party keyboard apps. This issue applies only if you've installed third-party keyboards on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Addigy, a provider of cloud-based Apple Device Management software, says it will preview enhancements to the company’s macOS/iOS management platform at the MacSysAdmin conference in Sweden as Apple prepares for the release of its 2019 update – macOS 10.15 Catalina. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Apple-launched China Clean Energy Fund has invested in three wind farms, according to the tech giant. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">With the hubbub and lawsuits over alleged failures in Apple’s butterfly keyboard on various Mac laptops, you’d think Apple might maker thicker keyboards for its laptops. However, the company has been granted a patent (number 10,424,446) for “keyboard assemblies having reduced thickness” and a method of making them.</p>