Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Tomorrow is Halloween. Here are some macOS and iOS apps to help elebrate the scary day.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">iOS 12 added the ability to create “Memoji" characters that can be created and customized right within Messages by choosing from a set of inclusive and diverse characteristics to form a unique personality. And it works the same in iOS 13. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xw7gx/iphone-emulation-company-sued-by-apple-says-its-making-iphones-safer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Motherboard</a>, reports that virtualization software company Corellium says that despite Apple’s lawsuit against it, its software is good for Apple and iPhone users. The company even asserts that the tech giant owes it money.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released watchOS 6.1, which runs on the Apple Watch Series 1-5. To install, launch the Watch app on your iPhone and go to General > Software Update.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released macOS Catalina 10.15.1. You can install it by going to System Preferences then Software Update. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.linksys.com/us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linksys</a> has announced its newest addition to the Velop product family – the Velop WiFi 6 system. WiFi 6 also known as “AX WiFi" or "802.11ax WiFi” is the latest WiFi standard, promising more speed, coverage, and capacity than any WiFi technology has before. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.law360.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360 </a>— a subscription is required to read the entire article — a California federal judge on Friday axed a putative class action accusing Apple of illegally selling iTunes users' listening histories to third parties, ruling the plaintiffs had failed to show that the tech giant actually disclosed their information and identities to data brokers or app developers.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Yikes! Apple released iOS 13.2 and HomePod 13.2 updates yesterday, but it seems the latter is “bricking” some HomePods. However, in an <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208244" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">updated support document</a>, Apple says that if your HomePod is running iOS 13.2, don’t follow these steps. If you’ve already reset or removed your HomePod from the Home app, <a href="https://www.apple.com/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">contact Apple Support</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Cool Holdings and Torque Esports have announced that they’ve entered into a partnership valued at $3.15 million between <a href="https://www.simplymac.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simply Mac</a>, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cool, and <a href="https://www.ideasandcars.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ideas & Cars</a>, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torque.  </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">eufy, which specializes in home security and smart home appliances, has announced the eufyCam 2, the next generation of its home security system. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10.459,521) for a “touch surface for simulating materials” that hints at iPhones, iPads, and Macs that can mimic the feel of different textures.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent a “consistently tight” Apple Watch to improve the health and fitness features of the smart watch.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">One of the advantages Microsoft's Word has over Apple's Pages is a good grammar checker. (Or at least used to have; I haven’t used Word in a long time). Pages’ proofreader feature is basically just spellchecking and sometimes you need more.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced <a href="https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/">AirPods Pro</a>, an addition to the AirPods family that features Active Noise Cancellation and immersive sound in an all-new lightweight, in-ear design. AirPods Pro are available to order on <a href="https://www.apple.com/">apple.com</a> and the Apple Store app starting today and in stores beginning Wednesday, Oct. 30.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Code within today’s iOS 13.2 upgrade includes the term “AirTag,” which is expected to be the moniker of Apple’s rumored tracking devices that will compete with products such as Tile.</p>