Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">n a <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3324042/techology-business/should-apple-have-its-own-search-engine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Macworld</em> article</a>, Jason Cross asks the timely question: Should Apple have its own search engine? I say “yes.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has updated the iTunes Remote app for iPhones and iPads with a fix for an issue where iTunes Remote may unexpectedly quit when using the in-app keyboard with Apple TV. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1105785/full-fed-circ-urged-to-revive-506m-award-in-apple-ip-row?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em> </a>reports that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has urged the full Federal Circuit to reconsider an earlier ruling that flipped an award against Apple over a computer processor patent.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Last month Blackmagic Design has announced the <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/release/20181031-01"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blackmagic eGPU Pro</span></a>, a new external graphics processor co-developed with Apple that features the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics processor. It was due in late November, but now it’s listed as not being available until December.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Earlier this month the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f9e8ccc2-dd84-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Financial Times</em></a><em> </em>(a subscription is required to read the article) reported that Apple reported may invest in iHeartMedia to drive more users to Apple Music.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">mophie (the company that doesn’t like capital letters) has announced the <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/universal-batteries/powerstation-apple-lightning-smart-phones-tablets-5k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">powerstation with lightning connector</span></a> for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple and Amazon <a href="https://blog.aboutamazon.com/devices/alexa-play-bebe-rexha-on-apple-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">have announced </a>that Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices this holiday season.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.synology.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Synology</a> has launched the DiskStation DS1819+, an 8-bay NAS. It’s a compact NAS with an expandable design “that is an ideal investment for small- to medium-sized businesses, capable of hosting several versatile applications," says Kevin Meng, product manager of Synology. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has applied for a patent (number 20180343557) for “social reminders” based on social interactions between users of electronic devices such as iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Macs. In the patent filing, Apple notes that conventional reminders aren’t as helpful when it’s “infeasible” for you to specify a date and/or time ahead of time. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/28/qualcomm-ceo-were-on-the-doorstep-of-a-resolution-with-apple.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf tells CNBC’s Jim Cramer</a> that the company is “on the doorstep” of finding a resolution with Apple over their recent legal battles.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Synology Inc. has launched the <a href="https://www.synology.com/products/RS1619xs+" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RackStation RS1619xs+</a>, a 1U 4-bay rackmount NAS featuring flexible storage scalability and M.2 SSD support. It’s designed to deal with IO-intensive tasks for growing businesses, according to Michael Wang, product manager at Synology.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple spent 5.1% of its revenue for research and development in 2018 — or $11.6 billion. That compares to 4.7% last year.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4225357-apple-doubling-services-revenue-100-billion" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Seeking Alpha</em></a> — Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty projects that Apple’s Services revenue will grow to $100 billion by 2023.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Here’s some good news for the Apple Watch and AirPods: <a href="http://www.gartner.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner, Inc</a>. forecasts that worldwide shipments of wearable devices will reach 225 million in 2019, an increase of 25.8% from 2018. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180343514) for a system and method of wind and noise reduction for a headphone. It would seem to involve the company’s line of Beat products — all of which I think will eventually simply be branded as Apple products. The invention could also involve the company’s AirPods.</p>