Dennis Sellers

Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent for controlling the heating/cooling system in a vehicle. Or a smart home.

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Brazilian’s Justice Ministry has suspended the sales of iPhones without a power brick and fined Apple $2.3M bill, reports Brazilian publication g1

While we’re waiting on the announcement of “Apple Glasses,” Lenovo has previewed the Lenovo Glasses T1, a wearable private display for on-the-go content consumption.

Latin American smartphone shipments fell 2.5% year on year in quarter two (Q2) 2022, coming in at 32.2 million units, according to Canalys. However, Apple’s iPhone beat the trend.

The global premium smartphone market (US$400 and above wholesale price) average selling price (ASP) grew 8% year-over-year (YoY) to reach $780, a second-quarter record, in quarter two (Q2) of 2022.

Even though Apple has yet to announce plans to produce an automobile, the brand already has some of the highest future brand consideration among recent new vehicle buyers, according to Strategic Vision's “New Vehicle Experience Study (NVES).” 

A Juniper Research study has found that the total value of the mobile business messaging market will increase from US$48 billion in 2022 to $78 billion by 2027. And Apple could play a key role.

mophie announced two product launches; new additions to its snap+ wireless charging portfolio as well as an expanded speedport lineup of wall chargers made with GaN technology.  

Appsumer has published a benchmark report on how major advertisers are leveraging the top sources for app downloads, analyzed through advertiser channel adoption and share-of-wallet.

Satechi has announced a new version of one of its most popular hubs - the US$69.99 USB-C Mobile Pro Hub SD. The upgraded USB-C Mobile Pro Hub SD is made for the iPad M1 and now includes SD and Mirco SD card slots, an extension cable for a more secure connection from the hub to the iPad, and compatibility with cases.

WaterField Designs has introduced the US$189 Essential Laptop Backpack, a lightweight, streamlined backpack with a padded compartment for an 16-inch MacBook Pro or a similar device. 

Cisdem AppCrypt for Mac has been upgraded to version 7.5.0. The tool is an an app locker and website blocker rolled into one. 

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Thanks to the “retired” Steve Sande for filling in for me last week, while I took a much-needed vacation to Canada. And the trip only reinforced what I’ve said in a previous column.