Dennis Sellers

Consumers globally are projected to spend US$133 billion on mobile apps and games in 2021 for both the Apple App Store and Google Play.

This is my (mostly) weekly column in which I write about whatever’s on my mind — which may have nothing to do with Apple. Today’s column doesn’t, so feel free to skip it unless you just want to read 10 of my random thoughts from this week.

Apple will contribute to tornado relief efforts in parts of the south and central U.S.

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,197,119) for “acoustically effective room volume.” Its goal is to make the HomePod mini and any future acoustic/visual devices more effective at producing 3D surround sound.

Starting next week, Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers will have access to a new AirPods Firmware Updater diagnostic tool

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You can use QuickTake to record videos without switching out of photo mode. QuickTake is available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later.

An email to Apple Card users announces that if they convince folks to sign up for an Apple Card, Apple will give them US$75 in Daily Cash.

Apple TV+ has given a formal 10-episode series order to Surfside Girls, a live-action kids and family series based on the best-selling Top Shelf Productions (IDW Publishing) graphic novel series by author Kim Dwinell, reports Variety.

Netflix, Amazon, and Disney+ have signed a long-gestating agreement with France’s broadcasting authority, the Conseil superieur de l’audiovisual (CSA) to start investing 20% of their annual revenues on French content

Apple has filed for a patent that would allow Apple Watch users to more easily switch between different watch bands.

Apple has filed for a patent for a “method and device for surfacing physical environment intreating during simulated reality sessions.”

Increasing data privacy regulations and changes from Apple and Android give consumers greater transparency and control over the personal information they share with brands, which predictably is resulting in the demise of third-party data. 

Splitter Critters is now available on Apple Arcade, Apple’s U.S.$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 200 games. Apple Arcade is also available as part of the Apple One bundle.

“Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne” is now streaming on Apple TV+. It’s the first new original holiday special to come from Apple’s expanded partnership with WildBrain.