Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple acquired Intel’s smartphone modem business in July with the tech giant adding 2,200 Intel engineers to its chipset operations globally. The Indian unit of Apple will incorporate 160 Intel engineers in Bengaluru for its modem chip design plans, according to <a href="https://inc42.com/buzz/apple-accelerates-modem-chip-india-unit-with-160-intel-engineers-joining/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">an Inc. report.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.cirpllc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consumer Intelligence Research Partners</a>, has released analysis of the results from its research on Apple for the fiscal quarter that ended Sept. 28. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has applied for another patent (number 20190324274) — one of a dozen or so — that hints at features for the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality head-mounted display expected to debut next year.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If a newly filed patent by Apple (number 20190324561) ever comes to fruition, we could see an Apple Pencil with a built-in display and scanning capabilties. The patent filing is dubbed “stylus with display.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.gonimble.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nimble’s cases</a> for the new 2019 iPhones offer nothing revolutionary when it comes to durability, but they offer one feature that make them worth your consideration: they’re apparently the first 100% recycled phone case. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">iOS 13 QuickType keyboard now includes QuickPath, so you can swipe your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word without removing your finger from the keyboard.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has posted <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/10/first-year-of-apple-entrepreneur-camp-offers-invaluable-experiences-to-100-innovators/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">an article</a> on its Newsroom site that tells how Apple Entrepreneur Camp, now in its fourth year, has provided experiences to 100 “innovators.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">mophie has announced availability of its <a href="https://www.zagg.com/mophie/juice-pack-battery-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">juice pack access</a> battery case for Apple’s iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. It features features full Lightning port access.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">New research by <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2619664-1&h=2887721879&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grailinsights.com%2F&a=Grail+Insights" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grail Insights</a> suggests that while "Break Up Big Tech" is a red hot political topic, consumers don't agree. The strategic insights consultancy conducted a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers to find out how people feel about some of the practices and behaviors of six tech giants: Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">After a week of sales of its latest iPhone models, data from the <a href="https://www.kantarworldpanel.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kantar research group </a>shows that Apple’s iOS accounts for 18.9% of all smartphone sales across the five major European markets (EU5), with new launches helping it to see positive year-on-year growth across all five major European markets. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">For the first time, a generic mobile payment app is more popular than the Starbucks mobile app, which had long led the category despite being specific to one retailer. Apple Pay became the market leader last year, when 27.7 million Americans used the app to make a purchase, according to <a href="https://www.emarketer.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eMarketer.</a>   </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 10,453,267) for a “method for representing virtual information in a view of a real environment.” It’s one of several patent filings that hint at features of the anticipated “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality head-mounted display.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered the keynote speech at the sustainability nonprofit Ceres' 30th Anniversary Gala in New York City on Monday night, where Apple received an award for its sustainability initiatives. Cook used the opportunity to expound the company's outlook on climate change, reports <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/22/apple-ceo-tim-cook-accepts-ceres-conference-sustainability-award.html?qsearchterm=Tim%20Cook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. A company named Unwired Planet is seeking $8 billion from Apple over standard-essential patents, according to <a href="http://www.fosspatents.com/2019/10/ericsson-privateer-unwired-planet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FOSS Patents</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Actors Lee Pace (<em>Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls</em>) and Jared Harris (<em>Mad Men, The Terror)</em> have been cast in lead roles in Apple's upcoming Foundation series for Apple TV+ based on the classic Isaac Asimov novel of the same name, reports <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jared-harris-lee-pace-star-apples-foundation-1249198" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. </p>