Dennis Sellers

<p class=""><em>The Morning Show</em> star Gugu Mbatha-Raw is sticking with Apple TV+ after landing the lead role in a new psychological thriller series, <em>Surface</em>, for Apple’s streaming services reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/11/gugu-mbatha-raw-apple-tv-thriller-surface-veronica-west-hello-sunshine-apple-studios-1234635211/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a>.</p>

<p class="">Although the Apple Watch Series generally offers better battery life with each update, there are steps you can take to maximize the life of your battery and the lifespan of your smartwatch.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s high end iPad Pro models coming in 2021 will be 5G-enabled with mmWave support, according to industry publication <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20201126PD206.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DigiTimes</a>. And a new patent filing (number 20200373672) for “millimeter wave patch antenna’ suggests this will happen. In the patent info.</p>

<p class="">Apple has hired Josh Elman, a former venture capitalist at Greylock Partners who led early investments in Discord and the precursor to TikTok, to work on the App Store, reports <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-30/apple-hires-prominent-venture-capitalist-for-app-store-role?sref=MRDu5QV3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>. Elman says he will “help customers discover the best apps for them.”</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/30/apple-retail-store-express-storefronts-holiday-season/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9to5Mac reports</a> that almost half of U.S. Apple retail stores have switched to “Express” storefront pick-up. The article says that 125 of the country’s 250 stores have been retrofitted for the format.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apple-announces-app-store-small-business-program/">App Store Small Business Program</a> — which cuts the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for all developers who earned less than US$1 million in 2019 (after the store's fee) — affects 98% of the company’s developers, according to a report by <a href="https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/apples-gift-to-developers-is-a-win-win"><span style="text-decoration:underline">appfigures</span></a>.</p><p class=""><br></p>

<p class="">Apple has begun looking for suppliers of “folded cameras” in order to strengthen the optical zoom feature of its iPhones, according to <a href="https://english.etnews.com/20201127200002" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Korea IT News</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s M1 Mac mini has seen Apple’s share of the desktop market boom in Japan, according to a new "<a href="https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ja&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://www.bcnretail.com/list/list_tag/%3Ftag_id%3D109%26tag_search%3D1&usg=ALkJrhgi6IyYuotsyXrsXjW64rYqs1PzaQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BCN</a> Ranking,” a sales database that collects and aggregates actual sales data of personal computers, digital home appliances, etc. from major home electronics mass retailers and online shops daily.</p>

<p class="">Apple is urging a Texas federal judge to kill a copyright infringement lawsuit over its emoji with diverse skin tones, contending the company suing it can't claim rights to "naturally occurring" human characteristics like skin color, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1332332/apple-says-skin-tones-used-in-emojis-can-t-be-ip?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law360</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="">According to <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacRumors</a>, Apple is preparing to open a new retail store in Yeouido, South Korea. It will be the tech giant’s second retail location in the country.</p>

<p class="">As noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/30/italy-fines-apple-10m-euro-over-water-resistance-marketing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AppleInsider</a>, Apple has been fined by the Italian Antitrust Authority for 10 million euro (about US$12 million) for misleading consumers in marketing the water-resistance of its iPhones.</p>

<p class="">A new report from <a href="https://www.digitimes.com">DigiTimes</a> says that a mini-LED M1 MacBook Pro and and mini-LED iPad Pro models are coming in the first half of 2021. The report says that the former will debut in the second quarter and the latter in the first quarter.</p>

<p class="">Government officials says that Apple and Amazon haven’t agreed to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-tech-idUSKBN28A1JL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has shared <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA7GxpLH_5A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a trailer</a> for Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special that will debut Friday, December 4, on Apple TV+.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s high end iPad Pro models coming in 2021 will be 5G-enabled with mmWave support, according to industry publication <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20201126PD206.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DigiTimes</a>.</p>