Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple’s <em>Shantaram</em> series for its Apple TV+ streaming service is back on track with Steven Lightfoot (<em>The Punisher</em>) has signed on to serve as showrunner, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter.</a></p>

<p class=""><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/what-the-golf/id1474771319?ign-itsct=ArcadeGameSpotlight&ign-itscg=10200" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What the Golf?</a> is the latest addition to <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Arcade</a>, Apple’s US$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 120 games,. It's available for the the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. It’s also available as part of the <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-one/?cid=svc-us-kwgo-brand&adc=AO_NA_EBT_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple One bundle</a>.</p>

<p class="">The rumored “Apple Glasses” could support virtual and mixed reality with inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking. Apple Glasses is the moniker associated with the anticipated head-mounted display (HMD) in the works by the tech giant.</p>

<p class="">As noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacRumors</a>, A new configuration of the M1 MacBook Air with 128GB of storage and a lower US$799 price has today been spotted on Apple's <a href="https://www.apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-11-10-2020.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Education Institution Hardware and Software Price List</a>. However, it should be noted that 128GB isn’t a lot of storage.</p>

<p class="">When Apple’s iOS 14 launched two months ago, it introduced <a href="https://sensortower.com/blog/ios-14-home-screen-app-downloads" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homescreen widgets</a> to the iPhone and iPad for the first time. According to Sensor Tower <a href="https://sensortower.com/solutions/store-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Store Intelligence</a> data and modeling, the top five most popular widget apps have been installed on an estimated 15% of U.S. iPhones.</p>

<p class="">The M1 Macs are getting fantastic reviews, so <em>PCMag</em> hardware analyst, Matthew Buzzi, has asked the question, “Do I need to upgrade to an Apple M1 chip device?”</p>

<p class="">For several day, I’ve been testing a plethora of <a href="https://switcheasy.com">SwitchEasy cases</a> for my new iPhone 12 Pro. Instead of doing a lengthy review of each, following is around-up of mini-critiques.</p>

<p class=""><em>Losing Alice</em>, an upcoming Apple TV+ series, will debut on January 22. It’s expected to run for eight episodes.</p>

<p class="">A group of Apple device buyers urged a Ninth Circuit panel to revive their proposed class action alleging Apple failed to disclose its products' defective processors and used security patches that reduced the speed and value of their devices, arguing that they had sufficiently alleged a concrete economic injury, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1330432/apple-buyers-urge-9th-circ-to-revive-security-patch-suit?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_campaign=technology&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter">Law360</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="">POSTsilver, which makes a silver ion antimicrobial transparent film that purportedly kills 99.9% of germs, is launching a bacteria and virus killing iPhone screen protector.</p>

<p class="">The holidays are here, even though they may look a little different this year. That means we are all on the hunt for unique, fun, and functional gifts for our family, friends, and ourselves.</p>

<p class="">The second season of the Apple TV+ series, <em>For All Mankind</em>, will premieres on Friday, February 19, with Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Casey W. Johnson joining the cast as series regulars reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/11/for-all-mankind-appletv-cynthy-wu-coral-pena-casey-johnson-season-2-premeire-date-1234618999/">Deadline</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has hired Barbara Whye, who has made a name for herself as Intel’s head of inclusion and diversity, as its new vice president of….inclusion and diversity, reports <a href="https://fortune.com/2020/11/19/apple-hires-barbara-whye-intel-diversity-head-2021-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fortune</a>.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-19/smart-home-robotics-startup-adds-ex-apple-car-operations-execs?sref=MRDu5QV3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg reports </a>that two former Apple execs have joined <a href="https://www.bumblebeespaces.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bumblebee Spaces </a>Inc., a smart home startup that meshes home furnishings with robotics.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released a revised version of macOS 11.0.1 Big Sur, although it’s not clear why. That said, it can be downloaded by opening up System Preferences and choosing the Software Update option.</p>