Dennis Sellers

<p class=""><a href="http://claris.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Claris International Inc.</a> — a wholly owned Apple subsidiary and specialist in low-code development of intelligent apps — has expanded its workflow orchestration and intelligent automation platform Claris Connect with new connectors—third-party app integrations—and enhanced capabilities to continue powering remote work.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2965949-1&h=3564465144&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnhancock.com%2Findex.html&a=John+Hancock" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Hancock</a> has announced the expansion of its Apple Watch program to include the recently announced Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE for life insurance customers participating in the <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2965949-1&h=4262459477&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnhancockinsurance.com%2Fvitality-program.html&a=John+Hancock+Vitality+Program" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Hancock Vitality Program</a>, which rewards customers for the everyday things they do to live longer, healthier lives.</p>

<p class="">OWC has announced the <a href="https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-envoy-pro-elektron" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OWC Envoy Pro Elektron</a> USB-C Bus-Powered SSD, which the company says is rugged and dust and waterproof.</p>

<p class="">iOS 14 introduces a feature called App Clip. App Clips are associated with a particular product or business, and, per Apple, load within seconds to complete a specific task, such as renting a scooter, purchasing a coffee, or filling a parking meter.</p>

<p class="">On the <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20246-macvoices-live-with-mike-t-rose-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices </a>featured guest Mike T. Rose joins the panel of David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Brittany Smith, Joe Russell, and host Chuck Joiner for the first of a two-part discussion about 5G.</p>

<p class="">The iPhone revenue of US$26.44 billion in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter that ended September 26 was Apple's lowest in a September quarter since 2014. The main reason is that the iPhone 12 launch came weeks later than Apple’s annual smartphone update usually occurs.</p>

<p class="">The Mac’s US$9.03 billion revenue in Apple’s fiscal 2020 fourth quarter that ended September 26 broke the computer line-up’s previous record of $7.4 billion set in the first fiscal quarter of 2019.</p>

<p class="">Services revenue of US$14.5 billion in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter that ended September 26 topped Apple's previous record of $13.3 billion from the second fiscal quarter of this year. CEO Tim Cook says demand was higher than expected.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s Wearables, Home, and Accessories revenue was US$7.88 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter than ended September 26. CEO Tim Cook says this was an all-time record.</p>

<p class="">The iPad revenue of US$6.79 billion in Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter that ended September 26 was the company’s best since the first fiscal quarter of 2016.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s Apple One bundle of services will be available starting tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 30. It includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, iCloud, Apple News+ and Fitness+ — at a discounted price.</p>

<p class="">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200342623) for “systems and methods for resolving hidden features in a field of view” that involve a vehicle. The goal: to have the vehicle avoid running into “hidden” objects.</p>

<p class="">Apple has announced the financial results for its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter that ended September 26, 2020. The company posted record September quarter revenue of US$64.7 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $0.73. International sales accounted for 59%of the quarter’s revenue.</p>

<p class="">More antitrust woes for Apple: it and Amazon face German antitrust scrutiny over a policy that excludes independent sellers of brand products on the online market place, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-29/amazon-apple-probed-by-germany-over-online-sales-curbs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> reports.</p>

<p class="">If/when the rumored “Apple Glasses” arrive, I want the augmented reality/virtual reality device to allow me to wear it like regular glasses, improving my nearsightedness as my “ordinary” glasses do and even give me improved vision.</p>