Dennis Sellers

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com"><span style="text-decoration:underline">MacRumors</span></a> — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says a mini-LED iPad and AirPods three are coming in the first half of 2021.</p>

<p class="">Apple has updated its iWork apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote), iMovie, and GarageBand for macOS Big Sur. They’re available at the Mac App Store.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s iPad continues to dominate the global tablet market with sales of approximately 15.2 million in the third quarter of 2020 for 34.4% market share, according to the <a href="http://www.canalys.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canalys</a> research group. That’s up from 10.3 million in sales for quarter three of 2019 — resulting in annual growth of 47%.</p>

<p class="">Launched in September, Apple’s iOS 14 is one of the biggest software updates in years, and is described as a <a href="https://poqcommerce.com/app-commerce/2020/06/apple-wwdc-game-changer-for-retail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">game changer</a> for retail. With a little creative thinking, most of the new features can be harnessed to improve sales and customer service for your business.</p>

<p class=""><a href="http://www.jamf.com"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Jamf</span></a>, which specializes in Apple Enterprise Management, has announced that’s it’s prepared to support and extend key functionality in Apple’s macOS Big Sur update, which became available yesterday.</p>

<p class="">Actor Casey Wilson will star with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd in <em>The Shrink Next Door</em>, an eight-episode series coming to Apple TV+, according to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/shrink-next-door-apple-series-casey-wilson-1234830397/">Variety</a>. It’s based on the #1 new podcast of 2019 by Wondery and Bloomberg Media.</p>

<p class="">OWC says its current line of <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2980103-1&h=3653660379&u=https%3A%2F%2Feshop.macsales.com%2Fshop%2FThunderbolt&a=Thunderbolt+(USB-C)+external+storage+and+docks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thunderbolt (USB-C) external storage and docks</a> are compatible with Apple's new M1 Macs shipping next week. They’re available at <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2980103-1&h=1012901378&u=https%3A%2F%2Feshop.macsales.com%2Fshop%2FThunderbolt&a=MacSales.com"><span style="text-decoration:underline">MacSales.com</span></a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200355919) for an “adjustment mechanism for a head-mounted display.” It almost certainly involves the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mounted display (HMD).</p>

<p class="">Apple has released <a href="https://wwww.apple.com/macos/big-sur-preview/">macOS Big Sur</a>, the latest version of the Mac operating system. You can download it at the Mac App Store or by going to System Preferences > Software Update.</p>

<p class="">Apple has updates Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X. The updates — available at the Mac App Store — are targeted to the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini running the M1 chip.</p>

<p class="">The second of a three-part <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20256-macvoices-live-apples-one-more-thing-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacVoices Live!</a> sees the panel of David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Guy Serle, Mike T. Rose, Brittany Smith, and host Chuck Joiner again discuss Apple’s “One More Thing” event.</p>

<p class="">macOS Big Sur may be technically available for installing today, but I hope you’re having better than me at obtaining. It’s been glitch after glitch for hours now.</p>

<p class="">Econ Technologies says ChronoSync 4.9.12 is updated for macOS 11 Big Sur. ChronoSync is a multipurpose Mac app for local and cloud backup, bootable backup, and folder synchronizing.</p><p class=""></p>

<p class="">JumpCloud, a Directory-as-a-Service with Apple MDM cross-platform capabilities, recommends that IT admins wait around 30 days before upgrading to the just-released macOS Big Sur.</p>

<p class="">The Pathless is the latest addition to <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/">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"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Apple One bundle</span></a>.</p>