Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has updated its iWork apps — Pages (word processing), Numbers (spreadsheet), and Keynote (presentations) — for macOS. They’re available at the Mac App Store.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s biggest iPad — an iPad Pro — tops out with a display size of 12.9 inches. Should the company consider a 15-inch (or bigger) model. New research from <a href="http://www.strategyanalytics.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strategy Analytics</a> hints that the tech giant should.</p>

<p class="">Data presented by <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUQjeugcRe3Utpk3VFx3mExRMovlq0r21TlsABhlSgS8ct9Z2a3-2Bcfltb4StDxOUzjc5-2FGDqGA-2BLhmI-2FAQ0mF91-2BPbH5c4YQvEHd-2BifIMiwR9qQ13_xZzzR7eUdv-2BX6QkrpVLiiGy7ypJ6sj-2BpG-2F9bEkPx-2BLw-2Fta5JivvYG-2BIm7tC0QTGfz3ip2cOeqepMuS-2FmnnjZpVVyKQ5UBx6YCFqOmr-2B0VQqGDojvhjqeBo7IkeAeNKC4gN-2BSiVcMSpRw85rNF3in3tITPfw7r82deFSVfxBX8KxftBZoE08-2F8FAlrJ-2Bz-2FbWvnMqdIFU60kpm5IzuCjwcyV-2B7t7tPs7jkBAefZiFo-2FYXbMG0q-2BMDjpPh1pWOiwpje6MxFAk2QNt3hu9FfDTHEbXyS70QrfrPeq1o8FCyaFHN9dL-2BW7TpQ0uy5N2BwTtDwcqowV0fC4Gq-2FLZKegKK8tpPEwTW-2F57tEldSMt2rlfVI-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stock Apps indicates</a> that the top 10 games apps on iOS in the U.S. recorded an estimated 190,385 cumulative daily installs as of Sept. 23.</p>

<p class="">A Federal Circuit judge raised doubts Tuesday about the need to move Uniloc's patent infringement suit against Apple to the tech giant's home state of California after the iPhone maker argued that U.S. District Judge Alan Albright wrongly kept the case in West Texas, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1310107/fed-circ-judge-grills-apple-over-bid-to-escape-wdtx?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors</a> — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the next update of the iPad Pro will sport mini-LED displays.</p>

<p class="">In a new Apple Pay promotion, you can use Apple’s mobile payment system in the Jimmy John’s app and get a free drink.</p>

<p class="">You can sync playlists and albums on your Apple Watch using watchOS.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s iPhone is water resistant; however, a newly graded patent (number 10,785,384) for “submersible electronic devices with imaging capabilities” show that the tech giant is investigating ways to make the smartwatch a decent underwater camera.</p>

<p class="">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, we’ll frequently offer a wrap-up of news items you should check out. First up: <a href="https://www.starzplay.com/">STARZPLAY</a>, the MENA region's fastest-growing SVOD service, is now available to customers across the region through Apple TV channels on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung and LG smart TVs.</p>

<p class="">Hired — which looks for ways to empower companies to get the edge they need to attract the world’s top tech talent— has <a href="https://hired.com/blog/highlights/2020-brand-health-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">released</a> its 2020 “Global Brand Health Report,” which looks at which companies tech talent want to work for and what drives them to take a new job. Netflix displays last year’s top company, Google, and Apple places seventh on the list.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2925267-1&h=3682298388&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linksys.com%2Fus%2F&a=Linksys" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linksys</a>, the connected home division within the Belkin International and Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) (HK: 6088) entity, has announced HomeKit support for its <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2925267-1&h=2540606218&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linksys.com%2Fus%2Fp%2FP-WHW0303%2F&a=Linksys%C2%A0Velop+Tri-Band%C2%A0mesh+routers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linksys Velop Tri-Band mesh routers</a>. HomeKit is a framework that allows control of compatible home automation devices.</p>

<p class="">Apple had updated Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, adding Scribble support. PadOS 14 brings Scribble to iPad with Apple Pencil, allowing users to write in any text field — where it will automatically be converted to typed text.</p>

<p class="">Apple has announced a series order for “High Desert,” a new comedic half-hour series to be produced by Apple Studios that will star Academy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood,” “Escape at Dannemora,” “The Act”), who will also executive produce.</p>

<p class="">According to <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/22/apple-event-rumored-for-october-13-as-eddy-cue-promotes-services-to-uk-carrier-staff" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>, Apple will hold a virtual event to announce the “iPhone 12” on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The tech giant hasn’t announced such an event, but the timetable seems reasonable.</p>

<p class=""><a href="http://www.otterbox.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OtterBox </a>has introduced the EXO EDGE, designed for the new Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE. It’s a “sleek case designed to keep your device protected during daily life and extraordinary adventures,” according to CEO Jim Parke.</p>