Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple CEO Tim Cook <a href="https://twitter.com/tim_cook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1296210585881739264%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F9to5mac.com%2F">has tweeted</a> that the tech giant will be donating to support local wildfire relief efforts in California.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released the fifth public betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The public betas are available on <a href="https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple's Beta Software Program website</a>. Just remember that beta software, so proceed with care.</p>

<p class="">Apple has renewed “Ted Lasso,” its comedy series on Apple TV+, for a second season. Season two will arrive next year with 10 episodes.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2889447-1&h=3859662336&u=https%3A%2F%2Fdroplabs.com%2F&a=DropLabs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DropLabs</a>, which makes sonic-sensory footwear, has released its Triple Black Edition, an update to its original EP 01 sneaker, and which works with an iOS app.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/technology/apple-2-trillion.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The New York Times</a> reports that Apple is the first U.S. company to reach US$2 trillion in value, “capping a staggering ascent that began in the pandemic.” Today its shares climbed 1.2 percent to $467.78 in morning trading.</p>

<p class="">Apple has shared a trailer for "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4p0vjj_C8s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">On the Rocks</a>," an upcoming comedy film starring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, and Marlon Wayans. Sophia Coppola will direct the new film from a script she wrote.</p>

<p class="">Yet more anti-trust woes for Apple: local startup companies have submitted a petition to the Korea Communications Commission, asking for an investigation into whether Apple and Google are violating laws related to in-app purchases, reports <a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200819000655" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Korea Herald</a>.</p>

<p class="">Almost all of the retailers at Vancouver’s <a href="https://www.oakridgecentre.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oakridge Centre</a> will close their doors at the end of September until 2024 to help accelerate the process of the mall’s “incredible” overhaul, according to <a href="https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2020/8/oakridge-centre-retailers-to-close-until-2024-amid-vancouver-mall-redevelopment-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Retail Insider</a>. The mall’s Apple retail store will also close for a while.</p>

<p class="">Approximately 20 hours before <a href="http://www.fosspatents.com/2020/08/first-epic-games-v-apple-court-clash.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the deadline Judge Edward Chen gave Apple</a> to respond to <a href="http://www.fosspatents.com/2020/08/epic-games-asks-district-court-to-bar.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Epic Games' motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO)</a> with respect to Epic Games' access to the App Store and Apple's developer tools, two high-profile L.A.-based antitrust lawyers at the Gibson Dunn firm appeared (electronically) before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California as counsel for Apple, according to <a href="http://www.fosspatents.com/2020/08/gibson-dunn-lawyers-to-defend-apple.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FOSS Patents</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted another patent (number 10,750,287) in its quest to make iPhones and Apple Watches waterproof. The newly granted patent is dubbed “evacuation of liquid from acoustic space.”</p>

<p>You can answer phone calls on an Apple Watch, but I prefer to take calls on my iPhone. However, sometimes when I’m, say, fixing a cup of coffee at the home office, my Apple Watch will start “ringing” and my smartphone is two rooms away. No problem.</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: in 2005, Apple worked with the U.S. government on a "secret" modified iPod, according to <a href="https://tidbits.com/2020/08/17/the-case-of-the-top-secret-ipod/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TidBits</a>.</p>

<p class="">You can take an electrocardiogram (ECG) with the ECG app in watchOS 5.1.2 and later on the Apple Watch Series 4 or higher.</p>

<p class="">Users may not be replacing Netflix with newer, shinier SVoD services anytime soon. Instead, they seem to be supplementing their streaming experience with an assortment of other subscriptions -- chiefly, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and/or Disney+, according to Reelgood, a U.S. movie and TV streaming search engine.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted four new patents for its rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/mixed reality (AR/MR) head-mounted display (HMD).</p>