Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has inked a deal with the Maurice Sendak Foundation and will create kids shows and specials based on Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are” and other stories, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/apple-strikes-deal-wild-things-are-author-maurice-sendaks-catalog-1302022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>

<p class="">After failing to invalidate patents in a patent infringement lawsuit targeting Apple Pay, Apple is trying convince the court that it isn't infringing on the patents in question with Universal Secure Registry (USR), reports <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/07/06/apple-claims-it-isnt-infringing-usm-patents-with-apple-pay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider.</a></p>

<p class="">According to the latest market share survey from <a href="https://netmarketshare.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare,</a> the market share for Apple’s macOS was up last month, but iOS was down.</p>

<p class="">Actor/director/America’s dad Tom Hanks doesn’t seem too happy with his “whipmasters” at Apple. Or maybe he’s just kidding, as he often does.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,698481) for “glint-assisted gaze tracker” that would improve the efficiency of the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality headset.</p>

<p class="">The Apple Pencil 2 doesn't have a physical charge indicator or LED light. You check its current battery life on the iPad Pro to which it’s paired.</p>

<p class="">Your Apple Pencil 2 for use with the 2018 and later iPad Pro doesn’t need daily recharging unless you use it a LOT.</p>

<p class="">iOS 14 will require all apps to obtain user permission before tracking. And some folks aren’t happy about it.</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com"><span style="text-decoration:underline">MacRumors</span></a> — Apple's upcoming "iPhone 12" will feature "high-end" lens arrays in the rear camera to improve image quality.</p>

<p class="">iOS 13 offers a Dark Mode that, in Apple’s words, “delivers a dramatic dark color scheme that looks great across the system and is easier on the eyes in low-light environments.”</p>

<p class="">In a new Apple Pay promotion, new users get US$50 in Daily Cash when using the Apple Card to pay for an Apple Service.</p>

<p class="">The HODINKEE Shop, a New York City-based watch retailer and watch review site, <a href="https://shop.hodinkee.com/blogs/journal/hodinkee-shop-apple-watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has announced</a> that it’s now an Authorized Apple Watch Retailer, as well as a retailer for a curated selection of Apple Watch accessories.</p>

<p class="">Your iPhone could eventually replace your driver’s license, passport, and more, as evidenced by a newly granted Apple patent (number 20200213295) for “providing verified claims of user identity.”</p>

<p class="">India’s additional scrutiny of imports from China has disrupted operations at plants owned by Apple supplier Foxconn in southern India, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-ports/apple-supplier-foxconn-others-hit-as-india-holds-up-imports-from-china-sources-idUSKBN243118" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>. Quoting three unnamed sources, the article says other foreign firms are also facing delays as tensions between the two countries build.</p>

<p class="">On the latest <a href="http://" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">episode of MacVoices</a> Mike Potter of ESC! Technologies wraps up the discussion of WordPress with a discussion of plugins and how they bring functionality to your web site.</p>