Dennis Sellers

<p class="">ZAGG has announced two wireless keyboards and a stylus for Apple’s iPad.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olb.com&esheet=52311773&newsitemid=20201022005280&lan=en-US&anchor=The+OLB+Group%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=247b45cfc12810f64fb3925e3217741e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The OLB Group, Inc.</a> — a provider of cloud-based omnicommerce and payment acceptance solutions for small- and mid-size merchants — has upgraded its SecurePay payment gateway system to support Apple Pay and Google Pay across all merchant platforms.</p>

<p class="">Western Digital has expanded their presence within the wireless charging category with the <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandisk.com%2Fixpandchargers%2Fsync%3Futm_medium%3Dpr2%26utm_source%3Dprrl%26utm_campaign%3Dsandisk-ixpand-chargers-fall-2020%26utm_content%3Dpdp-sd-ixpandchargersync%26utm_term%3D10-22-2020&esheet=52311827&newsitemid=20201022005328&lan=en-US&anchor=SanDisk+Ixpand+Wireless+Charger+Sync&index=1&md5=cbdc21b7b164afa7d241ca09d5a1ac56" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SanDisk Ixpand Wireless Charger Sync</a> and <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandisk.com%2Fixpandchargers%2F15w%3Futm_medium%3Dpr2%26utm_source%3Dprrl%26utm_campaign%3Dsandisk-ixpand-chargers-fall-2020%26utm_content%3Dpdp-sd-ixpandcharger15w%26utm_term%3D10-22-2020&esheet=52311827&newsitemid=20201022005328&lan=en-US&anchor=SanDisk+Ixpand+Wireless+Charger+15W&index=2&md5=2a0ee961981e0600e513e11971271359">SanDisk Ixpand Wireless Charger 15W</a>.</p>

<p class="">The Apple Uptown retail store in Minneapolis will close permanently, “the latest in a growing list of shops and restaurants that have recently abandoned the beleaguered south Minneapolis retail center,” reports the <a href="https://www.startribune.com/uptown-apple-store-in-minneapolis-closes-permanently/572830252/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Star Tribun</a>e.</p>

<p class="">Future Mac laptops may sport a virtual, resizable, illuminated trackpad as evidenced by a newly filed Apple patent (number 2020033853) for an “illuminated device enclosure with dynamic trackpad.” This is the company’s second such patent for such an invention, the other being number 10,732676, which was filed in August.</p>

<p class="">Scarlett Johansson will produce and and is set to star in <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/bride/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bride</a>, a “genre-bending” film from Apple and A24 for the Apple TV+ streaming service, reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/apple-tv-a24-bride-scarlett-johansson-1234602155/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple is expanding a new physical store format — the “Express” — as it prepares for high iPhone 12 demand, Deirdre O’Brien, senior vice president of retail and people at Apple, tells <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-retail-idUSKBN2771IR" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has updated iMovie, its video editing app, and GarageBand, its audio editing app, for iOS and iPadOS. The former is designed to take advantage of features in the iPhone 12 line-up.</p>

<p class="">The Apple TV app is coming to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, according to a <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/22/new-media-experience-and-top-entertainment-streaming-apps-coming-to-ps5/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sony blog post</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF0xzy0IhDc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a trailer</a> (well, it’s more like a teaser) for season two of its <em>Servant</em> series for the Apple TV+ streaming service. According to <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/m-night-shyamalan-servant-second-season-trailer-1234601656/"><em>Deadline</em></a>, the 10-episode series, which will take a more supernatural turn, will be released gradually with a new episode every Friday.</p>

<p class="">ESR launched what it says is the world's first MagSafe compatible wireless charging car mount as part of its HaloLock system of magnetic wireless charging accessories. The MagSafe technology was introduced with <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/10/13/iphone-12-iphone-12-mini-sport-a14-bionic-chip-super-xdr-display-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12,</a> i<a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/10/13/iphone-12-pro-and-pro-max-truly-professional-photo-and-video-capabilities" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max </a>this week.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://canalys.com/newsroom/canalys-global-smart-speaker-market-2021-forecast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The latest Canalys forecast expects the global smart speaker market</a>, including smart displays, to reach 163 million units in 2021, a growth of 21%. The research group is cautiously optimistic about sales of Apple’s new <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/10/13/apple-introduces-the-homepod-mini-for-99?rq=HomePod%20mini" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HomePod mini</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent for a “mounting base for a wirelessly locatable tag” that related to the rumored “AirTags” that are expected before the holidays.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a new patent (number 2020033891) for a “stylus-based input system for a head-mounted device.” It discloses ways that the Apple Pencil could work with the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mounted display (HMD).</p>

<p class="">Apple has integrated 5G into all four newly announced iPhones. In the launching event, Apple demonstrated a fast speed up to 4 Gbps on the iPhone 12 Pro, even when networks are crowded.</p>