Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Microsoft <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/microsoft-365-and-office-2019-support-for-apple-silicon-c55b603e-14a6-4b69-bdc0-2bb4c9a36834?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us"><span style="text-decoration:underline">has updated</span></a> its Mac Office 2019 for Mac, adding support for <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-big-sur/">macOS Big Sur</a> and compatibility with Apple Silicon/M1 machines.</p>

<p class="">The Apple TV app is now available for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. This means you can enjoy Apple TV+, Apple TV channels, new and popular movies, and personalized, curated recommendations on gaming systems.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.azul.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Azul Systems</a>, provider of an open source Java platform, has announced plans to deliver OpenJDK builds for Apple’s series of Apple Silicon Macs to provide developers and users of these new Macs with native Java support for current and popular Java versions.</p>

<p class="">The first of a two-part <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20255-macvoices-live-apples-one-more-thing-1/" 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 discuss Apple’s “One More Thing” event.</p>

<p class="">The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, will be Oprah Winfrey’s guest on a new episode of <em>The Oprah Conversation</em>, premiering globally on Apple TV+ on Tuesday, November 17 at 9 a.m. (Eastern)/6 a.m. (Pacific). The episode will be available to watch for free through Tuesday, December 1.</p>

<p class="">Apple has unveiled the cast of its upcoming murder-mystery comedy, <em>The Afterparty</em>, reports <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/afterparty-cast-apple-tv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wrap</a>. It’s a murder-mystery comedy from from Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord and is set at a high school reunion afterparty.</p>

<p class="">Apple AirPlay and HomeKit support is available on select 4K Roku streaming devices, including the <a href="https://www.roku.com/products/roku-ultra?utm_medium=rokublog&utm_source=organic_social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roku Ultra</a>, <a href="https://www.roku.com/products/audio/roku-streambar?utm_medium=rokublog&utm_source=organic_social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roku Streambar</a>, <a href="https://www.roku.com/products/audio/roku-smart-soundbar?utm_medium=rokublog&utm_source=organic_social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roku Smart Soundbar</a>, <a href="https://www.roku.com/products/streaming-stick-plus?utm_medium=rokublog&utm_source=organic_social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roku Streaming Stick+</a>, and <a href="https://www.roku.com/whats-on/the-roku-channel?utm_medium=rokublog&utm_source=organic_social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roku Premiere</a>.</p>

<p class=""><em>Car and Driver </em>and The Fesco Group, a manufacturer of branded consumer technology solutions, have launched the Intellidash+, a dashboard-mounted smart display with an IPS touchscreen.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/16226/apple-silicon-m1-a14-deep-dive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AnandTech </a>says that Apple’s introduction of its M1 chip in new Macs “is a monumental change that nobody but Apple can so swiftly usher in.”The tech giant claims that the chip boasts the world’s fastest CPU core, and <em>AnandTech </em>pretty much agrees.</p>

<p class="">Eve Systems has announced that <a href="https://www.threadgroup.org/What-is-Thread/Certification" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thread</a> connectivity will be added to its Bluetooth-equipped Eve accessories.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.sfbags.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WaterField Designs</a> has debuted the lightweight <a href="https://www.sfbags.com/products/zoom-laptop-crossbody-bag">Zoom Crossbody</a> <a href="https://www.sfbags.com/collections/vertical-laptop-bags" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vertical laptop bag</a> for the new Apple Silicon Mac laptops.</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/11/ming-chi-kuo-says-no-new-iphone-se-in-early-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AppleInsider</a> — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says not to expect a new iPhone SE in early 2021, though he does expect one sometime next year.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-11/epic-gets-apple-s-theft-claim-knocked-out-of-fortnite-fight?sref=MRDu5QV3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a> reports that Epic Games has won the dismissal of two Apple tort claims in a dispute over access to its Fortnite game on the App Store.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,834,497) for “user interface cooling using audio component” that shows the company wants to make it easy to set up a speaker system using multiple HomePods and (probably) HomePod minis while keeping the speakers cool.</p>