Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple’s Apple One bundle of services will be available starting tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 30. It includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, iCloud, Apple News+ and Fitness+ — at a discounted price.</p>

<p class="">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200342623) for “systems and methods for resolving hidden features in a field of view” that involve a vehicle. The goal: to have the vehicle avoid running into “hidden” objects.</p>

<p class="">Apple has announced the financial results for its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter that ended September 26, 2020. The company posted record September quarter revenue of US$64.7 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $0.73. International sales accounted for 59%of the quarter’s revenue.</p>

<p class="">More antitrust woes for Apple: it and Amazon face German antitrust scrutiny over a policy that excludes independent sellers of brand products on the online market place, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-29/amazon-apple-probed-by-germany-over-online-sales-curbs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> reports.</p>

<p class="">If/when the rumored “Apple Glasses” arrive, I want the augmented reality/virtual reality device to allow me to wear it like regular glasses, improving my nearsightedness as my “ordinary” glasses do and even give me improved vision.</p>

<p class="">The rumored “Apple Glasses” — an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mounted display (HDM) — may be able to “present synthesized reality content in association with recognized objects,” as evidenced by a newly file patent (number 20200342231).</p>

<p class="">Apple’s AirPods and AirPods Pro might one day be able to detect and respond to gestures, as hinted by a new patent filing (number 20200344536) for a “wearable interactive audio device.”</p>

<p class="">Apple and Intel have blasted Fortress Investment Group for trying to toss a rejiggered complaint accusing the investment management firm of orchestrating an anti-competitive patent aggregation scheme, telling a California federal judge that any previous flaws have been fixed, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1323685/fortress-can-t-impose-impossible-standards-apple-says?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1&attachments=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="">Lumen, a health technology company, has announced the UK launch of its self-titled wellness device: the £299 <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lumen.me%2Fshop&esheet=52315442&newsitemid=20201028005551&lan=en-US&anchor=Lumen&index=2&md5=5d5571fe5824e786e0a3921de34c8c33" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lumen</a>, a handheld, portable device and app that measures your metabolism in real-time with just your breath. It works with a free app downloadable at the Apple App Store.</p>

<p class="">Logitech has announced the US$49.99 <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Flogi.link%2Fppgt9&esheet=52315122&newsitemid=20201028005178&lan=en-US&anchor=ERGO+M575+Wireless+Trackball&index=1&md5=b93128913d82d2c463980fbbf718e88e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ERGO M575 Wireless Trackball</a>, a wireless trackball mouse with thumb control designed to maximize comfort and save space. Without the need to move your arm for cursor control, your hand and forearm stay relaxed during hours of use, says Delphine Donne-Crock, general manager of creativity and productivity.</p>

<p class="">On the <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20245-iphone-12-and-homepod-mini-analysis-with-adam-engst-and-apple-cider-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices</a> host Chuck Joiner makes another Apple User Group virtual visit with Adam Engst of TidBITS, this time to Apple CIDER in New York.</p>

<p class="">Apple offers the <a href="https://developer.apple.com/programs/universal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Universal Apple Quick Start Program</a> for developers. Now the tech giant Apple is sending invites to testers to invite them to get one-on-one code-level guidance from an Apple engineer.</p>

<p class="">Apple has renewed its Apple TV+ Jason Sudeikis soccer comedy for a third season even before season two has started production, according to <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/ted-lasso-season-3-renewed-apple-tv-plus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wrap</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has updated Clips, its video creation app for iOS and iPadOS, to version 3., which requires iOS 14 or iPadOS 14. Available now in the App Store, it features a streamlined interface and full-screen browsers on iPhone that make it even simpler to record and add effects.</p>

<p class="">iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro pre-orders in India are “super high,” <a href="https://zeenews.india.com/technology/cool-offers-help-apple-retailers-pre-book-record-iphone-12-in-india-2320646.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to </a><a href="https://zeenews.india.com/technology/cool-offers-help-apple-retailers-pre-book-record-iphone-12-in-india-2320646.html"><em>ZeeNews.</em></a></p>