Dennis Sellers

<p class="">The live TV business just got more crowded. T -Mobile has unveiled the company’s latest Un-carrier move: three distinct streaming services — TVision LIVE, VIBE and CHANNELS — and the TVision HUB, a new streaming device, available nationwide on November 1.</p>

<p class="">Apple has ordered <em>Platonic</em>, a new comedy series starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen, for its Apple TV+ streaming service.</p>

<p class="">Apple <a href="https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=ul8i5to3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">says</a> that App Store prices will rise in Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa. The tech giant says the increases also reflect tax changes.</p>

<p class="">Despite a Nov. 2 district court trial date, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has agreed to review a Seven Networks network security patent challenged by Apple, in part because the parallel case was paused for 30 days in light of a potential settlement, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1322375/apple-gets-ptab-to-eye-network-security-ip-just-before-trial-?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="">On the <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20243-iphone-12-and-homepod-mini-analysis-with-adam-engst-and-apple-cider-1/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">new episode of MacVoices</span></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 has posted trailers for its upcoming Apple TV+ series, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHnHSr7_V2Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doug Unplugs</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgNhoV3KfVQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Becoming You</a>. Both debut on Nov. 13.</p>

<p class="">Apple places 12th on the 2020 Best Company Compensation (Large Companies) list from <a href="http://comparably.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Comparably.com</a>, a firm whose mission is to “make workplaces transparent and rewarding for both employees and employers.”</p>

<p class="">Facebook <a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2020/10/cloud-gaming-meet-facebook-gaming/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has announced</a> the launch of several cloud-streamed games in the Facebook app and in a web browser. However, the games won’t be available on iOS and iPadOS devices for now.</p>

<p class=""><a href="http://www.addigy.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Addigy</a> — a cloud-based Apple device management (ADM) platform for businesses, institutions and managed service providers (MSPs) — announced that September brought in the most new customer revenue since the company was founded in 2014.</p>

<p class=""><a href="http://www.cirpllc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP)</a> has released analysis of the results from its research on Apple for the fiscal quarter that ended September 26, 2020, and found that the new iPhone SE model accounted for 22% of U.S.iPhone sales during the quarter.</p>

<p class="">On Oct. 23, <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/10/23/do-the-iphone-12-models-need-screen-protectors" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I pondered </a>whether I’d need to buy an applicable screen protector for an iPhone 12 model. The answer seems to be “probably.”</p>

<p class="">I’d buy a couple of HomePod minis IF I could use them to set up “true” stereo sharing with my Mac. But I can’t, at least completely.</p>

<p class="">Apple is working on two new models of its popular AirPods: third-generation entry-level AirPods and the second version of the AirPods Pro earbuds, according to a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-26/apple-developing-smaller-airpods-pro-revamped-entry-level-model" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> report, that quotes unnamed “people familiar with the plans.”</p>

<p class="">Apple Watch introduces sleep tracking by, per Apple, taking a holistic approach to sleep by providing tools to help users get the desired amount of sleep, get to bed on time, and create a pre-bedtime routine to meet their sleep goals.</p>

<p class="">Strapsco has released a <a href="https://strapsco.com/product-category/bands-for-apple-watch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new line of bands</a> for the Apple Watch.They include leather bands, metal bands, and rubber bands.</p>