Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has ordered a 12-part series dubbed Earthsound from British production company Offspring Films for its Apple TV+ streaming service, reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/apple-tv-natural-history-docu-series-earthsound-offspring-films-1234592735/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline</a>. The article says the half-hour series uses “audio technology and cinematic 360 sound design to reveal the unexpected, unfamiliar and untold natural stories on every continent of the planet.”</p>

<p class="">Smart home appliance manufacturer Proscenic has announced the availability of its <a href="https://www.proscenic.com/m7pro-robot-vacuum-cleaner-p0024.html">M7 Pro Robot Vacuum Cleaner</a> with simultaneous mopping capability and 4.0 laser navigation. It works in tandem with an iOS app.</p>

<p class="">5G smartphone sales accounted for 14% of total US sales in August, up from just 3% in January 2020, according to Counterpoint's latest North America Channel Share Tracker research. And sales will likely spike even higher in quarter four when Apple launches its latest iPhone 12 line-up with 5G, adds the research group.</p>

<p class="">Apple ranks as the #1 most intimate brand during COVID, according to MBLM's <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2942717-1&h=4009671682&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent.mblm.com%2Fbis-covid-study-subscribe&a=Brand+Intimacy+COVID+Study" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brand Intimacy COVID Study</a>, a study of brands based on emotional connections during the pandemic.</p>

<p class="">The Health Records feature within the Health app is now available for users in the UK and Canada to securely view and store their medical records on their iPhone. Oxford University Hospitals and Women’s College Hospital are among the first healthcare institutions in the UK and Canada to make this feature available to their patients.</p>

<p class="">The legal brouhaha between Apple and Epic Games <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/07/apple-vs-epic-fortnite-trial-is-starting-on-may-3-2021?source=content_type:react%7Cfirst_level_url:news%7Csection:main_content%7Cbutton:body_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">will go before a judge</a> on May 3, 2021, earlier than the anticipated July date.</p>

<p class="">India’s government has announced that Apple and Samsung’s manufacturing partners Foxconn, Winston, and Pegatron have won a five-year approval to gain benefits from this scheme, reports <a href="https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/10/07/india-courts-iphone-and-samsung-makers-with-a-juicy-5-year-manufacturing-subsidy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TNW.</a> Under the <a href="https://meity.gov.in/esdm/pli" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI)</a>, phone-makers will get 4-6% benefit on devices that are worth ₹15,000 (about US$205) or above.</p>

<p class="">Another day, another lawsuit — and “Batterygate” lives on! As noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/07/new-class-action-suit-resurrects-iphone-throttling-controversy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider,</a> a new class action lawsuit filed in California targets an iOS battery management tool that allegedly hindered the performance of certain iPhone 6, iPhone 7, and iPhone SE series devices.</p>

<p class="">Apple leaker l0vetodream <a href="https://twitter.com/L0vetodream/status/1313678039360831494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1313678039360831494%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/07/leaker-claims-homepod-mini-is-coming-homepod-2-is-not" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweets</a> that a smaller, less expensive HomePod (HomePod mini?) will arrive this year, but no second generation of the “regular sized” speaker.</p>

<p class="">Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music and a division of Warner have filed applications for a preliminary injunction against Apple at the Moscow City Court. The complaints target three apps, all currently available on the App Store, that reportedly enable users to access music without paying for it, reports <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/apple-targeted-by-records-labels-for-distributing-music-piracy-apps-201007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TorrentFreak</a>.</p>

<p class="">Yesterday the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee said Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon "have become the kinds of monopolies we last saw in the era of oil barons and railroad tycoons.”</p>

<p class="">Satechi’s first ever GaN charger, the <a href="https://satechi.net/products/100w-usb-c-pd-compact-charger?variant=33364039499864" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">100W USB-C PD Compact GaN Charger </a>includes upgrade charging with GaN technology in a sleek design. Not enough? How about additional USB-C PD charging for the additional, and convenient, charging capabilities.</p>

<p class="">Apple recently launched <a href="https://authors.apple.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Books for Authors</a>, a website where you’ll find resources for writing, publishing, selling, and marketing your book on Apple Books.</p>

<p class="">On a <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20228-jim-tierney-of-digital-anarchy-announces-the-transcriptive-web-site/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices</a>, Jim Tierney, the chief anarchist at Digital Anarchy, talks with host Chuck Joiner about how the Transcriptive web site is now live and out of beta.</p>

<p class="">Apple TV+ has ordered “The Supermodels,” a event docuseries that will feature exclusive access to and interviews with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, who will revisit their iconic modeling careers and collective disruption of the ‘90s fashion scene.</p>