Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple sold $6 billion worth of AirPods this year and should sell more than double that next year, according to analyst Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein — as reported by <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/20/airpods-a-6-billion-business-for-apple-will-be-bigger-next-year.html?&qsearchterm=Apple" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Is Apple looking into the satellite Internet business? <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-20/apple-has-top-secret-team-working-on-internet-satellites" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>'s Mark Gurman reports that there's a secret Apple research team has about a dozen engineers from the aerospace, satellite and antenna design industries working on a project to beam data such as Internet connectivity to devices such as the iPhone.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">InvisibleShield</a> has expanded its screen protection offerings to camera lens protection for the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Looking for a cute little stocking stuffer? elago has released the Peach Case that’s compatible with both the first and second generation Apple AirPods. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">OWC’s free <a href="https://www.owcdigital.com/products/dock-ejector" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dock Ejector app </a> is a great utility for Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro (and other Mac laptops)— IF you have a drive made by the company. It allows users to safely disconnect from all OWC docks with one click. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says recent tests of mobile devices like the iPhone and Galaxy didn’t violate agency rules on maximum radio frequency exposure levels, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1207752316234932226" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is looking into deals for rights to MGM Holdings and Pac-12 college sports content for its Apple TV+ streaming service, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-held-preliminary-talks-with-pac-12-conference-mgm-11576777844" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wall Street Journal</a>.  </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has struck an exclusive first-look deal with actress/writer/comedian/producer Sharon Horgan for Apple TV+, its streaming service, reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/12/apple-strikes-first-look-deal-with-catastrophe-divorce-creator-sharon-horgan-1202813698/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Satechi has launched what it says is the first MFi-Certified <a href="http://email.maxborgesagency.com/c/eJwNj0uOxCAMRE-T7IKA8F1kkZbS9zA2-WiSEAGtmb79IJVVZdmLejR5yQWu_TE190K2MZwLywSzclHqzbXXy2te5rFT_IK_kPIWC2zxxi_DdPX75MAGWAk0B-SawDqMIFGZUQjHQ-jPaa_1Kd04d_LdVKBG3A92x9q2Jyf6YC0tfkoYcLhga5cDB9whb8e9DZTwp88Txfs-CivxPGMurQ88zxl_Uz6J1UTw7esE2gtrgtPGOq6C9VpRMIYDX6nhqfYiQ2vcODFoAXG03hgbVkeSk12B7D9sP1UY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">USB-C Magnetic Charging Dock for Apple Watch</a> with detachable Type-C cable. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is almost certainly working on its own augmented reality/virtual reality headset (usually dubbed “Apple Glasses” and expected sometime between 2020 and 2022). A new patent filing (number 20190387299) for a “display system having an audio output device” indicates that such a device could have a removable speaker system.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Future Apple Pencils may provide haptic (that is, relating to the sense of touch) feedback for texture simulation, as hinted by a new patent filing (number 20190384402) by Apple.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, yet another lawsuit. <a href="https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2019/12/former-apple-store-genius-bar-staffer-sues-apple-for-inadequately-supporting-his-disability-as-required-by-law.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patently Apple</a> reports that Canadian Robert Shaw, an ex-Apple Store Genius Bar employee, is suing Apple for “constructive dismissal.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Overall, global smartphone profits declined 11% year-over-year to $12 billion in the third quarter of 2019. However, Apple still dominates the global handset market by capturing 66% of industry profits and 32% of the overall handset revenue., according to <a href="https://www.counterpointresearch.com/apple-continues-lead-global-handset-industry-profit-share/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Counterpoint Research</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Westpac is the final big four bank in Australia to allow its customers to support Apple Pay and will rolling out access to Apple's mobile payment service across its various brands by mid-2020, reports <a href="http://www.apple.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Sydney Morning Herald</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. As reported by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/12/18/lawsuit-alleges-apple-music-streams-songs-without-proper-license" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>, a new lawsuit accuses Apple of violating the U.S. Copyright Act for streaming copyrighted music through Apple Music without first obtaining a license from the copyright owner. </p>