Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A California federal judge who had previously found internet call-routing patents held by Voip-Pal.com too generalized and abstract has made a similar ruling in two cases in which the communications company had accused Apple and Amazon of infringing similar intellectual property, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1216428/apple-amazon-beat-voip-pal-internet-phone-routing-ip-suits?attachments=true&nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&read_more=1&utm_campaign=technology&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I had hoped to test out the <a href="https://www.tesmo.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tesmo Kickstand</a> with a 16-inch MacBook Pro, but since the rumored laptop hasn’t yet arrived from Apple, I gave it a whirl on my 2019 MacBook Air. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Wallet app in iOS 12 and 13 allows you to store data from rewards cards, passes, and more, along with your Apple Pay info.  Some passes automatically appear at the right time or place because they include information based on time or location. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_-nk9-sMus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">released a trailer</a> for its upcoming film <em>The Banker</em>, starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nia Long, and Nicholas Hoult. It’s a fact-based period drama about entrepreneurs who tried to circumvent the racial limitations of the 1950s as they turned their business savvy into social activism and decided to help African Americans get loans in Texas. It will debut in theaters on Dec. 6, a few weeks before it arrives on Apple TV+.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Conviva, which specializes in global streaming media intelligence, has released its quarterly <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2629254-1&h=456810996&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conviva.com%2Fstate-of-streaming%2F&a=State+of+Streaming+report" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">State of Streaming report</a> for quarter three of 2019, revealing time spent streaming continues to climb – up 53% year-over-year – as consumers embrace on demand videos (63% of all streaming viewing is on demand) on their TVs, computers, and mobile devices. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.cirpllc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consumer Intelligence Research Partners</a> has released analysis of the results from its research on Apple for the fiscal quarter that ended Sept. 28. The research group’s study indicates the iPhone’s U.S. installed base reached 204 million units. CIRP bases this estimate on an estimated global sales of 43 million iPhones, which is in turn derived from an estimated average selling price (ASP) of $783 and Apple-disclosed iPhone revenues.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Today at <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmax.adobe.com%2F&esheet=52122173&newsitemid=20191104005285&lan=en-US&anchor=Adobe+MAX&index=1&md5=67b2d84c8b0cb0102b4e3f17d7d007eb">Adobe MAX</a>, Adobe announced the next generation of Creative Cloud.  The company officially launched Adobe Photoshop on iPad, while also previewing Adobe Illustrator on iPad and the all-new Photoshop Camera. Photoshop for iPad is free (though it offers in-app purchases) and is available at the Apple App Store.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple working with Valve According to <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20191104PD209.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes</a>, Apple has partnered with U.S. game developer Valve to develop “Apple Glasses,” the rumored augmented reality/virtual reality head-mounted display.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced a $2.5 billion plan to help address the housing availability and affordability crisis in California. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Last week AirPods Pro joined the AirPods family with Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, sweat and water resistance, and superior, immersive sound, in an all-new lightweight, in-ear design. After five days of use, I’ve found them to be very impressive. </p>

<p class="">iOS 12 and iOS 13 come with a Measure app that allows you to draw (virtual) straight lines to measure objects and surfaces both vertically and horizontally using your iPhone or iPad camera, and automatically detect dimensions of rectangular objects. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for yet another patent (number 20190324503) for an “electronic device with a wraparound display” that hints at possible future incarnations of the iPhone and/or the iPad.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On a regular basis, <em>Apple World Today </em>posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they're popular and deserve mention. Here are this week’s picks.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple wants exclusions from President Donald Trump’s tariffs that went into effect Sept. 1 on the Apple Watch, iMac, parts for the iPhone and other components imported from China, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-01/apple-requests-tariff-waivers-on-iphone-parts-watch-and-airpods" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple TV+ launched today, and Disney+ is launching on Nov 12. These two companies are reshaping the video streaming industry as we know it. </p>