Apple’s Contacts app, in conjunction with an iPhone, may one day be able to generate contacts based on user interaction. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20210250324) for such technology. About the patent filing The patent filing involves relate…
Lees meerOn a regular basis, Apple World Today 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 today’s picks. macOS Mozilla has announced the public r…
Lees meerAnother day, another lawsuit. AppleInsider reports that Bell Northern Research is leveraging multiple properties related to basic mobile wireless technology against Apple. BNR’s complaint brings claims from a total of 1- patents to bear against the …
Lees meerApple has released the fifth developer beta of watchOS 8. Registered developers can download the beta via Apple’s developer portal. Or it can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Cent…
Lees meerApple has released the fifth developer beta of macOS 12 Monterey. Registered developers can download the beta via Apple’s developer portal. Or it can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Develo…
Lees meerApple has released macOS Big Sur 11.5.2. According to Apple’s release notes, it “includes bug fixes for your Mac.” The update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Preferences. The post macOS Bi…
Lees meerThe streaming explosion, which hit its apex during the COVID-induced lockdowns in the second quarter (Q2) is here to stay according to new data from Conviva, an intelligence cloud for streaming media. And it’s (kinda) good news for Apple TV+. Conviv…
Lees meerOn a regular basis, Apple World Today 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 today’s picks. macOS Parallels Desktop 17is now availab…
Lees meerJohn Lithgow (“Perry Mason,” “Bombshell”) has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” reports The Wrap. He’ll play the role of Prosecutor Leaward. Lithgow joins the previously announced ensemble cast that includes Leonardo…
Lees meerApple has released the fifth developer betas of iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and tvOS 15. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed…
Lees meerApple has been granted a patent (number 11,089,453) for the “creation and consumption of transient user profiles.” The goal is to temporarily allow users of Macs, iPhones, iPads, etc., to share data — perhaps even the device itself — with others. Ab…
Lees meerForget the rumored augmented reality/virtual reality head-mounted display. I want the type of “Apple Glasses” hinted at in a newly granted Apple patent (number 11,086,143). It involves a form factor akin to current eyeglasses, but with a “turnable, …
Lees meerThe “iPhone 13” (or whatever its final moniker) will sport new camera features targeted to professional users, especially photographers, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. What features? ProRes for videos, Portrait Mode for vide…
Lees meerApple supplier/frenemy Samsung is preparing its manufacturing line for OLED displays that will be used in 2022 models of the MacBook Pro, according to The Elec. The Sellers Research Group (that’s me) thinks this rumor is true. Upcoming MacBook Pros …
Lees meerApple says it doesn’t have a problem with pay inequality. The Verge says that skeptical Apple employees have been trying to verify that claim by sending out informal surveys on how much people make, particularly as it relates to women and underrepre…
Lees meerAccording to MacRumors, Apple is sending surveys to select owners of the now-discontinued 2015 12-inch MacBook, asking them about their opinion on the laptop’s size, feature set, and more. The original 12-inch MacBook was announced at an Apple speci…
Lees meerApple TV+ has announced a series order for “Bad Monkey,” a new 10-episode drama from Emmy Award-nominated writer and executive producer Bill Lawrence (“Ted Lasso”) that will star Vince Vaughn (“Freaky,” “Brawl in Cell Block 99”), who will also serve…
Lees meerAs the new editor/publisher of “Apple World Today,” this is my (mostly) weekly column in which I discuss anything that’s on my mind. Which may or may not include Apple or even technology. This week I’d like to tell you why I gave up collecting comic…
Lees meerOn a regular basis, Apple World Today posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. Here are today’s picks. macOS Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher have received another free update, which purportedly “superpower the…
Lees meerIn a new Apple Pay promotion, Apple says “back to school is back in style.” You can use Apple’s mobile payment service to get exclusive offers when shopping in the following companies’ apps or on the web, through August 11: ° Bed, Bath & Beyond: “15…
Lees meerApple has previewed new child safety features coming to its various devices later this year. And the announcement has stirred up some controversy. You can read the entire “Expanded Protections for Children” article for details, but here’s the gist o…
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