Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,719,692) for “vein matching for difficult biometric authentication cases” with the goal of a back-up identification system for Face ID.</p>

<p class="">From July 27–31, Chicago students can join Sentrock Studio and Young Chicago Authors with Today at Apple (Home) — teaching sessions, interactive experiences, and demonstrations — for a week of free virtual art sessions for students ages 14–18.</p>

<p class="">Apple today unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030. The company is already carbon neutral today for its global corporate operations, and this new commitment means that by 2030, every Apple device sold will have net zero climate impact.</p>

<p class="">The <a href="https://vissles.com/collections/recommend/products/vissles-m-15-6-inch-portable-touchscreen-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vissles-M </a>is a US$199, portable, external (kinda) touchscreen monitor with limited compatibility with Macs, iPads, iPhones, and other devices such as game consoles.</p>

<p class="">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, we’ll frequently offer a wrap-up of news items you should check out. First up: Apple rumor leaker <a href="https://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“L0vetodream” hints</a> that hate tech giant has some new products "ready to ship." The tweet offered no details, however. Let’s hope it’s a redesigned iMac.</p>

<p class="">The Verzuz battle series — which pits one OG artist or producer against another, playing their hits, reports <a href="https://variety.com/2020/music/news/verzuz-apple-music-beats-1-swizz-timbaland-1234711424/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Variety</a>.</p>

<p class="">OTOY, Inc. has launched <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2861919-1&h=297273508&u=https%3A%2F%2Fhome.otoy.com%2Foctane-x-pr1%2F&a=Octane+X+%7C+PR1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Octane X | PR1</a> on macOS, introducing what it says is “the industry's leading unbiased GPU renderer” to millions of Macs powered by Apple's Metal graphics technology. Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY, says it delivers the industry's fastest <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2861919-1&h=351858908&u=https%3A%2F%2Frender.otoy.com%2Foctanebench%2Fresults.php%3Fv%3D4.00%26sort_by%3Davg%26filter%3D%26singleGPU%3D1&a=OctaneBench" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OctaneBench</a> score ever recorded for a single slot graphics card.</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 June 27, 2020.</p>

<p class="">With at least some models of the upcoming “iPhone 12” and next gen iPad Pro (and hopefully down the line, Macs) expected to sport 5G connectivity, Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,716,157) for 5G /LTE dual connectivity.</p>

<p class="">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, we’ll frequently offer a wrap-up of news items you should check out. First up: Apple has updated the front page of its website to honor Rep. John Lewis, a congressman and notable civil rights pioneer who died Friday after a battle with cancer.</p>

<p class="">Future AirPods and AirPods Pro may better adjust their audio output based on user movement. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,715,902) for a “wireless ear bud system with pose detection.”</p>

<p class="">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="">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, we’ll frequently offer a wrap-up of news items you should check out. First up: Pegatron, Apple's second-largest contract manufacturer, has registered a subsidiary in India, setting the stage for expanding the manufacturing capacity of iPhones in the country, amid heightened US-China tensions, reports the <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/iphone-maker-pegatron-registers-indian-subsidiary-lays-foundation-for-apple-to-kick-china-habit/articleshow/77010035.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India Times</a>.</p>

<p class="">Necrobarista is this week's addition to <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Apple Arcade</span></a>,, Apple’s US$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 120 games. It's available for the the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.</p>