Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has been granted another patent (number 10,795,438) for an “Apple Ring” that could be used to control, among other things, a Mac. At least eight other patents have been filed for or granted to the company regarding such a device.</p>

<p class="">By combining two exploits initially developed for jailbreaking iPhones, security researchers claim they can also jailbreak Macs and MacBook devices that include Apple's latest line of T2 security chips, reports <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-claim-they-can-now-jailbreak-apples-t2-security-chip/">ZDNet</a>.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-05/apple-stops-selling-rival-earphones-speakers-ahead-of-launches" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> reports that Apple has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers in its retail stores from rivals such as Sonos, Bose, and Logitech as the company gears up to launch its own new audio products. Those products apparently include smaller HomePods and the “AirPods Studio” over-the-ear headphones.</p>

<p class="">On a <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20227-macvoices-live-with-brett-terpstra-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices</a>, featured guest Brett Terpstra and the panel of David Ginsburg and Brittany Smit join host Chuck Joiner to continue a discussion/debate over subscription models, notifications of subscriptions, upgrades, and where SetApp fits into the picture.</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://www.ped30.com/2020/10/05/apple-cowan-fintech-respect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple 3.0 </a>— Cowen analyst Krish Sankar says revenue from Apple Pay, Apple Card, and Apple Cash, doubling and redoubling, will exceed US$1 billion in 2020.</p>

<p class="">Bruce Springsteen fans around the world will get a behind-the-scenes look at the artist’s creative process in the documentary feature film, <em>Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You</em>, from Apple Original Films, premiering Friday, October 23 exclusively on Apple TV+.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released tvOS 14.0.2 with, as best I can tell, bug fixes and performance tweaks.</p>

<p class="">Season two of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show will resume production on Oct. 19 with Steve Carrell returning reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/the-morning-show-resume-production-season-2-steve-carell-returning-jennifer-aniston-reese-witherspoon-apple-1234590639/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline</a>. However, as the article notes, this could change with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

<p class="">CASETiFY has announced a new collaboration with the United States Postal Service, introducing a collection of special edition tech accessories. The celebratory collaboration features USPS-licensed logos and recognizable icons on premium quality cases, launching worldwide on <a href="http://www.casetify.com/usps" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.casetify.com/usps</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple CEO Tim Cook has <a href="https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1313100720732696577" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweeted</a> about the late Steve Jobs on the ninth anniversary of his death.</p>

<p class="">A new survey by <a href="http://www.sellcell.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SellCell</a>, a site for selling smartphones online, shows that three in 10 Android users would consider upgrading to an iPhone 12. Also, when more than 2,500 iPhone users were asked if they intended to upgrade, four in 10 said “yes.”</p>

<p class="">In the fast-growing world of technological progress, it is crucial to have an <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/9/26/notable-apps-and-updates-sept-21-26" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">up-to-date </a>device. But what to do if you have already bought an iPhone 10 or iPhone 11? Whether you’re an experienced educator, a businessperson, an artist, if you just purchased a device you may want to install some awesome iOS apps.</p>

<p class="">I find the default grid view that shows all your apps in watchOS 7 to be too cluttered. If you go, you can change it to the list view, in which apps are always arranged in alphabetical order.</p>

<p class="">Future Apple Watches, iPhones could detect pollen levels, air quality, even poison gas in the air as evidenced by a newly granted Apple patent (number 10,788,308) for “particulate matter sensors for portable devices.</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>