Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Launched in 2014, Apple Pay has evolved into a major mobile payment market player in the U.S., according to <a href="http://www.researchandmarkets.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Research and Markets</a>. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to a newly granted patent, Apple is looking for ways to make Touch ID even more efficient — and possibly included beneath the display of Macs, iPhones, and iPads.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for another patent (number 10,506,978) for an Apple Watch band that could automatically tighten and loosen itself on your wrist, as needed. Such a band could also include health sensors.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced the arrival of a new retail store at The SoNo Collection, a newly opened mall in Norwalk, Connecticut. The technology company <a href="https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Apple-store-coming-to-SoNo-Collection-14907155.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">put up a sign Saturday morning</a> saying it would be opening an outlet at the large new retail center in South Norwalk.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced that <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple News</a> and ABC News will collaborate to provide up-to-the-minute coverage of the key events of the 2020 presidential election, available in the Apple News app.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sourcebooks and Sesame Workshop today announced a new series of companion books to <em>Ghostwriter, </em>an Apple TV+ original series that reimagines the classic show for a new generation. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is among the tech giants sued by International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) — which “promotes human rights and corporate accountability through legal advocacy and capacity building” -- for “aiding and abetting extreme abuse of children mining cobalt in DRC.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple Arcade, Apple’s gaming streaming service, is now available with an annual subscription option of $49.99 per year in the U.S., $59.99 per year in Canada, £49.99 per year in the UK, and €49.99 per year in many other European countries. Previously, it’s only been available for US$4.99 per month.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">TIME has <a href="https://time.com/5745302/best-gadgets-of-the-2010s-decade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">published a list</a> a list of “The 10 Best Gadgets of the 2010s.” Apple's iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods made the list.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The makers of smart watches and fitness trackers are not doing enough to protect their users' privacy, according to a new report released by the Human Data Commons Foundation.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Do you often forget where you parked your car in the mall parking lot? If you’ve got an iPhone running iOS 11, iOS 12, or iOS 13 12, no problem. Here’s how:</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is looking into methods for providing more haptic feedback on iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches. The company has been granted a patent (number 10,503,258) for an “input mechanism with force and rotation inputs and haptic feedback.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On 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 this week’s picks.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple employees based in Silicon Valley are able to have genetic tests performed for free via the company's AC Wellness clinics, through a partnership with Color Genomics, "in what may be a pilot program for the iPhone maker's healthcare project,” according to AppleInsider.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has revealed “Ultimate Rivals” from Bit Fry Game Studios, a new sports game franchise that brings together athletes across hockey, basketball, football, baseball and soccer into a single officially licensed video game, a first in sports and gaming. </p>