Dennis Sellers

<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>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Yours Truly has been working with the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, and I join host (and my ol’ buddy) Chuck Joiner on the latest episode of MacVoices to talk about the laptop.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. As noted by AppleInsider, Hypertext Technologies, a non-practicing entity, is suing Apple for, of course, patent violations.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has avoided 15% tariffs on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac laptops after President Donald Trump signed off on a trade deal with China, reports Bloomberg. The import duties were to start Dec. 15 and could have added around $150 t the price of Apple products.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Parks Associates' research finds Apple and Samsung watches are used for a wider variety of purposes than are Fitbit watches. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I use iOS 13’s Siri to set a timer on my iPhone 11 Pro Max for a variety of tasks. You can do the same to remind yourself to make a phone call, turn the oven on (or off), head out to pick up the kiddos from school, and more. Here’s how to do it:</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 20190377410) — one of several — involving eye-tracking features for the rumored “Apple Glasses,” a head-mounted artificial reality/virtual reality headset. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has scooped up Spectral Edge, a UK-based startup with tech that improves photos taken on smartphones, according to Bloomberg. The goal, obviously, is to make the already-impressive iPhone cameras even better.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has begun scrutinizing Apple Pay, and antitrust regulators in the Netherlands and France are concerned, too. In Germany, a law that kicks in Jan. 1 could force Apple to open up its payments technology more for competitors, according to Bloomberg.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple News will serve as a co-host for the eighth Democratic debate on Feb. 7, according to Axios.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Orangetheory Fitness has created a device for members to use the Apple Watch to track heart rate data during workouts, along with iOS apps for coaches and sales associates to enhance the member experience both in and out of studio.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for yet another gesture-based user interface that could apply to future Macs.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190377181) for “optical systems for displays” that hints the company is working on ways to make the rumored “Apple Glasses” as lightweight and comfortable as possible.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Using the Safari web browser in iOS 13 and iPadOS, you can save a webpage in PDF format. Here’s how:</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AppleInsider reports that Apple joined forces with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and former first lady Michelle Obama to hand out new Macs and iPads to students and teachers at Randle Highlands Elementary School in Washington, D.C.</p>