Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Google's Project Zero team has exposed a <a href="https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1726&q=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration:underline">"high severity" flaw in macOS' kernel</span></a>, according to a <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/google-reveals-high-severity-flaw-in-macos-kernel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Neowin</em> report</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The <a href="http://www.usb.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">USB Promoter Group</a> has announced the pending release of the USB4 specification, an update to deliver the next generation USB architecture that compliments and builds on the existing USB 3.2 and USB 2.0 architectures. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/04/apple-is-hiring-an-analyst-to-explain-siri-complaints-to-executives/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>VentureBeat</em>,</a> Apple wants to hire someone to gather public comments and present them — along with recommended fixes — to the company’s execs. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">f you have a newer Mac with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) it’s nice to have a dock, especially as Apple’s laptops have a dearth of ports. One solution is the <a href="https://plugable.com/products/ud-cam">Plugable UD-CAM docking station</a>, is a small, powerful USB 3.1 Type-C docking station.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 10,217,290) for “registration between actual mobile device position and environmental model” that involves improved augmented reality features on the iPhone.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Samsung Display has sent samples of a foldable display to Apple, so we could, theoretically, see a foldable iPhone next year — though I’m dubious. According to a <a href="https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://m.etnews.com/20190227000439%3Fobj%3DTzo4OiJzdGRDbGFzcyI6Mjp7czo3OiJyZWZlcmVyIjtOO3M6NzoiZm9yd2FyZCI7czoxMzoid2ViIHRvIG1vYmlsZSI7fQ%253D%253D&xid=17259,15700019,15700043,15700186,15700190,15700248,15700253" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">translation of a report</a> on South Korea’s <em>ET Times.</em></p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.canalys.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canalys</a> has predicted that the worldwide market for 3D printers, and associated materials and services will be worth $22.4 billion in 2020, so you have to wonder if Apple has any interest in the technology. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">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 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Following failed licensing talks, Apple has been hit with a suit in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of seven patents previously owned by Samsung, LG and others that have been declared essential to the 4G LTE wireless standard, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1133919/apple-sued-in-edtx-over-essential-ex-samsung-lg-patents?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em>.</a></p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple held its annual investor's meeting at its Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, Friday morning. None of the AWT gang was there, but here are some bullet points from various sources such as <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-01/cook-says-apple-is-rolling-the-dice-on-future-products" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2019/03/01/2019-apple-shareholders-meeting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em></a>:</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple says more apps offer Siri Shortcuts, joining the thousands that have integrated shortcuts since their introduction with iOS 12.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Take this one with a grain of salt, but the Spanish blog <a href="https://www.applesfera.com/accesorios/todo-encaja-pistas-nuevos-airpods-llegando-a-tiendas-29-marzo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Applesfera</em></a> says the AirPods 2 will be released on March 29, and the first generation of the wireless earbuds will be discontinued. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to the latest market share survey from <a href="http://netmarkeshare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare,</a> the market share for both macOS and iOS was down in February.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has repeatedly said that touchscreens weren’t coming to the Mac. But that isn’t stopping the company from experimenting with such devices in its secret laboratories. The company has filed for a patent (number 20190064877) for a “portable computer unified top case.”</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/02/apple-honors-female-coders-and-creators-for-international-womens-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a post</a> on its Newsroom webpage, Apple Apple is celebrating International Women’s Day throughout March by highlighting the stories and work of female developers, musicians, artists, photographers and entrepreneurs. Apple is also building on its commitment to education with a new partnership with Girls Who Code to expand learning opportunities for young women.</p>