Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Perhaps Apple is listening to users’ requests for better laptops with better keyboards. Apple has filed for a patent (number 10,474,189) for a “portable computer unified top case” that hints at future iterations of the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Rumors of the impending release of a 16-inch MacBook Pro refuse to die. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2019/11/11/16-inch-macbook-pro-hands-on-event/">9to5Mac says</a> “there’s growing evidence that we could finally be on the cusp of an unveil as soon as this week.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-11/apple-s-ar-push-will-start-with-ipad-and-culminate-with-glasses">Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says</a> Apple is working on "a range of augmented and virtual-reality devices" based on a new 3D sensor system. He says the first device will be a 2020 iPad Pro.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Kim Rozenfeld (pictured), recently head of current scripted programming and documentary/unscripted content at Apple and former Sony TV head of current programming, is leaving Apple.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://www.macrumors.com">MacRumors</a> — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the Apple Watch Series 6 will offer faster performance, improved water resistance, and improved wireless transmission for potentially faster Wi-Fi and cellular speeds. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-eyes-2022-release-for-ar-headset-2023-for-glasses"><em>The Information</em></a>, Apple plans  to release an augmented-reality (AR) headset in 2022 and a sleeker pair of AR glasses by 2023.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a  patent (number 10,464,476) for “lighting systems of vehicle seats.”</p>

<p class="" 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 class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Actor Adam Scott will star in the Ben Stiller produced/directed thriller, <em>Severance</em>, planned for TV+, per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/adam-scott-star-thriller-ben-stiller-apple-tv-1253365">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. It’s a workplace thriller set at Lumen Industries, a company looking to take work-life balance to a new level.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has added another five games to its Apple Arcade, game streaming service that costs $4.99 per month. The new games are (along with Apple’s description): </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is teaming up with Uber Eats — American online food ordering and delivery platform — for a new Apple Pay promo: use Apple’s mobile payment service in the Uber Eats app — available at the Apple App Store — and get $5 off your order of $10 ore more through Nov. 8.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple shipped 46.6 million iPhones in the third quarter of 2019, which was a slight decline year-over-year but still better than most expectations, according to IDC. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">My iPhone Pro 11 Max has about 4-5 hours more battery life than my previous iPhone (the XS Max) —  about 14 hours compared to 11 — and that’s plenty of juice to get me through a day (maybe two) without recharging. However, if you need your 2019 Apple smartphone to last longer than this, one solution is mophie’s <a href="https://www.zagg.com/en_us/get-notified" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> juice pack access</a> battery case, which is made to protect and wirelessly charge the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190339094) for a “voice and touch user interface” for an automobile.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for still another patent (number 20290339847) for an avatar creation user interface. It’s one of a half-dozen such patent filings.</p>