Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has recently removed several parental control apps from the App Store, because they put users’ privacy and security at risk. The tech giant says it’s important to understand why and how this happened and has issued a <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/04/the-facts-about-parental-control-apps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">statement about it here</a>.</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;">When Apple’s Apple TV+ steaming service arrives this fall, I’ll give it a try. However, unless I’m pleasantly surprised, it won’t incorporate the a la carte streaming service I’ve long wanted. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">My lovely wife loves to print recipes she finds on-line. She learned the hard way that you don't simply hit "print" when you see one you like. The first (and last) time she did this, about 40 pages printed (the entire cooking web site, not just the recipe she saw), as she went about her business unaware that the Epson printer was spitting out page after page after page. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Guess we’ll be seeing the results of the new blood on Apple’s Industrial design team. Three members — Rico Zorkendorfer, Daniele De Iuliis, and Julian Hönig — are departing or have departed, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/turnover-hits-apples-famed-industrial-design-team-11556225563" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wall Street Journal</a>. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/04/25/iphone-personal-hotspot-tech-violates-networking-patent-lawsuit-claims" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider </em>reports</a> that Wyoming-based WiNet Labs, is suing Apple for allegedly infringing on a networking patent with its "Personal Hotspot" feature found in iPhone and iPad. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We knew the Apple Watch was tough, but this is still impressive. According to <a href="https://ktla.com/2019/04/24/lost-apple-watch-ocean-still-works-6-months-later/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KTLA 5,</a> a body surfer in Huntingdon Beach, California, lost his Apple Watch when he was hit by a huge wave. A man found it three miles north of where it went lost at sea and returned it six months later. It still works, although the salt water left a little haze on the screen..</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a report to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/04/25/new-ipad-pro-models-with-better-antenna-tech-on-the-way-for-2020-with-5g-in-2021-says-ming-chi-kuo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em> — analyst</a> Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will launch new iPad Pros with better antenna tech next year and models with 5G support in 2021.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced a voluntary recall of AC wall plug adapters designed for use primarily in Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Kingdom. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s doubtful that Apple will ever release a replacement for its late, lamented iWeb app, but the tech giant has filed for a patent (number 20190121517) for “interactive menu elements in a virtual three-dimensional space” that involves web page creation.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple wants Siri, its personal digital assistant, to be able to respond to your input with a whisper. The company has filed for a patent (number 201922666) for a “digital assistant providing whispered speech.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Foil, Graphics & More's Scanning Slideshow for the Mac is a tool for photographers and display designers who need to show a slideshow or projection of images, and to update the show with newly shot images on the fly. It's up to version 1.0.3, which is a maintenance upgrade — although there are still some stability issues to be addressed.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to a letter Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers sent to Foxconn executive Louis Woo, the state is renegotiating a deal that promised the Taiwan-based company (a major Apple supplier) incentives in return for building a massive manufacturing and R&D facility in the region, reports <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/23/foxconn-wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-renegotiating-letter.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNBC</em></a> .</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A jury trial involving iPhone 4’s, iPhone 4S’s and iPhone 5’s with alleged defective sleep/wake (power) buttons will start on Oct. 25, 2019.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The number of SVOD subscriptions for movies, linear channels and TV episodes (and excluding other platforms such as sports services) in North America will climb by 110 million from 160 million in 2018 to 270 million in 2024, according to <a href="http://www.researchandmarkets.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Research and Markets.</a> These figures are gross - many homes take more than one SVOD platform</p>