Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Your Apple Watch may soon provide even better workout-tracking features, especially for those tackling multiple activities such as a run followed by a swim. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190025995) for “displaying a scrollable list of affordances associated with physical activities.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=dJi0dzqeFLbywCovojwS_0QMrDnMRrnSkbYcXpUvCz1K4js3l1ITu4KH-OjCqdCx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jamf</span></a>, which specializes in Apple management solutions, says it’s further expanding into identity authentication and security with <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=FtzWrx6FL7qmK6dkwdTwkGheoeaOxzehhPtXmVQG3Sc6usvPMhMYcIpJ9pgtf7KSA9PsZPZsI7-Y0ulI4nN3UKZ-Yc2dOZWDLroIWUAa91w="><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jamf Connect</span></a>’s integrations with cloud-based identity providers such as Microsoft <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=yZgUBI1c0yGH4G8W-dpZkD6jMeXCO5ub1azLIcGtkRmayk4wfbnAOAzO_fxwI2gnQHs77B69B-AgPdllhmkyttDMJu6ct3ST0h4HOhWc9QA=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Azure Active Directory</span></a>. With Jamf Connect, an end user can unbox their Mac, power it on and access their corporate applications after signing on with Azure Active Directory credentials.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple is teaming up with Under Armour — which makes footwear, sports, and casual apparel— for a new Apple Pay promo: use the latter’s mobile payment service in the Under Armour app — available at the Apple App Store — and save 10% on your purchase.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy birthday, Mac. Apple CEO Tim Cook has <a href="https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1088393240569671681">tweeted</a> a photo of the first Mac, which was unveiled by Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984 – in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Mac.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve long said that I didn’t believe Apple would ever make its own vehicle from scratch, and a new report seems to back me up. Apple has cut over 200 employees from Project Titan, its stealthy autonomous vehicle initiative, reports <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/24/apple-lays-off-over-200-from-project-titan-autonomous-vehicle-group.html)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNBC</em>.</a></p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has hired Soonho Ahn, a former executive from Samsung SDI, the battery production unit of Samsung Electronics, to help lead its own battery work, reports <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/apple-hires-samsung-battery-executive-to-help-lead-its-own-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>.</p>

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

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Egypt wants to see a more direct physical presence from tech giant Apple even as the two are caught up in conflict over local iPhone sales, reports <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/23/egypt-wants-an-apple-hub-despite-ongoing-fight-over-iphone-prices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNBC</em></a> . </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s second get AirPods will arrive in the first half of 2019 with health tracking features, according to a <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20190123PD209.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>DigiTimes</em> report</a> that quotes unnamed “industry sources.” The article says the updated earbuds should receive an “enthusiastic market response,” even as competition heats up.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,185,354) for “capacitive touch opening display for an electronic device” that hints at a future feature for Mac laptops.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I use iOS 12’s Siri to set a timer on my iPhone Xs 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s Upper East Side store in New York City has won an <a href="https://www.aia.org/showcases/6094355-apple-store-upper-east-side" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Institute of Architects award</a> for interior architecture. The awards are for the “most innovative and spectacular interior spaces.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">More climate-change related disasters will make iPhones even more vital to people’s lives, Apple predicts.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has launched a contest to celebrate “the most stunning photographs” captured on an iPhone and is inviting iPhone users to submit their best shots.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has released macOS 10.14.13, iOS 12.1.3, watchOS 5.1.3, and tvOS 12.1.2.</p>