Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,286,636) for “fabric-based items with three-dimensional shapes.” It involves the manufacture of not only “smart clothing,” but also “bags, furniture, and other items from materials such as fabric.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Van-Seyla Mork has pled guilty in federal court in San Jose to wire fraud and money laundering, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-running-apple-empty-box-fraud-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced </a>United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,286,761) for a “passenger vehicle door and window.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If you use external drives frequently with your Mac, The Alice Dev Team'<a href="https://zipzapmac.com/USBMate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> USBMate</a> is an inexpensive tool for optimizing your file storage system and more. It requires macOS 10.6 or higher and is available worldwide through the Mac App Store in the Utilities category.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Samsung Electronics says that, beginning today, all 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and select 2018 TV models with a firmware update will feature the all-new Apple TV app in more than 100 countries and offer AirPlay 2 support in 176 countries. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released macOS 10.14.5, iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, and watchOS 5.2.1.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The new Apple TV app, which brings together all the ways to watch TV into one app, is available starting today in over 100 countries across the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and select Samsung smart TVs.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to undo a proposed class action accusing Apple of monopolizing the iPhone app market, upholding a Ninth Circuit decision reviving the antitrust suit brought by consumers, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1140253/breaking-supreme-court-won-t-delete-apple-app-store-class-action?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em>.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">HYPER has released the $89.99 <a href="https://trk.klclick1.com/wf/click?upn=q2et-2FMY9SPoujjj5I4XeI-2BOlqM8Z1NEELoLwB1Y5WbEiEn7kvgbiFXgbBnF3fBpTZX5SClGcGF7Kvz6a9DtqOvEeEhUtvLlPMTJwIIhfTH53ty0TP-2F-2BWBKQ-2BZpeXTfVap-2F-2BcL4PHYS-2BhXvjogmooxBEjHSM8pIeSity2I7rN2tSwu5uJRtazIXEpK4EvT9xqymSpzGE-2BKMVg6iPfaT6SsgR8i1ITYvj3-2FU0kV3C23Inc8NKwev-2BUzIFeepil6kP-2BbCP15O7KSlK0qd42IZAZQWN4lLQCqUw8PGGGwUrku6Y6qoSEVZ22sbUv4DqTlzdYkEpGuRc5mCMcvJHujPuEdU19cPQmLcF8A-2BwFWRL-2FC3IY5dVAZlzRbsRbnYFz-2FGYOA-2B9HsoIpCLIbJ6SOwWh9coXohi9KbQzE2rasZ9Y8PU6Rg-2FSCbwJ8mIeAO3hqkUKt_vr4CQd6f5d5U92w1G2ot038qxj2d-2BHc-2FraM9ysVslbM2GuwFWb6WaJjYDeKtis-2FvbXjZyePQGiNGqOj4UjBD-2BXTLCynKMOC0n5a7ucF4I01-2FIeHBNFLJId7kMi2V4-2FbAO1yrWr7Slag7PtZ9kjl9WxHpNqNssgijH5Qv9P1hy-2FC-2FOEgwxpDdO7-2BFRPP8bxb5o9eZMXaLJjxL0LTnnMarzskmbM0IDdubM1ogdH3DQEUg-2Bx01W76o-2F6c3-2Bi-2BPUioV3R3w-2FZ1xMi7LUo230yiSiQhSj3cGn9zaS6SIQ4L5UptJlms1xpdIacS-2Bmu0nK79kswmL8PPjd-2FHfsU1OEwE6se5ouXJCptUC393dbS-2BpM2-2B8-2FHy776DNfXIcY9XWgxepVYrAF0EigMnZ-2F07CuGsOcg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HyperDrive 6-in-1 USB-C Hub</a> for the iPad Pro will now be available to the general public.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I haven’t tested this, but Inclusive Technology, a supplier of assistive tech for special education, has introduced the $260 <a href="http://bit.ly/2VidXK9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AMAneo BTi,</a> which it says is the “world’s first mouse adapter for iPad or iPhone.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Remember the briefcase? Sure you do. Since many folks -- including my buddy, J. Scott Anderson, who came up with the idea for this op-ed -- do their work with an iMac/iPad/iPhone combination, I wondered a few years ago what type of carrying accessory would be more appropriate than the old briefcase.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant platforms will take an almost equal share of the global smart speaker market this year, according to the latest forecast from <a href="http://www.strategyanalytics.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strategy Analytics</a>. The report says that Apple’s Siri-equipped HomePod is way behind with only 6% market share, but has “plenty of room for growth.”</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;">Apple has won a lawsuit over a FaceTime eavesdropping bug. Houston lawyer Larry Williams III sued the tech giant, claiming that the glitch allowed an unknown person to listen in on sworn testimony, reports <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em>.</a></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Eastern Europe will have 26.19 million SVOD [subscription video on demand] subscriptions by 2024; up from 10.02 million recorded by end-2018, according to new data from <a href="http://www.researchandmarkets.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Research and Markets</a>.</p>