Dennis Sellers

<p>You can check out your workout history on your Apple Watch whenever you wish.</p>

<p>Apple’s podcasts have topped 50 billion download and streams since it debuted in 2005, reports <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/40563318/apples-podcasts-just-topped-50-billion-all-time-downloads-and-streams" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Fast Company</em></a>. The article says that, per Apple, iTunes is home to over 525,000 active shows with more than 18.5 million episodes with content in over 100 languages in 155 countries.</p>

<p>On a regular basis, Apple World Today 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 today's picks.</p>

<p>An unnamed <em>CNET</em> <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-is-working-on-an-ar-augmented-reality-vr-virtual-reality-headset-powered-by-a-wireless-wigig-hub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">source says</a> Apple will have an AR/VR headset ready by 2020. Code-named T288, it will purportedly include an 8K display for each eye and won’t have to be tethered to a Mac, iPhone, or iPad. </p>

<p>If you’ve been holding out for a MacBook Pro with 32GB of memory, it’s probably going to be 2019 until you can get your hands on one. Intel’s 10nm "Cannon Lake" processors won't be shipping in high volumes this year. Intel revealed the updated time frame while discussing its first quarter earnings.</p>

<p>In an intriguing column for <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3269372/macs/ios-plus-imagining-a-mac-that-runs-ios-apps.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Macworld</em>,</a> Jason Snell has some interesting thoughts on the rumored <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/1/31/rumor-universal-apps-still-in-apples-pipeline-for-2018?rq=Marzipan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Project Marzipan,"</a> which will, if it comes to fruition, allow iOS apps to run in macOS. One question he raises: If Apple moves to make the Mac more friendly to iOS apps, would that be enough of a reason to bring touchscreens to Mac hardware?</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180113699) for “automatically installing applications based on content selection.” It’s for a system can automatically initiate installation of a media content provider application based on a content selection by a user. </p>

<p>You can conserve power on your Apple Watch by automatically disabling both its cellular capability (if it has such) and its heart-rate sensor during a workout. Your Apple Watch will still calculate active calories, distance, pace, and elapsed time. </p>

<p>Satechi has introduced its Aluminum Type-C Pro Hub with Ethernet, which is exclusively designed for 2016/2017 MacBook Pro 13-inch and 15-inch models. The hub features a Gigabit Ethernet port, USB-C Power Delivery (up to 87W), two USB 3.0 ports and a micro SD card slot. With its brushed aluminum finish, the Type-C Pro Hub with Ethernet is designed to complement Apple products.</p>

<p>On a regular basis, Apple World Today 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 today's picks.</p>

<p>It’s official: There’ll be no more development on Apple’s AirPort line of products, which includes the AirPort Express ($99), the AirPort Extreme ($199), and the AirPort Time Capsule ($299). </p>

<p>Vox Mobile — a newly signed Apple Authorized Managed Service Provider and Reseller — launched DaaS + MMS for Apple, an all-inclusive Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering for the iPhone, iPad and Mac, fully integrated with its industry leading Managed Mobility Services (MMS). </p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by the Chinese site Feng — the anticipated 6.1-inch LCD iPhone due later this year may not feature 3D Touch due to pricing issues. Instead, it will sport "Cover Glass Sensor" (CGS) technology and relocated the smartphone’s touch module from the display panel to the surface glass.</p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. Apple is being used over an evacuation drill at the Apple retail store in Florida Mall that caused panic in August 2016, reports The Orlando Sentinel.</p>

<p>A “record number” of black lawmakers will be visiting Silicon Valley next week to ask execs at Apple, Square, PayPal and others what they’re doing to improve employee diversity, according to Recode.</p>