Dennis Sellers

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.twelvesouth.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twelve South</a> has released the $34.99 MagicBridge. Much like its predecessor, the MagicWand, the MagicBridge connects your Apple Wireless Keyboard and your Magic Trackpad 2, creating a one-piece control surface.</p>

<p>Apple hasn’t fully paid the 13 billion euros ($13.9 billion) it owes to Ireland in illegal tax benefits even though the deadline has passed, the European Union's Competition Commissioner says.</p>

<p>According to <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/31/ios-10-3-beta-32-bit-app-warning/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a>, Apple apparently plans to drop support for 32-bit apps in iOS 10.3.</p>

<p>Charlie Imhoff has released Tabula 1.0 for macOS. It’s a writing app that automatically formats your text as you write. </p>

<p>Pixolini has introduced Property Flip or Hold 1.0, a new financial app for macOS. It’s designed to help real estate investors quickly compare return on investment to flip and take profit now or hold and rent property for passive income. </p>

<p>SCOSCHE Industries has released the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, which features three ports and is targeted for Type-C devices such as the 2016 MacBooks and MacBook Pros.</p>

<p>Apple has applied for two patents regarding augmented reality (AR), both of which would logically (or so it seems to me) involve the iPhone. One patent (number 9,560,273) is for a “wearable information system” having at least one camera.</p>

<p>Along with the <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/1/26/ivisor-pro-is-a-fine-accessory-for-protecting-your-new-macbook-pros-screen" rel="noopener noreferrer">iVisor Pro 15</a>, Moshi’s $24.95 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.moshi.com/clearguard-keyboard-protector-for-macbook-pro-with-touch-bar" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClearGuard keyboard protector</a> is a must-have (for me, anyway) accessory for my MacBook Pro with Touch. I’m often sipping a cup of coffee while I work on <em>Apple World Today </em>articles. I’ve yet to spill it on my Mac laptop, but, since I’m a klutz, it’s always possible.</p>

<p>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 today's picks.</p>

<p>As the Super Bowl countdown begins, Siri is gearing up for Sunday’s Big Game. For the first time, Apple TV users can now ask Siri to tune in live to the Super Bowl just by saying, “Watch the Super Bowl." </p>

<p>Yesterday <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/28/apple-removes-icloud-activation-lock-status-tool-from-website" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> reported that Apple has taken down the iCloud Activation Lock status page on its website. The tool offered a way of determining whether a used iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Apple Watch was stolen. There was no explanation from Apple for the move. However, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macrumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors</a> has apparently found one.</p>

<p>The Ministry of Defence (MoD) — the British government department responsible for implementing the defense policy set by Her Majesty's Government— could start using secured iPhone 7 handsets for its sensitive communications, according a <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/01/30/ministry-defence-may-switch-iphone-7-secure-conversations/">Telegraph report</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has released a developer beta of watchOS 3.2. It can be be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center — if you’re a registered developer, that is.</p>

<p>Apple's share of smartphone users in the U.S. will remain basically static in 2017, accounting for a 43.7% share, according to a new <a target="_blank" href="http://www.emarketer.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">eMarketer report</a>. Android, by comparison, will account for 52.2% of US smartphone usage in 2017, adds the research group.</p>

<p>Apple asked the Ninth Circuit on Friday to reconsider a published decision that revived a suit claiming that the Cupertino, California-based company monopolizes the market for iPhone apps, arguing in its petition that the panel hadn’t properly considered whether the consumer class could allege that they were directly harmed by distribution fees, according to s the legal website, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.law360.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360.</a></p>