Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group is moving some iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-foxconn-vietnam-apple-exclusive-idUSKBN2860VN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>, quoting an unnamed “person with knowledge of the plan.”</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.gadgetguard.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gadget Guard </a>is offering Apple World Today readers 50% off all products—alara radiation-prevention phone cases, screen protectors and other accessories.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s new HomePod minis are apparently hot sellers (especially the black model), but there seems to be a problem.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted its (by my count) billionth patent for the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mounted display (HMD). This patent involves an “AR/VR controller with event camera.”</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by<a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/25/strong-holiday-demand-for-airpods-could-continue-into-2021-analyst-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AppleInsider</a> — investment bank Wedbush see a surge in demand for AirPods heading into the holiday shopping season, and expects the Apple product to continue its momentum next year.</p>

This is all part of an ongoing legal battle. In January, a a jury in San Diego, California jury ruled...

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacRumors</a> — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will release new redesigned Mac laptops in the second half of 2021. He didn’t specify which models they would be.</p>

<p class="">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="">Amazon, the bookselling and data giant that owns Kindle and Audible, is again under fire—this time for denying libraries access to digital books it publishes, despite the pandemic, according to <a href="https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-11-24-11000-call-on-amazon-to-end-war-on-libraries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fight for the Future</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/developers-say-app-store-small-business-program-is-good-for-business/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted an article</a> on its Newsroom site that says since the tech giant announced its new <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apple-announces-app-store-small-business-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">App Store Small Business Program</a>, developers are sharing their positive reactions to the news.</p>

<p class="">Apple says that its App Store will soon help users understand an app’s privacy practices before they download the app on Apple platform.</p>

<p class="">LifeProof is offering a line of iPhone cases made from sustainable materials that also let you give back to causes that support our world's water. What’s more, you can get 25% off all available products Nov. 26 to 30.</p>

<p class="">The specs on the M1 Macs just keep getting more impressive. It seems you can run up to six external displays from the M1 Mac mini, and five external displays from the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, with the aid of DisplayPort adapters, according to YouTuber Ruslan Tulupov (as noted by <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/24/m1-macs-able-to-run-six-external-displays/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacRumors</a>).</p>

<p class="">In a note to investors — as noted by <a href="In a note to investors — as noted by https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/24/iphone-12-pro-max-iphone-12-mini-driving-stronger-demand-in-december-quarter— investment bank Cowen says it’s tracking even stronger demand for the iPhone 12 lineup than expected and predicts Apple could have a blockbuster holiday quarter with nearly 80 million iPhones produced. Cowen analyst Krish Sankar has raised his December quarter iPhone build expectations to 79 million, up from 76 million in the previous month, based on strong initial demand for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro models. A build number of 79 million iPhones in the December quarter would represent a 13% increase year-over-year, the analyst added.">AppleInsider</a>— investment bank Cowen says it’s tracking even stronger demand for the iPhone 12 lineup than expected and predicts Apple could have a blockbuster holiday quarter with nearly 80 million iPhones produced.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,845,203) that would allow future Apple Watches to be able to tell if you’re indoors or outdoors.</p>