Dennis Sellers

<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>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,845,894) for “computer systems with finger devices for sampling object attributes and sending them to Macs, iPads, iPhones, or the rumored “Apple Glasses.”</p>

<p class="">The new episode of <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20263-macvoices-live-new-iphone-and-homepod-mini-experiences-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacVoices Live!</a> panel of David Ginsburg, Britany Smith, Andrew Orr, Kelly Guimont, Frank Petrie, and host Chuck Joiner continue their assessments of the iPhones 12,. They then switch to the first HomePod mini impressions and why it shines works as a speaker, a smart speaker, and as part of the Apple ecosystem.</p>

<p class="">Save the Children International <a href="https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/media-and-news/2020-press-releases/angela-ahrendts-new-board-chair-of-save-the-children-international" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has announced</a> that former Apple exec, Angela Ahrendts, has been appointed as the new chair of its Board of Trustees. She will be the first independent Chair from outside Save the Children to hold a seat on the SCI/SCA Board.</p>

<p class="">A grand jury has issued <a href="https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/2020NRDocs/CCW%20Indictments%20-%20Sung.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two indictments </a>charging the Santa Clara County Undersheriff, a previously indicted sheriff’s captain, a local business owner, and the head of Global Security for Apple, with bribery, <a href="https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Pages/NRA2020/CCW-Undersheriff-Sung-.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Santa Clara Office of the District Attorney.</p>

<p class="">Apple is preparing to adopt OLED screens for its iPad Pro tablets launching in the last half of 2021, according to <a href="http://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=1902" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TheElec</a>. The first iPad Pro update in the first half of next year will see the tablets using direct backlight LCD panels, the article adds.</p>

<p class="">Starting Oct. 30, you could begin signing up for the Apple One bundle of services. I did so with the idea of consolidating the individual services to which I subscribed (Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple News+, and Apple Arcade) into one package and setting up Family Sharing. But, to says the least, it’s not going as smoothly as I’d like.</p>

<p class="">Apple has announced its <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/gifts/shopping-event" target="_blank" rel="noopener">annual four-day shopping event</a>, which starts Friday and offers up to a US$150 Apple Store gift card with the purchase of select products between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U.S.</p>