Dennis Sellers

<p class="">The board of Pegatron, Apple’s second largest contract manufacturer, has approved an initial investment of approximately US $150 million (Rs 1100 crore) for building manufacturing facilities in India, reports India's <a href="https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pegatron-board-oks-initial-150-mln-investment-in-india-report/79352160" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Times</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted another patent for an “Apple Ring” and/or an “Apple Glove.” It’s one of the tech giant’s dozens of patents for such inventions that could control Macs and “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality head-mounted display.</p>

<p class="">Apple has urged a Texas federal judge to either override a US$502.8 million jury verdict for infringing VirnetX's network security patents or order a new trial, arguing that no reasonable jury could have awarded such "outsized" damages, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1331251/apple-seeks-redo-after-virnetx-s-outsized-503m-patent-win?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law360 </a>(a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="">Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article), quoting unnamed “staffers.”</p>

<p class="">Golden Globe winner Awkwafina, winner of a Golden Globe for her role in T<em>he Farewell</em>, has joined the cast of<em> </em>Swan Song, an upcoming Apple Original film starring Academy Award-winner Mahershala Ali and Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG nominee Naomie Harris, reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/11/awkwafina-mahershala-ali-naomie-harris-in-apple-pic-swan-song-1234618124/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a>.</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=""><br></p>

<p class="">It can be quite lonely if you have to stay home alone during the holidays, especially if you live far away from your friends. It’s okay if you want to spend some time on the streets watching things that interest you or you want to take a walk in the park.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s <em>Shantaram</em> series for its Apple TV+ streaming service is back on track with Steven Lightfoot (<em>The Punisher</em>) has signed on to serve as showrunner, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter.</a></p>

<p class=""><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/what-the-golf/id1474771319?ign-itsct=ArcadeGameSpotlight&ign-itscg=10200" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What the Golf?</a> is the latest addition to <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Arcade</a>, Apple’s US$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 120 games,. It's available for the the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. It’s also available as part of the <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-one/?cid=svc-us-kwgo-brand&adc=AO_NA_EBT_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple One bundle</a>.</p>

<p class="">The rumored “Apple Glasses” could support virtual and mixed reality with inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking. Apple Glasses is the moniker associated with the anticipated head-mounted display (HMD) in the works by the tech giant.</p>

<p class="">As noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacRumors</a>, A new configuration of the M1 MacBook Air with 128GB of storage and a lower US$799 price has today been spotted on Apple's <a href="https://www.apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-11-10-2020.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Education Institution Hardware and Software Price List</a>. However, it should be noted that 128GB isn’t a lot of storage.</p>

<p class="">When Apple’s iOS 14 launched two months ago, it introduced <a href="https://sensortower.com/blog/ios-14-home-screen-app-downloads" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homescreen widgets</a> to the iPhone and iPad for the first time. According to Sensor Tower <a href="https://sensortower.com/solutions/store-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Store Intelligence</a> data and modeling, the top five most popular widget apps have been installed on an estimated 15% of U.S. iPhones.</p>

<p class="">The M1 Macs are getting fantastic reviews, so <em>PCMag</em> hardware analyst, Matthew Buzzi, has asked the question, “Do I need to upgrade to an Apple M1 chip device?”</p>

<p class="">For several day, I’ve been testing a plethora of <a href="https://switcheasy.com">SwitchEasy cases</a> for my new iPhone 12 Pro. Instead of doing a lengthy review of each, following is around-up of mini-critiques.</p>

<p class=""><em>Losing Alice</em>, an upcoming Apple TV+ series, will debut on January 22. It’s expected to run for eight episodes.</p>