Dennis Sellers

<p class="">New <a href="https://browser.geekbench.com/mac-benchmarks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Geekbench scores</a> show that the 2020 Mac mini with The Apple-mad M1 chip is faster than every Intel Mac in single core tests, even though the benchmarking app is running under the Rosetta 2 emulator. The M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air take second and third places.</p>

<p class="">Another day, another lawsuit (or at least a legal complaint or two). Apple’s ad tracking is the target of two complaints to Spanish and German authorities by a privacy advocate, Noyb (None of Your Business) reports <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-16/apple-targeted-by-privacy-campaigner-who-took-on-facebook?sref=MRDu5QV3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>.</p>

<p class="">Take this one with a grain (or two of salt): <a href="https://money.udn.com/money/story/12926/5017757&xid=17259,15700023,15700124,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201,15700214&usg=ALkJrhg5-M_wjNyvrTBjze4krca_etonUQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Daily News</a> says Apple has sent prototypes of folding iPhones to manufacturer partner Foxconn for testing.</p>

<p class="">Comedian and actor Hasan Minhaj (<em>Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj</em>) has joined the cast of <em>The Morning Show</em>’s second season on Apple TV+, according to <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/11/hasan-minhaj-cast-the-morning-show-season-2-apple-tv-drama-series-1234615159/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a>. He’ll play Eric, a charismatic, rising star who joins The Morning Show.team.</p>

<p class="">Apple is purportedly working on its first branded over-the-air headphones. The tech giant has filed for a patent (number 20200356341) for “augmenting control sound with spatial audio cues” that hints at features for the headset.</p>

<p class="">“Forced to work from home” is a phrase a lot of people are using nowadays, but work-from-home (WFH) doesn’t have to feel like a prison sentence. Apple devices have the ability to make your WFH experience enjoyable and most importantly, productive.</p><p class=""><br></p>

<p class="">Accessibility is something most never have to think about. For others it can make a huge difference to their quality of life. Accessibility features are in almost all tech today, from your home PC to <a href="https://mailshake.com/blog/best-call-center-software/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">call center phone software</a>. But what about cell phones? We use our phones all the time, yet many aren’t aware of accessibility features.</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="">The third of a three-part <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20257-macvoices-live-apples-one-more-thing-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacVoices Live!</a> sees the panel of David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Guy Serle, Mike T. Rose, Brittany Smith, and host Chuck Joiner again discuss Apple’s “One More Thing” event.</p>

<p class="">Apple is offering the first betas of iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 updates to public beta testers. The public betas are available on <a href="https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple's Beta Software Program website</a>. Just remember that beta software, so proceed with care.</p>

<p class="">You have a new iPhone 12, but you had to lay out some serious moolah for it. If you didn’t trade in your previous iPhone with Apple, you may want to sell it to someone else. But don’t do this wit preparing your smartphone for selling or giving it away.</p><p class=""><br></p>

<p class="">My iPhone 12 Pro Max arrived and I used Quick Start to transfer my data from my iPhone 11 Pro Max. It’s an easy process and one I recommend. Here’s how to do device-to-device migration:</p>

<p class="">The <a href="https://www.atis.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)</a> has announced the addition of 11 Founding Members to its Next G Alliance, an initiative designed to advance North American mobile technology leadership in 6G and beyond over the next decade, while building on the long-term evolution of 5G. They’re Apple, Charter, Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Intel.</p>

<p class="">An Illinois federal judge on Thursday refused to let Apple dodge a class action alleging that it violates state law through its facial recognition software, finding that the proposed class' allegations that the company illegally collects and stores face scans can proceed, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1328278/apple-can-t-duck-facial-recognition-privacy-class-action?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1&attachments=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law360 </a>(a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.dxomark.com/apple-iphone-12-pro-camera-review-great-smartphone-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DxOMark has tested</a> the iPhone 12 Pro and found it to have a top-of-the-line camera system and is great for filming videos.</p>