Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Marble Knights is this week's addition to <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">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.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Siri is multi-lingual. in iOS 13 (and 11 and 12), so it can translate phrases or ask the meaning of a foreign word. </p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,768,698) for a “method and device for eye tracking with content-embedded glints” that hints at future features of the rumored “Apple Glasses.”</p>

<p class="">Emails have always been a powerful marketing tool, but the way businesses approach this strategy has changed drastically in the last few years. Today, almost every user in the world is checking email messages on their smartphones, so it becomes crucial to adjust your marketing plan and make it mobile-focused.<br></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="">TwelveSouth’s latest <a href="https://trk.klclick.com/ls/click?upn=IomaUJ2pxVM3Ws3CBP6-2B3ks7E-2BcNYYh91f4-2Fud4t83m36xOIFHOYhziN4yME1CTHhO8oh5m3b3FZL7BrJ-2F-2BAALNAU6ipOEHdXtyqxfapu3kO1mIIHmqhbxfh188ywDl0SJRQryswMEIGecw-2FEU8KIlPVMAbiTSLLnFXA3e17JHLyPSx-2BbnYSt9WW1RXbbOeb8J-2FUQYndrqpfyoS4LCilFCYv5xpZsu1FwvHbz4A-2FNWDk3r37hWggFzEm5sYS7RCh7Yuwc9nw3hLtRCPhHGvZ09TfL2MCwX1Wybtfntf2ZTS9vzmHyvYzsw-2FKSclwgd9r2-2FQV4VM9W51OVp1JNE3LmF36h0jy5scUhObspFYenf2Fn0yigyAWUHFw-2FdtlsQi9Apt-2FIR50BfEzGqgFkQAyTQ-3D-3Dwfoe_I-2BXlUsPfrnJydjcnE-2BgVz3AB6IQz3NSdCHzh20HhTmnkjKzkSfgVz5p9fB2dZdeCAjO7rC6TVzE6OcTWPAaQeeC-2Bvo-2BmAzasQN4K0JZQnJbslErfxLR8H7kAjnNkp4KFQ0oAJSBRg1TfIII8R5C7mN2JqGvpkefcZJX-2BnKW-2FsIUu1GWqDxYMSn1JHtJEm3F5G8TlXsUcC0hCG8yGiATfvI-2BDecNWvUfa0Ij0yoPz5lYoU3jTJS56al0gbWEUv6naUQyRApBF3WXIkEpGwHJBthtarSQqyQLvC8evniOO2sji5bbwie5iuZeJOEUQdj6yWqVop7Q82c5ewv1JOBDW6eqnZkCP84yMV1kGRjFd8ZvZdk91-2BfOix2Ivj8OWyj4kMsqNG1-2FjM58y8B15LfnJXw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BookBook Cover </a>for the iPad makes room for an Apple tablet <em>as well as</em> the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad + iPad Air. Not only does it provide storage, it offers decent protection in the very cool-looking vintage book-ish cover.</p>

<p class="">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, we’ll frequently offer a wrap-up of news items you should check out. First up: As noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/10/epic-games-ceo-responds-to-apples-countersuit-in-twitter-thread" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>, Tim Sweeney, Epic Games' CEO, took to Twitter to explain why, in his view, Apple was missing the bigger point of Epic's actions.</p>

<p class="">Moshe Zonder, co-creator of the upcoming Apple original drama series <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/9/3/apple-posts-trailer-for-tehran-series-for-apple-tv?rq=Tehran" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tehran</a>, is expanding his relationship with the tech giant’s Apple TV+.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released the fifth public beta of macOS 11. The public beta is available on <a href="https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple's Beta Software Program website</a>. Just remember that it is beta software, so proceed with care.</p>

<p class="">Synology is launching the <a href="https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS1621xs+">DS1621xs+</a>, a NAS [network attached storage] with a dual-core Intel Xeon processor, built-in 10GbE connectivity and M.2 slots for SSD caching without sacrificing drive bays.</p>

<p class="">SLING TV has launched the latest addition to the <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2913015-1&h=2701370266&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sling.com%2Fsupported-devices%2Fairtv&a=AirTV+family+of+devices" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AirTV family of devices</a>, AirTV Anywhere, a Wi-Fi-enabled network hub featuring enhanced functionality and built-in DVR capabilities. And the Apple TV set-top box is among the supported streaming devices.</p>

<p class=""><a href="http://www.jamf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jamf</a>, which specializes in Apple Enterprise Management, announced it is extending its collaboration with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security by launching iOS Device Compliance, available now in a closed preview.</p>

<p class="">Apple Card wasn’t built for the COVID-19 pandemic, but the card’s key features have held up remarkably well one year post-launch. In a <a href="https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/apple-card-one-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new report</a>, <a href="http://creditcards.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CreditCards.com</a> industry analyst Ted Rossman breaks down how Apple Card is faring in its first year and how the unforeseen events of 2020 thus far may have improved Apple Card’s performance</p>

<p class="">Future Apple Pencils may provide haptic (that is, relating to the sense of touch) feedback for, among other things, texture simulation, as hinted by two new patent filings by Apple.</p>

<p class="">A new patent filing (number 20200285314) hints that FaceID may be finally coming to the Mac. It’s not the first such Apple patent filing, so we’ll see, but I’m betting one of the future “Apple Silicon” Macs will offer the feature.</p>