Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has released iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2, and tvOS 14.3, all of which focus on the newly released Apple Fitness+.</p>

<p class="">Apple and Microsoft, long time adversaries on many tech fronts, could merge in the next 5-10 years, Keith Fitz-Gerald, a market analyst with Money Map Press, said in a December 2013 post. At the time, I asked the question, “What's in it for Apple?”</p>

<p class="">Apple has <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1540024103" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a list of apps</a> that are optimized for M1 Macs. I count 56 on the list, which will certainly grow exponentially week-by-week.</p>

<p class="">Apple has risen to the number two spot on the <a href="https://www.drucker.institute/2020-drucker-institute-company-ranking/">“Best-Run Companies’ list</a> by the Drucker Institute. Last year it was third on the list. Microsoft took the top spot. Below Apple in the top 5 are IBM, Amazon, and Alphabet.</p>

<p class="">Some iPhone 13 models coming in 2021 will use OLED displays from Samsung with low-power LTPO technology, which paves the way for a 120Hz refresh rate, according to <a href="http://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=2012" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Elec</a>. The article says that Apple is expected to ship between 160 million to 180 million units of iPhones that use OLED panels next year.</p>

<p class="">The iPhone manufacturing plant at Naraspura, India, run by Taiwan-based tech giant Wistron Corp., came under attack on Saturday from its employees over salary payments (or, rather, lack thereof), according to the <a href="https://m.timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/violence-breaks-out-at-wistron-corps-iphone-manufacturing-plant-near-bengaluru/amp_articleshow/79691511.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Times of India</a>.</p>

<p class="">An Apple TV+ series dubbed “Scraper,” which basically would tell the story of the controversial blogging network Gawker Media, has been scrapped following orders from Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/business/media/apple-gawker-tim-cook.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.</p>

<p class="">Sadly, sometimes it may be necessary to reboot a HomePod or HomePod mini to its factory settings. Perhaps the wireless speaker isn’t updating its firmware automatically. Perhaps it’s not “finding” your Wi-Fi network.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s Fitness+, the first fitness experience built around Apple Watch, launches today. Apple says new content will be added each week. With Activity Sharing, users can allow friends and family to see Fitness+ workouts completed, and workouts can also be shared to their favorite social media channels.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,861,142) involving “gaze detection” for the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed head-mounted display (HMD).</p>

<p class="">Apple has announced a “iPhone 11 Display Module Replacement Program for Touch Issues.”</p>

<p class="">Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered a “quick speech” in the course of the <a href="https://www.climateambitionsummit2020.org/">2020 Climate Ambition Summit</a>, stressing that leaders of countries and firms world wide have a “burden to act” to deal with local weather change throughout this “moment of historic urgency,” reports <a href="https://newslivenation.in/apple-ceo-tim-cook-urges-action-on-climate-change-at-united-nations-summit/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">NewsLiveNation</span></a>. The summit is co-hosted by the United Nations, United Kingdom, and France.</p>

<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 that though the iPhone 12 lineup launched later than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of so-called iPhone 13 models with a new A15 chip won’t face the same issues.</p>

<p class="">After 2.5 years on the job, Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri has retired immediately, citing personal reasons. Chairman John Elkann, the scion of Italy’s Agnelli family, will lead the company on an interim basis while a permanent successor is found, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28L0TQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</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>