Dennis Sellers

<p class=""><a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20200221PD204.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Digitimes</a> says demand for tablets such as the iPad in China is gaining momentum due to the Coronavirus outbreak.</p>

<p class="">The <a href="https://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/4365792" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Economic Daily News</a> says that Innolux has won orders to supply Apple with mini-LED display for iPad Pros due later this year. Innolux is a company producing TFT LCD panels, established in 2003 and located in Taiwan.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s 2020 iPhone line-up may support a new Wi-Fi standard known as IEEE 802.11ay that promises to deliver faster and longer range W-Fi networks, according to the Japanese blog <a href="http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-39389.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacOtakara</a>. It’s still in the draft phase, but is expected to be finalized by the ned of the year.</p>

<p class="">If you have a MacBook of any sort, you may find looking down at the screen to be uncomfortable. That's why MacBook stands that elevate the device above a desk or table are so popular, making it simple for anyone to have a MacBook screen at the proper ergonomic height while using an external keyboard and mouse/trackpad for data entry. Twelve South’s <a href="https://www.twelvesouth.com/products/curve-for-macbook?variant=31432696463417" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curve S</a>E, a US$59.99 matte white aluminum stand, is one of the best such accessories.</p>

<p class="">Target’s internal inventory system appears to include a listing for "Apple Airpods (X Generation) priced at $399,” "Apple TV Gen X” for $180, "Apple iPod Touch X Generation" for $399, and "Apple Watch Series X" bands at $50, according to several reports — read more <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">here</span></a>, <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/22/apple-airpods-x-generation-for-399-pops-up-on-target-inventory-scanners"><span style="text-decoration:underline">here</span></a>, and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/02/22/target-inventory-system-also-includes-placeholder-listings-for-new-apple-tv-ipod-touch-and-apple-watch-bands/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">here</span></a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,565,796) for a “method and system for compositing an augmented reality scene” that shows it has big plans for augmented reality (AR) content and interaction on its various devices, such as the rumored "Apple Glasses.”</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="">Another report from <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20200221PD201.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes</a> claims that Apple is working on “AirPods Pro Lite" headphones and that they'll debut soon.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">InvisibleShield has expanded its lineup of screen protection offerings for the iPhone 11 family with the <a href="https://www.zagg.com/en_us/glass-elite-edge-iphone-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Glass Elite Edge</a>, which the company says packs its strongest glass ever, as well as their renowned ClearPrint technology.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200058172) for “systems, methods, and computer-readable media for placing an asset on a three-dimensional model.” It shows the company plans to further enhance its Anijomi and Memoji creation features.</p>

<p class="">Apple has seeded the second public betas of iOS 1.34 and iPadOS 13.4. The public betas are 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 beta software, so proceed with care. Apple does public betas in order to increase the size of the pool of testers. The tech giant recommends keeping back-ups of your files before installing a public beta.</p>

<p class="">Production of Apple TV+’s Charlie Hunnam-starring “Shantaram” has been halted in Australia due to a writing backlog, <a href="https://variety.com/2020/digital/asia/apple-tv-charlie-hunnam-shantaram-production-halted-1203507731/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reports</a> <em>Variety</em>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200058152) for a "video pipeline” for a mixed reality (MR) system that involves a “base station.”</p>

<p class="">There’s been rumors that Apple would bring Apple Pencil support to iPhones. A new patent filing (number 20200057556) for “handwriting keyboard for screen” — hints that this may happen — as well as Apple Pencil support for the Apple Watch.</p>

<p class="">Lawrence Gordon Tesler, the computer scientist behind copy and paste (and much more) has died at 74.</p>