Dennis Sellers

<p class="">I’ve been expecting Apple to introduce a new 13-inch MacBook Pro and perhaps a new MacBook Air with the improved Magic Keyboard that debuted with the 16-inch MacBook Pro this spring. However, those plans could be delayed.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On Friday, I discussed why I think we need an iPad Pro running macOS, which we'll call the Mac Pad. Here’s what I envision as my ultimate Apple device:</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Manufacturers ranging from Huawei to LG, Motorola, Xiaomi and others have announced foldable smartphones. Lots of folks, including Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak think Apple should release on ASAP. </p>

<p class="">Apple wants the Maps app on your iPhone and Apple Watch to help you more easily navigate indoor locations such as malls. The company has filed for a patent (number 10,560,810) for "proactive actions on a mobile device using uniquely-identifiable and unlabeled locations.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://bstock.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">B-Stock</a>, a business-to-business [B2B] marketplace for trade-in and overstock mobile phones – confirms rapid growth of the secondary mobile market driven by growing consumer demand for used mobile devices. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">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="">Apple is designing its own antenna for this year's 5G-enabled iPhone, according to <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90464429/apple-5g-iphone" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fast Company</a>.</p>

<p class="">Adrian Paul (<em>Highlander</em>) is set to star alongside Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista in the second season of See, Apple TV+’s world-building drama from <em>Peaky Blinders</em> creator Steven Knight and director Francis Lawrence, notes <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/02/see-adrian-paul-jason-momoa-dave-bautista-season-2-apple-drama-series-1202859237/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline</a>.</p>

<p class="">Disney+ will be the biggest SVOD [subscription video on demand] winner over the next five years, according to a new report from <a href="http://www.researchandmarkets.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Research and Markets</a>. The research group forecasts that Apple TV+ will have 26 million subscribers by 2025.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/apple-owes-workers-millions-for-off-the-clock-bag-searches">Bloomberg Law</a> reports that Apple violated California law when it failed to pay employees for time they spend waiting for mandatory bag and iPhone searches at the end of their shifts, the California Supreme Court ruled.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s HomePod still has its work cut out for it in obtaining more market share. Everyone expects a smaller model is coming soon. I’d also like to see a bigger HomePod. More on that in a sec.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 2020050154) that hints at a "modular" Apple Watch that would allow allow a user to easily customize it with one or more functional modules to provide features that integrate with other operations of the body of the watch.</p>

<p class="">The global smart speaker market reached a new high in 2019 with sales of 146.9 million units, an increase of 70% on 2018, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. Apple, with its HomePod, remains in six place with 4.7% market share.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200049864) for “privacy films for curved displays" that hint at Mac laptops with curved screens.</p>

<p class="">Apple wants to make it easier for HomeKit compatible gadgets to "talk" to each other as evidenced by a new patent filing (number 20200053689) for “object tracking and authentication using modular wall units.”</p>