Dennis Sellers

<p class="">As noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/30/italy-fines-apple-10m-euro-over-water-resistance-marketing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AppleInsider</a>, Apple has been fined by the Italian Antitrust Authority for 10 million euro (about US$12 million) for misleading consumers in marketing the water-resistance of its iPhones.</p>

<p class="">A new report from <a href="https://www.digitimes.com">DigiTimes</a> says that a mini-LED M1 MacBook Pro and and mini-LED iPad Pro models are coming in the first half of 2021. The report says that the former will debut in the second quarter and the latter in the first quarter.</p>

<p class="">Government officials says that Apple and Amazon haven’t agreed to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-tech-idUSKBN28A1JL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has shared <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA7GxpLH_5A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a trailer</a> for Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special that will debut Friday, December 4, on Apple TV+.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s high end iPad Pro models coming in 2021 will be 5G-enabled with mmWave support, according to industry publication <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20201126PD206.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DigiTimes</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group is moving some iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-foxconn-vietnam-apple-exclusive-idUSKBN2860VN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>, quoting an unnamed “person with knowledge of the plan.”</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.gadgetguard.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gadget Guard </a>is offering Apple World Today readers 50% off all products—alara radiation-prevention phone cases, screen protectors and other accessories.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s new HomePod minis are apparently hot sellers (especially the black model), but there seems to be a problem.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted its (by my count) billionth patent for the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mounted display (HMD). This patent involves an “AR/VR controller with event camera.”</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by<a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/25/strong-holiday-demand-for-airpods-could-continue-into-2021-analyst-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AppleInsider</a> — investment bank Wedbush see a surge in demand for AirPods heading into the holiday shopping season, and expects the Apple product to continue its momentum next year.</p>

This is all part of an ongoing legal battle. In January, a a jury in San Diego, California jury ruled...

<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 Apple will release new redesigned Mac laptops in the second half of 2021. He didn’t specify which models they would be.</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="">Amazon, the bookselling and data giant that owns Kindle and Audible, is again under fire—this time for denying libraries access to digital books it publishes, despite the pandemic, according to <a href="https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-11-24-11000-call-on-amazon-to-end-war-on-libraries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fight for the Future</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/developers-say-app-store-small-business-program-is-good-for-business/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted an article</a> on its Newsroom site that says since the tech giant announced its new <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apple-announces-app-store-small-business-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">App Store Small Business Program</a>, developers are sharing their positive reactions to the news.</p>