Dennis Sellers

<p class="">On the new <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20101-briefing-five-ways-to-improve-your-videoconferencing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacVoices,</a> host Chuck Joiner offers five (plus a bonus) tips on how to look and sound better when conducting video conference calls.</p>

<p class="">CEO Tim Cook <a href="https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1242894121372512256" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has tweeted</a> that Apple has donated more than 10 million masks in the fight against the coronavirus.</p>

<p class="">Apple is considering delaying the release of the next gen iPhone by “months” due, of course, to the coronavirus crisis, according to <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Apple-weighs-delaying-5G-iPhone-launch-by-months-sources-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nikkei</a>, citing three unnamed "people familiar with the matter.”</p>

<p class="">Apple has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Myj674wRVXB9I4c6Hm5zA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">posted a trailer</a> for its “Defending Jacob,” a limited drama series set to debut on ‌Apple TV‌+ on April 24.</p>

<p class="">Apple has shared a <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210999" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new support document</a> that says some system extensions will not be compatible with a future version of macOS (although no exact date has been set).</p>

<p class="">Strategy Analytics has recently published its latest forecast for subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services such as Netflix and Apple TV+. The forecast took account of the expected impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and although the longer term impact clearly remains uncertain, early evidence suggests that a boost to SVOD usage globally can be expected.</p>

<p class="">In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ad Council, White House, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they’re partnering with leading digital and technology platforms, including Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, SiriusXM and Pandora, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and Verizon Media, among others, to extend the reach and impact of critical COVID-19 response messaging.</p>

<p class="">Apple has <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211081" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">released firmware version 2.2.2</a> for the Pro Display XDR.</p>

<p class="">OtterBox has announced the Symmetry Series 360 and Defender Series cases for the iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd Generation) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th Generation) .</p>

<p class="">Apple suppliers Foxconn and Wistron have suspended all production at their plans in India due to a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavrius outbreak, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/iphone-makers-suspend-india-production-due-to-lockdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>. The is will “hit” the output of Apple’s iPhones and other devices, the article adds.</p>

<p class="">According to the latest market share survey from <a href="https://netmarketshare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare,</a> the market share for both Apple’s iOS was up slightly last month, while macOS dipped.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,599243) for “systems and devices for providing related content between devices." It involves future display tables for the company's retail stores.</p>

<p class=""><a href="http://www.jamf.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jamf</a>, which specializes in Apple enterprise management, says it’s prepared with both compatibility and key feature support for Apple’s <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/3/24/apple-updates-macos-ios-ipados-tvos-watchos-homepod-software" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spring operating system releases</a> across its product portfolio.</p>

<p class="">Apple has told staff that some of its retail stores may reopen in April on a staggered basis and has extended remote work abilities for many employees through at least April 5, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-24/apple-expects-to-start-re-opening-stores-in-first-half-of-april" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>.</p>

<p class="">In <a href="https://webkit.org/blog/10218/full-third-party-cookie-blocking-and-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a new blog post</a>, Apple's WebKit team says there are several enhancements to Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) in iOS and iPadOS 13.4 and Safari 13.1 on macOS to address their "latest discoveries in the industry around tracking.”</p>