Dennis Sellers

<p class="">In a new Apple Pay promotion, you can get 3% unlimited Daily Cash back when you use an Apple Card at Exxon and Mobile stations.</p>

<p class="">The <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20162-mike-potter-gets-in-depth-on-wordpress-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">first in a series of MacVoices discussions </a>on WordPress with Mike Potter of ESC! Technologies (and Macstock Conference & Expo), we start with why your website is so important no matter what business or organization you represent. Security matters, the popularity of WordPress, and why the Open Source nature of WordPress is important to the end user are discussed.</p>

<p class="">The US$69.99 <a href="https://www.adonit.net/note-uvc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adonit Note-UVC</a>is a good accessory for Apple’s iPads and iPad Pros (2018 and later models) if you don’t want to spring US$99 or $129 for an Apple Pencil. It’s a non-Bluetooth stylus that’s sleek, sexy, lightweight, and easy (even, fun) to use.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200204669) for “electronic devices with adjustable decoration” that would allow the company’s logo and other “decorative” features on an Apple device to change color or appearance.</p>

<p class="">Apple is launching a new Apple Card program for people who have their application declined, reports <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/29/apple-launches-path-to-apple-card-a-4-month-credit-worthiness-improvement-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TechCrunch</a>.</p>

<p class=""><em>The New York Times</em> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/technology/new-york-times-apple-news-app.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has announced </a>that it’s ditching its partnership with Apple News. Starting today its stories are no longer appearing alongside other publications’ articles in the curated Apple News feed available on Apple devices.</p>

<p class="">A small Melbourne start-up company dubbed <a href="https://www.addpineapple.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pineapple </a>finds itself in a tussle with Apple over its name, according to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Daily Mail report</span></a>.</p>

<p class="">Fleetsmith — a provider of “secure, automated Apple device management” solutions — <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/6/24/apple-scoops-up-fleetsmith-why-provide-automated-apple-device-management-solutions?rq=FleetSmith" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced </a>on June 24 that it’s been acquired by Apple. And there’s been <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23630479" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">some debate</a> after Apple unexpectedly disabled the Fleetsmith third party app catalog.</p>

<p class="">Apple has posted <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2I3Yd27dGw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the trailer</a> for “Greatness Code” its upcoming sports documentary series for Apple TV+. It premieres Friday, July 10.</p>

<p class="">Apple has named eight app and game developers receiving an Apple Design Award, each one selected for “being thoughtful and creative.”</p>

<p class="">Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, an Eastern District of Texas federal judge has given the green light to a novel way to review source code that was specially developed by Apple during its wide-ranging patent dispute with Maxell, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1287001/edtx-judge-oks-special-laptops-in-apple-case-due-to-virus?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360</a>.</p>

<p class="">If you have a recent Mac laptop, you probably lament the dearth of ports. If so, Kensington has released a couple of new products that can make your life easier.</p>

<p class="">In notes to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors </a>— analyst Ming-Chi Kuo offers some new forecasts on the upcoming “iPhone 12” and iPad updates.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s upcoming “Apple Glasses” could be modular rather than an all-in-one unit based on a newly granted patent (number 20200201042) for a “modular system for a head-mounted display.”</p>

<p class="">Beneath a Steel Sky is this week's addition to Apple Arcade, Apple’s US$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 100 games,. It's available for the the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.</p>