Dennis Sellers

<p>An anonymous poll of Apple employees earns CEO Tim Cook a 93% approval rating, earning him the No. 53 ranking among U.S. companies surveyed for Glassdoor's annual Employees' Choice Awards. Glassdoor is a jobs and recruiting site.</p>

<p>Chris Lattner, the senior director of Apple's Developer Tools Department, departed the company in January to go to work for Tesla. However, he’s bidding adieu to the electric car company.</p>

<p>In a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/editorial/dear-apple-please-dont-give-ibooks-ios-11/" rel="noopener noreferrer">June 19 article</a> for <em>The MacObserver</em>, Andrew Orr asked Apple to not give up on iBooks in iOS 11. I’ll second that and add iBooks Author to the mix.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,684,440) for “progressive rotational view” that hints that we may see more augmented reality apps such as <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/6/19/apple-ikea-teaming-up-for-an-augmented-reality-app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple and IKEA are partnering on</a>, not on just iOS devices, but Macs, as well.</p>

<p>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 today's picks.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/20/apple-smart-glasses-for-augmented-reality-could-leverage-iphone-power-ubs-says.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">as noted by CNBC</a> — UBS analyst Steven Milunovich says may leverage augmented reality on the iPhone to help pave the way for a future smart glasses product via its ARKit developer tools.</p>

<p>The global automotive industry is at a turning point. The automobile is undergoing a transformation, moving from a means of conveyance to becoming a data center on wheels. For car manufacturers to maintain their leverage, they have to build alliances and concentrate on R&D resources. </p>

<p>As noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com">MacRumors</a>, Apple has updated its Mac recycling program to partner with a new company, replacing longtime partner PowerOn with Phobio.</p>

<p>Another 40 institutions have joined Apple’s list of participating partners since the last refresh. You can find the <a target="_blank" href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204916" rel="noopener noreferrer">complete list here</a>.</p>

<p>In the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gartner.com%2Fdocument%2Fcode%2F333112&esheet=51576937&newsitemid=20170619005849&lan=en-US&anchor=Gartner+Global+Top+100%3A+IT&index=1&md5=5d05c270541c3c59d6bc628e718e862e" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner Global Top 100: IT</a> vendors, Apple is the largest vendor with more than $218 billion in IT revenue — approximately $79 billion larger than the No. 2 vendor, Samsung Vendor Group. The top global 100 vendors in IT in 2016 are based on their revenue across IT (excluding communication services) and component market segments.</p>

<p>Kensington has announced the general availability of its $349.99 <a target="_blank" href="http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=s8mq%2BFF8Y8J%2F7%2FXrLp5ygdcwMPrxjsUdQBMch4EEnHhpCCjF3%2FNlfBDpcLB2Ruh1y74AufkmIs4pe13XBLMEId0RZcOVCtjoa2eOwU7fTWfRYl5v6wkVfctIzL6tsyOV&G=0&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kensington.com%2Fsku%2FK38239US&I=20170620130106.000000303ca6%40mail6-34-usnbn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU5NDhhMjczMjBiODk4NzQxZWRmN2UxZDs%3D&S=0KJpAcCWzSOuta4BLKS_RYjYjRyE67cs2eWkO6Q55Qk" rel="noopener noreferrer">SD5000T Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station</a> for macOS. It provides a bridge allowing more mobile and thinner devices access to a suite of gadgets on the user’s desk. </p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,684,341) for a flexible display that can be used as a self-updating digital newspaper. (By the way, the image shown is not of the device, but of a malleable LG plastic display; I included it to show one possible iteration of the Apple device.)</p>

<p>Apple has doubled down on its legal assault on Qualcomm, arguing to a U.S. federal court that license agreements that secure the chip maker a cut of every iPhone manufactured were invalid, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-qualcomm-licenses-idUSKBN19B1M0?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p>A new initiative from the Food and Drug Administration could spur Apple Watch sales by making it easier to certify digital health devices, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-apple-watch-sales-could-134356583.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yahoo! Finance</a>.</p>

<p>U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple a win on Friday in an employee's discrimination suit alleging the tech giant forced him to transfer stores for reporting his co-workers’ racist remarks, reports the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/936104/judge-koh-ends-apple-worker-s-bias-suit-after-walkout?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law 360 website</a>.</p>