Dennis Sellers

<p class="">OWC has announced the OWC Envoy Express, which the company says is the world’s first Thunderbolt 3 certified bus-powered portable storage enclosure. It’s shorter than a ballpoint pen, weighs 3.3 ounces, and is packed in an anodized aluminum pocket-sized enclosure and laptop mounting system .</p>

<p class="">The <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20160-macvoices-live-wwdc-review-with-a-super-panel-of-experts-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices Live</a> continues the review of the Apple announcements from this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference with a panel of Jeff Gamet, Marina Epelman, Mark Fuccio, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Michael T. Rose, Brittany Smith, Brett Terpstra, and Frederick Van Johnson.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.adweek.com/agencies/apple-wins-20-pencils-2020-dad-awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AdWeek reports</a> that Apple tallied a total of 20 Pencils for various ad campaigns at this year’s virtual D&AD Awards. Winners of D&AD’s highest honor, the Black Pencil, won’t be announced until September.</p>

<p class="">The surge in users of subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services during the stay-at-home period was not always sustained once people were allowed to move around more freely, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. However, the news was good for Apple’s streaming service.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200201444) for “controlling external devices using reality interfaces.” The goal: the ability to interact with external devices such as Macs, televisions, stereos, and more while using a computer-generated reality system, such as a virtual reality or mixed reality system.</p>

<p class="">I’m not sure what to make of this, but Apple has been granted a patent (number 20200201399) for a retractable keyboard for laptops. It could also, in theory, involve keyboards for iPads and automobiles.</p>

<p class="">There’s been lots of speculation over whether the “iPhone 12” would roll out in September, as is usually the case with Apple’s smartphone updates, or if it would be delayed by a month or two due to the COVID-19 pandemic</p>

<p class="">Six out of 10 hearable users in the UK plan to buy a True Wireless Stereo (TWS) headset within a year, according to a <a href="https://www.counterpointresearch.com/uk-six-ten-surveyed-hearable-users-plan-tws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Counterpoint Research Consumer Lens</a> study. And the news is good for Apple and its AirPods and AirPods Pro.</p>

<p class="">Until the very last minute, most of us were expecting the announcement of a new iMac during Monday’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote. It didn’t happen? Why? I’d bet that Apple didn’t want to detract from its “Apple Silicon” announcement.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL0CxAAsUuE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a trailer</a> for “Little Voice,” an upcoming Apple TV+ series set to debut on Friday, July 10.</p>

<p class="">The Indiana Supreme Court issued <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/state-v-seo-opinion" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a strong opinion</a> finding that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination protected a woman against unlocking her phone because complying with the order was a form of “testimony” under the Fifth Amendment, reports the <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/victory-indiana-supreme-court-rules-police-cant-force-smartphone-user-unlock-her" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>.</p>

<p class="">The <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20159-macvoices-live-wwdc-review-with-a-super-panel-of-experts-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices Live</a> takes on the task of reviewing the Apple announcements from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference with a super-panel of Jeff Gamet, Marina Epelman, Mark Fuccio, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Michael T. Rose, Brittany Smith, Brett Terpstra, and Frederick Van Johnson.</p>

<p class="">Apple has given a straight-to-series order for “The Afterparty,” a new comedy series from Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.</p>

<p class="">Fleetsmith — a provider of “secure, automated Apple device management” solutions — <a href="https://blog.fleetsmith.com/fleetsmith-acquired-by-apple/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has announced</a> that it’s been acquired by Apple.</p>

<p class="">The 16-inch MacBook Pro with its non-butterfly keyboard was the first indicator of Apple moving away from Jony Ive’s minimalist as-svelte-as-possible hardware designs. And looking at the user interfaces of macOS Big Sur, iOS 14, and iPadOS 14, it think the tech giant is moving away from the design guru’s insistence on “flat” visual icons.</p>