Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,308,290) for a “vehicle floor and subassemblies thereof.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190163329) for a music user interface that hints at upcoming tweaks to its iTunes interface. The company is expected to preview new Music and Podcast apps for macOS at this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference; this could be related, although the patent also involves iOS.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">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="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced details of its <a href="https://www.apple.com/today/camp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Camp</a> for kids in the U.S., Canada, Mexico. It allows kids 8-12 to “explore their creativity through fun, hands-on projects across four tracks ranging from doing to art & design.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A California federal judge has denied Apple's attempt to dismiss a proposed class action claiming it sold defectively designed MacBooks and iMacs, saying the tech giant's attempt to address the consumer protection laws of more than a dozen states was too “unwieldy,” according to the legal news site, <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1166655/apple-s-unwieldy-move-to-toss-filter-defect-suit-denied?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law 360 </em></a>(a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Postmates has hired author and long-time Apple engineer, Ken Kocienda, as principal software engineer. He’ll be joining the Postmates team and working first on Postmates X, building the new platform for the company's autonomous sidewalk rover, Serve.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The folks at <a href="http://www.jamf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jamf</a>, which specializes in Apple device management, were pleased with this week’s announcements at the Worldwide Developer Conference, especially regarding Apple’s continued commitment to user privacy, organizational security, and cross-platform support.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for yet another patent (number 20190172399) regarding its believed-to-be-in-the-works “Apple Glasses,” a head-mounted display (HDM) expected to arrive in 2020 or 2021.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced that the rock band Weezer will be headlining its annual WWDC Bash. The night of music, food, and drinks will take place at Discovery Meadow in San Jose, California, from 7-10 p.m. (Pacific).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">UAG has announced the <a href="https://urbanarmorgear.com/products/nato-watch-band-for-apple-watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nato Strap</a> for the Apple Watch. The $49.95 band is made of high strength nylon and stainless steel hardware.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/06/j-j-abrams-narrowed-down-field-blockbuster-overall-deal-1202627833/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Deadline</em></a>, WarnerMedia and Apple may have emerged as frontrunners to land J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sarah Herrlinger, director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives at Apple, tells <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/05/apples-global-accessibility-head-on-the-companys-new-accessibility-features/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>’s Steven Aquino that the company realizes that mouse/pointer support in iPadOS and iOS 13 will appeal to a wide range of folks though it’s primarily implemented as an accessibility feature. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for another patent (number 20190174088) regarding a head-mounted display (HDM) for augmented reality/virtual reality applications. It’s for a display system that involves an HDM that works with devices such as keyboards.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Is Apple working on a new remote control for its Apple TV set-top box — or perhaps a future version of it? The company has filed for a patent (number 20190172341) for a remote control device.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The licensing arm of the University of Wisconsin-Madison wants the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a Federal Circuit decision that axed a lower court’s award of $506 million in damages in a patent infringement case against Apple, according to the legal news site, <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1166459/warf-asks-high-court-to-take-up-506m-apple-patent-case?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>