Dennis Sellers

<p>During a Q&A session at today's shareholder meeting held at Apple's Cupertino, California campus, Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors that the company is still very much focused on its professional and creative pro customers and will "do more" in the pro area. </p>

<p>Apple has posted the fourth tvOS 10.2 beta for the Apple TV for developers. Available at the Apple Developer Center, it focuses on “new features, bug fixes, and improvements in the OS and SDK [software development kit.”</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ubs-apple-1000-engineers-ar-2017-2?r=UK&IR=T" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Insider</a> — UBS analyst Steven Milunovich says Apple may have 1,000-plus engineers working on augmented reality (AR) and expects to see AR features on the “iPhone 8.”</p>

<p>Now LG appears to have revised UltraFine 5K displays (presumably with proper shielding) since Apple is currently promising deliveries as soon as March 8 through March 16 for new orders, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/28/lg-ultrafine-5k-display-fix-shipping/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a>. Apple Store Pickup still isn’t available, but that will likely change once inventory reaches retail locations, the article adds.</p>

<p>Based on my experiences and those of all theiPhone owners I know, I find this hard to believe. However, according to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blancco.com/resources/rs-state-of-mobile-device-performance-and-health-trend-report-q4-2016/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Q4 2016 State of Mobile Device Performance and Health report</a> by the <a href="http://www.blancco.com/">Blancco Technology Group</a>, which specializes in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, it's now more reliable to own Android devices than iPhones.</p>

<p>The Davka Corp. has announced Alef Bet Schoolhouse for the Mac. It’s an app that introduces Hebrew letter basics to children ages three and up. </p>

<p>iShoes, anyone? Okay, I don’t think Apple is entering the shoe business, but the company has been granted a patent (number 9,578,927) for a <strong>“shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unit less activity accessment, and associated methods.”</strong></p>

<p>According to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-next-iphone-will-have-a-curved-screen-1488260583" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wall Street Journal</a>, the upcoming “iPhone 8” will have a curved OLED display and will ditch the Lightning port for a USB-C port.</p>

<p>More folks companies are realizing the health, comfort and productivity of "standing desks." For these reasons, Fellowes Brands has introduced the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fellowes.com/us/en/Products/Pages/product-listing.aspx?cat=OFFICE-WELL-BEING&subcat=SIT_STAND_SOLUTIONS&tercat=SIT_STANDS" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lotus Sit-Stand Workstation</a>. It works well with, say, an iMac, but was cumbersome when I used it with my combination of 15-inch MacBook Pro and a 27-inch LG Ultrafine 5K.</p>

<p>You can view, add, or edit user names and passwords Safari saved for websites. To set these options, open Safari, choose Safari > Preferences, then click Passwords.</p>

<p>Banco Santander, a retail and commercial bank headquartered in Spain, and IBM have announced a collaboration to design and develop a suite of IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps to “support the banking group's digital transformation and give employees the tools to create deeper engagements with their customers.”</p>

<p>The AWT News Update is on hiatus while my compadre, Steve, takes a trip. In its place, I’ll offer a text-only (no podcast) summary of breaking stories with a tip o’ my hat to my former website, <em>Apple Daily Report</em>.</p>

<p>AKVIS Points 3.0 is compatible with macOS 10.7 and higher.The product is available as a standalone application and as a plugin filter for Adobe Photoshop, Corel PaintShop Pro, and other image editors.</p>

<p>Apple has released new developer betas of iOS 10.3, macOS Sierra 10.12.4, and watchOS 3.2. Developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center or the Software Update mechanism in the App Store.</p>

<p>Rhoda Alexander, director of Tablets and PCs, at the IHS Markit research group tells <a target="_blank" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2017/02/26/apple-readies-new-2017-ipad-pro-low-cost-ipad-but-release-date-not-certain/#59b666ef939f" rel="noopener noreferrer">Forbes contributor Brooke Crothers</a> that we should expect to see a new iPad Pro design with a 10.5-inch display soon. This echoes a <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2016/8/15/the-latest-ipad-pro-rumors-and-my-take-on-them?rq=Ming-Chi%20Kuo" rel="noopener noreferrer">prediction</a> made last August by KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.</p>