Dennis Sellers

<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>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors pick up speed. A new rumor says the tech giant is considering buying Drive.ai, a self-driving shuttle company.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">For the fourth consecutive year, customer satisfaction with cell phones is stagnant at 79. The market is saturated, and customer satisfaction with mobile devices remains unchanged because of a combination of high expectations and a lack of industry innovation, according to the <em>ACSI Wireless Service and Cellular Telephone Report 2018-2019.</em></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On the new <a href="https://www.relay.fm/mpu/485" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac Power Users podcast</a>, Doug, Brooks, the product manager for the 2019 Mac Pro (arriving this fall), says the high-end desktop will have a trickle down effect for all Apple’s pro products. “You're going to see the benefits and the implications of that team across all of our Mac products and our pro products,” he said.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Kodak and C+A Global have teamed up for the KODAK SMILE Instant Print Digital Camera and the KODAK SMILE Instant Digital Printer. </p>