Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As noted by <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/06/08/apple-business-school-manager-us-global-launch-wwdc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em></a>, Apple announced at this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference that its Business Manager platform for enterprise users will launch globally in 34 countries starting June 20, followed by an expansion to another 31 countries this summer alongside Apple School Manager. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. A company called Shift is seeing Apple, claiming the tech giant rips off its logo for use with its own Siri Shortcuts, reports <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/06/07/apple-sued-siri-shortcuts-logo-bs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em></a>. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has agreed to the terms and conditions of the Writers Guild of America’s current master contract — a development that the WGA says will have major implications at the next round of contract talks, reports <a href="https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/apple-signs-writers-guild-contract-programming-1202836232/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Variety</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180153418) for “cuff design and methods.” It hints at a blood pressure management system, although I don’t actually think the tech giant will make its own.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Xwavesofht’s Focus Matrix is a smart task organizer app for macOS. Its organizational system is based on the "Eisenhower Box," a productivity strategy created by U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower.</p>

<p 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 today's picks.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple is teaming up with Nike to offer a Father’s Day special: a $20 gift code from the latter when you spend $100 more in the Nike app that's available at at the Apple App Store.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has landed the rights to develop Gregory David Robert’s novel “Shantaram” as a drama series, reports <a href="https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/shantaram-apple-series-1202835845/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Variety</em></a>. The 2003 book tells the story of Lin, a man on the run from an Australian prison looking to get lost in the teeming city of Bombay. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has applied for another patent (number 20180157319) that involves a motion tracking user interface that seems best suited for a Mac. In the patent filing, the tech giant notes that input devices for computer systems commonly include a mouse, a keyboard, or other input devices (e.g., a pen-based device, a track ball, etc). </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. As reported by <a href="http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2018/06/a-six-count-class-action-has-been-filed-against-apple-for-the-apple-watch-defect-which-causes-displays-to-pop-crack-or-sha.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Patently Apple</em></a><em>, </em>a six-count, class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple for an alleged Apple Watch defect that cause the display to malfunction.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">IK Multimedia’s $179.99 <a href="http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/iklipav/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iKlip A/V</a> is an excellent broadcast mount for professional audio and video recording with smartphones. It gives broadcasters, videographers and digital storytellers the ability to capture and monitor professional-quality audio for their videos on the go using its integrated high-quality XLR mic preamp with phantom power and built-in wireless receiver support.</p>

<p 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 today's picks.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sonos has unveiled the $399 Sonos Beam, a “smart” speaker that supports 80+ music services, multiple voice assistants and Apple AirPlay 2. It will ship starting July 17 and is available for pre-order at <a href="http://www.sonos.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.sonos.com</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Charitybuzz says it will auction one of the first original Apple computers: the “Duston 2” Apple-1. Created by Steve “Woz” Wozniak and Steve Jobs in 1976, only 200 were hand-constructed and just 60-70 Apple-1 computers exist today. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has given a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes to the half-hour dramedy “Little Voices,” which lists J.J. Abrams and Sara Bareilles among its executive producers, reports <a href="https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/j-j-abrams-sara-bareilles-apple-little-voices-1202832614/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Variety</em></a>.</p>