Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">With Apple touting the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement and Microsoft offering a 15-inch Surface Book, would there be a market for a 15-inch iPad Pro (an “iPad Pro Plus”)?</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Earlier this week <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/7/15/apple-cocoons-butterfly-switches-on-new-macbook-pros-with-a-thin-silicon-barrier" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iFixIt disassembled one of the new MacBook Pros</a> and found that Apple has cocooned their butterfly switches in a thin, silicone barrier.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A federal judge in Australia says that $9 million penalty imposed on Apple for deceiving Australian customers is “loose change” and unlikely to deter future misconduct, reports <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/loose-change-judge-suggests-apple-could-recoup-9m-penalty-in-minutes-20180719-p4zset.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Sydney Morning Herald</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple doesn’t want you to get sunburned. And a new patent filing (number 20180202927) by the tech giant shows how it plans for its smartwatch to be used to prevent just that.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Tom Gruber, one of the original Siri co-founders, has departed Apple, where he was recently the head of Siri’s Advanced Development group, according to <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/siris-last-remaining-cofounder-is-out-at-apple" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Information</em></a>. The company’s head of search, Vipul Ved Prakash, has also left the tech giant.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. Singapore Asahi Chemical & Solder Industries PTE has brought suit in Ohio, alleging that Apple infringed on its solder patent in the manufacturing of several different iPhones. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In a 2015 <em>Seeking Alpha</em> article, analyst J.M. Manness said that Apple could conceivably move to the number two or even number one spot in the personal computer manufacturing list. I think his points are still valid.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://audioengineusa.com/shop/wirelessspeakers/hd3-wireless-speakers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Audioengine’s HD3 wireless music system</a> is a complete music system that allows you to listen to all of your music from any source. At $399 it’s not inexpensive, but it does offer great sound quality and a lot of versatility.</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;">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Corning Inc. has introduced its latest breakthrough in glass technology, <a href="https://www.corning.com/gorillaglass/worldwide/en/glass-types/gorilla-glass-6.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Corning Gorilla Glass 6</a>, which the company says is its most durable cover glass to date. This makes it a prime candidate for use in future iPhones and perhaps iPads.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has released the third public betas of iOS 12 and tvOS 12. The public betas are available on <a href="https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple's Beta Software Program website</a>. Just remember that beta software, so proceed with care.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Macally has released the $69.99  <a href="http://macally.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d%3d%2f33%3f%26JDG%3c%3b5%3c435%3e%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=2904284&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=10217&Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CHARGER61</a>, a 61-watt aluminum charger with a magnetic USB-C cable specially designed for the 12-inch MacBook and 13/15-inch MacBook Pro with USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) ports.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The data belonging to China-based iCloud users which includes emails and text messages, is now being stored by a division of China Telecom, the state-owned telco, reports <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/17/apples-icloud-user-data-in-china-is-now-handled-by-a-state-owned-mobile-operator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,024,876) for “pedestrian velocity estimation.” It involves the tech that allows your Apple Watch to tell you how fast you’re moving.</p>