Dennis Sellers

<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>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple India plans to end its distribution agreement with HCL Infosystems next year, according to <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/apple-to-terminate-the-distribution-arrangement-with-hcl-infosystems-from-next-year/articleshow/64483524.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Economic Times</em></a>,  citing an HCL filing. The distribution arrangement will end on March 30, 2019. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Lennox Industries has announced that the Lennox iComfort S30 and E30 thermostats are now compatible with Apple’s HomeKit. The company says its iComfort S30 ultra smart thermostat also is the first communicating thermostat to be HomeKit compatible.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Well, of course they do: two months after winning a major patent infringement verdict against Apple, VirnetX has asked an Eastern District of Texas judge to double the damages award to $1 billion, saying Apple’s behavior “shocks the conscience,” while Apple said the whole award must be thrown out, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1050541/virnetx-wants-damages-in-apple-patent-case-doubled-to-1b?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.vava.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VAVA’</a>s $69.99 Voom 20 is a powerful, portable Bluetooth speaker with dual 8W drivers, two passive subwoofers, and 10 hours of battery life.</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;">At this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced a Password Manager API [application programming interface] that will allow third party apps like <a href="https://www.dashlane.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dashlane</a>, to autofill in Safari and other included apps in iOS 12. </p>