Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Twelve South has launched the <a href="http://www.twelvesouth.com/product/airfly" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AirFly</a>, a little device allows you to use your AirPods or any wireless headphones anywhere that a wire was previously required. Now you can plug into in-flight entertainment systems, TV’s at the gym or anywhere.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s Tim Cook handily tops the list of the 50 “CEOs with the Greatest Impact on Growth” by <a href="http://www.kittlemansearch.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kittleman</a>, an executive recruitment firm. How handily? About $1.57 billion in average revenue growth per month during his 77 months as CEO of the Cupertino, California-based company.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In what may indicate an even closer tie with Nike, Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,578,927) for a “shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unit less activity accessment, and associated methods” that will tell you when your sneakers, boots, and shoes for running, soccer, and American football. This is Apple’s second patent for such an invention; the first was 9,578927.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s the legal battle that keeps on keepin’ on. Attorneys for Apple and Samsung <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/978590/apple-samsung-select-jury-in-silicon-valley-ip-damages-trial?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">traded juror challenges</a> on Monday at the start of a high-profile California federal trial to determine how much Samsung owes for infringing five of Apple's design and utility patents, winnowing 74 candidates down to a final panel of eight.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple CEO Tim Cook <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/3356559-tim-cook-comments-trump-meeting?dr=1#email_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has commented</a> on April’s meeting with President Trump. He says the discussion focused on the importance of trade and how cooperation between two countries can boost the economy more than nations acting alone.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Grantwood Technology’s $19.99 <a href="http://www.grantwoodtechnology.com/products/tuneband-go" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TuneBand Go</a> provides a lightweight and comfortable way to wear almost any device with a thin protective case while running, bicycling, working out, doing yardwork, walking around the block, or just passing time at the airport.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">With Family Sharing (which we’ll look at tomorrow), you can create Apple IDs for children under 13. Apple IDs allow them to participate in Family Sharing and use other Apple services such as iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, and Game Center.</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;">Steve is out of pocket this week, so the AWT News Update is on a one-day hiatus. 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;">New Sensor Tower <a href="https://sensortower.com/solutions/store-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Store Intelligence</a> data reveals that the means by which iOS users discover games and apps vary drastically, and that browsing the App Store has become more important to app discovery following the introduction of iOS 11 in fall 2017.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) will present its 2018 Environmental Achievement Award to Lisa Jackson, vice president of Apple’s Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Washington, D.C. She’s being recognized for “her visionary leadership and outstanding environmental stewardship over a most distinguished career.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The California Department of Motor Vehicles <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/14/apple-autonomous-driving/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has confirmed</a> that Apple has 55 self-driving vehicles and 83 drivers permitted to test on the state’s roads. The tech giant had about 45 self-driving vehicles in January. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting May 17, Apple and French cable television company Canal+ <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/14/apple-and-canal-to-offer-apple-tv-4k-as-alternate-cable-box/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">will offer</a> an Apple TV 4K instead of a traditional cable box to Canal’s 5.2 million subscribers. The deal will cost customers a $7 rental fee.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/05/14/iphone-8s-could-bring-back-iphone-5c-color-options-in-the-fall-says-analyst" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> — Rosenblatt Securities analyst Jun Zhang says that Apple could release brightly-colored versions of its 2018 smartphone line-up, reviving the color scheme used in the iPhone 5C in an attempt to make an LCD-equipped model more distinct from the versions using an OLED display. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The families of several of those killed in an EgyptAir plane crash caused by an on-board fire have filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the fire started when one of its devices — perhaps an iPad mini or iPhone 6S — overheated.</p><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></p>