Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Smartphones have become the every day go to camera of choice, especially when there are so many photo apps out there such as Instagram and SnapChat. With the demand on smartphone cameras growing, it is no surprise that innovative minds have come together to create camera lenses for our smartphones.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">iOS 11 has some very useful keyboard shortcuts yet. They’re especially useful for iPad users. </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 claimed top honors in two categories at the 2018’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: first in Music and then in Brand Experience & Activation, notes <a href="https://www.adweek.com/creativity/apple-wins-2-grand-prix-at-cannes-for-its-mind-blowing-homepod-ad-and-in-store-experience/?utm_content=position_1&utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=AWK_BreakingNews&utm_campaign=ADW_BreakingNews_Newsletter_2018062015&s_id=57e99fed2ddf9c7ef37f7881" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AdWeek</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has given a multi-series order to Emmy Award-winning nonprofit media and educational organization Sesame Workshop for a slate of children’s programs, a “person with knowledge of production” tells <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/apple-sesame-workshop-team-develop-slate-childrens-programming/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TheWrap</em></a>. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. Toshiyasu Abe, a resident of Vancouver, Washington, has filed a lawsuit against Apple in Oregon district court, accusing the company of infringing upon his patent (number 6,520,699) with Key Flicks and 3D Touch on select iPhone and iPad models, reports <a href="https://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a>. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">An anonymous poll of Apple employees earns CEO Tim Cook a 91% approval rating, earning him the No. 96 ranking among U.S. companies surveyed for Glassdoor's annual Employees' Choice Awards. (Glassdoor is a jobs and recruiting site.) However, it’s the head honcho’s lowest ranking ever, down from 53rd place in 2017.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In January, it was announced that Apple had landed a 10-episode comedy series executive produced by and starring Kristen Wiig, the <em>Saturday Night Live </em>grad and movie actress (<em>GhostBusters, Downsizing). </em>However, she’s had to drop out due to shooting schedule for <em>Wonder Woman 1984</em>, in which she plays the villain Cheetah, reports <a href="https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/kristen-wiig-apple-comedy-wonder-woman-2-1202851797/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Variety</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has debuted Apple Pay in Norway, as noted by the <a href="https://www.apple.com/no/apple-pay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tech giant’s regional website</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">mophie’s <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/charge-stream-travel-kit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">charge stream travel kit</a> is a great travel accessory (though it’s also handy for home use) for Qi-enabled devices when you’re traveling, thanks to the portable-sized <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/charge-stream-pad-mini" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">charge stream pad mini</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180167771) for “range-free proximity determination” that involves “geofencing” and iOS devices. A geofence is a virtual geographic boundary, defined by GPS or RFID technology, that enables software to trigger a response when a mobile device such as an iPhone or iPad enters or leaves a particular area.</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 has placed an order for a series from the Academy Award-nominated screenwriters (Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani) behind “The Big Sick” and producer/writer Lee Eisenberg, reports <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/apple-orders-little-america-immigrant-anthology-series-big-sick-writers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TheWrap</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Cork, Ireland, where he was on hand for the opening of an expansion to the company’s campus in Hollyhill, reports the <a href="http://www.eveningecho.ie/corknews/Apple-CEO-in-Cork-today-to-open-new-Hollyhill-expansion-86b092d5-f436-48d5-bd4d-47601e34bb58-ds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Evening Echo</em></a>. The tech giant has been based in Cork for over 35 years and now directly employs 6,000 people here.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">China accounts for nearly 20% of Apple revenues and the company is “arguably” the most successful U.S. technology firm in China — which means it may be the most vulnerable to a U.S.-China trade war, according to a <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/apple-is-the-big-tech-firm-most-at-risk-from-a-us-china-trade-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNBC</em> report</a>.</p>