Dennis Sellers

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3060568/apple-quietly-hires-one-of-its-best-healthkit-ambassadors?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple has hired Rajiv Kumar</a>, a doctor who specializes in treating kids with diabetes, reports Fast Company. Kumar made headlines in the fall of 2015 by creating a HealthKit-enabled diabetes monitoring system for young patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/base-ipad-pro-stand" rel="noopener noreferrer">Logitech's Logi BASE</a> is the first device to charge your iPad Pro (either the 12.9-inch or the 9.7-inch version) through the Smart Connector. In fact, Logitech is the only company (at least, of which I’m aware) that’s taking advantage of the connector, so it deserves kudos for supporting new Apple technology.</p>

<p>If you need more power than the build-in Mac OS X clipboard offers, but not as many bells and whistles as <a target="_blank" href="//appleworld.today/blog/2015/10/5/iclipboard-is-a-must-have-accessory-for-os-x-el-capitan?rq=iClipboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClipBuddy</a>, check out CopyLess. It offers plenty of clipping/pasting power for most Mac users.</p>

<p>Over the years, I’ve collected lots of nifty T-shirts from trade shows I’ve covered — mainly the late, lamented Macworld Expos held in Boston, San Francisco, New York, Tokyo, and Paris. This is the last week I’ll be “modeling” some of the items in my collection. I’m shown wearing my OS X Jaguar T-shirt from the launch of OS X 10.2.</p>

<p>The AWT News Update is on hiatus while my compadre, Steve, takes a road trip. 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>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="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Apple has hired Sinisa Durekovic, a software engineer who led the development of satellite navigation systems used by luxury carmakers including BMW AG, Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen AG’s Audi, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-02/apple-hires-architect-of-bmw-and-mercedes-satnav-in-mapping-push" rel="noopener noreferrer">reports Bloomberg.</a></p>

<p>Apple has rolled out iOS 9.3.2for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. It addresses an issue with bugs that "bricked" some tablets when users attempted to update them.</p>

<p>Apple may not have to pay $533 million to Smartflash. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on May 26 invalidated two of three patents owned by Smartflash, which won the award after a jury trial against the iPhone maker in February 2015, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imore.com/apple-may-not-need-pay-533-million-patent-judgement" rel="noopener noreferrer">reports Bloomberg</a>.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to decline for the second straight year in 2016, dropping 9.6% compared to 2015 volumes, according to a new International Data Corporation (<a href="http://www.idc.com/">IDC</a>) <a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=81">Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker</a> forecast. However, that will change in 2018, adds the research group.</p>

<p>Apple is planning to appoint Shahrukh Khan as their Brand Ambassador in India and the public announcement will be made at the time of the launch of next generation iPhones in India later this year, says <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pc-tablet.co.in/apple-reportedly-appoint-bollywood-star-shahrukh-khan-brand-ambassador-india/30657/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PC Tablet</a>, quoting unnamed sources.</p>

<p>Apple files for — and is granted — lots of patents by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Many are for inventions that never see the light of day. However, you never can tell which ones will materialize in a real product, so here are today’s patent highlights:</p>

<p>Apple has launched its annual <a href="http://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop">Back to School promotion</a> in the U.S. and Canada. Qualifying students, parents of students, and educators can get a free pair of Beats Solo2 Wireless Headphones if they buy an iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Pro. </p>

<p>Citing an unnamed “person with knowledge of Apple's plans, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-plans-to-raise-up-to-4-billion-from-bond-sales-in-taiwan-australia-1464854456" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wall Street Journal</a> says Apple is looking to issue bonds that will raise between $3 billion and $4 billion in debt in the Asia Pacific region.</p>

<p>With OS X El Capitan, Apple has added Extensions support for Photos, allowing you to add functionality to the photos app. If you’re really into photography, you’ll definitely want to add <a target="_blank" href="https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Affinity Photo from Serif Europe</a> to your image editing tools. It’s available for OS X 10.7 or higher, costs $49.99, and is available at <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/affinity-photo/id824183456?mt=12" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Mac App Store</a>.</p>