Dennis Sellers

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">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. Over the next few weeks I’ll be “modeling” some of the items in my collection.</p>

<p>Apple and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sap.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">SAP</a>, which specializes in enterprise application software, have announced a partnership to “revolutionize the mobile work experience for enterprise customers of all sizes” by combining native apps for the iPhone and iPad with the capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. </p>

<p>Barry Chang, the mayor of Cupertino, California, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/05/apple-taxes-cupertino-mayor-infrastructure-plan" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Guardian</a> that he recently went to Apple’s headquarters in the city to talk about traffic congestion, but had barely made it into the lobby before security scored him off the property.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.indeed.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indeed</a>, has announced its list of the 50 top companies to work for, curated from the job site’s company reviews. Apple is number nine on the list.</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 some recent patent highlights: </p>

<p>Apple, Facebook, and other tech firms are pushing for the next U.S. president to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal and to make it easier to hire high-tech workers from abroad, according to a joint letter seen by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-technology-idUSKCN0XV2R1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Los Angeles police investigators obtained a method to open the locked iPhone belonging to the slain wife (April Jace) of <em>The Shield</em> actor Michael Jace, according to court papers reviewed by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lapd-locked-iphone-actor-wife-michael-jace-20160504-story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Los Angeles Times</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has now added a dedicated <a href="http://www.apple.com/us/shop/accessories/all-accessories/accessibility">accessibility accessories</a> category to its online store, as noted by <a href="http://www.amvsement.com/2016/05/apple-accessibility-accessories/"><em>Amvsement</em></a>. Categories include vision, physical & motor skills, and learning & literacy.</p>

<p>One of the drawbacks of the Apple Watch is its (relatively) short battery life. It has about 2.5 to 4 hours of active use and around 19 hours of passive use. This means when I head to west Tennessee to visit the siblings, my smartwatch isn’t going to last through the weekend.</p>

<p>When using your Mac, there are a lot of files that need to be placed in folders, and some that need to be deleted. So forget manual sorting, which takes up too much of your time, and check out File2Folder.</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">Cable cutters, rejoice. Hulu and YouTube are apparently planning their own streaming services.</p>

<p>ADATA Technology has launched its <a target="_blank" href="http://www.adata.com/en/apple/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Series</a> in North America. The accessories are designed specifically for iOS and OS X devices, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac. </p>

<p>According to Hong Kong-based research firm Counterpoint Research — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/ict/14588-winning-back-samsung-regained-top-spot-us-smartphone-market-11-months" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Korea</a>, Samsung accounted for 28.8% of the U.S. market in terms of sales in March to take over the top spot for the first time in 11 months since it led the market in April 2015.</p>

<p>Yay! It must be freebie day. The CoreCode team has announced TableEdit, a free spreadsheet app for Mac OS X. It offers features such as charts with cell styling, formatting options, and comprehensive import/export capabilities. </p>