Dennis Sellers

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanarmorgear.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Urban Armor Gear (UAG)</a> has launched its new Metropolis Series Case for the new iPad Pro 10.5 and 12.9-inch models at a price of $59.95 and $89.95, respectively.</p>

<p><em>MIT Technology Review</em> has released its 2017 list of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/companies/2017?utm_medium=press&utm_source=prnewswire&utm_campaign=50sc_traffic&utm_term=technology&utm_content=live_online" rel="noopener noreferrer">50 Smartest Companies</a>. Apple ranks number 16 on the list of honorees who, over the last 12 months, “have taken risks and demonstrated superior technological leadership and business acumen in their fields.”</p>

<p>Do you find it aggravating when, in cold weather, you have to remove your gloves to use the touch features of your iPhone or iPad? Apple wants to change that and has been granted a patent (number 9,609,417) for “glove touch detection.”</p>

<p>Dell, Fairphone, and HP are the only companies that make spare parts and repair manuals available to the public, while products from brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are among the least easy to repair and upgrade, according to Greenpeace’s <a href="http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r-l-jllykiud-xlkjygu-j/">latest IT product guide</a>. </p>

<p>Apple has unveiled <a target="_blank" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kHhJJ4kw8RsHhMe5W8nMZVIbqGZSKJ72vER-z8njwDLDbeaIUT8l_DGr7uczLIsT0w-hOvuR8wxMlkUnQeZLZLJP8mH43ib4boe_RjlQb6Y-xdZT1m4i9G93MMRWHyFm9MEBC-PFjrku5ZrrRFfErA==&c=6Wx7OMsbvwEGN00rf5GCDb6lY-LcJWJG2bBGG7AKA1-QysDwbfGsTw==&ch=OUTmKW0-v5vPwtciqCtln90w07y0pIzwuf1kz1rF9LKCsuiVGnmp0g==" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tuniversity</a>, a new music education initiative that centers around books created with iBooks Author. The first book involves the song <em>Happy</em> by Pharrell William.</p>

<p>Did you know you can check your iPhone battery from your Mac? Well, you can.  Here’s how:</p>

<p>I've said this before and haven't changed my mind that I would never trust all my data to be stored in the cloud. The Gartner research group says that the physical location of data still matters, but will become increasingly irrelevant and will be replaced by a combination of legal location, political location and logical location in most organizations by 2020.</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>Apple has scooped up SenSoMotoric Instruments (SMI), a Germany-based company that makes eye tracking hardware and software. The deal was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/26/apple-acquires-sensomotoric-instruments/?utm_source=osx&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=front" rel="noopener noreferrer">first reported by MacRumors</a> and confirmed by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.axios.com/apple-confirms-it-has-bought-a-small-german-computer-vision-company-2448697718.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Axios</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has released the first public beta of <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/6/5/ios-11-will-offer-some-ipad-specific-features" rel="noopener noreferrer">iOS 11</a> for iPhone and iPad users. The finished version is due this fall and will be a free software update. </p>

<p>Setapp, the first Mac app-subscription service is launching a personalized AI-based recommendation system dubbed App Advisor tomorrow (June 27). Every time a user launches the service, it will come up with app suggestions from the Setapp collection. </p>

<p>Apple is leasing some vehicles from Hertz Global to use for autonomous testing, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-26/apple-working-with-hertz-unit-to-manage-small-autonomous-fleet" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>. Documents on file with the California Department of Motor Vehicles indicate that Apple will use Lexus RX450h sport utility vehicles for the testing.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cisco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple and Cisco</a>, which specializes in IT and networking, want mutual customers to receive a cyber-security insurance premium discount, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said at a Cisco event in Las Vegas, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-cyber-apple-cisco-systems-idUSKBN19H2BK?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p>Forget the (still unreleased iPhone 8). That’s yesterday’s news. We need rumors about 2018’s “iPhone 9.”</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://eshop.macsales.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacSales.com</a> has announced the availability of the new OWC 2.0TB Aura Pro Solid State Drive for mid-2012 to early 2013 Apple MacBook Pros with Retina display. It’s also compatible with 2010-2012 MacBook Air.</p>