Dennis Sellers

<p>As noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com">MacRumors</a>, Apple has updated its Mac recycling program to partner with a new company, replacing longtime partner PowerOn with Phobio.</p>

<p>Another 40 institutions have joined Apple’s list of participating partners since the last refresh. You can find the <a target="_blank" href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204916" rel="noopener noreferrer">complete list here</a>.</p>

<p>In the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gartner.com%2Fdocument%2Fcode%2F333112&esheet=51576937&newsitemid=20170619005849&lan=en-US&anchor=Gartner+Global+Top+100%3A+IT&index=1&md5=5d05c270541c3c59d6bc628e718e862e" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner Global Top 100: IT</a> vendors, Apple is the largest vendor with more than $218 billion in IT revenue — approximately $79 billion larger than the No. 2 vendor, Samsung Vendor Group. The top global 100 vendors in IT in 2016 are based on their revenue across IT (excluding communication services) and component market segments.</p>

<p>Kensington has announced the general availability of its $349.99 <a target="_blank" href="http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=s8mq%2BFF8Y8J%2F7%2FXrLp5ygdcwMPrxjsUdQBMch4EEnHhpCCjF3%2FNlfBDpcLB2Ruh1y74AufkmIs4pe13XBLMEId0RZcOVCtjoa2eOwU7fTWfRYl5v6wkVfctIzL6tsyOV&G=0&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kensington.com%2Fsku%2FK38239US&I=20170620130106.000000303ca6%40mail6-34-usnbn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU5NDhhMjczMjBiODk4NzQxZWRmN2UxZDs%3D&S=0KJpAcCWzSOuta4BLKS_RYjYjRyE67cs2eWkO6Q55Qk" rel="noopener noreferrer">SD5000T Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station</a> for macOS. It provides a bridge allowing more mobile and thinner devices access to a suite of gadgets on the user’s desk. </p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,684,341) for a flexible display that can be used as a self-updating digital newspaper. (By the way, the image shown is not of the device, but of a malleable LG plastic display; I included it to show one possible iteration of the Apple device.)</p>

<p>Apple has doubled down on its legal assault on Qualcomm, arguing to a U.S. federal court that license agreements that secure the chip maker a cut of every iPhone manufactured were invalid, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-qualcomm-licenses-idUSKBN19B1M0?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p>A new initiative from the Food and Drug Administration could spur Apple Watch sales by making it easier to certify digital health devices, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-apple-watch-sales-could-134356583.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yahoo! Finance</a>.</p>

<p>U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple a win on Friday in an employee's discrimination suit alleging the tech giant forced him to transfer stores for reporting his co-workers’ racist remarks, reports the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/936104/judge-koh-ends-apple-worker-s-bias-suit-after-walkout?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law 360 website</a>.</p>

<p>Apple’s <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/6/14/new-imac-is-the-best-all-in-one-yet-and-the-best-mac-ever" rel="noopener noreferrer">revamped iMac</a> didn’t come with the option of a Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar as I anticipated. However, you can add one thanks to the Duet Display app.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.scosche.com/rh1060-bluetooth-stereo-headphones-reference-grade" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scosche's RH1060 Reference Grade Bluetooth headphone</a>s, at $199, are pricey, but they're the best all-around headphones I've ever used except for Apple's AirPods.</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 CEO Tim Cook was among a handful of tech execs who met with President Donald Trump today in Washington D.C. to help use technology to cut costs and further modernize the U.S. government. According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.recode.net/2017/6/19/15833288/trump-tech-ceos-white-house-apple-amazon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recode</a>, Cook thinks coding should be a requirement in schools.</p>

<p>Apple is working with a start-up called <a target="_blank" href="https://www.healthgorilla.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Health Gorill</a>a in its secretive personal health record initiative, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/19/apple-working-with-start-up-health-gorilla-on-iphone-ehr-plan.html)" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC</a>, quoting unnamed sources. Health Gorilla specializes in aggregating diagnostic information, such as blood work, into one place.</p>

<p>Strategy Analytics latest<em> </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.strategyanalytics.com/access-services/devices/connected-home/consumer-electronics/market-data/report-detail/global-wi-fi-speaker-forecast-2014-2022#.WUPTjOt97RYhttps://www.strategyanalytics.com/access-services/devices/connected-home/consumer-electronics/market-data/report-detail/global-wi-fi-speaker-forecast-2014-2022" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Global Wi-Fi Speaker Forecast 2014-2022</em></a> reports that global shipments of Wi-Fi based wireless speakers grew by 62% in 2016 to 14 million units with Amazon accounting for 77% of the increase in volume demand from the previous year. The company estimates that Amazon shipped over five million Echo speakers in 2016 compared to just over four million from second placed Sonos.</p>

<p>Apple and Ikea have <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ikea-arkit-app-2017-6" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> an augmented reality app that allows users to try out how furniture will look in the home before buying.</p>