Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple has introduced a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/product/BMGE2Z/A/pro-apps-bundle-for-education" rel="noopener noreferrer">$199 Pro Apps Bundle</a> for educators and students that includes versions of Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4, and MainStage 3, downloadable at the Mac App Store. </p>

<p>Earlier in the week, <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/30/lg-ultrafine-5k-display-router-disconnecting/">9to5Mac reported</a> that the LG UltraFine 5K Display can be effectively unusable if placed near a Wi-Fi router with some kind of radio interference causing the monitor to regularly black out and hang the connected MacBook Pro.</p>

<p>A class-action lawsuit has been filed in California, alleging that Apple schemed to force iPhone users to upgrade to iOS 7 in a bid to save money on a data services deal with Akamai, a move that rendered older hardware like iPhone 4 and 4S unusable, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/02/lawsuit-claims-apple-forced-users-to-ios-7-by-breaking-facetime" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>. </p>

<p>Apple has again rejected an invitation to attend an Oireachtas committee and answer questions over an alleged €13bn in unpaid taxes owed to Ireland, reports the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/apple-again-rejects-call-to-appear-before-finance-committee-441956.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Irish Examiner</a>. Oireachtas is the legislature of Ireland.</p>

<p>Apple will begin <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-03/apple-set-to-begin-making-iphones-in-india-by-april-s-end">assembling</a> iPhones in India by the end of April, heightening its focus on the world's fastest-growing major smartphone market. The Cupertino, California-based company has tapped Taiwan's Wistron Corp.) to put together the smartphones in the tech capital of Bangalore in Karnataka, said Priyank Kharge, the state's IT minister.</p>

<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the iPad is the “clearest expression of our vision of the future of personal computing.” However, I’m thinking that the Mac may fill that role with the iPad thriving as a complementary device.</p>

<p>If you need to generate morphologically defined parametric objects (vaults, quadric, domes, etc..) or generate primitive objects, (cubes, spheres, cones, etc.), you may find Brotens' Room Lighting Calc for macOS handy.</p>

<p>Apple hired former Steve Savoca, Spotify’s former vice president of Content, last month, an Apple spokesperson told <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-hires-former-spotify-executive-steve-savoca-2017-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Insider</a>. His title at the Cupertino, California-based company is Label Relations.</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>The Newseum has announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook will receive the Newseum’s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newseum.org/freeexpressionawards/" rel="noopener noreferrer">2017 Free Expression Award</a> in the Free Speech category. Cook, who has led Apple since August 2011, will be recognized “for his leadership in creating technology that has had a profound impact on how we communicate.”</p>

<p>Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), has released its analysis of the results from its research on Apple for the fiscal quarter that ended Dec. 31, 2016. The research group found that the iPhone U.S. installed base reached 132 million units as of the end of 2016.</p>

<p>In writing for <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/?s=LG" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a>, Zac Hall reported that his LG UltraFine Display 5K became unusable if located near a router. Though I don’t doubt Zac’s results, mine have been totally different. </p>

<p>Davis Brand Capital, a market intelligence and customer insight firm, has released the eighth annual <a target="_blank" href="http://davisbrandcapital.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Davis Brand Capital 25 ranking</a>, a global study of overall brand performance evaluating companies' abilities to successfully manage brand value, competitive performance, innovation strength, company culture and social impact. Apple dropped from the top spot to the runner-up spot.</p>

<p>Factorial has introduced Baccus 1.0, a new backup App for macOS. It’s designed to make it easy to back up your home folder to multiple backup devices, including external drives and NAS. </p>

<p>Future watch bands from Apple (Smart Bands?) may provide more juice for the Apple Watch. Apple has filed for a patent (20170033567) for a “charging apparatus for a wearable electronic device.” BTW, images accompanying the filing show a round Apple Watch.</p>