Dennis Sellers

<p>It’s easy to use Safari in macOS Sierra and iCloud Keychains to keep your credit card data in sync between your Mac and iOS devices. And it’s easy to add a credit card:</p>

<p>An Apple job posting — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/27/siri-is-looking-for-a-personal-assistant-event-maven/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a> -- shows that Apple is looking to hire a <a href="https://jobs.apple.com/us/search#&t=1&sb=req_open_dt&so=1&lo=0*USA&pN=0&openJobId=83578927">“Siri Event Maven”</a> that will serve as a personal assistant for well, Apple’s digital personal assistant. </p>

<p>In a <a target="_blank" href="http://loupventures.com/apple-5-year-model-expect-apple-glasses-in-fy20/" rel="noopener noreferrer">blog post</a>, venture capitalist Gene Munster says iPhone growth will peak in fiscal year 2019, then slowly decline as “Apple Glasses” emerge. He thinks those glasses, an AR-focused wearable, will be released mid-fiscal year 2020. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wowway.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wide Open West (WOW!)</a> now supports Apple’s single sign-on feature for iPhones, iPads, and the Apple TV. It’s the ninth largest cable TV provider in the U.S. The company also offers landline telephone and broadband Internet services.</p>

<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>