Dennis Sellers

<p>App Camp For Girls, a non-profit organization aimed at correcting the gender imbalance in the software industry, has opened 2017 registration for its summer program that teaches girls how to make mobile apps in one week. This year, the aspiring developers will use Apple's new educational tool, Swift Playgrounds, a new app for iPad that teaches Swift code in a fun and interactive way.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted patent involving face recognition, which will fuel speculation that such a feature will be present in the upcoming “iPhone 8.” However, the technology could also apply to iPads and Macs.</p>

<p>Apple Pay is now available in Ireland with support for KBC Bank Ireland and Ulster Bank. Visa and MasterCard holders that bank with KBC and Ulster Bank can use Apple’s mobile payment service, which also works with the Boon pre-pay system.</p>

<p>You can remove all records that macOS Sierra’s Safari keeps of where you’ve browsed during a period of time you want. If your Mac and your other devices have Safari turned on in iCloud preferences, your browsing history is removed from all of them. </p>

<p>As shown by the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jamf.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">2017 Jamf Trends Survey</a>, Apple is gaining ground in the enterprise because employees prefer devices they use in their personal lives. The survey looked at Apple in the enterprise – evaluating growth, key drivers for adoption and ease of management. </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 may have to pay “millions” of pounds in extra taxes in the UK after losing a legal battle over whether its smartwatch straps are an accessory that should be taxed individually or part of the smartwatch, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/03/06/apple-loses-battle-avoid-uk-import-taxes-watch-straps/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Telegraph.</a></p>

<p>Apple will start taking scholarship applications for the 2017 World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC) on March 27. </p>

<p>Toshiba is spinning-off its core memory chip business and seeking outside investors in it. Potential suitors purportedly include Apple, Foxconn, TSMC, Microsoft, Western Digital, Micron, and SK Hynix.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://themarkhor.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Markhor</a>, a men’s shoe and accessory brand focused on old form craftsmanship, is currently running a Kickstarter compaign for a line of sleeves and desk pads for MacBooks and iMacs.</p>

<p>Samsung and Interflex are beefing up production of flexible printed circuit board, or FPCB, for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8, the first iPhone that will adopt an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20170306000769" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Korea Herald</a>. </p>

<p>My buddy, J. Scott Anderson, picked up an Apple TV expecting that he might be able to use AirPlay with the iPad via Bluetooth. Scott was surprised to discover that AirPlay on the Apple TV only works through WiFi. </p>

<p>Websites often store cookies and other data on your Mac, including info you’ve provided, such as your name, email address, and preferences. This data helps websites identify you when you return so the site can provide services for you and show information that might be of interest to you.</p>

<p>Acclivity's Checkout Point of Sale 4, the latest version of the Mac point of sale software used by global business, sports over 45 enhanced features, a faster image processing engine, and Shopify syncing for e-commerce users. What’s more, the tight integration between Checkout and Shopify provides stores and boutiques with an end-to-end solution for selling their wares on- and off-line.</p>

<p>Apple says it’s temporarily stopped buying cobalt (used in lithium ion batteries) mined by hand in Congo while it continues to deal with problems with child labor and harsh work conditions. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Washington Post investigation</a> last year detailed abuses in Congo’s artisanal cobalt supply chain, showing how miners labored in hazardous, even deadly, conditions. </p>