<p>The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) says its next release, coming late 2016 or early 2017, will be dubbed Bluetooth 5 and will include “significantly” increased range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity. Expect to see support for it in Apple devices next year.</p>
<p>Beijing’s intellectual property authority has ruled Apple violated the design patents of a Chinese device maker and may have to halt sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the city, reports Bloomberg.</p>
<p>Satechi's BT Touch Speaker is a portable Bluetooth speaker that provides a surprising amount of audio volume considering its small size and price (US$79.99, though it may still be available at its introductory price of $49.99). It also allows for hands-free calling from any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone such as the iPhone, thanks to an integrated, built-in mic. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace</a> — a content management system/website builder/blogging platform/hosting service — says, as of today, it’s the only platform to have built an Apple News integration directly with Apple. Customers can publish their content in Apple News Format directly from their Squarespace blog.</p>
<p>As announced at Monday’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, Dish Network's “skinny” TV bundle, Sling TV, is coming to the Apple TV. This will lead to two rumors: 1) Apple is abandoning plans for its own video streaming service, and 2) Apple should buy Dish.</p>
<p>The European Commission may deliver its verdict on Apple’s tax arrangements in Ireland as soon as next month, according to Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan.</p>
<p>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) — a key supplier of mobile processors for, among other things, the iPhone — says it will purchase 200 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power in 2016 compared to the previous year’s purchase of 100 million kWh, further supporting Taiwan’s renewable energy development and environmentally friendly low-carbon measures.</p>
<p><a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.usatech.com&esheet=51363572&newsitemid=20160616005258&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+Technologies%2C+Inc&index=1&md5=69f44645f7cdadacf45551f7a121503c">USA Technologies, Inc</a>. (USAT), a payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, has announced the results of a study testing whether targeted point-of-sale advertising of Apple Pay acceptance would increase usage of mobile payments by consumers. </p>
<p>More good news for the Apple Watch: Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 101.9 million units by the end of 2016, representing 29.0% growth over 2015. According to the International Data Corporation (<a href="http://www.idc.com/">IDC</a>) <a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=962">Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker</a>, the market for wearable devices will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.3%, culminating in 213.6 million units shipped in 2020</p>
<p>Apple files for — and is granted — lots of patents by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Many are for inventions that never see the light of day. However, you never can tell which ones will materialize in a real product, so here are today’s patent highlights: </p>
<p>Apple has opened its first retail store in the Macau Special Administrative Region of China will open on June 25, expanding the company's retail presence in Greater China to 41 stores, as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/16/apple-to-open-first-macau-apple-store-on-june-25" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>.</p>
<p>Like me, you probably have a plethora of Apple gadgets around your house. It would be nice to have electrical outlets with a USB charging port. Now you can thanks to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.snappower.com/snappower-chargers/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SnapPower Charger</a>.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/p9remjc" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dockem's Koala Mount</a>— designed to securely holds your iPad or other compatible tablet device in place on any wall or hard, vertical surface -- fits any size tablet you might have. That is definitely a plus in its favor. You can mount it on any flat vertical surface.</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 will further lock down what apps can be run on Macs when it releases macOS Sierra this fall, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/3084432/apple-mac/apple-tries-to-stymie-malware-with-changes-to-macos-sierras-gatekeeper.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Computerworld</a>. The move is “likely a response” to revelations last year that Gatekeeper -could be easily bypassed by attackers to plant malware on machines.</p>
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