Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Nineteen percent of U.S. small business owners don't offer their customers a digital payment option at check-out, according to a <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2810246-1&h=3250560740&u=https%3A%2F%2Fvisualobjects.com%2Fapp-development%2Fbenefits-digital-payments-small-business&a=new+survey+from+Visual+Objects" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new survey from Visual Objects</a>, a visual guide to finding and hiring the best creative firms. Of the ones that do, 18% accept Apple Pay.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://jumpcloud.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">JumpCloud</a>, a first Directory-as-a-Service, has announced availability of its support of Apple’s Mobile Device Management (MDM) services. The latest release extends JumpCloud’s capabilities to manage macOS devices via the MDM protocol and support for deployment through Apple’s Device Enrollment Plan (DEP).</p>

<p class="">Future Apple Watches may offer more movement-oriented tasks than waking up. Apple has applied for a patent (number 20200159349) for "interacting with an electronic device through physical movement” via the position and orientation of your hand.</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200162925) for “fake base station detection.” A fake base station (FBS) attack is a great security challenge to wireless user equipment (UE). It can compromise the privacy of user equipment (UE) in LTE networks.</p>

<p class="">On a <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20139-winston-chen-discusses-voice-dream-the-ebook-reader-that-does-it-all-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new MacVoices</a>, Winston Chen, the founder and iOS Developer for Voice Dream, joins host Chuck Joiner to talks about their flagship app that provides a variety of ebook-reading features, including text-to-speech in a number of different voices and languages, and more.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/05-20-20-apple-adds-surprising-element-to-1-billion-campus-in-northwest-austin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CultureMap</a> reports that Apple has added a new amenity to its corporate campus under construction in northwest Austin, Texas — a 192-room hotel.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-apps-tracing/apple-google-contact-tracing-tech-launches-with-23-countries-seeking-access-idUKKBN22W2NW"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Reuters</span></a> reports that authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple and Google.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released iOS 13.5, iPad OS 13.5, and tvOS 13.4.5. According to the release notes, the first two speed up access to the passcode field on devices with Face ID when you’re wearing a face mask and introduces the Exposure Notification API to support COVID-19 contact tracing apps from public health authorities.</p>

<p class="">Apple has announced “Greatness Code,” a short-form documentary series co-produced by Uninterrupted and Religion of Sports, and directed by Gotham Chopra. It will come to the Apple TV+ streaming service on July 10.</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/20/iphone-12-predicted-to-ship-without-earpods-will-boost-airpods-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> — analystMing-Chi Kuo says he thinks Apple will leave out the US$29 Lightning EarPods when the "iPhone 12" ships to consumer this fall.</p>

<p class="">Last week Apple chip manufacturer TSMC <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/5/15/tsmc-to-build-operate-an-advanced-semiconductor-fab-in-the-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> its intention to build and operate an advanced semiconductor fab in the U.S. with the mutual understanding and commitment to support from the U.S. federal government and the State of Arizona. However, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tsmc-plant-trump/senate-democrats-call-for-trump-administration-to-unveil-details-of-tsmc-plant-deal-idUSKBN22W09N?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a> says Democratic lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to answer “serious questions” about those plans due to national security concerns and potentially undisclosed subsidies.</p>

<p class="">A former Apple contractor who helped blow the whistle on the company’s program to listen to users’ Siri recordings is going public to protest the lack of action taken as a result of the disclosures, reports <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/20/apple-whistleblower-goes-public-over-lack-of-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Guardia</a>n.</p>

<p class="">Apple Stores in Canada will begin reopening their doors to the public today, starting with six locations in the Vancouver area, one in Winnipeg, and one in Halifax, reports <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors</a>. The tech giant has 29 retail stores in the country.</p>

<p class="">Apple and Cisco will be walking away from a patent dispute with less than half the attorney fees they originally requested, after U.S. District Judge William Alsup subjected them to a severe dressing-down earlier this month regarding compensation, notes <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1275251/apple-cisco-get-4-2m-in-fees-after-rebuke-for-g-r-e-e-d-?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360 (</a>a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="">Claris International Inc., an Apple subsidiary, has launched FileMaker 19: the company’s first open platform for developers to rapidly build custom apps leveraging direct JavaScript integrations, drag-and-drop add-ons, AI via Apple’s Core ML, and more.</p>