Dennis Sellers

<p class=""><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-22/apple-set-to-nix-thousands-of-unlicensed-iphone-games-in-china?sref=MRDu5QV3">Bloomberg </a>reports that Apple will start removing thousands of mobile games lacking government approval from its App Store in China in July.</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors</a> — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will launch third-generation AirPods with a form factor design "similar to AirPods Pro" in the first half of 2021.</p>

<p class="">In a note to clients — as noted by MacRumors — Apple analyst says the first Macs to sport ARM-based processors will be a 13-inch MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac. He adds that they’ll arrive in late 2020 or early 2021 at the earliest.</p>

<p class="">Without a great collaboration toolkit the productivity of your team is at risk. From<a href="https://www.ringcentral.com/conference-call.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> conference call services</a> to messaging apps, it’s an invaluable resource.</p>

<p class="">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 this week’s picks.</p>

<p class="">Crossy Road Castle is this week's addition to Apple Arcade, Apple’s US$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service. It's available for the the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and, Mac.</p>

<p class="">Apple is re-closing 11 stores across Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona amid spikes in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to <em>Bloomberg</em>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/1274014085563080705" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark Gurman</a>.</p>

<p class="">To celebrate Juneteenth celebration, Apple has made its original film, “The Banker,” free for the rest of June.</p>

<p class="">Well, this isn’t good: <em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman Apple’s plans for an augmented reality/virtual reality headset (the rumored “Apple Glasses”) are in a bit of flux due to internal differences at the tech giant.</p>

<p class="">Apple and Intel may have to rethink their lawsuit accusing Fortress Investment Group of running an anti-competitive patent aggregation scheme. Yesterday a California federal judge said in oral arguments that while their allegations seem conceptually sound, their market definition is lacking, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1245602/apple-intel-have-a-pleading-problem-against-fortress?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="">On Monday, June 22, Apple will provide an online Special Event Keynote from Apple Park for its first-ever “virtual” Worldwide Developer Conference. What can we expect? Here are the predictions of the <em>Apple World Today</em> gang: </p>

<p class="">Future Apple Pencils may be even better at interacting with the interface on your iPad. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,684,704) for “devices and methods for manipulating user interfaces with stylus and non-stylus contacts.</p>

<p class="">Apple wants you to “brighten your summer with Apple Pay,” and is promoting exclusive offers in apps and on the web through July 1.</p>

<p class="">The <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20158-macvoices-live-virtual-conferences-in-person-conferences-and-wwdc-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new edition of MacVoices Live</a>, recorded as we get ready for the online version of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), features a discussion of how virtual conferences compare to the in-person variety.</p>

<p class="">Houdah Software has debuted CustomShortcuts 1.0, a free utility to customize menu keyboard shortcuts in Mac apps.</p>