Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, an Eastern District of Texas federal judge has given the green light to a novel way to review source code that was specially developed by Apple during its wide-ranging patent dispute with Maxell, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1287001/edtx-judge-oks-special-laptops-in-apple-case-due-to-virus?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360</a>.</p>

<p class="">If you have a recent Mac laptop, you probably lament the dearth of ports. If so, Kensington has released a couple of new products that can make your life easier.</p>

<p class="">In notes to clients — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors </a>— analyst Ming-Chi Kuo offers some new forecasts on the upcoming “iPhone 12” and iPad updates.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s upcoming “Apple Glasses” could be modular rather than an all-in-one unit based on a newly granted patent (number 20200201042) for a “modular system for a head-mounted display.”</p>

<p class="">Beneath a Steel Sky is this week's addition to Apple Arcade, Apple’s US$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 100 games,. It's available for the the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.</p>

<p class="">“Losing Alice,” a neo-noir psychological thriller from creator, writer and director Sigal Avin, is set to join the Apple TV+ streaming service later this year.</p>

<p class="">Apple's upcoming iPhone 12 Pro and ‌iPhone 12‌ Pro Max — expected to roll out in September or October — will feature displays capable of up to 120Hz refresh rates like that of the iPad Pro, <a href="https://twitter.com/UniverseIce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1276439899382534145&ref_url=https://www.macrumors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweets</a> leaker Ice Universe.</p>

<p class="">The chances are slim to none that the rumored 24-inch iMac expected before the holidays will have a “sunflower design” like the iMac G4 (pictured below), but it would be kinda cool if it did.</p>

<p class="">Earlier this year, students from all around the world put their passion, ingenuity, and determination to work crafting Swift playground projects for the WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://poqcommerce.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Poq</span></a>, a Software-as-a-Service platform, says Apple's World Wide Developer Conference announcements on Monday could revolutionize retail apps. The app commerce company claims that the updates Apple is planning to introduce will be a game-changer for retailers, making it easier for shoppers to find, use and interact with a retailer's app.</p>

<p class="">Future Apple Pencils may offer haptic feedback for “texture simulation,” according to a newly granted Apple patent (number 10,691,209).</p>

<p class="">OWC has announced the OWC Envoy Express, which the company says is the world’s first Thunderbolt 3 certified bus-powered portable storage enclosure. It’s shorter than a ballpoint pen, weighs 3.3 ounces, and is packed in an anodized aluminum pocket-sized enclosure and laptop mounting system .</p>

<p class="">The <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20160-macvoices-live-wwdc-review-with-a-super-panel-of-experts-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices Live</a> continues the review of the Apple announcements from this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference with a panel of Jeff Gamet, Marina Epelman, Mark Fuccio, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Michael T. Rose, Brittany Smith, Brett Terpstra, and Frederick Van Johnson.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.adweek.com/agencies/apple-wins-20-pencils-2020-dad-awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AdWeek reports</a> that Apple tallied a total of 20 Pencils for various ad campaigns at this year’s virtual D&AD Awards. Winners of D&AD’s highest honor, the Black Pencil, won’t be announced until September.</p>

<p class="">The surge in users of subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services during the stay-at-home period was not always sustained once people were allowed to move around more freely, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. However, the news was good for Apple’s streaming service.</p>