Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has named eight app and game developers receiving an Apple Design Award, each one selected for “being thoughtful and creative.”</p>

<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>