Steve Sande

<p>Imagine that your lost iPhone spend five days in the ice and snow, only to be returned by a total stranger in working condition. That's exactly the scenario we came across while browsing Facebook today. </p>

<p><span>The tagline of </span><a href="http://zirx.com">Zirx for iPhone</a><span> (free) is "never park your car again." The way it works is this: After creating an account (including credit card information), you use the app to tell an agent where you'll be when you no longer need your car. That agent then meets you, identities are confirmed that your car is driven to a secure garage.</span></p>

<p><span>Rene Ritchie over at iMore did a fun thing today -- </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.imore.com/apple-watch-options-were-all-choosing-and-why" rel="noopener noreferrer">he polled all of the writers at the site about their choices of options for the Apple Watch and wrote a post about it</a><span>. It was </span><em>such</em><span> a great idea that I'm appropriating it for Apple World Today! Here are the same questions that Rene asked his team, answered by Kelly Hodgkins, Dave Caolo and myself:</span></p>

<p>Ahead of the February 27th release of romantic comedy Focus, Apple <a href="https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/in-action/focus/"><span>has provided</span></a> a detailed look at the role Final Cut Pro X played in the production and development of the motion picture.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Apple today started sending out invites to a press event to be held on March 9th. Details on the topic of the "Spring Forward" event were not revealed, but it likely involves the Apple Watch, which is slated to launch in April. We expect Apple to confirm the final pricing and launch details for the wearable device.</p>

<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver the keynote address to graduates at George Washington University, reports <a href="http://gwtoday.gwu.edu/apple-ceo-tim-cook-deliver-commencement-address"><span>GW Today</span></a>. Cook, along with Anthony S. Fauci and Carole Watson, will receive n honorary doctorate of public service. Cook was nominated by GWU students and accepted the invitation for the May 17th event.</p>

<p>According to AdAge, Apple may use Vogue magazine's glossy print ads to introduce its Apple Watch wearable to fashion-conscious consumers. The campaign is expected to kick off in March, approximately one month ahead of the device's planned April launch. </p>

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<p><span>If there's one category in the iPhone accessories genre that seems to be somewhat overloaded with a lot of lookalikes, it's cases. That's why </span><a target="_blank" href="http://bumpies.co" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bumpies</a><span> caught my attention a while back. Instead of surrounding your iPhone in plastic or metal, Bumpies cover just four places - the corners of your iPhone. </span></p>

<p><span>Listen to the AWT News Update every weekday for a quick overview of stories we may not have published on the blog. Note that we will release a link to the podcast in the iTunes Store as soon as it is approved by Apple. </span></p>

<p>I have a thing for leather — leather computer accessories, that is. That’s why when I saw a Kickstarter campaign for the Luxury Leather Line from the Intrepid Bag Co., I just had to sneak a glance at what they had. </p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Skype 7.5 for Mac is now available from Microsoft, and the app is adding localization for a number of new languages as well as tackling some performance issues.</p><p>The localization expansion provides speakers of Hindi, Turkish, Czech, Ukrainian, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Indonesian, Catalan, Croatian, Slovak, Vietnamese, Thai and Malay with controls, menus and help in those languages.</p>

<p>YouTube recently debuted a new iOS app desgined for the younger genration. The company’s <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube-kids/id936971630?mt=8"><span>YouTube Kids</span></a> app promise to provide kid-friendly content in an interface that “even little ones can navigate.” How does YouTube Kids deliver on its promises? Read on to find out what my little ones thought of YouTube Kids after using it for a few days.</p>

<p><span>When it comes to reviews, this one has probably taken longer to be published than any other I've ever written. Why? Well, I originally wrote a draft review of the US$59.95 </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wacom.com/en/us/everyday/bamboo-stylus-fineline" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wacom Bamboo Stylus Fineline</a><span> back when we were all still at TUAW. However, there were some issues with the device -- it didn't track properly when drawing diagonal lines -- so I waited for a firmware update. Well, that update and an updated version of the companion </span><a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bamboo-paper-notebook/id443131313?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bamboo Paper - Notebook app</a><span> (free with in-app purchases) recently arrived, so I decided it was time to dust off the draft.</span></p>

<p>As reported by <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-25/apple-told-by-jury-to-pay-532-9-million-in-gaming-patent-trial"><span>Bloomberg</span></a>, a federal jury found Apple quilty of infringing patents held by holding company Smartflash LLC. Filed in 2013, the original lawsuit claims that the iTunes Store, the iOS and Mac App Store, and Apple’s other transaction services infringe on three Smartflash patents that cover “data storage and managing access through payment systems.”  The company originally was seeking $852 million in damages, but was awarded $533M as part of the jury's decision.</p>