Steve Sande

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you missed the WWDC 2018 keynote this morning, you're in for a treat...or if you slept through some of the keynote, you can pick up the details of those items discussed while you were dozing. Today's podcast is brought to you by this week's sponsor, <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/6/1/macxvideo-a-versatile-and-free-app-for-4k-video-processing-and-sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">macXvideo</a>, providing the best free 4K processing and sharing app for macOS.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tvOS always seems to be the "poor cousin" at the WWDC events, but this year the operating system had its share of fascinating announcements. Sales of the tiny set-top box grew 50 percent year-over-year, primarily on the capabilities of the Apple TV 4K. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">watchOS 5 will be making it even easier for Apple Watch owners to communicate with others and keep on track with exercising through a host of new features announced today during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference keynote.</p>

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<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It's June! We'll finally see the official start of summer in a few weeks, we have an Apple keynote coming up on Monday, and betas of the next-generation operating systems should be available soon. In the interim, we have the news for you in convenient podcast form:</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">UBS has raised its target share price for shares in Apple to $210, matching Morgan Stanley's number from earlier this week. The investment firm cited stronger than expected demand for iPhone X and Plus models as the primary reason for its optimism</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A Bain Capital-led consortium that includes Apple, Dell and several other memory manufacturers has completed the purchase of Toshiba's memory group</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The final emoji list for 2018 is here and will be released on June 5. We have a video overview from Emojipedia on the website for your viewing pleasure</p></li></ul>

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<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It's the last day of May, and we have some fascinating stories for today's Apple World Today News Update podcast:</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">One Apple supplier's stock has fallen by more than half its value this year, based on rumors that Apple might be making its own power management chips</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Connected health pioneer Withings is back after being acquired and run into the ground by Nokia</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Distracted driving laws may start seeing the Apple Watch as a "handheld device" after a Canadian student was ticketed for driving and using her Watch</p></li></ul>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It's no secret that I'm a nut about data backup and redundancy. Having been in this business for three decades, it's deeply ingrained in the part of my brain that knows what's good for me. And I've automated the task so I only have to think about it when I receive an alert that it's not working.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Can you believe it's Hump Day already? Those 3-day holiday weekends make the work week fast, and we're going to give you three short news items to make your day go by even faster:</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple is leasing even more industrial space in Santa Clara, CA, part of a huge expansion in the office and lab space that's located around the south Bay Area</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We have some tips for you about iCloud Messages; how to turn it on and what is backed up by the new cloud service that showed up in iOS 11.4 yesterday</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to watch Monday's keynote at the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference? We have tips on where you can stream the event</p></li></ul>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">How many Lightning cables do you throw away every year? If you're a big Apple fan, you probably know that the one Achilles Heel in the world of Apple is those cheap cables that break or fray. How about a cable that will last for years, designed to be 10 times more durable than a standard Lightning cable? That's the <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/zincable-ultra-strong-mfi-lighting-cable-silver?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zincable-ultra-strong-mfi-lighting-cable-silver_053018&utm_term=scsf-288971&utm_content=a0x1a000003nXGh&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ZinCable</a> ($19.95), which uses connectors made from a zinc allow and a cable made with reinforced stress points and a strain resistant core. We've got 'em on sale this week for $19.95.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I've got a new favorite keyboard shortcut I heard about on the <a href="http://workingsmarter4productions.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=d761e775a0ccfec972b1fe9bd2436384&i=198A442A2A1344" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>MacGeekGab</strong></a><strong> </strong>podcast:<br>In the Finder, the keyboard shortcut <em>Command + Shift + Period</em> toggles the visibility of invisible files and folders on your Mac. Press it to show the invisible files and folders; press it again to hide them. Sweet!   </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We hope the Memorial Day weekend was good for you! Today we have three small stories for you to listen to on the Apple World Today News Update podcast:</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">iOS 11.4 is available, with some new features and three major bug fixes that are sure to make a lot of users happy</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Is your Uber driver creeping you out? The rideshare company has added a feature to its app to let riders call 911 with a single swipe and a tap</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We speculate on what the addition of a third lens could do for the photographic capabilities of a 2019 iPhone</p></li></ul>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It's still Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, which means that there's still time to do spring cleaning! While most of think about clearing junk out of the garage or shed, emptying out the basement, or picking up the last bits of detritus from the Winter, we should be thinking about cleaning something that's right in front of us -- our Mac's storage. Today we have a <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/daisydisk?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=daisydisk_052818&utm_term=scsf-288972&utm_content=a0x1a000003nXGi&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>30 percent off sale price on DaisyDisk for Mac</strong></a>, a cost-effective and easy way to clean up your data</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Today is Memorial Day in the United States, the time when we pay our respects to those who laid down their lives in defense of our country. The staff here at AWT will be spending today weekend with our friends and families, and hope that you'll do the same. We'll be back to a normal busy editorial calendar on Tuesday, May 29. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday at last! To end your week, we have stories about Apple retail stores, Apple employees at Display Week in LA, and some possible names for macOS 10.14:</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Pier Apple Store in Atlantic City, NJ will be closing soon due to a sharp decline in tourism and visitors to the city</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A new, larger Apple retail outlet is nearing completion in Seattle's University Village shopping center</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Some possible names for macOS 10.14 have surfaced in overseas trademark filings, including Sequoia, Mojave, Sonoma and Ventura</p></li><li><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple employees were in evidence everywhere at Display Week in LA this week, checking out the latest display technologies and making presentations</p></li></ul>