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Hard to believe that it is the last day of 2015.  It has been a great year for attorneys who use iOS products, from the introduction of the Apple Watch to the new iPhone and the amazing iPad Pro.  And as more of the other attorneys that I deal with become more paperless — both my colleagues, co-counsel, and opposing counsel — my iOS devices, especially the iPad, have become even more useful.  I’m not sure if 2016 will be able to beat 2015 when it comes to iOS advancements, but it will be fun finding out.  And now, the final news items of note from 2015.  Happy New Year!  

• California attorney David Sparks explains why he still likes using the new Notes app by Apple.  Me too.
• South Carolina attorney Justin Kahn reviews Pigment, an adult coloring book on the iPad.
• Kevin Lynch, the Apple VP in charge of the Apple Watch, explains to Lance Ulanoff of Mashable why the Apple Watch is one of the most precise ways to know exactly when it turns midnight tonight.
• Sarah Jacobsson Purewal reviews nine “fashion-forward” bands for the Apple Watch.  Each of them looks horrible to me, so I suppose I am fashion-backward.
• Daisuke Wakabayashi of the Wall Street Journal discusses using your nose to control your Apple Watch.
• Jason Snell and Dan Moren of Six Colors pick their favorite iOS apps.  Lots of good ones on that list.
• Jason Snell also explains how you can use the Tickle app on your iPhone to program a Sphero BB-8, a fun device that I reviewed two weeks ago.
• Christopher Phin of Macworld has a good list of tips for using the camera on an iPhone.
• George Tinari of Cult of Mac lists his favorite Apple TV apps.
• And finally, I’m looking forward to watching the new Star Wars movie for a second time today, this time in IMAX 3D.  I’m usually not a big fan of 3D movies, but decided to do something different from last time for the second viewing, and I’ve heard lots of folks say that the IMAX 3D treatment of this movie is pretty good. Of the many, many Star Wars-related videos created over the last few weeks, this video is one of my favorites:  a Star Wars medley by Jimmy Fallon and his staff, plus a few other recognizable faces: