Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple has released Clips, a new app that allows iPhone and iPad users to create “expressive videos.” It lets you combine video clips, photos and music into videos to share with friends through the Messages app, or on Instagram, Facebook and other social networks.</p>

<p>Microsoft ranks highest in overall satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction Study, doing so for the first time since the study’s inception. With an overall satisfaction score among tablet owners of 855 (on a 1,000-point scale), Microsoft’s achievement is largely due to its top rankings in the features and styling & design factors, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://jdpower.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">J.D. Power</a>, a consumer insights, advisory services and data and analytics.</p>

<p>Western Digital has introduced its fastest WD brand portable drive yet: the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdc.com%2Fproducts%2Fportable-storage%2Fmy-passport-ssd.html&esheet=51537330&newsitemid=20170406005392&lan=en-US&anchor=My+Passport%E2%84%A2+SSD&index=2&md5=4686338a6f7e2f653c3f7bbc1d7dd650" rel="noopener noreferrer">My Passport SSD</a>. It boasts speeds of up to 515 MB/second and is designed for the latest generation of computers with a USB Type-C port, such as the 2016 MacBook Pros.</p>

<p>Apple is reportedly announcing the “Apple Watch 3” (shown in a fanciful mock-up by <em>Market Exclusive</em>) in the second half of 2017. When the Watch first hit the market in 2015, it was hailed as the next big thing - three years later does this excitement still hold? According to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fluentco.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fluent</a>, the answer is no.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.benq.us" rel="noopener noreferrer">BenQ America</a> has launched the PD2710QC, a $599, 100% sRGB and Rec. 709 monitor that includes a USB-C Docking Station for MacBook Pro, MacBook and PC users. </p>

<p>On a regular basis, <em>Apple World Today</em> posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they're popular and deserve mention. Here are today's picks.</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170097746) for a “collaboration system” that hints at use of an Apple Pencil on Macs via virtual whiteboards. The patent would allow remote participants during a conferenceto look at an electronic whiteboards which may be run as an application on a “personal computer.”</p>

<p>Unwired Planet told a California federal judge Wednesday it plans to seek $33 million in royalties from Apple in an upcoming infringement trial over three of its wireless, location and voice recognition patents, saying the amount is reasonable considering Apple wants $400 million from Samsung for patent violation, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/910199/unwired-planet-says-apple-owes-33m-as-ip-trial-looms?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360.</a></p>

<p>Apple has reportedly signed a two-year contract with its frenemy Samsung for up to 92 million curved OLED panels for the upcoming “iPhone 8,” according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20170406PD206.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes</a>.</p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed a federal lawsuit against Apple for allegedly disabling iPhone and iPad hardware repaired by unauthorized third parties. </p>

<p>My Mac’s desktop is so cluttered with files and folders that it’s impossible to see the desktop image. However, if yours isn’t and you want to change the desktop picture, it’s easy to do.</p>

<p>Senior Vice President Phil Schiller <a target="_blank" href="https://www.axios.com/apple-to-ditch-the-current-mac-pro-design-but-replacement-wont-arrive--2343465726.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">told a handful of reporters in a discussion</a> at Apple's offices in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday that the tech giant company has no plans for touchscreen Macs, or for machines powered solely by the kind of ARM processors used in the iPhone and iPad. </p>

<p>The “Apple Watch 3” is expected to ship in the second half of the year, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.digitimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes Research</a>. Based on past releases, this makes sense. The report says that Taiwan’s Compal Electronics will join Quanta Computers, also based in Taiwan, in making the Apple smartwatch.</p>

<p>Scania — a major Swedish automotive industry <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing">manufacturer</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_vehicle">commercial vehicles</a>, specifically heavy trucks and buses — is introducing Apple CarPlay to the new truck generation's infotainment system. The company is among the first in the industry to offer Apple CarPlay in heavy trucks.   </p>

<p>The Western Union Company (www.westernunion.com), which specializes in global payment services, says U.S. customers using its mobile app can now pay with Apple Pay when sending money transfers originating in the United States to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, including domestic bill payments. </p>