Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted three new patents for a vehicle.</p>

<p class="">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 this week’s picks.</p>

<p class="">Beats, a subsidiary of Apple, has announced four new colors for its <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/accessories/all-accessories/beats?page=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Powerbeats Pro </a>wireless headphones: spring yellow, cloud pink, lava red, and glacier blue.</p>

<p class="">Apple’s revenue is forecast to fall by 3.8% in 2020 in what would have been a good year for the retailer with significant new iPhone releases planned for September, according to <a href="http://www.researchandmarkets.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Research and Markets</a>.</p>

<p class="">The Apple TV+ and Disney+ streaming services have both seen success during their first six months, according to Parks Associates. Both captured significant market share in the streaming video space, rounding out the top five behind the "Big 3" Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu, according to the research firm's <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2816668-1&h=219160865&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parksassociates.com%2Fwhitepapers%2Fsnapshot-apple-disney&a=Market+Snapshot%3A+Disney%2B+and+Apple+TV%2B" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Market Snapshot: Disney+ and Apple TV+</a> report.</p>

<p class="">As evidenced by a new patent filing (number 20200169637), Apple wants Siri to be better able to act as a liaison between users and third party services.</p>

<p class=""><em>Central Park</em> — an animated comedy from <em>Bob’s Burgers</em> creator Loren Bouchard — debuts today on the Apple TV+ streaming service. It’s about a family of caretakers living in Central Park</p>

<p class="">Federal judge John Walter has tossed out a copyright suit against Apple and Servant director/executive producer M. Night Shyamalan, reports <a href="https://variety.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Variety</a>. The lawsuit claimed that the Apple TV+ series <em>Servant </em>is a facsimile of Francesca Gergorini's 2013 film, <em>The Truth About Emanuel.</em></p>

<p class="">The <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a08627c5-61d6-4513-9e7e-acac6b1ba862" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Financial Times</a> reports that, in a letter sent to European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, California-based tracking app maker Tile argued that Apple was making it more difficult for users to operate its product on their smartphones compared to Apple's own rival application, FindMy, by selectively disabling features that allow for seamless user experience.</p>

<p class="">Apple has recently asked LG Display to supply LCD panels for the iPad “fast,” reports <a href="http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=46644" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Korea</a>. The display maker is expected to start supplying them as early as June by operating the production lines at full throttle.</p>

<p class="">SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit is this week's addition to Apple Arcade, Apple’s game streaming service. It's available for the the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Mac.</p>

<p class="">In a new Apple Pay promotion, you can use Apple’s mobile payment system in the Ray-Ban app and get 30% off a pair of custom sunglasses or eyeglasses at <a href="http://ray-ban.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ray-Ban.com</a> when you use the promo code APPLEPAY.</p>

<p class="">On the <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20144-jeff-carlson-explains-macos-snapshots-and-how-to-use-them-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices</a>, Jeff Carlson joins host Chuck Joiner to draw on information from his <em>Take Contol of Your Digital Storage </em>book<em> </em>to help us understand macOS snapshots.</p>

<p class="">Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20) as total device volume reached 72.6 million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idc.com%2Ftracker%2Fshowproductinfo.jsp%3Fprod_id%3D962&esheet=52227554&newsitemid=20200528005801&lan=en-US&anchor=Worldwide+Quarterly+Wearable+Device+Tracker&index=2&md5=67499333cf3bdcadb78d90a176790cb3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker</a>. And, thanks to the Apple Watch, Air Pods, and Beats products, Apple once again dominates the wearables market.</p>

<p class="">Apple has given a straight-to-series order for an upcoming TV show about film legend (and inventor!) Hedy Lamarr, which is set to star Gal Gadot, reports <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gal-gadot-hedy-lamarr-series-apple-1234619029/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Variety</a>.</p>