Dennis Sellers

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,621,026) for “auto bug capture” with the goal of its Macs, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and other devices being able to detect “bugs” and eliminate them without a user having to take any action.</p>

<p class="">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,620,232) for "detecting controllers in vehicles using wearable device.” It shows enhanced interaction between devices such as an Apple Watch or iPhone to promote safer driving.</p>

<p class="">Check Point Research’s <a href="https://blog.checkpoint.com/2020/04/14/apple-is-most-imitated-brand-for-phishing-in-q1-2020-shows-check-point-research/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Q1 2020 Brand Phishing Report</a> shows that Apple was the most imitated brand in the first quarter of 2020, rising from seventh place in quarter four of 2019.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-smartphones/apple-shipped-2-5-million-iphones-in-china-in-march-following-virus-slump-government-data-idUSKCN21W0G9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a> reports that Apple shipped about 2.5 million iPhones in China in March, a slight rebound after one of its worst months in the country ever, according to government data published on Friday.</p>

<p class="">Over the weekend, the Canalys research group <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/4/11/apples-mac-shipments-fall-over-20-in-the-first-quarter-of-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that Mac shipments fell by over 20% to 3.2 million units in the first quarter. A new report by the IDC research group concurs, while one by Gartner is a bit more optimistic.</p>

<p class="">On April 10, Apple and Google announced a joint effort to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of COVID-19. <a href="https://outreach.topagency.com/campaigns/jk9296emond99/track-url/zp470la665500/43824c0be7f40a7a0385ca1e887195d75e97c977" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lux Research</a> Associate Danielle Bradnan calls the endeavor a "watershed moment for data access.”</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2775574-1&h=3815758928&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dental.upenn.edu%2F&a=Penn+Dental+Medicine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Penn Dental Medicine</a> at the University of Pennsylvania has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its digital learning technologies that are transforming the way it delivers a dental education.</p>

<p class="">For months there’s been speculation about whether Apple will release its 2020 iPhones on schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. (The Sellers Research Group — that's me — says it will.)</p>

<p class="">Apple plans an iPad-like design for its next iPhone and is also planning a smaller HomePod, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-13/apple-plans-ipad-like-design-for-next-iphone-smaller-homepod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>. The article says that the tech giant will see 5G added to as many as four new smartphones.</p>

<p class="">December 10, 2013: Keith Fitz-Gerald, a market analyst with Money Map Press, predicted that Apple and Microsoft could merge in the next 5-10 years. It, of course, didn't happen. And at the time, I asked, "What's in it for Apple?</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200110505) for “multiple controllers for a capacitive sensing device” that, like some previous patents, shows the company is at least investigating touchscreens for Macs.</p>

<p class="">Apple has registered the domain name AppleCoronavirus.com, according to a <a href="https://whois.domaintools.com/applecoronavirus.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WHOIS record</a> discovered by <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/04/12/apple-registers-applecoronavirus-com-domain-name/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">MacRumors</span></a>. The new record indicates that Apple took possession of the domain name on Friday.</p>

<p class="">According to <a href="http://www.canalys.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canalys</a>, the demand for personal computers soared in the first quarter of 2020, drive by remote working and learning requirements from strict lockdown procedures around the world. The bad news: the pandemic also caused severe delays in production and logistical issues, leading to global personal computer shipments falling 8% year-on-year.</p>

<p class="">As noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/10/apple-challenges-voip-pals-latest-patent-suit-claims-asserted-ip-is-invalid" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider,</a> Apple countered a renewed legal challenge from VoIP-Pal, saying it doesn’t infringe on the patent-in-suit and attests the property's claim are invalid.</p>

<p class="">Now through June 30, Apple is expanding the ways you get 3% at Walgreens. It invoives the company’s titanium credit care.</p>