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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.
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Man sues Apple, claims FaceID was responsible for his false arrest

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. A New York City man filed a $1 billion suit Monday claiming tech giant Apple used in-store facial recognition security technology to wrongly tie his name to the face of an alleged thief, leading to his arrest, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1152316/apple-store-face-recognition-led-to-false-arrest-suit-says?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>

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The Clyff is an excellent choice if you need/want a ‘minimalist’ wallet

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As Apple Pay gains popularity, and loyalty cards and receipts can be accessed from smartphones, it may be time to downsize the typical wallet. WaterField Designs’ $39 <a href="https://www.sfbags.com/products/clyff-minimalist-wallet" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clyff Wallet</a> is a minimalist, all-leather case ideal for carrying the remaining bare essentials: driver’s license, transit card and a few bills.</p>

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News round-up: Apple helps protect, restore mangrove forest in Cispata Bay, Columbia (and more)

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is working with Conservation International to protect and restore a 27,000-acre mangrove forest in Cispata Bay, Colombia, in a bid to preserve a slowly disappearing part of the ecosystem, reports <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/04/22/conservation-international-apple-have-teamed-to-protect-mangrove-forests" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>.</p>

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Apple spends more than $30 million on Amazon’s cloud every month

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As Apple and Amazon compete for a greater share of consumer dollars and attention, they also have a particularly intimate business relationship: Apple is spending more than $30 million a month on Amazon's cloud, according to people familiar with the arrangement, according to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/jordan-novet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jordan Novet</a>, technology reporter for  <em>CNBC</em>.</p>

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JCPenney drops support for Apple Pay

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">JCPenney has dropped support for Apple Pay from its retail stores, according to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a>. The withdrawal of support for Apple's digital payment system was confirmed on Saturday by the company's <a href="https://twitter.com/askjcp/status/1119595205559234560" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">customer service Twitter account in response to a query</a>.</p>

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CleanMyMac gets even better with its Space Lens module

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="http://macpaw.7eer.net/c/143055/63812/1733" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CleanMyMac</a> from MacPaw is an all-in-one macOS solution designed to keep your Mac clean and to secure space from your computer’s hard drive. It’s even better with version 4.4.0 thanks to the edition of the Space Lens; more on that in a moment.</p>

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Apple sees another legal set-back in its legal tussles with Swatch

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/one-more-thing-apple-fails-in-legal-bid-over-swatch-trademark-20190418-p51fdu.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Sydney Morning Herald</a> reports that Apple’s bid to stop watch company Swatch using the phrase “one more thing” in Australia has failed, despite the tech giant arguing the term was synonymous with its iconic co-founder Steve Jobs.</p>

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Apple wants HomePods to be able to run even cooler

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,264,355) for a “loudspeaker cabinet with thermal and power mitigation control effort.” I’ve not noticed my HomePod running hot, but perhaps Apple is planning an even more powerful speaker.</p>

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Notable apps and updates, April 15-20

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">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>

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Siri Shortcuts on the Mac could be Apple’s replacement strategy for Automator (and AppleScript?)

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/19/siri-shortcuts-screen-time-mac/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em></a> reports that Apple is working on bringing the Mac and iOS closer together with the introduction of macOS 10.15 and iOS 13. Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, and more are expected to be unveiled for Mac during its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, the article adds, which would be good news for, among others, those interested in scripting on macOS.</p>

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News round-up: Foxconn says it’s still committed to its Wisconsin plant plans (and more)

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Taiwan’s Foxconn, an Apple manufacturer, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-foxconn-wisconsin/foxconn-says-it-remains-committed-to-wisconsin-investment-project-idUSKCN1RV0GH)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">says it remains committed </a>to its contract to build a display plant and tech research facilities in Wisconsin, days after the U.S. state’s governor said he wanted to renegotiate the deal.</p>

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