Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple, Dell,. and two other U.S. tech companies are set to give up their preferred shares in Japanese chip maker Toshiba Memory Holdings Corp. for more than $4 billion under a refinancing plan, reports <em>T</em><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/toshiba-memory-to-buy-out-shares-from-apple-dell-11558348574)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>he Wall Street Journal</em>,</a> quoting unnamed “people familiar with the plan.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is considering an “intelligent list reading” feature for Siri, its personal digital assistant, as evidenced by a new patent filing (number 20190147880).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The slow death of traditional TV has long been predicted after the surge in digital rivals, but research from Ovum — as noted by <a href="https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2019051456048/ovum-traditional-tv-must-change-radically-to-thrive.html?utm_campaign=top-us-tv-providers-lose-a-record-1-3mn-subscribers-in-q1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_2115#axzz5nzwFvpSQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>RapidTV News</em> </a>— suggests that such services can fine tune to survive the onslaught.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">May 10th saw the U.S.-China trade dispute escalating yet again as the U.S. continues to hike tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports, going from 10% to 25%. </p>

<p class="" 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>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I’m glad to see Apple show the Mac some love. Apple has posted a new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny-MGNf301k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"Behind the Music" video</a> in the United Kingdom that promotes music creation tools on the Mac. (Why the United Kingdom only? I have no idea.)</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. As noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/05/17/over-the-rainbow-composers-estate-sues-apple-others-over-pirated-music-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Pandora are being sued by the estate of composer Harold Arlen, who wrote such songs as “Over the Rainbow” from <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> film. The lawsuit claims the firms created a "music piracy operation" that distributes unlicensed and unauthorized versions of copyrighted songs. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AutoMile for macOS (10.10 or later) is a handy tool for tracking your auto mileage It's built for quick data entry using drag 'n drop and conveniently supports keyboard shortcuts.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for another patent (number 20190142341) for a self-tightening (and loosening) band for the Apple Watch. The band would be used to measure and record health data.</p>

Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news...

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The latest research from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicates the iPhone U.S. installed base reached 193 million units as of March 30, 2019, compared to 189 million units at the end of the December 2018 quarter and 173 million units at the end of the March 2018 quarter.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple won't have to pay up for infringing one of Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL's wireless communications technology patents because the patent's original owner, Nokia Corp., didn't disclose it in a timely fashion to European telecom regulators, a California federal court has ruled, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1160035/apple-spared-3-4m-penalty-by-nokia-s-late-ip-disclosure?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>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple wants the photos you take with your iPhone to offer even more detailed info. The tech giant has filed for a patent (number 20190147303) for “automatic detection of noteworthy locations.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for another patent (number 20190146198) for its anticipated augmented reality/virtual reality headset (the rumored “Apple Glasses”). The new filing is for an “optical system for head-mounted display.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple stays at third place in the <a href="http://fortune.com/fortune500/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2019 FORTUNE 500</a>, in which companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years. The tech giant has made the list for 37 years.</p>