Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1cc16026-6da7-11e9-80c7-60ee53e6681d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a report</a> from the <em>Financial Times</em>, the European Commission is launching an official probe into Apple’s alleged anti-competitive behavior — alleged that is by Spotity The commission considered the filing and customer sentiment in its decision to launch a probe, an investigation that could take years to complete, the article says. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple may be ramping up its Services with Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ along with Apple Music just in time. <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zuora.com%2F&esheet=51975699&newsitemid=20190429005110&lan=en-US&anchor=Zuora%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=784f3c7cda74336a20bc887576d01261" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zuora, Inc.</a>, a cloud-based subscription management platform provider, has released the findings of an international survey that found that subscription services are experiencing growth on a global scale as consumers around the world overwhelmingly prefer access to what they need and freedom from the burden of product ownership.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple is working on even better lens for upcoming iPhones. The tech giant has applied for a patent (number 20190129149) for “wide field of view five element lens system.” </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.sr2solutions.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SR2 Solutions </a>has launched a Cloud Storage Service and Personal Cloud Server designed to be easy to use and to help protect iPhone and Android users from hackers and digital disaster. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple may have <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2019/3/29/goodbye-airpower-we-hardly-knew-you-well-actually-we-didnt-know-you?rq=AirPower" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">canned plans for its AirPower </a>wireless charging station, but that doesn’t mean the tech giant might not perfect and release something similar in the future. The company has been granted a patent (number 10,277,056) for a wireless charging station.</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;">Apple’s Powerbeats Pro are <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MV6Y2LL/A/powerbeats-pro-totally-wireless-earphones-black" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">now available to pre-order from Apple.com</a> and the Apple Store app in the U.S. and Canada. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Every time Apple announces something new, there’s always forecasts that it will fail. Now the <a href="http://www.strategyanalytics.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strategy Analytics research group</a> says the Apple TV app and Apple TV+ SVOD service, coming this fall, “may not give the giant from Cupertino the momentum that it is looking for.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Future AirPods may track your movements and offer feedback. Apple has filed for a patent (number 10,277.973) for a “wireless ear bud system with pose detection.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Smart homes are on the rise and there’s no doubt that they provide a great deal of convenience. However, they also can be vulnerable to cybercrime since they work online.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Global smartwatch shipments grew a healthy rate of 48% year-on-year in quarter one of 2019 driven by Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, and Huawei, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s <a href="https://report.counterpointresearch.com/posts/report_view/iot/1201" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Global Smartwatch Tracker</a>. And approximately one out of every three smartwatches sold is an Apple Watch.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple may be preparing to beef up the virtual features in its GarageBand music creation apps for iOS and macOS. The tech giant has applied for a patent (number 20190129611) dubbed “enhanced virtual instrument techniques.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sometimes you need to quickly and easily clean the background of a photograph. PhotoScissors 5 by TeoreX is a convenient tool for doing this.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The apps and social platforms industry ranked 10th out of the 15 studied in MBLM's <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2452294-1&h=1507599577&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmblm.com%2Flab%2Fbrandintimacy-study%2F&a=Brand+Intimacy+2019+Study" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brand Intimacy 2019 Study</a>, which is the largest study of brands based on emotions, rising two spots since 2018. Last year's leader, Apple Music, fell to the #5 position.</p>