Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/03/06/old-ipad-and-iphone-games-left-behind-by-march-of-ios-could-come-back-to-life)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, a startup called <a href="http://gameclub.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GameClub</a> has launched with the goal of funding developers to update classic iOS games currently can't be played on modern iPhones and iPads.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released its 13th annual <a href="https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/">Supplier Responsibility Progress Report</a> detailing how the company is expanding educational opportunities and protecting the planet’s resources. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Chinese online retailers have started discounting iPhones for the second time this year as Apple faces a prolonged sales slowdown in the world’s largest smartphone market, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-discounts/chinese-online-retailers-slash-iphone-prices-for-second-time-this-year-idUSKCN1QN0MZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to the International Data Corporation (<a href="https://www.idc.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">IDC</span></a>) <a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=37" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker</span></a>, the smartphone market continues to be challenged and 2019 is projected to experience its third consecutive year of declining shipments. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Experts and IT solution providers in macOS/iOS business solutions are converging in Miami for the second annual <a href="https://www.addigy.com/summit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Addigy Partner Summit</a>, March 6-8 at the InterContinental (pictured) in downtown Miami. And <em>Apple World Today </em>will be providing coverage.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple hasn’t announced plans for a foldable iPhone; however, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/folding-phones-wait-for-glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Wired</em> </a> says Corning is working on technology that could allow for a foldable glass phone. And Apple has used Corning since the very first iPhone. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-05/apple-facing-difficult-position-building-5g-iphones-cowen?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-tech&utm_content=tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> — Cowen analyst Matthew Ramsay says Apple is expected to release a 5G iPhone next year, but  releases a 5G version of its iPhone, but may struggle to get the necessary components to build the product.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has announced its intention to transfer the securities exchange listing for its Euro and Sterling denominated debt securities listed below from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Bond Exchange effective March 14 after market close. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation (<a href="https://www.idc.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">IDC</span></a>) <a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=962" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker</span></a>. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">PearlMountain is looking for beta testers for it<a href="https://www.flexclip.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">s new FlexClip app/website</a>, which is designed as a “simple but powerful video maker that helps you create videos for any use in minutes.”</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.sfbags.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WaterField Designs</a> has announced Wallet Month — the culmination of a two-month, 2,000-customer-participant, crowdsourced design project — with the launch of two minimalist wallets.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors continue to roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,222,529) for lighting systems for automobiles that may be integrated into a window, a skylight, an exterior light such as a headlight, a tail light, or a high center-mounted stop light.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,220,602) for markings on a fabric carrying case for an electronic device. What’s really interesting is the funky Apple logo on the images accompanying the patent.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has ended up in the crosshairs of many different groups, all trying to get them to give up on maintaining customer privacy. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Will this never end? The first U.S. trial in the ongoing Apple-Qualcomm battle started today. This legal brouhaha over alleged patent violations has been ongoing since July 2017.</p>