Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A smarter watch band will play a crucial role in Apple Watch's future as a personal technology device as they begin to incorporate technology and gain additional importance for wearable computing, Neil Cybart of <a href="http://www.aboveavalon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Above Avalon</em></a> — which is focused on analyzing Apple from a Wall Street and Silicon Valley perspective — said three years ago. We haven’t seen any yet, but I do think they’re coming.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I’m a big fan of Pixelmator Pro, my go-to app for image editing. It has most of the features I need in a relatively easy-to-use interface. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Japanese language blog, <a href="http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-37460.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Macotakara</em></a> says Apple’s follow-up to the iPhone XR will still be available in six colors, but will replace the coral and blue options with green and lavender hues. <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/05/13/alleged-iphone-xi-xi-max-xe-case-molds-surface-with-square-camera-bumps" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Another rumor</a> says Apple is incorporating a square camera bump into the designs of its 2019 smartphones.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Security researchers have found a new class of vulnerabilities in Intel chips which, if exploited, can be used to steal sensitive information directly from processors dating back to 2011, reports <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/14/zombieload-flaw-intel-processors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TechCrunch</em>.</a></p>

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<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court refused to undo a proposed class action dubbed “Apple v. Pepper” accusing Apple of monopolizing the iPhone app market, upholding a Ninth Circuit decision reviving the antitrust suit brought by consumers. Today the <a href="https://actonline.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">App Association</a> is criticizing the ruling. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">OWC has expanded its Aura line of SSDs. The <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2463883-1&h=1122842457&u=https%3A%2F%2Feshop.macsales.com%2Fshop%2Fssd%2Fowc%2Faura-n&a=OWC+Aura+N">OWC Aura N</a> expands Macs with up to 1TB of internal storage. It joins the Aura X2 and Aura P12 (for PC) in the second-generation lineup of OWC Aura PCIe SSDs.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to the <a href="http://www.in.idc.asia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">International Data Corporation’s</a> (IDC) <a href="https://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=103" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker</a>, India’s smartphone market got off to a good start with a total shipment of 32.1 million units in the first quarter of 2019, maintaining a healthy 7.1% year-on-year (YoY) growth. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,286,636) for “fabric-based items with three-dimensional shapes.” It involves the manufacture of not only “smart clothing,” but also “bags, furniture, and other items from materials such as fabric.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Van-Seyla Mork has pled guilty in federal court in San Jose to wire fraud and money laundering, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-running-apple-empty-box-fraud-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced </a>United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,286,761) for a “passenger vehicle door and window.”</p>

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<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Samsung Electronics says that, beginning today, all 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and select 2018 TV models with a firmware update will feature the all-new Apple TV app in more than 100 countries and offer AirPlay 2 support in 176 countries. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released macOS 10.14.5, iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, and watchOS 5.2.1.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The new Apple TV app, which brings together all the ways to watch TV into one app, is available starting today in over 100 countries across the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and select Samsung smart TVs.</p>