Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has updated iMovie, its video creation tool for the iPhone and iPad. It’s available for free at the<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193#?platform=ipad" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Apple App Store</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="http://www.bankmycell.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BankMyCell</a>, a site for comparing trade-in items for tech devices, Galaxy S10’s lost more value in one month than the iPhone XS lost in nine months.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/apple-music-could-be-worth-20-billion-by-itself-breakup-51560264351" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Barron’s</em> notes </a>that a new report from Evercore ISI (that Apple Music could be worth more than half of Spotify if Apple is forced to divest it to comply with antitrust-related actions, according to Evercore ISI, a financial institution based in London, England.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As noted by <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/11/apple-data-center-cancelled-denmark/)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em>,</a> Apple has cancelled plans to open a large data center in Aabenraa, Denmark. The news was posted on the <a href="https://www.aabenraa.dk/vores-kommune/nyheder/arkiv/apples-datacentergrund-bliver-ledig-til-nye-investorer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">local town’s website</a>. Apple is looking to sell off the land and leave the site completely.</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">abandoned plans</a> for its AirPower wireless charger, but that doesn’t mean the company has abandoned plans for such a device. The tech giant has filed for a patent (number 10,320,241) for a “wireless charging system with object recognition.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Amazon has become the world’s most valuable brand, according to the 2019 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking released by <a href="http://www.wpp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WPP</a> and <a href="http://www.millwardbrown.com/brandz/top-global-brands" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kantar</a> at the New York Stock Exchange.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Unless you have $5,000 (gasp) for Apple’s upcoming Pro Display XDR and another $999 (bigger gasp) for Pro Stand, the only new Mac compatible display you can buy at Apple retail stores and the company’s online stereo is the <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HMUA2VC/A/lg-ultrafine-4k-display" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LG UltraFine 4K Display</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.paciolan.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paciolan</a>, a ticketing service provider for college athletics, has announced that college sports fans will be able to add contactless tickets to Apple Wallet and enter stadiums with just their iPhone and Apple Watch. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released iOS 12.3.2 for the iPhone 8 Plus. It fixes issues with the phon’e Portrait mode feature.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">You can find a plethora of follow-up coverage of last week’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference at <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/episodes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacVoices</em></a>. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">SCOSCHE has introduced the FlyTunes Wireless Audio Transmitter, which plugs into any 3.5mm AUX output and pairs with Apple AirPods, or any Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, and portable speakers, without the use of cables.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>AWT</em> readers, I need your assistance. I’m trying to set up two HomePods as stereo speakers on my Mac. However, I’ve run into a problem.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,308,290) for a “vehicle floor and subassemblies thereof.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190163329) for a music user interface that hints at upcoming tweaks to its iTunes interface. The company is expected to preview new Music and Podcast apps for macOS at this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference; this could be related, although the patent also involves iOS.</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>