Dennis Sellers

<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>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has bought the patent portfolio of Lighthouse AI, an out-of-business home security camera company, reports<em> </em><a href="https://www.iam-media.com/patents/apple-buys-patent-portfolio-former-ai-home-camera-maker" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>iam-media</em></a> (a subscription is required to read the article). </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The flagship Apple retail store coming to D.C.’s historic Carnegie Library is expected to open in late spring, according to the building’s owner, according to the <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/03/04/heres-when-d-c-s-flagship-apple-store-is-expected.html?iana=hpmvp_wash_news_headline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Washington Business Journal</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Consumers are concerned about the privacy and security of their data, yet want a more personalized experience from brands, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 consumers from <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmarterhq.com%2F&esheet=51948302&newsitemid=20190304005148&lan=en-US&anchor=SmarterHQ&index=1&md5=bf78391f1aedf5850aa72648942f9a9f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SmarterHQ</a>, a multichannel behavioral marketing platform. Their results — which I find surprising — finds Amazon has earned the most trust from today’s consumers by a landslide.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Google's Project Zero team has exposed a <a href="https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1726&q=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration:underline">"high severity" flaw in macOS' kernel</span></a>, according to a <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/google-reveals-high-severity-flaw-in-macos-kernel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Neowin</em> report</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The <a href="http://www.usb.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">USB Promoter Group</a> has announced the pending release of the USB4 specification, an update to deliver the next generation USB architecture that compliments and builds on the existing USB 3.2 and USB 2.0 architectures. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/04/apple-is-hiring-an-analyst-to-explain-siri-complaints-to-executives/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>VentureBeat</em>,</a> Apple wants to hire someone to gather public comments and present them — along with recommended fixes — to the company’s execs. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">f you have a newer Mac with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) it’s nice to have a dock, especially as Apple’s laptops have a dearth of ports. One solution is the <a href="https://plugable.com/products/ud-cam">Plugable UD-CAM docking station</a>, is a small, powerful USB 3.1 Type-C docking station.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 10,217,290) for “registration between actual mobile device position and environmental model” that involves improved augmented reality features on the iPhone.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Samsung Display has sent samples of a foldable display to Apple, so we could, theoretically, see a foldable iPhone next year — though I’m dubious. According to a <a href="https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://m.etnews.com/20190227000439%3Fobj%3DTzo4OiJzdGRDbGFzcyI6Mjp7czo3OiJyZWZlcmVyIjtOO3M6NzoiZm9yd2FyZCI7czoxMzoid2ViIHRvIG1vYmlsZSI7fQ%253D%253D&xid=17259,15700019,15700043,15700186,15700190,15700248,15700253" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">translation of a report</a> on South Korea’s <em>ET Times.</em></p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.canalys.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canalys</a> has predicted that the worldwide market for 3D printers, and associated materials and services will be worth $22.4 billion in 2020, so you have to wonder if Apple has any interest in the technology. </p>

<p 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 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Following failed licensing talks, Apple has been hit with a suit in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of seven patents previously owned by Samsung, LG and others that have been declared essential to the 4G LTE wireless standard, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1133919/apple-sued-in-edtx-over-essential-ex-samsung-lg-patents?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em>.</a></p>