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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.
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PayPal dominates mobile payment brands, but Apple Pay makes ‘significant gains’

<p>PayPal -- followed closely by Amazon brands -- retains its Brand of the Year designation, leading mobile payment brands for the third consecutive year. However, up-and-coming brands Venmo (owned by PayPal), Square, and Apple Pay are making “significant gains,” according to new research from The Harris Poll's 29th annual <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theharrispoll.com/equitrend-information/" rel="noopener noreferrer">EquiTrend Study</a>.</p>

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Chrome OS gains in the classroom; iOS dominates mobile devices and tablets

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kahoot.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kahoot!</a>, a game-based learning platform, has launched its <em>Kahoot! EdTrends Report</em>, which addresses the latest education tech trends in the U.S. K-12 market. The report says Google is getting a stronghold in U.S. classrooms, with Chrome OS growing quickly on computers, while Apple's iOS dominates on mobile devices and tablets. </p>

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Virgin Mobile USA goes iPhone only

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.virginmobileusa.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virgin Mobile USA</a> says it’s going “iPhone only.” A note on the company’s website has this to say:</p>

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IDC: smart watch shipments will see a boost in volumes in 2019

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.idc.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">IDC</a> forecasts that watches will account for the majority of all wearable devices shipped from now through 2021. However, the research group says that basic watches (devices that don’t run third party apps) will continue out-shipping smart watches (devices capable of running third party applications such as the Apple Watch.</p>

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Let’s see some love for iBooks, iBooks Author

<p>In a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/editorial/dear-apple-please-dont-give-ibooks-ios-11/" rel="noopener noreferrer">June 19 article</a> for <em>The MacObserver</em>, Andrew Orr asked Apple to not give up on iBooks in iOS 11. I’ll second that and add iBooks Author to the mix.</p>

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Apple patent is for AR apps on both iOS and macOS devices

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,684,440) for “progressive rotational view” that hints that we may see more augmented reality apps such as <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/6/19/apple-ikea-teaming-up-for-an-augmented-reality-app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple and IKEA are partnering on</a>, not on just iOS devices, but Macs, as well.</p>

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Analyst: ARKit developer tools may pave the wave for Apple smart glasses

<p>In a note to clients — <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/20/apple-smart-glasses-for-augmented-reality-could-leverage-iphone-power-ubs-says.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">as noted by CNBC</a> — UBS analyst Steven Milunovich says may leverage augmented reality on the iPhone to help pave the way for a future smart glasses product via its ARKit developer tools.</p>

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Apple is the top global vendor in IT

<p>In the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gartner.com%2Fdocument%2Fcode%2F333112&esheet=51576937&newsitemid=20170619005849&lan=en-US&anchor=Gartner+Global+Top+100%3A+IT&index=1&md5=5d05c270541c3c59d6bc628e718e862e" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner Global Top 100: IT</a> vendors, Apple is the largest vendor with more than $218 billion in IT revenue — approximately $79 billion larger than the No. 2 vendor, Samsung Vendor Group. The top global 100 vendors in IT in 2016 are based on their revenue across IT (excluding communication services) and component market segments.</p>

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