Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple has scooped up <a target="_blank" href="http://lattice.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lattice Data</a>, a company that applies an AI enabled inference engine to take unstructured, “dark” data and turn it into structured (and more usable) information for about $200 million, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/13/apple-acquires-ai-company-lattice-data-a-specialist-in-unstructured-dark-data/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TechCrunch</a>.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macrumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors</a> --  KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts we’ll see the rumored <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/5/10/new-case-listing-hints-at-a-105-inch-ipad-pro-intro-at-wwdc?rq=10.5-inch%20iPad" rel="noopener noreferrer">10.5-inch iPad Pro</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/5/1/heres-a-round-up-of-the-rumors-about-apples-amazon-echo-competitor?rq=Siri%20speaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Siri-enabled speaker system</a> at next month’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference. He thinks there’s a 70% chance of the former and better than 50% chance for the latter.</p>

<p>Apple accounted for 3% of sales in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 but has recently made several strategic moves in India, including teaming up with Reliance Jio to offer free 4G service for one year to purchasers of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, notes <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kantarworldpanel.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kantar Worldpanel</a>.</p>

<p>Apple wants to increase your vocabulary — or at least that of your macOS or iOS device. The tech giant has applied for a patent (number 9,645,998) for “learning new words.”</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/5/1/heres-a-round-up-of-the-rumors-about-apples-amazon-echo-competitor?rq=Siri%20speaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">The rumor mill says</a> that Apple is working on a Siri-based competitor to the Amazon Echo “smart speaker,” which could debut at next month’s Worldwide Developer Conference. If so, the company has some catching up to do.</p>

<p>Apple has announced that Corning Inc. will receive $200 million from the company’s new Advanced Manufacturing Fund as part of the tech giant’s commitment to foster innovation among American manufacturers. </p>

<p>Future versions of Siri — its “personal digital assistant” — may sound like, and respond to, more natural language thanthe somewhat structured interaction of the present. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170132199) for “unconventional virtual assistant interactions.”</p>

<p>Sunday is Mother’s Day (you didn’t forget, did you?). There are several iOS apps available to help you celebrate. Here are a few to get you started:</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.apple.com/icloud/" rel="noopener noreferrer">iCloud</a> is included with macOS. Once you sign up for your free iCloud account, you can push calendar updates across your devices, share your iCloud Calendar, and see your calendar on the iCloud website.</p>

<p>Apple has wrapped a sale of $7 billion in debt across various tranches, according to its <a target="_blank" href="https://seekingalpha.com/filing/3546646" rel="noopener noreferrer">SEC filing</a>. The tech giant sold $500M in floating rate notes due 2020 and $750 million in floating-rate notes due in 2022.</p>

<p>Even as <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/5/9/apple-buys-the-beddit-sleep-tracking-hardwaresoftware-company?rq=Beddit" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple scoops up Beddit</a>, a sleep tracking hardware/software company, Roy J.E.M. Raymann, a sleep scientist Apple hired back in 2014, left the company, according to his LinkedIn profile.</p>

<p>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 today's picks.</p>

<p>Apple plans to announce Amazon Prime video's coming to the Apple TV App Store during the keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apple-will-announce-amazon-prime-video-coming-to-apple-tv?utm_term=.bsG6dK6Yn#.vj5lj9ler" rel="noopener noreferrer">BuzzFeed News</a>. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.health-eheartstudy.org/study" rel="noopener noreferrer">In a joint study published today</a>, app developer Cardiogram and researchers at the University of California, San Francisco said Apple Watch combined with Cardiogram’s algorithm showed the smartwatch’s sensors can differentiate between a normal heart rhythm and atrial fibrillation (AF). In fact, the study identified AF with 97% accuracy.</p>

<p>Microsoft announced today at its Build developer event that Apple will bring its iTunes app to the Windows 10 Store, iTunes, is already available for Windows users, but adding it to the Windows Store will make it easier for Windows users to find the software. </p>