<p>Apple has been filed for a patent (number 9,959,539) for “continual authorization for secured functions.” It’s designed to make Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches more secure</p>
<p>With the Emergency SOS feature on an Apple Watch, you can call for help and alert your emergency contacts. When you make a call with SOS, the smartwatch automatically calls the local emergency number. In some countries and regions, you might need to choose the service that you need. </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 has announced the financial results for its fiscal 2018 second quarter that ended March 31, 2018. The company posted quarterly revenue of $61.1 billion, an increase of 16% from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.73, up 30%. International sales accounted for 65% of the quarter’s revenue.</p>
<p>Since Apple <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/4/26/rip-apples-airport-wireless-router-line?rq=AirPort" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has ended development</a> of its AirPort line of wireless routers, those looking for an alternative may be interested in this news: Linksys has announced the availability of its latest addition to the Linksys family of Velop Whole Home WiFi Mesh Systems.</p>
<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,961,239) for “touch accommodation options,” which provides methods and devices for touch accommodations to users with tremors or other fine motor impairments to improve the accuracy of such users' touch inputs on touch-sensitive surfaces. </p>
<p>According to blogger John Gruber on his <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2018/04/scuttlebutt_regarding_ui_project" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Daring Fireball</em> site</a>, Apple's rumored “Project Marzipan,” which will deliver macOS support to iOS apps, will likely debut in 2019, not 2018. It had previously been speculated that it would be unveiled at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference.</p>
<p>Another day, another lawsuit. No, make that two. As reported by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/30/apple-hit-with-patent-suits-over-iphone-x-camera-ios-11-do-not-disturb-while-driving-feature" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, there’s a new pair of lawsuits against Apple claiming patent infringement on features related to the dual camera arrays in some iPhones, as well as smart device alerts. </p>
<p>Apple doesn't have to hand over the entire source code to iOS or watchOS, a California federal judge ruled Monday in Uniloc's patent suit against the tech giant, because the claims relate “solely” to a patent for a step counter, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1038927/apple-beats-uniloc-s-bid-to-view-entire-ios-source-code?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>
<p>According to the latest market share survey from <a href="http://netmarkeshare.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare</a>, the market share for both macOS and iOS both increased slightly last month. </p>
<p>Visioneer’s Patriot D40 is a color duplex desktop scanner and software package designed for scanning, storing and organizing up to 6,000 double-sided pages daily.</p>
<p>Did you know you can use your Mac to take screenshots and grab video from an Apple TV? You can — if your Mac is running macOS High Sierra. </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 has updated <a href="https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Final Cut Pro X</a>, its professional video editing app, to version 10.4.2.</p>
<p>Apple says it’s driving vehicles around the world to collect data which will be used to improve Apple Maps. Some of this data will be published in future Maps updates.</p>
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