Dennis Sellers

<p>German chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor’s stock has tumbled in Frankfurt, currently down 24.5%, as private bank Bankhaus Lampe downgrades the German chipmaker to Sell on risks that it might <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-dialog-apple-idUSKBN17D0VF" rel="noopener noreferrer">lose a crucial supplier deal</a> with Apple.</p>

<p>Qualcomm has <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qualcomm-hits-back-at-apple-in-legal-battle-2017-04-11" rel="noopener noreferrer">fired the latest shot</a> in a legal battle with Apple, charging the tech giant with mischaracterizing Qualcomm's business and siccing international regulators on it.</p>

<p>Apple is suing Swiss watch maker Swatch for its “Tick different” ad campaign, which the Cupertino, California-based company says is a rip-off of its former “Think different” campaign, note the Swiss language site, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.watson.ch/Digital/Schweiz/191682447-«Tick-different»-–-Apple-geht-gegen-Swatch-vor-Gericht" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watson</a> — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/04/11/apple-sues-swatch-over-tick-different-trademark" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.revisionfx.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">RE:Vision Effects</a>' DE:Flicker for Apple’s Final Cut Pro X and Motion is designed to smooth out flicker and artifacts when shooting high frame rate or timelapse video. </p>

<p>Apple’s Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps for macOS and iOS allow you to collaborate. You can invite others to your documents and work on them together in real time. You can use iWork collaboration on these devices: </p><ul></ul>

<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>A new study by the Piper Jaffray research sees a positive data point for the iPhone 7 and 8 in a survey that shows a <a target="_blank" href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/www.investors.com/news/more-teens-than-ever-expect-next-phone-to-be-an-iphone-piper-jaffray/" rel="noopener noreferrer">record 81% of teens</a> expect their next phone to be one of Apple's models.</p>

<p>All evidence points to strong sales for Apple's controversial MacBook Pro with Touch Bar released in 2016. However, the tech giant has dropped to fifth place among the “Best & Worst Laptop Brands” for 2017, as determined by <em>Laptop Magazine</em>.</p>

<p>Apple's store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan will include a "very unique area" for broadcasting its Beats 1 radio station, as part of ongoing renovations, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/09/apple-store-fifth-ave-beats-1-broadcasting/" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors</a>, quoting an unnamed “person familiar with the matter.”</p>

<p>As spotted by <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/04/08/apple-steps-graphics-chip-plans-london-hiring-spree/)" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Telegraph</a>, </em>Apple has posted several job openings at Apple’s “UK Design Centre” for roles in graphics unit design days after <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/4/3/apple-apparently-ditching-imagination-technology-develop-its-own-custom-graphics-processor?rq=Imagination" rel="noopener noreferrer">pulling the plug</a> on Imagination Technologies.As spotted by <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/04/08/apple-steps-graphics-chip-plans-london-hiring-spree/)" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Telegraph</a>, </em>Apple has posted several job openings at Apple’s “UK Design Centre” for roles in graphics unit design days after <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/4/3/apple-apparently-ditching-imagination-technology-develop-its-own-custom-graphics-processor?rq=Imagination" rel="noopener noreferrer">pulling the plug</a> on Imagination Technologies.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://tonebands.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">ToneBands</a> has launched a line of sport-style silicone bands for the Apple Watch. The initial line comes in three colors: white, gray and lavender. </p>

<p>B-Eng has introduced Anti Virus Plus for macOS. It’s a virus scanner and vulnerability detector that the company says recognizes more than six million different viruses. </p>

<p>You can do fun things with your Mac, such as typing accents, emojis and symbols. macOS Sierra includes features that make it easy to find and type special characters and currency symbols.</p>

<p>The cameras that comes with the iPhone 7 and, especially, the iPhone 7 Plus are fantastic. And you can spice up your photos even more with Note-Ify Apps' <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/retricam/id975528927?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">RetriCAM</a>, which also works with the iPad and iPod touch. And it’s free.</p>

<p>Users of personal computers, ultramobiles (which includes iPads, tablets and Chromebooks) and mobile phones are buying new devices at higher average selling prices (ASPs), resulting in growth in end-user spending in 2017. The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gartner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner research group </a>estimates that end-user spending will increase by 2% in 2017, to nearly $600 billion in current U.S. dollars. </p>