Dennis Sellers

<p>A California federal judge has ordered Unwired Planet to turn over to Apple documents from its U.K. patent suit against Samsung, Huawei Technologies and Google, finding that the information is relevant to an upcoming trial over wireless technologies, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/908740/apple-wins-unwired-planet-s-uk-ip-row-docs-before-trial?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360</a>.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.feralinteractive.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Feral Interactive</a> says F1 2016 will be released for the Mac on Thursday, April 6, and will be powered by Apple’s new graphics API (application programming interface), Metal.</p>

<p>According to the latest market share survey from <a target="_blank" href="http://netmarkeshare.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare</a>, the market share for both macOS and iOS was up in March.</p>

<p>According to the <em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ft.com/content/14a192f8-170f-387d-898a-7b6a1cb486fe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Financial Times</a> (</em>which requires a subscription), Apple plans to stop using Imagination Technologies intellectual property within two years, ending its royalty payments. </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>Five percent of all U.S. households with a Wi-Fi connection use an Apple TV, according to new data from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.comscore.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">comScore</a>. However, it’s got a ways to go to catch up with Roku (18%), Amazon FireTV (12%), and Google’s Chromecast (8%).</p>

<p>Future Apple Watch bands may have tightness sensors. Apple has been granted a patent (number 20170086742) for “band tightness sensing.”</p>

<p>PearlMountain Technology's Publisher Lite is a handy desktop publishing and page layout app for both business and home use — and it's free. With it you can design and create a variety of flyers, brochures, business cards, newsletters, advertisements, reports, calendars, posters, booklets, and more.</p>

<p>Apple wants to sell consumers a premium TV bundle, which combines HBO, Showtime and Starz, all to be available on the Apple TV and iOS devices, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.recode.net/2017/4/2/15155816/apple-hbo-showtime-starz" rel="noopener noreferrer">re/code</a>. The company already offered each channels individually. </p>

<p>Rumors that Apple plans to buy some “big name” companies are true. CEO Tim Cook has confirmed to <em>Apple World Today</em> that Apple plans to go on a shopping spree starting this month.</p>

Those who thought Apple has forgotten its pro users may rethink their position. Sources familiar with the matter — who...

<p>Though Apple’s automobile plans (known by the nicknames of “Project Titan” andthe “Apple Car”) have reportedly been scaled back, sources who asked not to be identified tell <em>Apple World Today</em> this is far from true. Instead, Apple is basing its self-driving car on its most popular product: the iPhone.</p>

<p>According to a new investor note from Barclays — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/31/iphone-true-tone-display-3d-sensor-2017/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a>, Apple currently plans to bring its True Tone display technology to all three 2017 iPhones. True Tone was introduced with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro (and has yet to make it to the 12.9-inch tablet, though that’s expected to change soon).</p>

<p>While speculation on bidders for Toshiba's NAND business has centered on Broadcom, as well as Micron, Western Digital and SK Hynix, Apple may be among the bidders as well, according to a Japanese publication.</p>

<p>Well, this is interesting considering the <em>Consumer Reports</em> <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/1/12/consumer-reports-retests-and-now-recommends-2016-macbook-pros?rq=Consumer%20Reports" rel="noopener noreferrer">testing hoopla</a> over 2016 MacBook Pro’s battery life): Apple’s Mac laptops are the only current laptops to meet or exceed their makers' battery life according to a report by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.which.co.uk/news/2017/03/which-laptop-battery-tests-manufacturers-overstate/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Which?</em></a>, a British testing publication.</p>