Dennis Sellers

<p>At today’s Apple education event in Chicago, Apple announced Everyone Can Create and Schoolwork with educators and students in mind.</p>

<p>At today’s Apple education event in Chicago, Apple debuted a new 9.7-inch iPad with support for the Apple Pencil with pricing starting at $329. The revamped iPad also sports a Retina display, the A10 Fusion chip and advanced sensors that help deliver immersive augmented reality, and all-day battery life.</p>

<p>FxFactory has released XEffects Smooth Glass Slideshow, a new set of Final Cut Pro X plugins. </p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,930,287) for “virtual noticeboard user interaction.” It involves the use of a Mac, Apple TV, iPhones, and iPads with a “virtual noticeboard,” offering a place to store important announcements that can be accessed online or offline. </p>

<p>Apple and the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI), India’s telecoms regulator are battling over the development of a government anti-spam mobile application, with user privacy at the heart of a “deepening rift between the two sides,” according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-india/rift-deepens-between-apple-indias-telecom-regulator-over-anti-spam-app-idUSKBN1H31JI?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Reuters</em></a>.</p>

<p>Apple Pay Suica Express Transit error problems are still plaguing Japanese iPhone X users and the iOS 11.3 Update doesn’t fix the glitch, according to an <a target="_blank" href="https://atadistance.net/2018/02/23/ios-11-2-6-apple-pay-suica-performance-iphone-x/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Ata Distance </em>report</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has started accepting Worldwide Developer Conference scholarship applications for attendees who can’t afford to attend the $1,500 event. The tech giant will host its 29th annual WWDC at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, June 4-8. </p>

<p>You know that you’re test driving a classy product when it comes with white gloves. But <a href="http://www.solisaudio.com">Solis</a>’ SO-7500 and SO-8000 come with such an accessory, so you don’t mar their glossy surfaces. (Although let’s be realistic; you’re probably don’t going to don them every time you handle the speaker systems.)</p>

<p>Recently I had something bad happen to one of my newest hard drives—an 8TB USB 3 drive named "8TB of Backups." I walked in the office one morning to find it offline and unwilling to mount. </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>Jamf, which specializes in Apple device management, has announced both compatibility and key feature support for the upcoming Apple releases of iOS, macOS and tvOS. </p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by<em> <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/03/26/iphone-x-plus-pricing-more/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a></em> — RBC Capital analyst Amit Daryanani says the upcoming iPhone X Plus will start at $999, while the refreshed iPhone X itself will start at $899 (a drop of $100).</p>

<p>Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine told the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43515185" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>BBC</em></a> that streaming services are too similar - and need to diversify to survive. He added that Apple’s streaming service needs more original content. </p>

<p>Producers and entertainment executives who have met recently with Apple executives said the company has been leaning toward TV programming in keeping with its “bright, optimistic brand identity” and that the high giant will begin rolling out its slate of online programming somewhere between March 2019 and the summer of that year, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/business/media/apple-hollywood-streaming.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The New York Times</em></a>.</p>

<p>Japanese language blog Macotakara — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/03/26/rumor-apple-preps-new-iphone-x-color-refreshed-97-inch-ipad-arriving-in-q3" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em> </a>—claims Apple may introduce a new gold iPhone X color to reinvigorate sales amid seasonal declines. </p>