Dennis Sellers

<p>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the headquarters of Apple in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley Friday, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2018/04/07/Saudi-Crown-Prince-discusses-joint-projects-with-Apple-s-Tim-Cook-.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Al Arabiya</em></a>.</p>

<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook has responded to criticism that Apple offers  the NRATV channel available for download on an Apple TV. It’s the TV channel of the National Rifle Association.</p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. As noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/06/lawsuit-claims-apple-cribbed-apple-watch-heart-rate-monitor-technology-from-startup-omni-medsci" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, Omni MedSci, a health technology startup, is suing Apple, alleging the tech giant incorporated infringing technology in its Apple Watch heart rate sensor.</p>

<p>Apple has hired Jon McCormack — who has worked at HP, Google, HP, and Amazon — as a vice president working on software, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/apple-hires-former-amazon-devices-cto-for-software-role" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>.</p>

<p>Apple says it opposes any repeal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of the Clean Power Plan, which is a priority of the agency’s Administrator Scott Pruitt and would reverse an Obama-era program to curb greenhouse gases, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-epa-apple/apple-says-repeal-of-epa-carbon-plan-would-threaten-investments-idUSKCN1HD20P?utm_source=applenews" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Reuters</em></a>.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dji.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">DJI</a> has updated its $2,699 Zenmuse X7 camera to support the new ProRes RAW standard from Apple, which was introduced along with <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/4/5/final-cut-pro-x-1041-introduces-prores-raw-and-advanced-closed-captioning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Final Cut Pro X 10.4.1.</a> The X7 is a compact Super 35 camera with an integrated gimbal for high-end filmmaking.</p>

<p>According to new findings released in the <a href="https://koskiresearch.com/">Koski Research</a> “<em>Future of Money</em> <em>Study</em>,” Americans predict that apps will be the most common in-person payment type in five years. This puts the technology at parity with cash and ahead of credit and debit cards in the future.</p>

<p>Apple has applied for a patent (number 20180098172) for “spatial audio rendering for beaming loudspeaker array” that involves the technology in the HomePod — and perhaps future versions of the wireless speaker.</p>

<p>KeepSolid’s Roadmap Planner for the Mac is an online/offline tool that offers a way to see “a helicopter view” of your projects in its timeline, keep track of parallel ongoing tasks, check big events, and share ideas with members of a team.</p>

<p>Did you know you can change Siri’s voice in macOS High Sierra? You can.</p>

<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook will be <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/05/tim-cook-deposition-qualcomm-case/" rel="noopener noreferrer">deposed on June 27</a> in the Qualcomm, reports <em>Bloomberg</em>. In January 2017, Apple filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm, alleging the chip supplier demanded unfair terms for its technology.  </p>

<p>Case-Mate has launched its Power Pad wireless charger. According to Case-Mate CEO Steve Marzio, it engages Qi-enabled devices at the highest charging speeds possible, including 7.5W of power for the latest Apple iPhones (iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X) and 9W of power for the latest Samsung devices. </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>mophie has announced the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/charge-stream-pad-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charge Stream Pad+</a>, the company’s first universal wireless charging pad for Apple and Samsung Qi-enabled smartphones. </p>

<p>Apple's revamped, modular Mac Pro aimed at professionals won’t launch until next year, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/05/apples-2019-imac-pro-will-be-shaped-by-workflows/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>'s Matthew Panzarino. He met with the Apple execs “most responsible for shepherding the renewed pro product strategy”: John Ternus, vice president of Hardware Engineering; Tom Boger, senior director of Mac Hardware Product Marketing; Jud Coplan, director of Video Apps Product Marketing; and Xander Soren, director of Music Apps Product Marketing.</p>