Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. A South Carolina man says he was severely burned after an exploding iPhone 6 battery set his clothes on fire, according to a new <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1069081/apple-hit-with-suit-over-sc-man-s-exploding-iphone?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">product liability suit</a> filed against Apple in federal court. In a Tuesday complaint, Ronnie Portee said the iPhone was defective and “unreasonably dangerous.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">MyCharge’s <a href="https://www.target.com/bp/myflipshade" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">myFlipShade</a> is a disappointing implementation of a good idea to a common problem.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Top10VPN’s new <a href="https://www.top10vpn.com/privacy-central/cybersecurity/dark-web-market-price-index-hacking-tools-us-edition/">Dark Web Market Price Index</a> suggests Apple users are becoming the most popular targets for online scammers. In March, the index reported that Apple ID data trades hands at $15 per account.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple usually announces new iPhones in September, so there’s no reason to think that this year will be an exception. And <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/when-will-apple-announce-the-new-2018-iphones/#ftag=CAD590a51e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNET</em></a> thinks the date will be Tuesday, Sept. 11 or Wednesday, Sept. 12. Here’s why:</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the <a href="http://www.ihsmarkit.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IHS Market</a> research group's preliminary smartphone data, global smartphone shipments reached 344.6 million units in the second quarter of 2018 – a 1.8% decline year-over-year, and also down slightly from the previous quarter. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the latest market share survey from <a href="http://netmarkeshare.com/">NetMarketShare,</a> the market share for macOS was up but iOS was down last month.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has applied for a patent (number 10,038,845) for “modeless video and still frame capture.” If it ever becomes reality, it will further enhance the photo/video capturing abilities of the iPhone and iPad.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At $99.95, mophie’s <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/powerstation-plus-xl-apple-lightning-10k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">powerstation plus XL</a> will put a minor dent in your wallet, but it could also put a major dent (in a good way) in your on-the-go charging needs. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In its fiscal 2018 third quarter that ended June 30, Mac sales fell to 3.72 million units from 4.29 million units in the year-ago quarter. That’s not too surprising as there were no refreshes in the line-up. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In its fiscal 2018 third quarter that ended June 30, the tech giant reported $3.74 billion in revenue from its "other products" division, which includes sales of Apple Watches, AirPods, Beats products, and iPods. Revenue was up 60% year-over-year.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2018 third quarter that ended June 30. The company posted quarterly revenue of $53.3 billion, an increase of 17% from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.34, up 40%. International sales accounted for 60% of the quarter’s revenue.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the latest research from <a href="https://www.counterpointresearch.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Counterpoint</a>’s Market Monitor service, smartphone shipments in China declined 7% annually but grew sequentially in quarter two of 2018. The top five brands — which includes Apple — captured a record 84% of the market (Apple has 8%).</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has released the fourth public betas of iOS 12 and tvOS 12. The public betas are available on <a href="https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/">Apple's Beta Software Program website</a>. Just remember that beta software, so proceed with care.</p>