Dennis Sellers

<p>The Mobile Authentication Taskforce, comprised of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, reveals product details of the next-generation mobile authentication platform at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.</p>

<p>As noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cultofmac.com/532063/sarcastic-t-shirts-urge-apple-think-different/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Cult of Mac</em></a>, a company called Throwboy has released a new line of T-shirts urging Apple to “Think Different (again).”</p>

<p>Moby — the electronica artist, not the whale — says he gave Apple the idea for the iPod and iPhone. In a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/moby-bags-drugs-having-sex-stranger-miranda-sawyer" rel="noopener noreferrer">new interview</a> with <em>The Guardian, </em>he says pushed Apple to make a music player and predicted that they'd put a camera on it one day.</p>

<p>Future AirPods from Apple may be equipped with biometric sensors, as hinted by a new Apple patent (number 2018006321) for “earbuds with compliant member.” Such wearables could track a user’s heart rate, core temperature, and more for exercise and health purposes.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wipro.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wipro</a> — a global information technology, consulting and business process services company — has announced the expansion of its Live Workspace suite of offerings, to support Apple devices. This will allow enterprises to offer their employees a choice when deciding which tools enable them to be more productive, creative and collaborative.</p>

<p>The worldwide wearables market continued its upward trajectory in both the fourth quarter (4Q17) and full year 2017 with total shipment volumes reaching new records. And thanks to a surge in smartwatch shipment volumes, Apple moved past competitors Fitbit and Xiaomi to claim overall leadership for both the quarter and the year. </p>

<p>Quark has announced the upcoming availability of <a target="_blank" href="https://tinyurl.com/y9cznolc" rel="noopener noreferrer">QuarkXPress 2018</a>, the next new full version of Quark’s graphic design and page layout software. </p>

<p>Apple has shared a <a target="_blank" href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201679" rel="noopener noreferrer">new support document</a> to help App Store and iTunes users avoid phishing emails that look like legitimate emails from the tech giant.</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 both increased last month. </p>

<p>Photo Mechanic from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.camerabits.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Camera Bits</a> originally served to help photo editors quickly sift through the hundreds of photos they get on their desk each day. But with it, you can tag, color-code, and star-rate photographs, but its most powerful feature, Variables, allows you to automate metadata writing and routing of your photos to specific locations.</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>iPhone X has the best camera of all current smartphones, according to new rankings by <em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/best-smartphone-cameras/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consumer Reports</a></em>. It tops the list, followed by the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://dealspotr.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dealspotr </a>— a site “brands, influencers and shoppers connect to share today's best deals” — says that its research shows that Apple Pay leads Google Pay in usage and interest among Millennials and GenZ-ers.</p>

<p>Apple is moving iCloud accounts registered in mainland China to state-run Chinese servers on Wednesday along with the digital keys needed to unlock them, and this has privacy advocates and human rights groups worried.</p>

<p>An analysis of <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/">security</a> updates by SecurityLab for different smartphone brands gives the iPhone top billing. When it came to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/android/">Android</a> brands, however, “only two managed halfway decent ratings, with many big brands being rated poorly,” notes <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/02/28/ios-versus-android-security/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em></a>. </p>