Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple has set Baidu as its default search engine for Chinese users of Siri, according to <em>Feng.com</em>, a tech blog based in China (and as as noted by <em>BrightWire.com</em>, a global investment newswire).</p>

<p>iPhone sales grew 36% year-on-year, while Samsung’s sales fell 5.3% in the same period, according to new data from the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gartner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner research group</a>. Apple’s market share climbed from 12.2% in the second quarter of 2014 to 14.6% in the same quarter this year.</p>

<p>In a report obtained by <em>AppleWorld.Today</em>, Phoenix and SessionM's <a target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/1UFvbfn" rel="noopener noreferrer">mobile insights platform, mXP</a>, says that 12% of Android users are considering making the switch when Apple introduces the iPhone 6s/6s Plus. The next gen smartphone is expected to be introduced at an <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/pm9ot4w" rel="noopener noreferrer">early September event</a> — though Apple hasn't confirmed such an event.</p>

<p>The rumored 12.9-inch "iPad Pro" will enter mass production sometime in September or October, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says in a note to clients (as noted by MacRumors.com). </p>

<p>Google is the default search engine in Mac OS X Safari. However, you can change it to Bing, Yahoo or DuckDuckGo. Of these three choices, DuckDuckGo is the most unique.</p>

<p><span style="font-size:17px">Are Apple Music, Apple Watch and Apple Pay hits? Like most things in life, it depends on whom you ask. Let's look at Apple's offerings one at a time.</span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">One of my favorite iPhone apps is Shazam, which "recognizes" and identifies music for you. I'd love to have a Shazam-like app for movies. Let me explain.</p>

<p>Apple says Pharrell Williams, One Direction, Florence + The Machine and Disclosure are among the headliners at the 2015 Apple Music Festival at London’s Roundhouse this September. </p>

<p>Future iPhones and iPads may sport cameras with tilt and perspective correction. Apple has filed for a patent (number 9,113,078) with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for such technology. </p>

<p>Apple wants your iPhone (and, perhaps in the future, the Apple Watch) to help you avoid long lines at the grocery store and other businesses.</p>

<p>With Mac OS X Yosemite, you can see 3D flyover views of various cities in the Maps app. Here's how:</p>

<p>As measured by sales through the U.S. consumer retail market, Mac laptop sales increased 27% year-to-date and Windows notebooks grew 3% during the first half of 2015, according to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.npd.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPD group</a>. </p>

<p>As noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/ptmyd3k" rel="noopener noreferrer">SlashGear, </a>new Apple accessories for desktop Macs have appeared in FCC listings. They could debut with new iMacs that <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/oxqxde4" rel="noopener noreferrer">are rumored to arrive</a> before the holidays. </p>

<p>Apple Car rumors are picking up speed.</p><p>I remain skeptical, but <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/nffafs7" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Guardian</a> reports that Apple is building a self-driving car and is scouting for secure locations in the San Francisco Bay area to test it.</p>

<p>Apple is now offering a <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/o9sh8p2" rel="noopener noreferrer">42mm Link Bracelet Kit</a> for the Apple Watch for US$49.</p>