Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple and Microsoft are talking with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to lift its ban on Skype and FaceTime, which have been illegal in the Gulf country for years. Lifting the ban would significantly help small and medium-sized enterprises, reports <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/02/microsoft-and-apple-could-get-skype-and-facetime-bans-lifted-in-uae.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNBC</em></a>.</p>

<p><a href="http://try.creditsafe.com/creditreport/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Creditsafe</a>, a provider of global business intelligence, has released an in-depth analysis of the millions of searches carried out on its database over the last 12 months to reveal the most-searched for companies in America and the most searched for companies in each state. Apple and Google are number one and two on the list.</p>

<p>ALM's <em>Investment Advisor,</em> a publication for independent investment advisors and financial planners, has announced the 16th annual IA 25 -- a list of “the 25 most influential people in the advisor community.” Apple CEO Tim Cook made the list.</p>

<p>Apple’s first quarter saw the iPhone maker move 52.2 million iPhones representing a modest 2.8% year-over-year increase from the 50.8 million units shipped last year, reports the <a href="http://www.idc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IDC research group</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has been accused of finding unnecessary faults with iPhones and profiting from a battery replacement initiative, reports <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43960267" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>BBC News</em>.</a> When the U.S.firm announced it had been slowing down iPhones in order to preserve battery life (the “Batterygate” brouhaha) in December last year, it apologized for not telling people sooner.</p>

<p><a href="http://softwaremotor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Software Motor Company</a> (SMC) has hired Apple's former Global Energy Team Leader Mike Petouhoff as its vice president of business development.</p><p><br></p>

<p>Apple has been filed for a patent (number 9,959,539) for “continual authorization for secured functions.” It’s designed to make Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches more secure</p>

<p>With the Emergency SOS feature on an Apple Watch, you can call for help and alert your emergency contacts. When you make a call with SOS, the smartwatch automatically calls the local emergency number. In some countries and regions, you might need to choose the service that you need. </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>Apple has announced the financial results for its fiscal 2018 second quarter that ended March 31, 2018. The company posted quarterly revenue of $61.1 billion, an increase of 16% from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.73, up 30%. International sales accounted for 65% of the quarter’s revenue.</p>

<p>Since Apple <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/4/26/rip-apples-airport-wireless-router-line?rq=AirPort" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has ended development</a> of its AirPort line of wireless routers, those looking for an alternative may be interested in this news: Linksys has announced the availability of its latest addition to the Linksys family of Velop Whole Home WiFi Mesh Systems.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,961,239) for “touch accommodation options,” which provides methods and devices for touch accommodations to users with tremors or other fine motor impairments to improve the accuracy of such users' touch inputs on touch-sensitive surfaces. </p>

<p>According to blogger John Gruber on his <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2018/04/scuttlebutt_regarding_ui_project" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Daring Fireball</em> site</a>, Apple's rumored “Project Marzipan,” which will deliver macOS support to iOS apps, will likely debut in 2019, not 2018. It had previously been speculated that it would be unveiled at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference.</p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. No, make that two. As reported by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/30/apple-hit-with-patent-suits-over-iphone-x-camera-ios-11-do-not-disturb-while-driving-feature" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, there’s a new pair of lawsuits against Apple claiming patent infringement on features related to the dual camera arrays in some iPhones, as well as smart device alerts. </p>

<p>Apple doesn't have to hand over the entire source code to iOS or watchOS, a California federal judge ruled Monday in Uniloc's patent suit against the tech giant, because the claims relate “solely” to a patent for a step counter, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1038927/apple-beats-uniloc-s-bid-to-view-entire-ios-source-code?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>