<p>The news of Apple rebranding the iBooks Store to Apple Books, and preparing a fresh new entry in the digital publishing landscape, is welcome, says Bradley Metrock, CEO of Score Publishing.</p>
<p>Apple has updated Logic Pro X — its macOS software for professional songwriting, editing, and mixing — to version 10.4. Here’s a list of the new features:</p>
<p>Let the Apple Car talk begin again. The tech giant has expanded its California self-driving test fleet to 27 cars.</p>
<p>Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2017, representing 19.5% of the total worldwide market, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gartner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner, Inc</a>. The two tech giants together consumed $81.8 billion of semiconductors in 2017, an increase of more than $20 billion from 2016.</p>
<p>QuickerTek has announced <a target="_blank" href="http://quickertek.com/product/5tb-nas-hard-drive-upgrade-for-apple-ac-time-capsule/" rel="noopener noreferrer">5TB and 12TB hard drive upgrades </a>for the Apple AC AirPort Time Capsule — which provides only 2TB to 3TB of storage alone. By request, 6 9dBi high performance antennas can also be added to the unit for a boost in wireless power, effectively a three-fold increase in the range of the Time Capsule.</p>
<p>Touch sensitive devices such as the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch have become popular as input devices. However, occasionally a touch may have an unwanted outcome, so Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180024693) for “touch rejection.”</p>
<p>Apple has announced that iOS 11.3, coming this spring, will support Advanced Mobile Location (AML). This technology is used when an emergency call is being placed to send accurate location data of the caller in distress directly to the emergency services.</p>
<p>Apple is working on a new ebook reader for iPhones and iPads take on Amazon in the digital book market again, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/apple-is-said-to-ready-revamped-e-books-push-against-amazon" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>.</p>
<p>Apple Garosugil, the company’s first store in South Korea, will open in Seoul on Saturday at 10 a.m. South of the Han River, in the heart of the Gangnam area, the store’s 25-foot glass facade invites visitors in from the tree-lined street, where interior trees mirror those outside, blurring the lines between the street and store. It also sports a dynamic 6K video wall.</p>
<p>TwelveSouth’s $79.99 <a target="_blank" href="https://twelvesouth.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2bf022ba0607d963e90d546c2&id=8b69309973&e=4cec9fbb29" rel="noopener noreferrer">SurfacePad</a> for the iPad Pro is a great product for those who need a cover with features, if not necessarily a case for protection. This luxury leather cover — available for the 12.9-inch and 10.5-inch iPad Pro — is a hands-free, multi-angle viewing stand and a typing wedge rolled into a thin shield that doesn't hide or disguise the tablet’s sleek profile. </p>
<p>My Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch screens — not to mention my TV — constantly need their screens cleaned. Instead of buying expensive cleaning products, however, I mix my own. </p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jamf.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Jamf</a>, which specializes in Apple ecosystem management, concluded 2017 with another year of record growth, expanding its base of customers by 40% to welcome over 4,000 new organizations. </p>
<p>Apple says that macOS Server — available at the <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-server/id883878097?mt=12" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac App Store</a> for $19.99 — is changing to focus more on management of computers, devices, and storage on your network. As a result, some changes are coming in how Server works. </p>
<p>Apple has updated <a target="_blank" href="http://www.apple.com/swift/playgrounds/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Swift Playgrounds</a>, a free iPad app to teach kids of any age basic coding skills in Swift, to version 2.0. Now you can subscribe to playgrounds from your favorite third party creators, then browse and download their content directly within Swift Playgrounds. Other changes include:</p><ul></ul>
<p>Apple has released the first beta of Xcode 9.3 for developers. Xcode is a free developer tool for Apple’s various operating systems. </p>
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