Dennis Sellers

<p>The AWT News Update is on a one-day hiatus while my compadre, Steve, takes a break. In its place, I’ll offer a text-only (no podcast) summary of breaking stories with a tip o’ my hat to my former website, <em>Apple Daily Report</em>.</p>

<p>Some 56% of Americans said they trusted Facebook least with their personal information out of all major tech companies, according to a joint <a target="_blank" href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/survey-methodology/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SurveyMonkey/Recode poll</a>. Respondents were asked to choose among Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Lyft, Microsoft, Netflix, Tesla, Twitter, Snap and Uber. </p>

<p>Apple Music has now surpassed 40 million subscribers and seen Oliver Schusser named head of the streaming music division, reports <a href="http://variety.com/2018/music/news/apple-music-40-million-subscribers-oliver-schusser-1202750066/"><em>Variety</em></a>.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macrumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em> </a>— KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple’s biggest challenge in innovation recently has been in software, not hardware.</p>

<p>Samsung and a class of consumers who purchased the Samsung Galaxy S4, and who are represented by Prometheus Partners, will mediate their claims before a U.S. Magistrate Judge next week. In an earlier hearing, U.S. District Judge James Donato said from the bench "Samsung rigged the deck, fixed the game; and as a result of that, consumers were misled about the speed of the phone." </p>

<p>Amazon and HP deliver the best customer experience in the computer and tablet industry, according to the <em>2018 Temkin Experience Ratings</em>, an annual customer experience benchmark of companies based on a survey of 10,000 U.S. consumers. Apple was tied for third place, dropping one spot from last year.</p>

<p>New global research conducted by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vansonbourne.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vanson Bourne</a>, and commissioned by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jamf.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jamf</a>, which specializes in Apple device management, has revealed a direct correlation between hospital mobile device initiatives and patient satisfaction. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1032106/apple-hit-with-502-6m-verdict-in-latest-virnetx-patent-trial?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a> reports that an Eastern District of Texas jury decided Tuesday that Apple. infringed four VirnetX network security patents and ordered the tech giant to pay $502.6 million in damages.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,939,850) for an “accessory for a portable electronic device” that involves a cover for a smartphone, tablet, or laptop with at least one embedded electrical component.</p>

<p>If you often work with files in a specific folder, then it's worth setting it as the default folder that every new macOS High Sierra Finder window automatically  opens with. Here’s how:</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>Published to coincide with International Equal Pay Day, the first edition of a new annual scorecard ranking 33 of the world's largest financial, technology, and retail companies on their current gender pay disclosures, performance, and commitments shows Apple, Nike, Starbucks, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan with the highest grade (A-).</p>

<p>Apple has landed the rights to a TV series adaption of <em>Foundation</em>, the Isaac Asimov science fiction novel trilogy. The project, from Skydance Television, has been put in development for straight-to-series consideration, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://deadline.com/2018/04/apple-isaac-asimov-foundation-tv-series-david-goyer-josh-friedman-skydance-1202361072/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Deadline</em></a>.</p>

<p>In a note to clients —as noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ped30.com/2018/04/10/apple-iphone-well-heeled-teens/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple 3.0</em> </a>— Piper Jeffrey analyst Michael Olson — Apple’s share of smartphone ownership increased for the sixth consecutive ”Taking Stock With Teens” survey. </p>

<p>Israel’s consumer protection bureau is investigating Apple over “Batterygate” — the failure to disclose to consumers that its software could slow performance in some iPhones, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-batteries-israel/israeli-agency-investigating-apple-over-handling-of-iphone-slowdown-idUSKBN1HH1W8" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Reuters</em></a>.</p>