Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple has retained the lead in India's premium smartphone market thanks to the iPhone X, according to new data from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.counterpointresearch.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Counterpoint Research</a>. </p>

<p>Despite reports saying that some key features in<a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/1/30/apple-to-focus-on-security-stability-instead-of-new-features-in-ios-12"> iOS 12</a> and, to a lesser degree, <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/1/30/next-rev-of-macos-to-also-concentrate-on-stability-and-security-less-than-new-features" rel="noopener noreferrer">the next version of macOS</a> have been delayed to allow Apple to improve performance and squash bugs, both <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/apple-is-said-to-push-back-some-key-iphone-software-features" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg News</em></a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.axios.com/apple-still-working-to-make-ipad-apps-run-on-macs-this-year-1517340185-de66e445-19de-43be-bdfd-4e0dbba164a8.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Axios</em></a> say the tech giant still plans “universal apps” for 2018.</p>

<p>Fanatic Software has announced the availability of Informant for macOS (10.11 or higher) in the <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/informant/id1320231745?mt=12" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac App Store</a>. </p>

<p>Wistron, Apple’s primary assembler in India, is close to finalizing a land deal in India’s tech hub of Bengaluru with the company likely to invest about $157 million to develop the site, reports <em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wistron-india-apple/apple-supplier-wistron-nears-land-deal-in-india-sources-idUSKBN1FK13Y" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a></em>, quoting two unnamed government officials.</p>

<p>Yesterday <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/1/30/us-doj-sec-investigating-apple-over-batterygate" rel="noopener noreferrer">it was reported</a> that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple violated securities laws concerning its disclosures about a software update that slowed older iPhone models. Apple has confirmed it has gotten some government questions regarding the so-called “Batterygate.”</p>

<p>Apple has been granted two patents (numbers 9,883,274 and 9,883,277) for an “earbud case with charging system” and “case with inductive charging system to charge a portable device.” Both involve the case for the company’s AirPods case. </p>

<p>Not everyone will need it, but Paper Software’s Turner is handy macOS software for creating and analyzing contracts. It offers a proofreader, streamlined navigation tools, search features, editing tools, file format support, and more.</p>

<p>Apple’s iCloud Drive lets you securely access all of your documents from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and even a Windows PC. If you need to access a file that you deleted within the last 30 days, you can recover it from iCloud.com. 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>The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple violated securities laws concerning its disclosures about a software update that slowed older iPhone models, reports <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/u-s-said-to-probe-apple-over-updates-that-slow-older-iphones-jd1yahj7"><em>Bloomberg</em>,</a> quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter.”</p>

<p>Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet software and services, has been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sxsw.com/news/2018/announcing-featured-speakers-eddy-cue-spike-lee-susan-wojcicki-sxsw-2018/" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced as a featured speaker</a> for 2018's South By Southwest (SXSW) conference, which will be held March 9-18 in Austin, Texas.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/1/30/apple-to-focus-on-security-stability-instead-of-new-features-in-ios-12" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple's reported plans</a> to delay some features planned for iOS 12 until next year will also extend to the Mac, although to a lesser degree, according <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/apple-is-said-to-push-back-some-key-iphone-software-features" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg News</em></a>. </p>

<p>Apple has been granted a design patent (D808,965) for what looks like a new computer monitor. One of the complaints about previous Cinema and Thunderbolt displays, as well as iMacs, is that, while they can tilt, their height can’t be adjusted.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent for a video headset that can change perspective based on a user’s movements. The patent (number 9,880,720) is for “adjusting media display win a personal display system based on perspective.”</p>

<p>The latest smartphone operating system data from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kantarworldpanel.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kantar Worldpanel ComTech </a>shows that in the three months ending December 2017 iOS made an overall share gain of 0.7 percentage points to 24.8% across the big five European markets, despite market share falling by 2.4 percentage points in the UK.  </p>