Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple is king of the hill when it comes to enterprise mobile security; however, Samsung is catching up through the strength of its KNOX platform among others, according to a new <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-winning-the-enterprise-security-race-samsung-makes-push/" rel="noopener noreferrer">research report</a> released by Tech Pro Research – a joint venture between <em>TechRepublic</em> and <em>ZDNet.</em></p>

<p>Apple retains pole position for the 5th year in a row in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.poandpo.com/business-as-usual/us-clear-leader-in-pwcs-global-top-100-companies-ranking-672016476/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PwC’s Global Top 100 ranking</a>; however, a $121 billion (17%) decrease in market cap sees the gap with second ranked Alphabet narrow from $350 billion last year to just $86 billion Alphabet, a subsidiary of Google, briefly dethroned Apple in February 2016.</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>iPhones and iPad users spend lots more money on apps than Android users and the gap is widening, according to new research from Citigroup Global Markets analysts Mark May and Jim Suva — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-app-store-revenue-per-user-versus-android-2016-7" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Insider</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.infoq.com/news/2016/07/apple-lzfse-lossless-opensource" rel="noopener noreferrer">open-sourced its lossless compression algorithm</a>, LZFSE, which was introduced along with iOS 9 and OS X 10.10. What is LZFSE?</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Apple is among several tech companies are fighting the European Union's so-called "Cookie Law," lobbying the organization for more refined laws that aim to strike a balance between user privacy and data collected by providers, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/06/apple-joins-wide-array-of-tech-companies-in-fight-to-kill-eus-cookie-law" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider.</a></p>

<p>The iPhone dropped to fifth place in Chinese smartphone shipments. The Apple smartphone made up 10.8% of devices sold in May, down from 12% a year earlier, according to Counterpoint— as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-06/apple-drops-to-fifth-in-china-s-mobile-market-as-locals-rise" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>.</p>

<p>Bitdefender has <a href="https://labs.bitdefender.com/2016/07/new-mac-backdoor-nukes-os-x-systems/">posted a blog</a> about a new piece of Mac malware they are calling “Backdoor.MAC.Elanor.” This is only the only the second piece of true Mac malware spotted so far in 2016, the first being the KeRanger ransomware. </p>

<p>In a note to clients — as reported by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/06/iphone-6s-resale-values-remain-strong-ahead-of-apples-expected-iphone-7-launch" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> — Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says an analysis of the secondary iPhone 6s market has found that the flagship handset sells used for 78% of its new price, outperforming the iPhone 6 at the same period.</p>

<p>Nintendo has “major plans” to focus on smart device development, including possibly designing its own controller for mobile gaming on, among other things, iOS devices, Shinya Takahashi, general manager of entertainment planning and development, told <a target="_blank" href="http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/5/12096816/nintendo-smartphone-mobile-films" rel="noopener noreferrer">Polygon</a>.</p>

<p>You can use Siri, Apple’s “personal digital assistant,” to establish relationships using your iPhone or iPad. It’s easy. Here’s how:</p>

<p>My biggest problem with the $69.99 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jays.se" rel="noopener noreferrer">a-JAYS Four by JAYS of Sweden</a> was getting them out of their hard plastic case. That little sticker that says to remove it so you can press the tab beneath? Well, do as instructed, and you'll save some time. </p>

<p>MakeProg Technologies has introduced Colors + Shapes 1.0. It’s a $0.99 colors and shapes matching game for kids and adults where players must match shapes with colors as they continuously move. You can increase/decrease the speed of scrolling and bouncing; the difficulty of the game gradually increases with each level. You have more than 2000 levels to play and enjoy.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.firstib.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">First Internet Bank</a> has enhanced its mobile app to include smartwatch capabilities. Customers with an Apple Watch can securely access account information through their smartwatch, without logging in.</p>

<p>U.S. consumption of music continued to grow in the first half of 2016, even as sales of most formats declined, according to Border City Media’s state-of-the-industry data service, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzanglemusic.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">BuzzAngle Music</a>. With the pace of audio streaming more than doubling activity tracked over the same period last year, total industry consumption was up by 6.5%.</p>