Dennis Sellers

<p>IBM has announced that Lufthansa Group, the largest German airline, is introducing a new mobile offering for employees, powered by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ibm.com/mobile/mobilefirst-for-ios/" rel="noopener noreferrer">MobileFirst for iOS</a> to transform the airline's ground operations and boost customer service. </p>

<p>Apple's cash reserve reaches over $256 billion, making it larger then the market capitalization of General Electric, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.efsecurities.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Excon Fuji Securities</a>, a private international investment brokerage. In the previous fiscal quarter, the company was at $233 billion.</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 9,640,158) for “dynamic music authoring,” which could hint at changes in future versions of GarageBand and Logic Pro X.</p>

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<p>In a press conference with analysts, CEO Tim Cook said that Apple saw “great” Mac results for its fiscal 2017 second quarter that ended April 1, 2017. Revenue grew 14% to set a new March quarter record. Unit sales were up 4%.</p>

<p>The active installed base of iPhones grew by double digits year-over-year for its fiscal 2017 second quarter that ended April 1, 2017. During a press conference with Apple Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri said that iPhone sales in line with expectations</p>

<p>Pad sales continued to shrink in Apple's fiscal 2017 second quarter that ended April 1, 2017, but sales came in ahead of Apple's expectations, according to Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri in a press conference with analysts.</p>

<p>Apple Watch sales nearly doubled year-over-year in Apple's fiscal 2017 second quarter that ended April 1, 2017. CEO Tim Cook says it’s “the best-selling and most-loved smart watch around the world,” though the company won't report unit sales.</p>

<p>Apple’s Services business -- which includes, among other things, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud and iTunes — saw its highest revenue ever for a 13-week quarter in Apple's fiscal 2017 second quarter that ended April 1, 2017.</p>

<p>Mac sales are up year-over-year, while iPhone sales are down in units but up in revenue for Apple’s fiscal 2017 second quarter that ended April 1, 2017.</p>

<p>Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 second quarter that ended April 1, 2017. The tech giant posted quarterly revenue of $52.9 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.10. </p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. Well, at least an extension of an existing lawsuit. As noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/02/parkervision-extends-rf-tech-patent-lawsuit-against-apple-to-iphone-7-in-us-germany" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>, a company called ParkerVision, who has sued Apple for patent infringement, is extending the lawsuit.</p>

<p>New data from <a href="http://www.vertoanalytics.com/">Verto Analytics</a> finds that Apple continued to grow its user base last quarter. CEO Hannu Verkasalo says the tech giant quietly added three million new users in the last quarter to its overall user base for Apple related web sites, online services, apps, in the U.S. </p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/02/apple-analyst-barclays-acquisition-media-services-growth/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a> — Barclays analysts Mark Moskowitz and Daniel Gaide opine that Apple is eyeing a major acquisition of a media company. They say such move could allow Apple to achieve its services growth goals that could otherwise slow alongside iPhone sales.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/en-us" rel="noopener noreferrer">Global Payments</a>, a worldwide provider of payment technology services, is now offering merchants in Taiwan the ability to accept credit and debit card payments via Apple Pay. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with more than 8,500 employees worldwide, the company is a member of the S&P 500 with merchants and partners in 30 countries throughout North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil.</p>