Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple is at least considering a head-mounted display (HMD) for augmented reality (AR) purposes, as evidenced by a newly granted patent (number 9,667,954). It involves a device and techniques for projecting a source image in a HMD having a left and a right display for projecting a left and right images viewable by the left and right eyes.</p>

<p>Apple has hired Qualcomm Engineering Vice President Esin Terzioglu as a wireless “System-on-a-Chip” lead, offering more evidence that the company may plan to expand its internal chip development into Broadband Processors working as mobile modems, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/29/apple-hires-8-year-qualcomm-engineering-vp-to-its-wireless-soc-team" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider.</a></p>

<p>App Store Icon Resizer is a useful developer tool for macOS 10.7 and higher. It only costs 99 cents and is available at the <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icon-resize/id730352774?mt=12" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac App Store</a>.</p>

<p>Sometimes a Mac app acts up and you have to kill it. Well, not actually kill it, but you may have to force it to quit so you can relaunch it. Here’s how you use Force Quit in macOS Sierra:</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>Apple Orchard Road in Singapore opened Saturday to thousands of customers who queued to explore Apple’s first store in Southeast Asia. Customers were greeted by Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail, and the store’s 237 employees when doors opened at 10 a.m. (local time).</p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/26/patent-troll-uniloc-sues-apple-over-airplay-autodialing-battery-technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInside</a>r reports that Uniloc, a “patent troll,” has filed suit — actually, suits — against Apple claiming, naturally, patent infringment.</p>

<p>In the latest <a target="_blank" href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consumer Reports</a> survey of 83,000 readers, Apple was dubbed the most reliable company when it comes to laptops and desktops, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/apples-macbooks-still-the-most-reliable/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ZDNet</a>.</p>

<p>Apple is developing a chip made solely for artificial intelligence (AI), according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-26/apple-said-to-plan-dedicated-chip-to-power-ai-on-devices" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>, quoting an unnamed “person familiar with the matter.”</p>

<p>The “iPhone 8” — pictured in fanciful mock-ups — could ship after Sept. 17, according to a memo sent to AppleCare workers, as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/26/apple-staff-blackout-dates-hint-at-iphone-8-launch-post-sept-17" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>.</p>

<p>Apple on Wednesday urged the Federal Circuit to keep its decision freeing the tech giant from a $533 million infringement verdict by invalidating Smartflash’s data storage patents, saying the patent holder hadn’t raised anything new in its rehearing bid, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/928248/apple-says-fed-circ-s-ruling-killing-533m-verdict-a-ok?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Law 360 website</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has updated iMovie, the (respectively) consumer and pro versions of its video editing software. Both upgrades are available via the Mac App Store.</p>

<p>Occasionally an Apple patent filing pops up at that hints at an Apple NAS device/home server, something I’ve long wanted. Another one (number 20170149923) has appeared, this one for “remote access of media items.”</p>

<p>Did you know that you can have Mail in macOS Sierra automatically selects the best email account for a new message based on who the email is addressed to and what mailbox you selected when our began composing your new email. Well, you can. Here's how:</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://akvis.com/en/charcoal/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">AKVIS Charcoal 1.0</a> is a fun standalone application and Photoshop plug-in for macOS that lets you create charcoal, chalk, and sanguine drawings from photos.</p>