Dennis Sellers

<p>Quark Software has released <a target="_blank" href="http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=w8Bl7ZSLqC%2BFFEF9P0XN9HJB14ltnTgt2r4zKtmGsiA5bfE55aykH8csZ672C4bM4oGZvPXexeK3uXN%2F3tLp29QfrrXepIyjfKUXgoXIMwnbNj0ZmxJ6Y8cUrWzsnHqT&G=0&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.quark.com%2FProducts%2FQuarkXPress%2F&I=20170524120021.00000411f982%40mail6-51-ussnn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU5MjQ4ODUyYTg1MjU4ZTYzMGM5ZGJhNzs%3D&S=HIJudUiM6-gSKyxfOyIfFFiD9hSMfCSstDJPpvtqBs8" rel="noopener noreferrer">QuarkXPress 2017</a>, the newest version of the company’s graphic design and desktop publishing software for professional print and digital production.</p>

<p>Joyoshare Software has debuted <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joyoshare.com/video-converter-mac/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Media Cutter 1.0</a>, a video splitting tool for Mac and Windows systems. It allows you to cut, edit and convert videos as well as audio in seconds with lossless quality. </p>

<p>Apple has defended a Federal Circuit’s decision to uphold a $120 million award against Samsung, saying the decision doesn't stir up any issues on obviousness, infringement, etc., and asking the court to deny Samsung’s petition, reports the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/927513/apple-asks-justices-to-deny-samsung-petition-in-120m-win?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360 website</a>.</p>

<p>XwaveSoft has introduced SurfPro VPN 1.0, a secure VPN client/service for macOS. It allows Mac users to keep their personal data, identity, location, and other confidential information cloaked from hackers via the app's anonymity tools. </p>

<p>Future iPhones may not be the only Apple device with more flexible displays. Apple has been granted a patent (number 9660,004) for “flexible displays with a strengthened pad area” that may apply to Mac laptops.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/ln2hqst" rel="noopener noreferrer">Conner Productions's Seal</a> is a professional template to make introductory seal titles for Apple's Final Cut Pro X (FCP X). It works well — and it's free.</p>

<p>I suffer from dry eyes. Working on my Mac for long periods of time only exacerbates the situation. Many of us spend an enormous amount of time on our digital devices. In fact, <a href="https://www.thevisioncouncil.org/content/digital-eye-strain/adults">The Vision Council</a> reports that nine out of 10 adults spend more than two hours a day using a digital device and that one in 10 people spends a whopping three-fourths of their waking hours doing so. </p>

<p>OWC Holdings, a division of OWC, has launched SoftRAID 5.6, an upgrade of the RAID software featuring SoftRAID Easy Setup­. The feature is designed to make it easy to create a RAID system (redundant array of independent disks) from scratch to keep your files protected against disk failure and achieve faster data access. </p>

<p>Apple is testing a next-generation wireless technology dubbed “millimeter wave” that could potentially radically increase the speed and bandwidth of a cellular connection, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-testing-5g-millimeter-wave-wireless-iphone-fcc-filing-2017-5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Insider</a>.</p>

<p>Denise Young Smith, Apple’s head of Worldwide Human Resources, will now run diversity programs for the company as vice president for Inclusion and Diversity, according to her <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/soprano/" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn page</a>. She reports to CEO Tim Cook.</p>

<p>Forget rumors about the “iPhone 8” (which has yet to be unveiled). Those are borrrring. Let’s talk about 2018’s “iPhone 8.” According to a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20170523000805" rel="noopener noreferrer">new rumor</a> next year’s Apple smartphone will come in 5.28-inch and 6.46-inch sizes.</p>

<p>Huawei has introduced a trio of new MateBooks laptops. Yep, that’s the name. One would almost think that Huawei wants folks to confuse their devices with “MacBooks.”</p>

<p>There’s more evidence that the Apple Pencil will come to the iPhone in a new patent filing (number 9,648,7040) for “devices and methods for manipulating user interfaces wth a stylus.”</p>

<p>Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 380 million units in the first quarter of 2017, a 9.1%  increase over the first quarter of 2016, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gartner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner, Inc</a>. Mobile phone buyers are spending more to get a better phone, resulting in the rise in average selling prices of types of phone, according to the research group.</p>

<p>Apple is still in the lead among cell phone manufacturers with an American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) score of 81 (out of 100). This year, the top smartphone brand is the 4-inch iPhone SE with a score of 87. </p>