Dennis Sellers

<p>Sometimes you gotta wonder why Apple seems so determined to eliminate ports on all its devices. The fourth-generation Apple TV debuted without an audio output port. Why?</p>

<p>Apple <a href="http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/05/14/apple-confirms-itunes-music-deletion-issue-no-idea-whats-causing/">issued a statement Friday</a> acknowledging an issue of Apple Music deleting music from some subscribers’ accounts. The company said it doesn’t know what’s causing the problem, but is investigating the situation.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://stahltechnologies.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stahl Labs AB </a>has introduced Awa, a new AI voice assistant for Mac OS X. It’s designed to help you perform tasks like searching the web, opening apps and creating todos as well as more complex tasks using only your voice. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kia.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kia Motors America (KMA)</a> says the 2017 Sportage and 2016 Optima, when equipped with a compatible navigation system or UVO3, will be offered with Apple CarPlay compatibility when the vehicles arrive at Kia retailers during the second quarter.  </p>

<p>Here’s a reason why Apple is almost certainly working on its own video streaming service: The video streaming market is estimated to grow from $30.29 billion in 2016 to $70.05 billion by 2021, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.researchandmarkets.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Research and Markets</a>.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://newsok.com/article/5496054" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Oklahoman </a>reports that renovations to Oklahoma City's only Apple Store at Penn Square Mall will top $2.5 million, according to building permits filed Tuesday in Oklahoma City. </p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Didi Chuxing announced on May 13 that Apple has invested $1 billion in the Chinese car hailing company. Didi claims the investment will see Apple involved in both its technology and product strategies, but further details about this have been scarce.</p>

<p>Music streaming is officially going high resolution. The industry’s official logo mark for Hi-Res Music – previously applicable primarily to high-quality digital download services – will soon be available for adoption by music streaming services such as Apple Music as well, according to an announcement today from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and its member companies.</p>

<p>Apple has cut the approval time for new submissions to its App Store from more than a week to less than two days, part of a broader push to increase revenue from services including mobile applications, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/apple-shortens-app-review-times-in-push-to-boost-service-sales" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> — citing data from <a href="http://appreviewtimes.com/">AppReviewTimes.com</a>, which analyzes user-submitted data.</p>

<p>Android devices are no match for their iOS counterparts when it comes to device performance, according to the Q1 2016 State of Mobile Device Performance and Health report released by Blancco Technology Group. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.deviceatlas.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">DeviceAtla</a>s, a supplier of intelligence on mobile devices, has released its quarterly Mobile Web Intelligence Report for the first quarter of 2016, which analyzes mobile device traffic to hundreds of thousands of websites around the world. Not surprisingly, the report finds that Apple and Samsung devices are dominating mobile web browsing and that things look promising for the latest iPhone and for renewed growth of iOS.</p>

<p>According to a survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Feedzai (<a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.feedzai.com&esheet=51340932&newsitemid=20160512005364&lan=en-US&anchor=www.feedzai.com&index=1&md5=abbbd9c5c8986ad64db5cf967cd564a0">www.feedzai.com</a>), a data science company, 18% of Americans would rather have a broken bone than gettheir identity and payment information stolen. In the aftermath of the Apple controversy with the FBI, apparently more U.S. citizens would side with Apple when it comes to their data and whom it’s shared with, and when.</p>

<p>Apple files for — and is granted — lots of patents by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Many are for inventions that never see the light of day. However, you never can tell which ones will materialize in a real product, so here are today’s patent highlights: </p>

<p>If a research team in Japan gets its wish, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140408121920.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer">Normally-Off computers</a> may one day soon be replacing present computers. Normally-Off is a way of computing which aggressively powers off components of computer systems when they need not to operate. </p>

<p>Henge-Docks' $89 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hengedocks.com/pages/gravitas" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lightning Gravitas</a> is one serious dock for iPhones and iPads. Sporting an all-metal construction and weight of about 2.5 pounds, this dock is going to stay on your desk like no other. </p>