Dennis Sellers

<p>My Mac’s desktop is so cluttered with files and folders that it’s impossible to see the desktop image. However, if yours isn’t and you want to change the desktop picture, it’s easy to do.</p>

<p>Senior Vice President Phil Schiller <a target="_blank" href="https://www.axios.com/apple-to-ditch-the-current-mac-pro-design-but-replacement-wont-arrive--2343465726.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">told a handful of reporters in a discussion</a> at Apple's offices in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday that the tech giant company has no plans for touchscreen Macs, or for machines powered solely by the kind of ARM processors used in the iPhone and iPad. </p>

<p>The “Apple Watch 3” is expected to ship in the second half of the year, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.digitimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes Research</a>. Based on past releases, this makes sense. The report says that Taiwan’s Compal Electronics will join Quanta Computers, also based in Taiwan, in making the Apple smartwatch.</p>

<p>Scania — a major Swedish automotive industry <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing">manufacturer</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_vehicle">commercial vehicles</a>, specifically heavy trucks and buses — is introducing Apple CarPlay to the new truck generation's infotainment system. The company is among the first in the industry to offer Apple CarPlay in heavy trucks.   </p>

<p>The Western Union Company (www.westernunion.com), which specializes in global payment services, says U.S. customers using its mobile app can now pay with Apple Pay when sending money transfers originating in the United States to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, including domestic bill payments. </p>

<p>Apple and Samsung “dug trenches” in California federal court Monday for the latest battle in their long-running war over smartphone patents, laying out arguments for how a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on Apple’s nearly $400 million damages award should be applied, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/909614/apple-samsung-wage-war-over-400m-ip-damages?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law 360</a>.</p>

<p>Normally, new iPhones launch around September. However, a report from the Chinese language site, <em>Economic Daily News </em>(as noted by<em> </em><a target="_blank" href="http://MacRumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors.com</em></a>), says the “iPhone 8” may not arrive until October or November because suppliers are encountering "technical issues" because of differences in the display lamination process and challenges involved in integrating the 3D sensing front camera system. </p>

<p>If you’ve set up an Apple ID in macOS Sierra, but need to change the email address associated with it, it's an easy procedure. In fact, you can change your iCloud name and photo, and your iCloud contact, security, devices, and payment information in iCloud preferences.</p>

<p>I’ve been testing Yunmai’s $66.99 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.iYunmai.us" rel="noopener noreferrer">YUNMAI</a> “intelligent body composition scale” for about a week and find that it’s iPhone integration is helpful and it’s very accurate in tracking your weight. However, like every other “smart scale” I’ve tried, it doesn’t accurately measure body fat. More on that in a second.</p>

<p>There have rumors that the “iPhone 8” will have a flexible display. I’m a little dubious, but the company has filed for a patent (number 9614168) for a “flexible display panel with bent substrate.”</p>

<p>Apple Dubai Mall, a retail store in The Dubai Mall, will <a target="_blank" href="http://www.apple.com/ae/retail/dubaimall/" rel="noopener noreferrer">“open soon.".</a> The mall is located in, as you might guess from the name, Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emigrates.</p>

<p>Apple gained itself an incredible amount of good will today by announcing: the 2013 Mac Pro wasn't expandable enough and that a <a target="_blank" href="//appleworld.today/blog/2017/4/4/daring-fireball-apple-has-new-mac-pros-imacs-in-the-pipeline" rel="noopener noreferrer">more modular model is in the works</a>, along with new Apple displays; <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/4/4/new-imacs-likely-to-have-magic-keyboards-with-touch-bars-perhaps-intels-optane-as-well" rel="noopener noreferrer">new iMacs</a> are coming this year, some with pro level capabilities; and that the <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/04/04/apples-mac-mini-an-important-product-staying-in-lineup" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac mini is staying in the line-up</a>.</p>

<p>Now that Apple has confirmed to <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/4/4/daring-fireball-apple-has-new-mac-pros-imacs-in-the-pipeline" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daring Fireball</a> that new iMacs are coming this year, recent patent applications show that we can probably expect a Magic Keyboard with a Touch Bar on such all-in-ones — or at least offered as an option. </p>

<p>Whoo hoo! Apple has told John Gruber at <em><a target="_blank" href="http://daringfireball.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daring Fireball</a></em> that they're working on a “completely rethought” Mac Pro, with a modular design that can accommodate high-end CPUs and big GPUs, and which should make it easier for Apple to update with new components on a regular basis. </p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/04/03/notorious-patent-troll-uniloc-targets-apple-over-maps-apple-id-remote-software-updates" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> reports that Uniloc, a “patent troll,” has filed suit against Apple claiming infringement of three patents related to certain Maps features, user authentication via Apple ID and UDIDs, and remote iOS updates. </p>