Dennis Sellers

On a regular basis, Apple World Today posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They...

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Personal computer shipments (including tablets) in India grew by 72% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021 to reach 4.0 million units. Apple placed fourth among the top five vendors, knocking out Acer.

The PC (personal computer) market in the U.S. grew 73% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, according to Canalys. And Apple’s Mac and iPad sales grew 35.7% year-on-year.

In an Apple Newsroom post, Apple Music radio host Zane Lowe explains how Apple’s Spatial Audio works. And he adds that Apple is building immersive music-authoring tools directly into Logic Pro later this year. This means any musician will be able to create and mix their songs in Spatial Audio for Apple Music.

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,030,784) for a “method and system for presenting digital information related to a real object.” It involves the company’s increasing focus on augmented reality on the iPhone, iPad, and other devices.

Apple released a sneak peek at new original series and films premiering globally on Apple TV+ this summer and beyond.

Some Apple suppliers in China will use workers from the predominantly Muslim group known as Uyghurs, as part of government-sponsored labor programs widely criticized as coercive. However, Uyghurs and other marginalized Chinese minorities need not apply for jobs on the open market to many of those same suppliers, according to The Information.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says in a note to clients — as reported by AppleInsider — that “Apple Glasses” are still coming. He says the augmented reality headset will arrive in the second quarter of 2022.

Another day, another lawsuit. Non-practicing entity Scramoge Technology is suing Apple for — what else? — patent infringement. The patent troll (more on that in a moment) claims the tech giant infringes its wireless charging patents.

Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple is in “early-stage talks with China’s CATL and BYD about supplying batteries for an electric vehicle, reports Reuters. The tech giant has made building manufacturing facilities in the U.S. a condition for potential battery suppliers, the article adds.

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,032,930) for “titanium surfaces with improved color consistency and resistance to color change.” The tech giant offers a titanium Apple Watch, but we may see titanium Macs, iPads, and iPhones.

Apple announced, as expected, a plethora of new features for macOS, iPadOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. I’m excited about most of the announcements. But here are some of my random thoughts:

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Apple announced iOS 15 at today’s virtual Worldwide Developer Conference. The tech giant says the update makes FaceTime calls more natural, introduces SharePlay for shared experiences, helps users focus and be in the moment with new ways to manage notifications, and brings more intelligence to photos and search to quickly access information.