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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.
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Neversong added to the Apple Arcade line-up

<p class="">The newest game added to Apple Arcade is <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/neversong/id1492757836" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Neversong</a>, which is available for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV (the set-top box) — alas, but not for the Mac.</p>

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Patent trollin’: Judge could dismiss Apple/Intel lawsuit against Fortress Investment

<p class="">A California federal judge is mulling whether to dismiss Apple and Intel's lawsuit accusing investment management firm Fortress Investment of funding an anti-competitive patent aggregation scheme, a case that's also pitted the technology giants against the U.S. Department of Justice, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1269171/apple-intel-try-to-storm-a-doj-backed-patent-fortress-?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360 </a>(a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

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Apple exec named to committee to help Joe Biden select a running mate

<p class="">Joe Biden has tapped a group of legal experts (including one from Apple) and political allies to oversee his search for a running mate, in his latest move to prepare for a potential future administration, reports <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-names-advisers-to-oversee-search-for-running-mate-11588239005" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wall Street Journal.</a></p>

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‘Trying’ series launches today on Apple TV+

<p class="">The new series, <em>Trying,</em> debuts today on Apple TV+. Co-starring BAFTA Award winner Imelda Staunton, Ophelia Lovibond, and Oliver Chris, and written by Andy Wolton, it's a comedy series from Apple ’s streaming service and BBC Studios about a thirtysomething couple and their friends learning to grow up, settle down, and find someone to love.</p>

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iPad app downloads see first positive quarterly growth in four years

<p class="">Driven by a surge in use and adoption of the device during the COVID-19 pandemic, quarterly first-time downloads of apps for Apple’s iPad surpassed 1.1 billion worldwide in the first quarter of 2020, marking the first year-over-year growth in this metric since the fourth quarter of 2013 and a 40% increase from quarter one of 2019.</p>

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Apple wants you ‘to make mom’s day with Apple Pay’

<p class="">A new Apple Pay promotion is promoting Mother’s Day, which is on May 10. You can check out with Apple’s mobile payment service at 1-800-Flowers and get US$10 off a purchase of $29.99 or more by using the florist company’s app or at <a href="http://1800flowers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">1800flowers.com</a> .</p>

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Apple to re-open retail stores in Australia, Austria in 1-2 weeks

<p class="">Apple CEO Tim Cook tells <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-30/apple-ceo-austria-australia-stores-to-reopen-in-1-to-2-weeks?srnd=markets-vp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> that the company plans to re-open its retail stores in Australia and Austria in the next one to two weeks. The tech giant has 20 stores in the former and one in the latter.</p>

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More notes of interest regarding Apple’s finances and product plans

<p class="">As always, in an online session, CEO Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri, answered questions from analysts and media members regarding the company’s financial results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter that ended March 28, 2020. Here are some of the highlights from the call (at least the ones we've not covered elsewhere:</p>

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Apple expects Mac and iPad sales to improve this quarter

<p class="">The installed base of Apple device users reached an all-time high during a fiscal 2020 second quarter that ended March 28, 2020, according to Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri. The company expects iPhone sales to continue to decline in the current quarter, but predicts that Mac and iPad sales will actually grow as folks continue to work from home.</p>

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New Intel chip would be perfect for a Mac targeted to gamers

<p class="">Intel has <a href="https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-delivers-worlds-fastest-gaming-processor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> its lineup of 10th-generation "Comet Lake" desktop processors. I'd expect to see some of ‘em pop up in refreshed (and perhaps redesigned) iMacs later this year.</p>

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