Dennis Sellers

<p class="">A newly granted patent (number 10,617,358) shows that Apple wants the Apple Watch to be provide even more health features — including shark detection. After all, getting bitten by a shark could certainly be detrimental to your health.</p>

<p class="">Eros International Plc, a Global Indian Entertainment Company, says its over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform, Eros Now Select, is now available to customers in the U.S. through Apple TV channels on the Apple TV app on the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung and LG smart TVs, and Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices.</p>

<p class="">Apple has released a mobility data trends tool from Apple Maps to support the work happening around the globe to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,621,026) for “auto bug capture” with the goal of its Macs, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and other devices being able to detect “bugs” and eliminate them without a user having to take any action.</p>

<p class="">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,620,232) for "detecting controllers in vehicles using wearable device.” It shows enhanced interaction between devices such as an Apple Watch or iPhone to promote safer driving.</p>

<p class="">Check Point Research’s <a href="https://blog.checkpoint.com/2020/04/14/apple-is-most-imitated-brand-for-phishing-in-q1-2020-shows-check-point-research/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Q1 2020 Brand Phishing Report</a> shows that Apple was the most imitated brand in the first quarter of 2020, rising from seventh place in quarter four of 2019.</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-smartphones/apple-shipped-2-5-million-iphones-in-china-in-march-following-virus-slump-government-data-idUSKCN21W0G9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a> reports that Apple shipped about 2.5 million iPhones in China in March, a slight rebound after one of its worst months in the country ever, according to government data published on Friday.</p>

<p class="">Over the weekend, the Canalys research group <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2020/4/11/apples-mac-shipments-fall-over-20-in-the-first-quarter-of-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that Mac shipments fell by over 20% to 3.2 million units in the first quarter. A new report by the IDC research group concurs, while one by Gartner is a bit more optimistic.</p>

<p class="">On April 10, Apple and Google announced a joint effort to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of COVID-19. <a href="https://outreach.topagency.com/campaigns/jk9296emond99/track-url/zp470la665500/43824c0be7f40a7a0385ca1e887195d75e97c977" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lux Research</a> Associate Danielle Bradnan calls the endeavor a "watershed moment for data access.”</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2775574-1&h=3815758928&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dental.upenn.edu%2F&a=Penn+Dental+Medicine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Penn Dental Medicine</a> at the University of Pennsylvania has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its digital learning technologies that are transforming the way it delivers a dental education.</p>

<p class="">For months there’s been speculation about whether Apple will release its 2020 iPhones on schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. (The Sellers Research Group — that's me — says it will.)</p>

<p class="">Apple plans an iPad-like design for its next iPhone and is also planning a smaller HomePod, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-13/apple-plans-ipad-like-design-for-next-iphone-smaller-homepod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>. The article says that the tech giant will see 5G added to as many as four new smartphones.</p>

<p class="">December 10, 2013: Keith Fitz-Gerald, a market analyst with Money Map Press, predicted that Apple and Microsoft could merge in the next 5-10 years. It, of course, didn't happen. And at the time, I asked, "What's in it for Apple?</p>

<p class="">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20200110505) for “multiple controllers for a capacitive sensing device” that, like some previous patents, shows the company is at least investigating touchscreens for Macs.</p>

<p class="">Apple has registered the domain name AppleCoronavirus.com, according to a <a href="https://whois.domaintools.com/applecoronavirus.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WHOIS record</a> discovered by <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/04/12/apple-registers-applecoronavirus-com-domain-name/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">MacRumors</span></a>. The new record indicates that Apple took possession of the domain name on Friday.</p>