Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Harman Kardon debuts its Citation Series line of home audio speakers. They purported offer “an innovative acoustic design delivering remarkable audio quality with cutting-edge technologies—including the Google Assistant, a high-resolution LCD touch screen and Chromecast built-in.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), <a href="https://onelink.firstalert.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OneLink</a> has introduced several products that are compatible with Apple’s iOS and/or HomeKit, a a framework that allows control of compatible home automation devices through iOS and Siri. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">mophie has unveiled the juice pack access battery case made to protect and wirelessly charge Apple’s iPhone Xr, Xs, and Xs Max. It provides advanced impact protection for the smartphones and features extra battery, wireless charging and full access to the iPhone Lightning port, according to Robert Johnson, general manager for mophie. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A jury verdict that awarded $145 million to licensing firm WiLAN after its victory in a patent dispute with Apple <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1115525/-145m-jury-award-in-apple-wilan-ip-row-slashed-to-10m?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">was slashed to $10 million</a> by a California jury.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">OWC has announced the availability of the Mercury Helios FX 650, a Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processor chassis (eGPU) that transforms a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, iMac, or any Thunderbolt 3-equipped PC into a high-end graphics processing workstation. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You can blame a lot of factors for Apple’s current woes,, but a big part of the problem is that the company’s products, as good as they are, are overpriced. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">OWC’s 72-piece <a href="https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TOOLKIT72/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Advanced Toolkit </a> is designed to help folks like me service and repair our computers, tablets, and small household device. And it comes in handy even if you don’t necessarily have to use it to change memory in an iMac (more on that in a moment).</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Future versions of Apple’s Maps may offer better visuals for multiple points-of-view. The tech giant has filed for a patent (number 10,170,084) for “graphical representation generation for multiple points of interest” (P-O-Is). </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Eve Systems has announced the Eve Energy Strip and the Eve Light Strip.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple and Samsung are the best of frenemies. Even as the two tech giants wage patent infringement warfare in court, Samsung Electronics has announced that it will offer iTunes Movies and TV Shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Future versions of Apple’s Maps app may may make it easier to hail ride hailing services such as Uber and Lyft. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,168,164) for “integrating ride hailing services into a navigation application.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On a regular basis, <em>Apple World Today</em> posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they're popular and deserve mention. Here are this week’s picks.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1115054/apple-escapes-class-action-over-security-flaw-fixes?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>, a California federal judge on Wednesday tossed a proposed class action alleging that fixes for the security bugs known as Spectre and Meltdown slowed down the processing speed of Apple devices.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2019/01/03/apple-issues-profit-warning-cuts-revenue-outlook-by-17-billion-amid-pricey-iphone-sales-drop/#39e24567267e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a note to clients </a>Jean Baptiste Su, vice president and principal analyst at the consulting firm of Atherton Research predicts that Apple will release a re-designed iPhone X in 2019.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sanho has unveiled the <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bhphotovideo.com%2Fc%2Fproduct%2F1450496-REG%2Fsanho_sahd319ag_hyperdrive_usb_type_c_hub.html&esheet=51920678&newsitemid=20190103005621&lan=en-US&anchor=HyperDrive+USB-C+Hub+for+the+iPad+Pro+2018&index=1&md5=768f0dafe01a91be308b64fe29ccd2ac">HyperDrive USB-C Hub for the iPad Pro 2018</a>, which it describes as the world’s first USB Type-C hub designed for the 2018 tablet.</p>