Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">iFixIt, which tears down tech items and examines their innards so you don’t have to, has offered a teardown of the Apple Watch Series 4. You can read all <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+4+Teardown/113044?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=092418_Apple%20Watch%20Series%204&utm_content=092418_Apple%20Watch%20Series%204+CID_b0d00eb05e35a0c7d5f828c84438ce25&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=Watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">about it here</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has released tvOS 12.0.1 for the Apple TV and Apple TV 4K. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">macOS Mojave is now available as a free software update for Mac users. It’s available at the Mac App Store.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s official: Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam, the popular music recognition app that’s used by more than 100 million people each month to identify music, get song lyrics, and more. The price of the acquisition hasn’t confirmed.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple says the iPhone XS and XS Max feature the largest, most durable screens of any iPhone—and even have beer-resistant qualities. <a href="http://www.squaretrade.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SquareTrade</a>, an Allstate company and highly rated protection plan provider trusted by millions of customers, put these claims to the test.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple and Salesforce have announced a strategic partnership that brings together the customer relationship management platform and iOS, enabling new mobile apps for business. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Shell cases are great for keeping the exterior of your MacBook Pro scratch-free. Besides preserving your laptop’s life, it improves resale value down the road (who wants a dinged-up computer?). Macally $29.99 <a href="https://us.macally.com/collections/macbook?page=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PROSHELLTB15</a> is thin and lightweight, yet durable. And, thankfully, it’s available in a model that works with MB Pros with Touch Bar.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has a reputation for overcharging customers and, to some extent, it’s true. You spend hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars, on a new Mac, iPad, or iPhone — and get 5GB of free iCloud storage for photos, videos, and more. Really, Apple? That’s just being cheap.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A simple upgrade is the easiest way of installing macOS Mojave (due today). It saves all your personal files, apps and user data, while a “clean install” will erase all data on the startup drive and replace it with a clean copy of macOS Mojave. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You’ve bought a new Apple Watch Series 4 and you need to set it up with your iPhone. Here’s how:</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Preparing your Apple Watch for resale? You’ll need to unpair it and erase its data. First, you’ll need to disconnect your devices. Here’s how:</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;">As noted by developer Gavin Stephens in a tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/ccgavind/status/1042917075675541504" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on Thursday</a>, Apple urges new iPhone XS owners to charge their device with AirPower or a Qi wireless charger.  Of course, the AirPower, Apple’s wireless charger, hasn’t yet shipped — and there’s no indication that it will anytime soon.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.mavinlife.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mavin</a> has announced the Air-X, which the company says is the first true wireless earbud to last 10 hours with one standalone charge, and up to 50 hours with its included charging case. It’s available on <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/air-x-50-hour-100-feet-range-true-wireless-earbuds#/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Indiegogo</span></a> with “super early bird” specials starting at $99 (44% off the regular price of $179).</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.belkin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Belkin</a> has announced its $159.99 BOOST↑UP Wireless Charging Dock for iPhone + Apple Watch, which allows consumers to wirelessly charge their iPhone and Apple Watch at the same time, in addition to a third device using the additional USB-A port. </p>