Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple Pay is now available in Belgium and Kazakhstan. Customers of some banks in the two countries can now make purchases in stores using their iPhones via the mobile payments system.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mavin's Air-X are, the company claims, the first true wireless earbud to last 10 hours with one standalone charge, and up to 50 hours with its included charging case. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">macOS Mojave added a new feature to the Dock: it now shows your three most recent apps. This section sits between your collections of app icons on the left and the section of the right that shows your open apps.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The U.S. Supreme Court showed skepticism toward Apple on Monday as the tech giant tried to end a class action over its App Store practices, pushing back on the company's arguments that consumers lack standing to haul it into court for allegedly operating an illegal monopoly, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1104801/apple-faces-tough-sell-at-supreme-court-in-app-store-case?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">DriveSavers — which specializes in data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensic solutions — says it’s utilizing new proprietary technology to recover data from password-locked smart devices with any length passcode. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Samsung Electronics America has unveiled its new consumer solid state drive (SSD) line-up — the Samsung 860 QVO SSD — featuring up to 4TB of storage capacity.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,140,742) for an “automated graphical user interface layout” that hints at changes that could come to its iTunes interface. It involves nothing major; the invention would match colors that are complementary to the interface items that you’re viewing on your device’s screen.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Twelve South has redesigned its <a href="https://www.twelvesouth.com/product/compass-pro" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Compass Pro</a> for the new iPad Pros. The tweaked $59.99 tripod stand has a wider and more stable footprint to support the 2018 11-inch or 12.9-inch iPad Pro in either portrait or landscape mode. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The new 2019 Fiat 500X will debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Advanced technology includes: standard Uconnect 4 with 7-inch touchscreen radio with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; navigation; Bluetooth hands-free calling, voice command and streaming audio; and SiriusXM Radio.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has launched the Entrepreneur Camp, an initiative designed to create new opportunities for app-driven businesses owned or led by women through an intensive technology lab, specialized support and ongoing mentoring.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has unveiled new resources designed to bring coding education through the <a href="https://www.apple.com/everyone-can-code/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Everyone Can Code</span></a> program to more students around the world. Starting today, customers can register for thousands of free Hour of Code sessions, available at all Apple Store locations around the world from Dec. 1-14.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">TwelveSouth’s $79.99 <a href="https://www.twelvesouth.com/product/powerpic?utm_source=twelvesouth.com+subscribers&utm_campaign=70066d230c-PowerPic+Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_76703c9491-70066d230c-59275963&mc_cid=70066d230c&mc_eid=4cec9fbb29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PowerPic </a>is an item most folks don’t really need, but a lot of folks will want.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At some point you may be able to use “puppeting” to create new emojis for Apple’s Memojis and Animojis. The tech giant has been granted a patent (number 201803367166714) for “emojicon puppeting.”</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Portrait Lighting on the iPhone Xr, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone Xr, iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 7 Plus allows you to control lighting effects with shadows, spotlights, and more. It users the dual cameras on these Apple smartphones to o create a depth-of-field effect. </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>