Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At today’s Gather Round media event, Apple said that major updates to all its operating systems are coming within two weeks.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">HomePod, Apple’s wireless speaker, is adding new features that let customers do even more with Siri on HomePod, including the ability to search by lyrics, set multiple timers, make and receive phone calls and more. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has announced the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max, which feature Super Retina displays, a faster and improved dual camera system, the first 7-nanometer chip in a smartphone — the A12 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine — faster Face ID, wider stereo sound, a new gold finish. They also introduce Dual SIM to the iPhone.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has announced the iPhone XR, which the company says integrates “breakthrough” technologies from the iPhone XS (see separate article) in an all-screen glass and aluminum design with the “most advanced “LCD in a smartphone featuring a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display and six finishes. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At today’s “Gather Round” event, Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 4. While retaining the original design, the fourth-generation smartwatch has been refined, combining new hardware and software enhancements into a singular, unified form, according to Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s next big media event will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. (Pacific) at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park Campus in Cupertino, California. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a>, Apple is sending our surveys to iMac Pro owners  asking them about which features drew them to the pro-level machine and what they like or dislike about the pro system.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as reported by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a> — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting that 2018 iPad Pros will have USB-C, upcoming MacBooks will have Touch ID, and the Apple Watch Series 4 will tout a ceramic back.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s <em>Carpool Karaoke</em> spinoff has won Emmy nomination in the short-form category. It was the company’s first Emmy for original content, joining several technical/engineering Emmy Awards the Silicon Valley company has won over the years, first in 2011 for developing FireWire and most recently in 2017 for Siri’s integration into the Apple TV set-top box.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">CaseCrown’s SlimPower Wallet is, as the name implies, a wallet. And a good one as it packs RFID blocking to prevent credit card theft. However, it’s more than a wallet as it can charge your iPhone on the go using an ultra-thin power bank that’s securely packed in the middle.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Automated logo designers <a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=7pXYN9UXijMIpxbYHNPIYqk952x-2BLRvJYHrifuJ4c7g76hM7mMHMlmc1IboxaX-2F17zSJJC6WIWFwS-2BobhNeMemC7qPgbDUFgK-2Fko7bgdGStONi2KdJD4DeJk5nqgOGIrMg4HYLfGPvJ765xHgfxm9b3IK4kNn0M-2FlRxftwTpE-2BYfyCoOEH1DYDGOhsvppzN5hxsSu8bPXTG5Jq9pKeCzv9gB-2BQ1SjH02fAjrBWgPgV4-3D_vr4CQd6f5d5U92w1G2ot038qxj2d-2BHc-2FraM9ysVslbM2GuwFWb6WaJjYDeKtis-2Fv4I1DsWtMnaRYKkvQ4HO9mKtWUTUpGtBVjvdVk297ETrl1A63hOL0DHe88GOML5mWk8BeHWvDeBs6Qffv7qO6IPBISM3u0YeFS3BS9vxatfyl320E-2Ffx7Ea32Pdv7s00d5H3hKe5zJaecXyBxpYlu7J-2BvhOj3R8Xu4LoC5q4vtru-2F7IZynGrE5Nv2ZYfHMY-2FN7m81-2B3FBTSBNjsS6bGgXJvXSjDViFAYkUjd9ZFD3PTc4zeRHw04gYQGORyFj-2FhiPh52WtGfWYoNyOPj6vNEeVfQ4tEJhSFma7lqTAYNBseY-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GraphicSprings</a> have released a study revealing the world’s most powerful logos, in terms of public recognition. In order to understand the impact well-designed logos have on a brand’s success, the graphics company commissioned a poll asking individuals to identify the logos of the top 200 most profitable companies worldwide. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has acquired the global rights to the worldwide rights to Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble’s documentary <em>The Elephant Queen, </em>reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2018/09/apple-acquires-global-rights-to-documentary-the-elephant-queen-toronto-international-film-festival-1202460419/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Deadline Hollywood</em></a><em>. </em>The tech giant also picked up the rights to the animated film, <em>Wolfwalkers</em>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">People considering purchasing one of Apple’s new iPhone models, expected to be announced next week, should take into consideration its value upon future trade-in.</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;">Yesterday <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/9/6/apple-hires-veteran-media-exec-as-head-of-news-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">it was reported</a> that Apple had hired Liz Schimel, a veteran media exec who previously served as president of Conde Nast China, to serve as “head of news business.” Now <a href="https://www.recode.net/2018/9/7/17832750/apple-new-york-times-washington-post-wall-street-journal-texture-news-eddy-cue" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>re/code </em>reports</a> that the tech giant has been talking to some of the biggest newspapers in the U.S. about adding their stories to Texture, the magazine app/service Apple bought in March. </p>