Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple has asked the Irish High Court to fast-track a legal challenge by a handful of objectors to its stalled €850 million data center investment in Athenry, Galway, seeking to avert a potential delay of up to 18 months under a judicial review, reports the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/apple-seeks-to-fast-track-challenge-to-850m-galway-data-centre-1.2849858" rel="noopener noreferrer">Irish Times</a>.</p>

<p>Dr. Ricky Bloomfield, a doctor on the forefront of implementing both Apple HealthKit and Apple ResearchKit in his position as director of Mobile Strategy at Duke University, will leave Duke to take a position on Apple's health team. A colleague of Bloomfield's broke the news <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieDMcMillan/status/793165657617543169">on Twitter today</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/apple-hires-dukes-dr-ricky-bloomfield-healthkit-and-researchkit-pioneer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple confirmed the news</a>.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted another patent involved augmented reality (AR) headwear. Patent number 9,482,869 is for a “head-mounted display apparatus” for retaining a portable electronic device with display.”</p>

<p>According to the latest market share survey from <a target="_blank" href="http://netmarkeshare.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare</a>, the market share for macOS and iOS dipped again in October.</p>

<p>Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix have been named the three <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/10/31/apple-microsoft-and-netflix-named-the-most-loved-brands-the-us)" rel="noopener noreferrer">most loved brands in the U.S</a>. according to the Love Index, a report from Fjord and Accenture Interactive, using proprietary analytics to accurately measure where brands are over-or-under performing based on five key dimensions: Fun, Relevance, Engaging, Social and Helpful.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.law360.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law 360</a> reports that a Delaware federal judge has ruled that Apple, Samsung, and other smartphone makers can’t escape patent infringement claims from Evolved Wireless LLC because they couldn’t at the current stage proves the LTE wireless communication patents were ineligible under the two-part test of the U.S. Supreme Court Alice decision.</p>

<p>Apple Music may be preparing for a major price drop, a pair of sources "working closely" with the streaming service <a href="http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/10/31/apple-music-price-drop/">told</a> <em>Digital Music News</em>.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by AppleInsider (<a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/31/kuo-demand-for-new-macbook-pro-models-tepid-due-to-high-prices-disappointing-specs">http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/31/kuo-demand-for-new-macbook-pro-models-tepid-due-to-high-prices-disappointing-specs</a>) — KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts slow demand for Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models, as the laptops ship at higher than expected prices and present disappointing specs for some Mac users. </p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">At last week’s “hello, again” event, Apple launched a new, welcome <a target="_blank" href="http://www.apple.com/accessibility/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Accessibility site</a> to help promote the accessibility features in its products. I think Apple’s intentions are noble; however, there’s a “but” in all this.</p>

<p>Have you downloaded third party apps on the Apple Watch only to find after a while that you don't use them very much and want to hide their icons? Here’s how:</p>

<p>Apple has released iTunes 12.5.3 for the Mac. It offers some bug fixes and minor improvements.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">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 today's picks.</p>

<p>Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group, is making wireless charging modules to go with the iPhone's 10th anniversary range slated for release in 2017, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Foxconn-tests-wireless-charging-for-iPhone-8-source" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nikkei</a>, quoting an unnamed “industry source familiar with the matter.”</p>

<p>The worldwide tablet market continued its slump as vendors shipped 43 million units in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), a year-over-year decline of 14.7%, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (<a href="http://www.idc.com/">IDC</a>) <a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=81">Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker</a>. </p>

<p>Halloween is here, so I'm going to share with you the top horror games for Mac. You'll be able to join the fun, no matter how powerful you Mac is or the size of your budget (ranging from expensive to free).</p>