Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple Pay <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-applepay-idUSKCN1240AX" rel="noopener noreferrer">has launched in Russia</a>, making it the 10th country to support Apple’s mobile payment service. It will initially operate in Russia with partners Sberbank and MasterCard.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted ye another patent (number 9,449,758) for a “three dimensional user interface session control using depth sensors” that hints at a Mac user interface that utilizes gesture controls in much the same manner its <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2016/8/11/leap-motion-control-is-intriguing-and-fun-but-not-quite-ready-for-prime-time?rq=Leap">Leap Motion’s Leap control device.</a></p>

<p>With the fall softball season here, I had high hopes that the $149.95 <a target="_blank" href="https://blastmotion.com/products/baseball/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand%7CBMM&utm_term=%2BBlast%20%2BMotion&utm_content=Core" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blast Baseball 360</a> might help me improve my swing and up my on-base percentage. But so far the experience has been inconsistent. I’m not having a blast (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun). </p>

<p>It’s time for a Mac laptop with LTE support. Having 4G LTE in a laptop is nothing new and there's no obvious reason why at least some models of the MacBook Pro, MacBook, or MacBook Air (if it lives on past this month) shouldn’t offer this capability. </p>

<p>Apple has moved its earnings call for the fourth quarter of 2016 up two days from Thursday Oct. 27, to Tuesday, Oct. 25, citing an unannounced scheduling conflict.</p>

<p>Podcasts branded “Spoken Editions,” short-form programs that offer listeners an audio version of the publisher’s written content, are down available at iTunes. They allow you to “read” your favorite website or hear the news when you’re doing other things.</p>

<p>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>The iPhone 7/7 Plus is already more popular than the iPhone SE, and is close to overtaking the iPhone 4 and 4s lineup, according to a new report from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.localytics.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Localytics</a> as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/03/newly-launched-iphone-7-lineup-already-tracked-at-36-of-all-apple-handsets-in-use" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-watch-sales-kgi-securities-ming-chi-kuo-2016-10" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Insider</a> — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple could sell fewer Apple Watches in 2016 than it did in 2015. His projection for 2016 Apple Watch shipments have been cut 15-25%.</p>

<p>Apple's flagship U.K. store in London will reopen on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m. The store (pictured prior to the renovation) is located at 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2EL.</p>

<p>Apple has followed up on its promise last year to build a data center in Denmark with an “ambitious agreement” with the University of Aarhus (pictured) on a new biogas research and development partnership, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://cphpost.dk/news/business/apple-investing-billions-in-denmark.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">CPH Post Online</a>. Foulum is a small town outside of Viborg where Aarhus University’s agricultural research facilities are located.</p>

<p>Apple will ship four <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/">iPad Pro</a> models next spring, including 7.9-inch, 9.7-inch, and 10.1-inch, and 12.9-inch models, according to Japanese blog <a href="http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-30873.html"><em>Mac Otakara</em></a> — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macrumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors</a>. I think the report/rumor is only partially correct.</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 both dipped in September. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://2016/9/30/how-to-change-watch-faces-in-watchos-3-on-your-apple-watch" rel="noopener noreferrer">On Friday we looked</a> at how to change watch faces in watchOS 3 on your Apple Watch. Today we’ll look at how to change watch faces in watchOS 3 using an iPhone.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/18/phone-dirtier-than-toilet_n_6706218.html">Studies conducted by BuzzFeed </a>and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-clean-phone-screen_us_5693af74e4b0a2b6fb70b903">many other outlets</a> say that smartphone and tablet screens are dirtier than most toilet seats. Yikes! As my three-old-nice Adalyn might say: “Dat’s nasty.”</p>