Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">HYPER by Shano Corp. has announced the HyperDrive USB-C Hub for the new iPad Pros. It connects directly to the tablet to add six additional ports: 4K HDMI, 35mm audio jack, SD, micro SD, USB-A 3.0, and USB-C power delivery.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The $39.95 <a href="https://www.otterbox.com/en-us/iphone-xs-max/traction-series-case/apl78-iphp18.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Otterbox Traction</a> is aptly named: it offers the most “traction” and is the “grippiest” iPhone case I’ve ever tested. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.hylamobile.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HYLA Mobile</span></a>, a provider of software technology and services for mobile device trade-ins and reuse solutions, says that ver $627 million was returned to U.S. consumers in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 thanks to mobile device trade-ins. This is an increase of 51% from Q2 2018, which saw $414 million returned to U.S. consumers from trade-ins.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If there are certain apps that you'll always use the moment you start up your Mac, you can set ‘em up to automatically log-in via System Preferences. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Forget 2018 and 2019 iPhones; let’s look ahead to 2020 models. According to a <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90261969/source-apples-first-5g-iphone-will-arrive-in-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Fast Company</em> </a>report, Apple plans to use Intel’s 8161 5G modem chip in its 2020 smartphones.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple's legal team argued in a recent federal filing that the tech giant has no idea what "ideological diversity" means, in hopes that it wouldn't have to consider diverse candidates for its board of directors, according to the National Center's Free Enterprise Project, which focuses on shareholder activism and the confluence of big government and big business.</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<em> </em><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/11/01/initial-2018-macbook-air-benchmarks-show-modest-improvement-over-2017-macbook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, new <a href="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/compare/10565877?baseline=10565877" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tests</a> from the Geekbench benchmarking service show Apple's new MacBook Air outperforming last year's 12-inch MacBook with Intel Core i5 processor, but falling short of the same model with a Core i7 CPU.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Laura Newell has departed Apple to go to work for Collective Health, a company with a workforce health management system that boasts more than 120,000 members and 30 enterprise clients.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.strategyanalytics.com%2Faccess-services%2Fdevices%2Fwearables%2Fmarket-data%2Freport-detail%2Fglobal-smartwatch-vendor-market-share-by-region-q3-2018&esheet=51893553&newsitemid=20181102005341&lan=en-US&anchor=global+smartwatch+shipments+grew+an+impressive+67+percent&index=1&md5=da81963153e3d67ad788e429fb14e163">global smartwatch shipments grew 67% </a>annually to reach 10 million units in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018. The Apple Watch maintained first position with 45% global smartwatch marketshare, while Fitbit jumped into second place, overtaking Samsung and Garmin.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The worldwide tablet market declined 8.6% during the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18) as global shipments fell to 36.4 million, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) <a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=81" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker</span></a>. Apple continued to dominate the market.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting with its next fiscal quarter, Apple will stop listing how many Macs, iPhones, and iPads shipped each quarter, but will only report only the revenues each part of the company recorded.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fy7z9q99d&esheet=51893243&newsitemid=20181101006210&lan=en-US&anchor=global+smartphone+shipments+fell+8+percent+annually&index=1&md5=c04d46e93f3d26a86c7cdca3bcae745d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">global smartphone shipments fell 8% annually </a>to reach 360 million units in the third quarter (Q3) 2018. Apple’s iPhone bucked the trend, but sales were flat.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the latest market share survey from <a href="http://netmarkeshare.com/">NetMarketShare,</a> the market share for both macOS and iOS up were last month.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Apple Pencil 2, which Apple debuted this week, can connect wirelessly to an iPad Pro to pair and charge. And the tech giant has filed for a patent (number 20180314349) for the tech behind this.</p>