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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.
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Free Hour of Code sessions come to Apple retail stores next week

<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>

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PowerPic is the phone charger/picture frame you don’t really need (but will probably want)

<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>

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How to use Portrait Lightning on an iPhone

<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>

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Notable apps and updates, Nov. 19-24

<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>

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in Apple App Store monopoly lawsuit

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday on accusations that Apple is using its market dominance to jack up prices for iOS apps. A ruling against Apple, letting a lawsuit go forward, could add to pressure the company already faces to cut the 30% commission it charges on app sales, reports <a href="https://www.thestar.com/business/technology/2018/11/23/apple-defends-iphone-app-fees-as-high-court-weighs-consumer-suit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Star</em></a>.</p>

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Korea Mobile Distributors Association says Apple’s iPhone restrictions are unfair

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A group of Korean smartphone retailers is protesting Apple’s practice of forcing them to purchase in-store tester iPhones, according to <a href="http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20181121000706" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Investor</em>.</a> The tech giant doesn’t allow retailers to sell its smartphones if they don’t buy display-purpose devices.</p>

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Apple reportedly will lower iPhone Xr prices in Japan

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-so-big-in-japan-apple-cuts-price-of-iphone-xr-to-boost-sales-1542878065" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>The Wall Street Journal</em></span></a>, less than a month after releasing the iPhone Xr, Apple is moving to offer subsidies to mobile-network operators in Japan to shore up sales of its least expensive new smartphone, which is being beaten insoles by the iPhone 8.</p>

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Apple Daily Report: CarPlay drives onto select Mazda vehicles (and more news)

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mazda has <a href="https://insidemazda.mazdausa.com/press-release/mazda-announces-extended-availability-for-smartphone-integrations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> that Apple’s CarPlay is now available as part of a dealer-installed upgrade in select 2014 model year and newer Mazda vehicles equipped with the Mazda Connect infotainment system in the U.S.</p>

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