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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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How to use the Measure app in iOS 12

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The new Measure app in iOS 12 lets you use augmented reality (AR) technology to turn your iOS device into a tape measure. You can quickly gauge the size of objects, automatically detect the dimensions of rectangular objects, and save a photo of the measurement for later.</p>

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Some thoughts on today’s Apple event

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Yesterday Apple announced new iPad Pros, a new Apple Pencil, a new MacBook Air, and a new Mac mini. I was pleased with the announcements, but shocked at what wasn’t announced. Here are my thoughts:</p>

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Apple Daily Report: Top 10 scary Mac games for Halloween (and more news)

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Halloween is almost here. And <em>MacGame HQ</em> has rounded up the <a href="https://www.macgamerhq.com/guides/best-horror-games-for-mac/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=looking_for_a_scary_game_to_play_for_halloween_these_are_the_top_horror_games_for_mac&utm_term=2018-10-29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Top 10 scary Mac games</a>. Do you prefer first-person, top-down, story-driven or action-packed games? No problem; these 10 games cover most genres and play styles.</p>

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Apple investigating allegations of forced labor at a China supplier

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple is investigating allegations that one of its suppliers illegally used high school students to assemble its watches at a factory in China, reports <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/tech/apple-supply-chain-china/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNN</em></a>.</p>

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SquareTrade: the iPhone Xr’s screen is just as breakable as that of the Xs

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzf-eaugEtY&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After finding Apple's OLED screens are highly susceptible to damage</a>, SquareTrade, an Allstate company and protection plan provider, put the iPhone Xr through a series of screen tests, saying it shattered on the first drop in both the face-down drop test and back-down drop test. </p>

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Tech such as Apple’s iBeacons have failed to catch on in a big way

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple, Google, and other tech titans once touted beacons — tiny transmitters that interact with smartphones, wearables, and other nearby gadgets — as the future of retail. However, it hasn’t caught on, according to <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/27/why-android-nearby-ibeacons-and-eddystone-failed-to-gain-traction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>VentureBeat</em></a>.</p>

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How to sign a PDF in macOS Mojave

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Like me, you’re probably get a PDF mailed to you that you need to sign. It’s a pain to print it, sign it, then scan it back into your email for returning. Thankfully, there’s a better way.</p>

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iOS 12.1 will add Group FaceTime, dual SIM support

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has published updated version of its iPhone User Guide, including new features in iOS 12.1, including Group FaceTime and dual SIM support for the iPhone Xs and Xs Mac. It can be <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/iphone-user-guide-for-ios-12-1/id1420662672?mt=11" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">obtained for free on the Apple Books Store</a>.</p>

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Qualcomm claims Apple is behind $7 billion in patent royalty payments

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Qualcomm said in a court hearing on Friday that Apple is $7 billion behind in patent royalty payments to the mobile chip firm, which for years supplied parts for the iPhone, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-qualcomm/qualcomm-says-apple-7-billion-behind-in-royalty-payments-idUSKCN1N102D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Reuters</em></a>.</p>

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