Dennis Sellers

<p>Qualcomm, hacked off over Apple’s decision to stop paying it billions of dollars in licensing fees for smartphone chips, has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-13/qualcomm-asks-china-to-halt-manufacture-sale-of-iphones?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social" rel="noopener noreferrer">filed suit</a> in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones in the region, according to Bloomberg. The is the latest in a long legal battle between the supplier and Apple. Qualcomm previously requested an iPhone ban in the U.S.</p>

<p>The latest smartphone OS data from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kantarworldpanel.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kantar Worldpanel ComTech</a> reveals that for the three months ending in August 2017, iOS posted growth in the U.S., China, Germany, France, and Spain, but performance in Great Britain dropped. </p>

<p>According to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">China Labor Watch</a>, a labor rights watchdog and advocacy organization, hundreds of workers went on strike on October 11, in protest of Jabil's layoff, position rearrangements and its refusal to provide previously promised rewards. This is based on workers' account.</p>

<p>Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak has founded <a target="_blank" href="http://www.woz-u.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Woz U,</a> “a world-class digital institute to help fill the employment gap for high-paying technology jobs across the U.S.”</p>

<p>Finder has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.finder.com/uk/twitter-android-vs-iphone" rel="noopener noreferrer">completed research </a>into online smartphone sentiment and found some very interesting results. After analyzing over 110,000 tweets mentioning “iPhone” or “Android,” the customer service site found that Apple’s smartphone was tweeted about 1.3 times more and received a 1:1 ratio of positive and negative tweets.</p>

<p>Apple and Samsung fought in California federal court Thursday over what test a jury should use to calculate damages if a judge grants Samsung’s bid for a new trial in a $400 million smartphone patent war between the tech giants, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/973797/samsung-apple-spar-over-new-patent-trial-s-damages-test?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>

<p>Apple plans to offer Apple Pencil compatible iPhones “as early as 2019,” according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20171013000757" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Investor</em></a>, quoting unnamed “industry sources.” Currently for iPad Pros only, the stylus … er, pencil … debuted in 2016.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <em><a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/12/apple-predicted-to-ditch-fingerprint-recognition-in-2018-iphone-lineup" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a></em> — KGI Securities analysts Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple will completely abandon its Touch ID capacitive fingerprint recognition system in favor of the “depth-sensing technology when it introduces next year's iPhone lineup.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 20170294108) for a “self adapting alert device” that would allow an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch to autonomously adapt one or more user alerts to the current operating environment of the gadget.</p>

<p>With macOS High Sierra, you can turn your Live Photos into fun videos you can share. You can click Loop for continuous action, or jump backwards and forwards with Bounce. </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>Apple’s ARKit has been installed more than three million times through a host of ARKit-powered apps and games since iOS 11 launched on Sept. 19, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://sensortower.com/blog/top-arkit-apps" rel="noopener noreferrer">a new report</a> from Sensor Tower.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.moviesanywhere.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Movies Anywhere</a> has launched in the U.S. with five Hollywood studios and four digital retailers on board. Apple’s iTunes is among the digital retailers.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yalehome.com%2Fen%2Fyale%2Fyalehome%2F&esheet=51697736&newsitemid=20171012005100&lan=en-US&anchor=Yale+Locks+%26+Hardware&index=1&md5=d26cf9fc9bacdf0baa1f1e300cea11b9" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yale Locks & Hardware</a> says its Assure Lock family is now Apple HomeKit compatible. The new Yale iM1 Network Module, which provides support for the Apple Home app and Siri, will be available for purchase as of Oct. 16 in major retail stores in the U.S. and Canada.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 20170293727) for a “user device” for “intelligent blood pressure monitoring.” The patent mentions Macs, iPhones, and iPads as the user device. </p>