Dennis Sellers

<p>Fluance’s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fluance.com/fi50-two-way-high-performance-wireless-bluetooth-wood-speaker-system-black-ash" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fi50 Bluetooth Speaker</a> is a wireless audio solution that blends elegance with excellent sound in a reasonably priced package (now $199.99, down from the original price of $299.99).</p>

<p>It’s easy to organize your photos in macOS High Sierra. Start by, of course, launching the Photos app.</p>

<p>The Universal Clipboard feature in macOS High Sierra and iOS 11 allows you to copy content, including text, images, photos and video from one Apple device and paste it in another. That includes copying files between Macs.</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>Another day, another lawsuit. Non-practicing entity Ironworks Patents has filed a lawsuit against Apple, hoping to claim up to 12.5 cents per iPhone for U.S. patents originally belonging to Sony and Nokia, reports <em><a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/10/patent-holding-firm-picks-up-sony-nokia-ip-files-suit-against-apple" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInside</a>r</em>.</p>

<p>The keynote for MacTech Conference will be Trammell Hudson of Thunderstrike and Magic Lantern fame. He’s a programmer and reverse engineer who focuses on low-level software and hardware security. </p>

<p>Apple is eyeing a reboot of Steven Spielberg’s <em>Amazing Stories</em> as one of its first series in its foray into original programming under Jamie Erlicht & Zack Van Amburg, heads of the newly formed worldwide video programming division, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://deadline.com/2017/10/steven-spielberg-amazing-stories-reboot-pickup-apple-1202185557/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Deadline</em></a>.</p>

<p>The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/09/the-average-american-household-owns-more-than-two-apple-products.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC All-America Economic Survey</a> finds that 64% of Americans now own an Apple product, up from 50% when the question was last asked five years ago. The average American household reports owning 2.6 Apple products, up by a full Apple product from the 2012 survey.</p>

<p>Carving Technologies has introduced Me-On-A-Pumpkin, pumpkin carving stencil creation software for macOS. </p>

<p>A self-adjusting band for the Apple Watch, anyone? It’s possible. Apple has filed for a patent (number 9,781,984) for “dynamic fit adjustment for wearable electronic devices.”</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellsfargo.com%2F&esheet=51696601&newsitemid=20171010005786&lan=en-US&anchor=Wells+Fargo+%26+Company&index=1&md5=05fdf848303669a848646a9d423697d5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wells Fargo & Company</a> has announced that debit card customers have another way to use the company’s ATMs without their card -- “tap and pay” near-field communication (NFC) functionality that is launching at more than 5,000 ATMs across the country, which means Apple Pay compatibility.</p>

<p>In a note to clients,, RBC Capital Markets <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-stock-could-get-a-trillion-dollar-tailwind-from-trumps-tax-reforms-says-rbc-2017-10-10?siteid=rss&rss=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">says</a> Apple could reach a “trillion dollar market-cap scenario” thanks to President Trump’s tax plan. </p>

<p>Gumdrop has released its DropTech case for the 11-inch MacBook Air. It has a rugged bumper around the edges, and features transparent windows on the top and bottom to show off logos, asset tags, stickers and other personalizations. </p>

<p>The Universal Clipboard feature in macOS High Sierra and iOS 11 allows you to copy content, including text, images, photos and video from one Apple device and paste it in another. For example, you can browse a recipe on your Mac and paste the ingredients right to the grocery list on your iPhone.</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>