Dennis Sellers

<p>The falling cost of adding sensing and communications to consumer products will mean that a typical family home, in a mature affluent market, could contain several hundred smart objects by 2022, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gartner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner, Inc</a>. </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><a target="_blank" href="https://handinhand2017.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief</a> says Apple has donated $5 million toward ongoing Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas, as well as programs benefitting what is expected to be massive damage from Hurricane Irma. </p>

<p>There’s a lot happening in the world of Apple news this week. Following are the hottest articles for the week of Sept. 4-8.</p>

<p>A federal judge in San Diego has sided with Apple in its <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/1/23/qualcomm-denies-apples-patent-royalties-complaint?rq=Qualcomm" rel="noopener noreferrer">royalty dispute</a> with Qualcomm, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-qualcomm/apple-lawsuits-against-qualcomm-can-proceed-u-s-judge-rules-idUSKCN1BJ29V?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>. The Cupertino, California-based company’s 11 foreign lawsuits against the world’s dominant supplier of baseband processors can proceed while the dispute plays out in the U.S.</p>

<p>According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.strategyanalytics.com%2Faccess-services%2Fdevices%2Fmobile-phones%2Femerging-devices%2Fmarket-data%2Freport-detail%2Fvalue-share-global-handset-revenue-asp-and-profit-in-q2-2017%23.WbJ2oLJ96Uk&esheet=51680716&newsitemid=20170908005486&lan=en-US&anchor=Apple+has+shipped+1.2+billion+iPhones+worldwide+cumulatively&index=1&md5=d32b95e961e7ff2dbc60ce2db19e3573" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple has shipped 1.2 billion iPhones worldwide cumulatively</a> in the past 10 years. Total global iPhone revenues have reached three quarters of a trillion dollars since the first model was launched in 2007.</p>

<p>ProtectStar has announced iLocker for Mac 1.0. It’s a password-protected app and file security utility.</p>

<p>Apple has announced that iTunes U collections are moving from iTunes U to the Podcasts app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV, or the Podcasts section of iTunes on your Mac or PC.</p>

<p>A group including Western Digital is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-apple/western-digital-seeks-y50-billion-from-apple-to-help-finance-toshiba-chip-bid-kyodo-idUSKCN1BJ0QC?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews" rel="noopener noreferrer">seeking</a> around ¥50B (about US$464 million) from Apple to help finance a bid for Toshiba’s memory chip unit, the <em>Kyodo</em> news agency reports.</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170256110) for “electronic device operating using remote user biometrics” that talks of aSiri Remote for the Apple TV that sports Touch ID or some sort of biometric identification. It also hints at smart home devices with such tech.</p>

<p>Yesgo says its shockproof cases for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are the thinnest around. I can’t vouch for that, and they’re wider than some (more on that later), but they are quite svelte and are a steal at the price (you can get ‘em at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/iphone-7-plus-case/dp/B072V5MZW2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a> for about $13).</p>

<p>You can change your iCloud name and photo, and your iCloud contact, security, devices, and payment information in iCloud preferences in macOS Sierra.</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>Samsung saw its share of China's smartphone market drop in the second quarter, while Apple claimed the top spot. According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), Chinese customers owned 48 million Samsung cellphones as of the end of June, while 171 million owned iPhones.</p>

<p>Bernstein analyst Tony Sacconaghi tells <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/bernstein-tony-sacconaghi-on-iphone-8-delay.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC</a> that the rumored delay for the upcoming “iPhone 8” could push customers towards a different device. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/iphones-summer-production-glitches-create-holiday-jitters-1504801636" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Wall Street Journal </em>claims</a> multiple production issues could push availability of the next ten smartphone back “about a month.”</p>