Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple is teaming up with Simplon, a French digital vocational school, to teach Swift coding to students. It’s part of the tech giant’s “Everyone Can Code” initiative.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,108,202) for a “peloton” that involves a self-driving car. Actually, two self-driving cars.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The <a href="https://www.itic.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Information Technology Industry Council</a> (ITI), a technology lobbying group that represents Apple and other companies, has released a framework for regulations to protect user privacy. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple will fix the “beautygate” issues with the upcoming release of iOS 12.1, according to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/18011814/iphone-xs-beautygate-fixed-ios-12-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Verge</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Everyone is speculating — and with good reason — about big iPad Pro announcements at Apple’s Oct. 30 “There’s more in the making” media event. However, I believe Apple may have an iMac surprise in store for us, as well.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Universal Clipboard feature in macOS High Sierra/Mojave and iOS 11/12 allows you to copy content, including text, images, photos and video from one Apple device and paste it in another. That includes copying entire files between Macs.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a>. Apple has added 2018 models of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro/15" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">to its refurbished store</a> in the U.S. for the first time.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s still hope for a big uptick in HomePod sales. According to a major new consumer survey by <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strategyanalytics.com&esheet=51886687&newsitemid=20181022005596&lan=en-US&anchor=Strategy+Analytics&index=1&md5=c009e3342a0cbb31ca288f77d7831611" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strategy Analytics</a>, the most popular smart speaker model in the U.S. is the Amazon Echo, which accounts for 23% of all smart speakers in use. Including all its models, Amazon accounts for 63% of smart speakers in use, while Google accounts for 17% and Apple 4%. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/22/iphone-xr-pre-order-demand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em></a> — Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that, though stock of the iPhone Xr, remains good, the smartphone is outpacing the 2017 sales of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In a note to clients — as noted by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/22/apple-looking-at-2-billion-from-search-ad-business-alone-by-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a> — Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi predicts that Apple’s Search Ad business will generate $500 million this fiscal year and $2 billion by 2020.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Eighty-two percent of teens surveyed by the Piper Jaffray firm say they own an iPhone, and 86% say their next phone will be an iPhone, reports <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/82-percent-of-american-teens-own-an-iphone-piper-jaffray-survey-2018-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Business Insider</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple is the most popular private company to work for in Britain, according to new data released by job site Indeed — as noted by <a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/apple-pick-of-the-bunch-as-uk-s-most-popular-private-employers-revealed-1-4817957" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Scotsman</em></a>. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Can’t afford Dolby Atmos speakers? Well, then check out Fluance’s <a href="https://www.fluance.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=AB40" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AB40 High Performance Soundbase</a>, a solid accessory for a TV connected to your Apple TV and set-top box. It provides a convincing surround sound effect without the need for multiple speakers, a subwoofer, amplifiers or wiring. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Universal Clipboard feature in macOS Mojave and iOS 12 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180300357) for “dynamic location search suggestions based on travel itineraries” that would allow your iPhone to make recommendations based on your travel plans.</p>