Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I usually use my new 15-inch MacBook Pro in desktop mode (coupled with an LG UltraFine 5K) display with a couple of external solid state drives (SSD) attached. However, sometimes I want to uncouple it from these devices and use it simply as a laptop. That’s where the Mountain un-mounting software comes in handy. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted another patent (number 10,069,100) that hints at flexible iPhones — and perhaps iPads. Similar patents include number 9,684,196, 9,504,170, and 9,485,862.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Onleaks sources and <a href="https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/ipad-pro-12-9-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MySmartPrice have mocked up</a> images of what they believe the upcoming iPad Pro — likely to debut next week — will look like based on the latest schematics and leaks. In addition to the thinner equidistant bezels, these renders show that Apple is swapping curved chamfered edges of the last few iPad generations with new squared-off flat sides. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Say adios to the Touch ID button on the upcoming iPhones — and don’t expect Apple to embed the technology into the display itself a some have speculated, Ming-Chi Kuo says in a note to clients — as noted by <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a><em>. Instead, Apple will go all in with Face ID, the analyst adds.</em></p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s iPhone probably accounts for over 50%of smartphone sales across the Big Four U.S. mobile carriers, claims Canaccord Genuity analyst, Michael Walkley in a note to clients — as pointed out by <a href="http://www.applemust.com/apple-to-sell-222m-iphones-across-next-12-months-analyst/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple Must</em></a>. He also thinks that the tech giant will sell more than 222 million smartphones over the next 12 months.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Growth continued in the global wearables market during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18) as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) <a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=962" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker</a>. Apple maintained its position atop the wearables market with "market-beating growth and continued demand for its LTE-enabled Watch," adds the research group. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Nearly 28 million folks think that getting one of the new iPhones — expected to debut next week — is worth going into debt, according to the <a href="https://wallethub.com/free-credit-score/#survey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2018 Credit Score & iPhone Survey</a> from WalletHub, a personal finance website.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The <a href="https://us.macally.com/products/xkeyled" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Macally XKEYLED</a> is a backlit, full-size USB keyboard designed specifically for a Mac running macOS 10.6 or higher. It doesn’t require any software; just plug it into a USB port (more on that in a moment) and you’re good to go.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the latest market share survey from <a href="http://netmarkeshare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NetMarketShare,</a> the market share for Apple's macOS was up, in August but iOS was down last month.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">One of Apple’s vehicle testing self-driving hardware/software was involved in a fender bender on Aug. 24. According to the accident details — as noted by <a href="http://www.macrumors.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a> — the vehicle in question was in autonomous mode at the time, and sustained moderate damage in the crash.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has announced an iPhone 8 Logic Board Replacement Program. The company says it’s determined that a very small percentage of iPhone 8 devices contain logic boards with a manufacturing defect. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,063,977) for “liquid expulsion from an orifice” that hints at more water resistant iPhones, though they wouldn’t be waterproof. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">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 this week’s picks.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A federal judge <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/08/30/apple-loses-bid-for-new-trial-in-virnetx-case-appeal-still-be-possible" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has denied</a> Apple’s motion for a new trial in a long-running patent case leveled by non-practicing entity VirnetX, a suit that left the tech giant owing $502.6 million. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Online privacy solutions company, eBlocker, has debuted the eBlocker 2, a next generation device that anonymizes a user’s online identity, blocks data collectors and tracking ads and helps prevent children from accessing inappropriate content by connecting it to the home router. </p>