Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s iPhone sales are set to dip by around a quarter in India’s holiday season fourth quarter, putting them on course for the first full-year fall in four years, industry <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-india/india-iphone-sales-to-fall-for-first-time-in-four-years-researcher-idUSKCN1N80CX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">research firm Counterpoint</a> says.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-reaffirms-support-for-paris-climate-agreement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNET</em> reports</a> that Apple has reaffirmed its commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change with Lisa Jackson, Apple's head of environment, policy and social initiatives, told an arena full of tech leaders telling the Web Summit in Lisbon that the tech giant can continue to profit while being environmentally responsible.  </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Another day, another lawsuit. As reported by <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/11/05/apple-targeted-in-new-patent-infringement-lawsuit-over-video-processing-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, a company called Dynamic Data Technologies is suing Apple, claiming the tech giant has infringed on 11 patents related to video streaming, processing, and optimization.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has released watchOS 5.1.1. You can install it by using the Watch app on your iPhone.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The latest smartphone operating system data from <a href="http://www.kantarworldpanel.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kantar Worldpanel Comtech</a> shows a mixed picture for Android, which while losing ground to iOS in the U.S. has made significant gains across the five main European markets in the three months ending in September. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">olloclip has announced its new Pro Series and Intro Series of lenses, offering more choices for both enthusiast and casual smartphone photographers to change their field of view. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">HYPER by Shano Corp. has announced the HyperDrive USB-C Hub for the new iPad Pros. It connects directly to the tablet to add six additional ports: 4K HDMI, 35mm audio jack, SD, micro SD, USB-A 3.0, and USB-C power delivery.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The $39.95 <a href="https://www.otterbox.com/en-us/iphone-xs-max/traction-series-case/apl78-iphp18.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Otterbox Traction</a> is aptly named: it offers the most “traction” and is the “grippiest” iPhone case I’ve ever tested. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.hylamobile.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HYLA Mobile</span></a>, a provider of software technology and services for mobile device trade-ins and reuse solutions, says that ver $627 million was returned to U.S. consumers in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 thanks to mobile device trade-ins. This is an increase of 51% from Q2 2018, which saw $414 million returned to U.S. consumers from trade-ins.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If there are certain apps that you'll always use the moment you start up your Mac, you can set ‘em up to automatically log-in via System Preferences. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Forget 2018 and 2019 iPhones; let’s look ahead to 2020 models. According to a <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90261969/source-apples-first-5g-iphone-will-arrive-in-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Fast Company</em> </a>report, Apple plans to use Intel’s 8161 5G modem chip in its 2020 smartphones.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple's legal team argued in a recent federal filing that the tech giant has no idea what "ideological diversity" means, in hopes that it wouldn't have to consider diverse candidates for its board of directors, according to the National Center's Free Enterprise Project, which focuses on shareholder activism and the confluence of big government and big business.</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;">As noted by<em> </em><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/11/01/initial-2018-macbook-air-benchmarks-show-modest-improvement-over-2017-macbook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>, new <a href="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/compare/10565877?baseline=10565877" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tests</a> from the Geekbench benchmarking service show Apple's new MacBook Air outperforming last year's 12-inch MacBook with Intel Core i5 processor, but falling short of the same model with a Core i7 CPU.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Laura Newell has departed Apple to go to work for Collective Health, a company with a workforce health management system that boasts more than 120,000 members and 30 enterprise clients.</p>