Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple wants to move its original video content division to Culver Studios, a place with a long history in the Hollywood film industry, according to the subscription-based <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/09/01/apple-said-to-be-eyeing-culver-studios-as-homebase-for-hollywood-production-push" rel="noopener noreferrer">Financial Times</a>. Although the location has 13 sound stages suitable for both TV and feature films, Apple is primarily looking for office space, the article adds.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/blog/2017/totally-wireless-earbuds-bring-the-loud-to-stereo-headphone-sales/" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPD</a> says 900,000 wireless headphone units were sold in the U.S. so far this year with AirPods leading the market.</p>

<p>Sonnet Technologies has introduced a new version of its <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fusiontb3pcieflashdrive.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">FusionThunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive</a>, a pocket-size solid-state drive (SSD) storage device with Thunderbolt 3 interface.</p>

<p>Feral Interactive has announced that XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, the expansion pack for the 2016 strategy game, XCOM 2, is out available on the Mac. </p>

<p>Future Macs may adjust their audio depending on where you’re sitting or standing — and based on how many folks are in a room. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170249122) for “devices with enhanced audio.”</p>

<p>Oryx Digital's Hyper Plan is a planning solution for macOS (10.8 and higher) and Windows. It allows anyone to easily create cards with user-defined properties, such as status, priority, assigned to and budget.</p>

<p>Okay, folks, calm down. The results of a new <a target="_blank" href="https://lendedu.com/blog/millennials-anxiety-not-having-cell-phone" rel="noopener noreferrer">LendEDU poll </a>that surveyed 7,076 millennials (those born between 1982 and 2004) showed that a clear majority (69%) of millennials claim to get anxiety when they don't have their phone with them.</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>Apple has entered the net neutrality debate, urging the Trump administration to preserve strong rules that prevent the likes of AT&T, Charter, Comcast, and Verizon from blocking or interfering with web traffic reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.recode.net/2017/8/31/16233606/apple-fcc-tim-cook-net-neutrality-trump-chairman-ajit-pai" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>recode</em></a>.</p>

<p>Barclays, the multinational bank and financial services, thinks says Apple can get more customers to agree to spring for the upcoming “iPhone 8” (which will reportedly start pricing at $999) by bundling one-year subscriptions to services like Apple Music and iCloud, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/31/heres-how-apple-could-get-people-to-buy-a-1000-iphone-barclays.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNBC</em></a>.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.logitech.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Logitech</a> has announced the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fnews%2Fcraft&esheet=51675229&newsitemid=20170831005025&lan=en-US&anchor=CRAFT&index=1&md5=26c2d41bad4da1a941d6dd2970e4cc05" rel="noopener noreferrer">CRAFT</a>, an advanced keyboard, and the MX Sound, a Bluetooth desktop speaker.</p>

<p>This is good news for the Apple Watch: the worldwide wearables market saw positive growth as shipments grew 10.3% year over year, reaching 26.3 million during the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), according to the International Data Corp. <strong>(</strong>IDC<strong>) </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idc.com%2Ftracker%2Fshowproductinfo.jsp%3Fprod_id%3D962&esheet=51676449&newsitemid=20170831005248&lan=en-US&anchor=Worldwide+Quarterly+Wearable+Device+Tracker&index=2&md5=fd067cbf24db9dd12ed77dfcb5d2c658" rel="noopener noreferrer">Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker</a>. </p>

<p>Western Digital has expanded its line of iPhone mobile storage solutions with the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandisk.com%2Fhome%2Fmobile-device-storage%2Fixpand-base&esheet=51676311&newsitemid=20170831005313&lan=en-US&anchor=SanDisk%C2%AE+iXpandTM+Base&index=1&md5=0e831c06d904d3db3573ff6c1fbf5a8d" rel="noopener noreferrer">SanDisk iXpand Base</a>, which offers a way to back-up iPhone photos, videos and contacts. You plug your Apple smartphone into the iXpand Base and content is automatically backed up while it’s charging. </p>

<p>Aircharge has added new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus cases to its range of ‘“Made for iPhone” (MFi) wireless charging accessories, completing the line which already includes iPhone 5/5s/SE/6/6s/6 Plus/6S Plus models.</p>

<p>A smarter watch band will play a crucial role in Apple Watch's future as a personal technology device as they begin to incorporate technology and gain additional importance for wearable computing, Neil Cybart of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aboveavalon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Above Avalon </a>— which is focused on analyzing Apple from a Wall Street and Silicon Valley perspective — said in <a target="_blank" href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/3963814-apple-watchs-future-will-include-smart-watch-bands?auth_param=19ncqg:1bgf0be:fc1c1efec55f54c9373677146d3c313f&uprof=53&dr=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">a 2016 Seeking Alpha article</a>. A newly granted patent shows that Apple is looking into such technology — and is considering taking it beyond the smartwatch.</p>