Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Some pundits expect Apple to introduce a (slightly) less expensive model  of the HomePod (the HomePod Mini?), while I’d love to see a higher end, home theater model with Dolby Atmos support (the HomePod Theater?). The tech giant has been granted a patent (number 10,091,583) that shows the company has at least considered the latter.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Students at three universities — Duke University and the Universities of Alabama and Oklahoma — can now use just their iPhone and Apple Watch to get around on and off campus. The Wallet app on these Apple devices adds support for student ID cards, making it more convenient to access everything on campus, says Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Just Mobile’s <a href="https://just-mobile.com/collections/case-screen-protector-for-new-iphones/products/xkin-3d-iphone-xs-max?variant=13815302684714" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Xkin 3D Tempered Glass</a> offers a lot of protection for an iPhone Xs Max. However, be warned that it takes patience to install it, and I found the installation instructions to be confusing.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">macOS Mojave introduces a feature called Stacks, which clears cluttered desktops by automatically organizing files into groups based on file types like images, presentations, PDFs and text documents. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A child abuse <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4951289-iPhone-X-Face-ID-Search-in-Ohio.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">investigation unearthed by </a><a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4951289-iPhone-X-Face-ID-Search-in-Ohio.html"><em>Forbes</em></a><em> </em>includes the first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect's iPhone. That's by any police agency anywhere in the world, not just in America.</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 macOS was up, but iOS was down last month.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple’s Everyone Can Create curriculum is now <a href="http://apple.co/everyonecancreate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">available on Apple Books</a>. It teaches students to develop and communicate ideas through drawing, music, video and photos on an iPad. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As of today, Apple’s iTunes Affiliate Program is no longer available. However, <a href="https://t.yesware.com/tt/43f55562feade6577d0ca701cbdea5643f555225/1ea0c1ec720fc62f11d49d72394842b0/5e7a493e4850be7153d9166c851f7e7e/setapp.com/news/alternative-to-itunes-affiliate-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Setapp has announced its Affiliate Program</span></a>, which offers a way to receive revenue from macOS apps.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Following the news of Apple discontinuing its photo print services on Sept. 30, 2018, Mimeo Photos says it will continue to offer users the same end product that customers have received with Apple.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.TemkinGroup.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Temkin Group</a> has released a new research report "<em>Net Promoter Score Benchmark Study, 2018</em>" based on a study of 10,000 U.S. consumers and the companies they most recommend. Apple is near the top of the list.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Since Apple’s AirPower wireless charger has been delayed again (some folks are saying it’s delayed forever), it’s time to look at other options. And there are lots of ‘em out there.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/28/apple-said-to-be-working-on-fixing-aggressive-skin-smoothing-in-iphone-xs-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">is reportedly working</a>  to solve complaints about excessive smoothing in photos shot with the iPhone XS front-facing camera, which can make images seem fake or even out of focus.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Scosche’s $59.99 <a href="https://www.scosche.com/qi-dash-window-mount-wireless-charging" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MagicMount PRO CHARGE</a> is one of the latest in the company’s cool line of MagicMount line of magnetic, cradle-less mobile device mounts, and is designed for vehicles.</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;">Apple convinced a federal appeals court on Friday to throw out a $234 million damages award in favor of the University of Wisconsin’s patent licensing arm for infringing the school’s patent on computer processing technology, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-decision-patent/apple-wins-reversal-in-univ-of-wisconsin-patent-case-idUSKCN1M81TV" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Reuters</em></a>.</p>