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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.
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U.S. government questions Apple about its handling of ‘Batterygate’

<p>Apple is facing new questions from U.S. government officials about its handling of “Batterygate”, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-french-officials-question-apple-over-iphone-battery-slowdowns-1515545073" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Wall Street Journal</em></a>. On Tuesday, Sen. John Thune (R., S.D.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, pressed Apple for answers to a series of questions about how the company decided to throttle back iPhone processing performance in phones with older batteries.</p>

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Apple must pay $184 million to HMRC for addition taxes

<p>Apple has to fork over $184 million to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for additional taxes, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ft.com/content/797fd406-f57f-11e7-8715-e94187b3017e" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to</a> the <em>Financial Times</em>. The payment from Apple Europe came after HMRC conducted an "extensive audit" of the company's pre-2015 tax filings.</p>

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‘Variety’: Jimmy Iovine is NOT leaving Apple

<p>Oops, never mind. Even though <a target="_blank" href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8092650/jimmy-iovine-leaving-apple-music-august" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Billboard</em></a> reported that Apple Music exec Jimmy Iovine will depart the tech giant in August, around the time his company shares have fully vested, apparently he’s not leaving. He told <a target="_blank" href="http://variety.com/2018/music/news/jimmy-iovine-refutes-rumors-leaving-apple-1202658511/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Variety</em></a> that he’s committed to staying on the Apple team and helping the company get music streaming right. </p>

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Apple turning over its China cloud operations to a state-owned partner

<p>Apple will hand its China cloud operations over to a state-owned partner Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co. (GCBD) on Feb. 28, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-sets-date-for-china-data-handover-1515578949?mod=rss_Technology" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Wall Street Journal</em></a>.</p>

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You’ll flip for the JBL Flip 2 speaker

<p>I’ve been using the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jbl.com/factory-refurbished/JBL+FLIP+II+SAS.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">JBL Flip 2 </a>portable wireless speaker for a few weeks now, and the first word that comes to mind is "Wow!" If you're in the market for a powerful Bluetooth speaker at a reasonable price, the JBL Flip 2 is where you should look first — especially since the price has been reduced from $99.95 to $69.99.</p>

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News from CES: January 10, 2018

<p>This week the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing in Las Vegas. There are too many announcements to list each one in a separate article, so here are some of today’s highlights:</p>

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PTC applauds Apple’s plans for iOS safeguards for children

<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://kellyoliverpublicrelations.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d%3e4%3b4%40%26JDG%3c%3a2%3f%2c74%3f%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=3956681&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=31378&Action=Follow+Link" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parents Television Council</a> welcomed <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/1/9/apple-plans-to-beef-up-parental-control-features-in-ios" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple’s announcement</a> that the company would provide additional safeguards on its mobile devices for children. The news follows a request by Apple investor Jana Partners LLC and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System to find ways to limit or restrict children’s access to mobile phones, in part, because of their concerns about phone usage on children’s mental health.</p>

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Rumor: Apple plans to invest in LG Innotek

<p>Apple plans to invest in LG Innotek in order to secure a steady supply of 3D sensing modules for this year’s iPhones and iPads, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20180109000879" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Investor</em></a>. The sensing module, which enables a mobile device to capture 3-D data and recognize a user even in a dark environment, is a key component of iPhone X’s facial recognition solution.</p>

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Juniper Research: Apple and Google are bringing social payments to the masses

<p>A new study from <a href="http://www.juniperresearch.com/CMSModules/Newsletters/CMSPages/Redirect.ashx?linkguid=c2cf0483-82c8-4f6c-ad80-5c0e5bb282b3&email=submitnews%40applecentral.com&hash=898d7744c1fb18e3162d64eeaff77c4d3cc1a3b3101c2b7a131d8a324f3f7a58">Juniper Research</a> has found that the global number of registered mobile domestic money transfer users is expected to reach 2.5 billion this year, up from an estimated 1.7 billion in 2016.</p>

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Frontier SmartSDK adds support for Apple AirPlay 2

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.frontiersmart.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frontier Smart Technologies</a> is adding support for AirPlay 2 to its SmartSDK (software development kit). The company is previewing its AirPlay 2 implementation at this year’s CES.</p>

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