Dennis Sellers

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The data belonging to China-based iCloud users which includes emails and text messages, is now being stored by a division of China Telecom, the state-owned telco, reports <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/17/apples-icloud-user-data-in-china-is-now-handled-by-a-state-owned-mobile-operator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,024,876) for “pedestrian velocity estimation.” It involves the tech that allows your Apple Watch to tell you how fast you’re moving.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Missing or lost the only copy of pictures and need to get 'em back? Then you need <a href="http://www.stellarphotorecoverysoftware.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery</a> for the Mac (macOS 10.12 and higher). It allows you to recover digital photos, audio and music files, movie or video clips, and other multimedia files.</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 today's picks.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple has seeded the third public beta of macOS Mojave, which was previewed in June at the Worldwide Developer Conference.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">mophie has announced a range of universal power solutions for the iPhone, iPad, and AirPods exclusively at Apple Stores and <a href="http://apple.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple.com</a>. The lineup includes the $59.95 <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/powerstation-apple-lightning-smart-phones-tablets" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">powerstation</a>, $99.95 <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/powerstation-xxl-apple-lightning-smart-phones-tablets" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">powerstation XXL</a>, $79.99 <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/powerstation-plus-apple-lightning-6k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">powerstation plus</a>, and $99.95 <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/powerstation-plus-xl-apple-lightning-10k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">powerstation plus XL</a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Future iOS and perhaps macOS devices may allow you to control some user interface elements with your eyes. Apple has been granted (another) patent (number 10,025,380) with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for “electronic devices with gaze detection.” One of the goals is to preserve battery life.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Feral Interactive has announced that LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 will launch on macOS with support for gamepads this summer.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">App Store and Google Play users spent a combined $34.4 billion on mobile apps and games in the first half of this year, according to Sensor Tower <a href="https://sensortower.com/solutions/store-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Store Intelligence</a> estimates. This figure represents a year-over-year increase of 27.8% over the first half of 2017, when consumers spent a combined $26.9 billion on both stores.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A former Apple employee, Xialang Zhang, accused of illegally downloading the tech giant's proprietary information related to self-driving cars (the rumored “Apple Car,” pictured in fanciful mock-ups) before taking a job with a Chinese self-driving car company pled not guilty in California federal court Monday to trade secret theft, according to <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1063885/ex-apple-engineer-denies-stealing-self-driving-car-ip?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Director Steven Spielberg’s latest popcorn film, “Ready Player One” is now available on iTunes to buy or rent. And when I say “popcorn film,” that’s not a criticism because I love a good popcorn flick.</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 today's picks.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Yesterday I showed you how to <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/7/16/how-to-sign-up-for-apples-beta-software-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">enroll in Apple’s Beta Software Program</a>. But you may decide you don’t want to participate any more. If so, you can “unenroll” your Mac.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.</p>