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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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News from CES: January 9, 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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French prosecutor investigating Apple for ‘planned obsolescence’

<p>A French prosecutor has launched a preliminary investigation of Apple over alleged deception and planned obsolescence of its products following a complaint by a consumer organization, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-france-investigation/french-prosecutor-launches-probe-into-apple-planned-obsolescence-judicial-source-idUSKBN1EX27V" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Reuters</em></a>. The investigation will be led by French consumer fraud watchdog DGCCRF, part of the Economy Ministry.</p>

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GBH Insights: expect Apple’s HomePod to arrive in 4-6 weeks

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/08/homepod-launch-date-gbh/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>9to5Mac</em></a> — GBH Insights says it expects Apple’s HomePod to arrive in 4-6 weeks, but that it will face an uphill climb as it seeks to compete with competitors such as Amazon and Google’s Alphabet division. The research group writes: </p>

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Sorry, but you can’t double dip with Apple’s iPhone battery replacement program

<p>Though Apple is offering $29 battery replacements to any customer with an iPhone 6 or newer regardless of diagnostic test results, this policy can only be taken advantage of once, according to new fine print on its <a target="_blank" href="https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/pricing" rel="noopener noreferrer">iPhone service pricing</a> page — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macrumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors</em></a>.</p>

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News from CES: January 8, 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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Some Apple shareholders want Apple to ‘think differently about kids’

<p>As noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/18/01/07/shareholders-ask-apple-to-study-impact-of-iphone-addiction-on-young-users" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInside</em>r</a>, a couple of Apple shareholders have issued an open letter asking the company to study the impact of heavy smartphone use by children and teenagers, as well as offer more parental restrictions on iPhones. The letter, <a target="_blank" href="https://thinkdifferentlyaboutkids.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">shared online</a> by Jana Partners and the California State Teachers' Retirement System, says , in part: </p>

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Federal judge sanctions Apple for $300,000 in ongoing brouhaha with Qualcomm

<p>A federal magistrate judge in California said Friday he’ll sanction Apple to the tune of $300,000 for missing a document production deadline in antitrust suits brought against Qualcomm by the Federal Trade Commission and a putative class of cellphone buyers, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/999185/apple-hit-with-300k-sanction-in-qualcomm-antitrust-row?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>

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The iPhone 8 tops the 2017 MMNPL survey

<p>The 2017 Memorable New Product Launch (MMNPL) survey, conducted by<a target="_blank" href="http://www.schneiderpr.com/launch-pr/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Schneider Associates</a> and<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sentientdecisionscience.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Sentient Decision Science</a>, ranked the top 10 product launches consumers recognize as most memorable. Topping the list is the iPhone 8. Yep, the 8, not the 10.</p>

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