Dennis Sellers

<p>Adobe has unveiled the next generation of Creative Cloud, including four new applications: Adobe XD CC for experience design, Adobe Dimension CC for 2D to 3D compositing, Character Animator CC for 2D animation, and a cloud-based photography service, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC. </p>

<p>The Spanish bank CaixaBank can now use Apple Pay, the bank noted in a <a target="_blank" href="https://blog.caixabank.es/ca/2017/10/descobreix-com-funciona-apple-pay.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">blog post</a>. It’s the country's third-largest lender by market value and with 6,631 branches to serve its 13.2 million customers, CaixaBank has the most extensive branch network in the Spanish market.</p>

<p>Apple and GE have announced a partnership to deliver industrial apps designed to bring predictive data and analytics from Predix, GE’s industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform, to the iPhone and iPad. The two companies unveiled a new Predix software development kit (SDK) for iOS, which gives developers the tools to make their own industrial IoT apps.</p>

<p>EDGEtv has launched its <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id1283005809?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">adventure lifestyle entertainment network</a> and it’s available on the Apple TV (as well as via iPhone and Android apps).</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,792,013) for “interface scanning for disabled users.” It involves improved input devices and methods for physically-impaired users. </p>

<p>With macOS High Sierra, you can browse the web without being tracked thanks to the new version of the Safari web browser, which uses WebKit, a layout engine software component for rendering web pages in web browsers.</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’s universal search feature for the fourth-generation Apple TV <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/17/apple-search-tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer">now supports:</a> BBC America (US); Classix (US, Australia, Canada); Oxygen (US); 9Now (Australia); Apple Music (UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, Norway, Sweden); SBS (Australia); tenplay (Australia); CBC (Canada); FX Now (Canada); Tou.TV (Canada); Treehouse (Canada); Hopster (France); OCS (France); C More (Norway, Sweden); Viaplay (Norway, Sweden).</p>

<p>Other World Computing (OWC) has announced new <a target="_blank" href="https://www.owcdigital.com/products/aura-pro-x" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aura Pro X SSDs</a>, integrating the latest NVME, 3D MLC, and SLC NAND for data performance of up to 1600MB/s with exceptional power efficiencies. They work with most 2013 and later Macs.</p>

<p>WaterField Designs has announced the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfbags.com/products/ranger-iphone-x-case" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ranger iPhone X case</a>, a modern take on the traditional holster. With magnetic closing systems that use Neodymium rare-earth magnets, it attaches securely to clothing, belts, work vests or straps.  </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flashphoner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flashphoner</a>, a developer of streaming video systems, has released an update of its Web Call Server 5 media server to work with Safari 11 on iOS and macOS High Sierra. </p>

<p>Future iPhones and iPads may have small displays on their sides in addition to the main display. And Apple Watch bands could also offer additional display info.</p>

<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.greenpeace.org/greenerguide" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>2017 Guide to Greener Electronics</em></a> was released today by Greenpeace USA, with rankings of 17 of the world's leading consumer electronics companies on sustainable manufacturing and design of IT products. Apple received a B-.</p>

<p>Yesterday <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/10/16/only-47000-iphone-xs-reportedly-produced-in-the-first-batch-from-foxconn" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>DigiTimes</em> </a>claimed that Apple manufacturer Foxconn has begun shipping iPhone X devices out of China, but the first batch “only” totals around 47,000. Foxconn has ramped up its iPhone X output from 100,000 to 400,000 per week, but supply still lags behind demand, the article adds. </p>

<p>Hey, Apple, I’m awaiting a Magic Keyboard with backlighting and a Touch Bar for use with my iMac. While I’m waiting, the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kanex.com/multisync-mini-mac-keyboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kanex MultiSync Premium Slim Keyboard for Mac & iOS</a> will do, at least for the backlighting part.</p>