Dennis Sellers

<p><a href="http://www.xdorialife.com/">X-Doria</a> has unveiled its new line of Revel and Rumble cases for the iPhone 7. The former is a slim snap-on, pocketable case built with co-molded protection. </p>

<p>28bit Technologies has rolled out 1000 OpenType Fonts 4.0 on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macappware.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacAppware website</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1000-opentype-fonts-commercial/id664501556" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac App Store</a>. This font collection includes 240 unique font family styles, with a total of 1,000 fonts in all. </p>

<p>Pixel Film Studios has released <a target="_blank" href="http://store.pixelfilmstudios.com/product/proclone/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProClone</a> for Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. It’s a $29.95 repeating media tool plug-in that allows users to add layers of duplicated footage on top of an original source.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">ChargeTech has launched its PLUG battery pack, which sports 48,000m Ah battery capacity and 250 watts of power.</p>

<p>After announcing the launch of Maps Development Center on May 19, Apple has short-listed 30 engineering students from the city for a 6-month project work before they could be considered for placements some time in April next year, according to the<em> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/apple-offers-project-internships-to-students-for-possible-jobs-at-maps-development-center-116093000818_1.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Standard</a></em>.</p>

<p>Apple and Ireland are preparing appeals to argue that European Union (EU) competition investigators unfairly kept them in the dark during a probe that ended in a record 13 billion-euro ($14.6 billion) tax bill, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-30/apple-irish-said-to-claim-eu-kept-them-in-dark-during-tax-probe?bcomanews=true" rel="noopener noreferrer">reports Bloomberg</a>, quoting unnamed “people with knowledge of their case.”</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>Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 663,000 units in August, an increase of 44,000 units or 7% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20160930PD208.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes</a>.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20160930PD211.html"><em>Digitimes</em></a> reports that Taiwan is one of the next countries in line to get Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payment service, possibly by the end of the year. The country’s CTBC Bank, Cathay United Commercial Bank, E.SUN Commercial Bank and Taishin International Bank are expected to support the service.</p>

<p>Cord-cutters, take note: the CW network has released <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-cw/id491730359?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">a free app</a> that allows all fourth-generation Apple TV owners to watch new episodes of shows on the network for free with no cable authentication or login required. It accompanies the free app for the iPhone and iPad.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.zerodium.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zerodium</a>, a broker of security exploits, is offering $1.5 million for attacks that work against fully patched iPhones and iPads, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/09/1-5-million-bounty-for-iphone-exploits-is-sure-to-bolster-supply-of-0days/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ars Technica</a>. That's triple the size of its previous offer.</p>

<p>Apple is negotiating with Sharp to secure organic LED displays for the next generation of iPhones and iPads, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-30/sharp-to-invest-57-4-billion-yen-in-organic-led-production" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>, quoting an unnamed “person familiar with the matter.” Any OLED supply agreement would depend on the Osaka-based company’s output capacity.</p>

<p>A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that fitness trackers — a category that certainly includes the Apple Watch Series 2 — could hamper your ability to meet your weight loss goals.</p>

<p>You can change the watch faces in watchOS 3 right from your Apple Watch — although it’s easier to do it on your iPhone (but we’ll cover that on Monday).</p>

<p>You can give your iPhone or iPad its own elegant perch with Twelve South's classy HiRise, which is available in a $39.99 standard model and a $59.9 deluxe edition. It's a stylish pedestal of silver brushed metal that works exclusively with the Apple Lightning cable and is small enough to sit anywhere in your home or office. </p>