Dennis Sellers

<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 has announced a major update to <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/03/apple-introduces-clips-the-fun-new-way-to-create-expressive-videos-on-ios/">Clips</a>, the free app for iOS that makes it easy to create and share videos using an iPhone or iPad. The upgrade  introduces Selfie Scenes and adds artistic style transfer effects and a redesigned interface.</p>

<p>Apple has released iOS 11.1.1. You can download it on all iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings --> General --> Software Update.  </p>

<p>Americans are so excited about the new iPhone that they would overcome a great deal of inconvenience—and adversity—to lay their hands on one, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.levadata.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">LevaData</a>, a company “that helps global enterprises improve gross margins by reducing supply chain costs.” I’m assuming the “new iPhone” is the iPhone X, but LevaData doesn’t specify.</p>

<p>It was rumored last month, but now it’s apparently happened: Apple has acquired <a target="_blank" href="http://www.invisage.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">InVisage Technologies</a>, a developer of QuantumFilm camera sensors, eports <a target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/09/apple-has-acquired-imaging-sensor-startup-invisage-technologies/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>.</p>

<p>Lynn University has been selected as an Apple Distinguished School for 2017–2019 for its iPad-powered learning program. This marks the third consecutive time that Lynn has been named as a Distinguished School for continuous innovation in learning, teaching and its environment and for showing documented results of academic accomplishment.</p>

<p>Apple’s iPhone 8 Plus out-shipped the iPhone 8 in the third quarter (Q3) of 2017, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.canalys.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canalys</a>. The research group says the iPhone 7 was the world’s best-shipping smartphone in the  quarter with 13 million units shipped. </p>

<p>A new report from the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.trendforce.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">TrendForce </a>estimates that the iPhone production volume for the fourth quarter will reach 81 million units with the iPhone X accounting for 33% of the total. The research group expects a “surge” of iPhone X production that will last through the first half of 2018, which will help Apple unseat Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone maker.</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170324261) for a single piece iPhone case with a battery and a hinge that would allow the device to last longer without recharging. The hinge could be bent outward, allowing users to slip the smartphone into the case. </p>

<p>The Visitor Center at Apple's new Apple Park campus (the “spaceship campus”) will open to the public on Friday, Nov. 17, according to an internal email that Apple sent out to employees. The date is also listed on a sign at Apple Park that was <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/iGrahamC/status/928367381319098368" rel="noopener noreferrer">shared</a> on Twitter.</p>

<p>Apple has announced the global expansion of its Everyone Can Code initiative to more than 20 colleges and universities outside of the U.S. These schools will now offer the App Development with Swift Curriculum, a full-year course designed by Apple engineers and educators to teach coding and app design to students of all levels and backgrounds. </p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.edifier.com/us/en/speakers/mp200">Edifier MP200</a> packs impressive audio punch even though it’s small enough to sit in the palm of your hand. And it won’t break the bank at a price tag of $34.99. Of course, at the low price it has its limitations. </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>Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s dramatic series exploring the behind-the-scenes action of daily morning shows and its players, has officially been ordered to series by Apple for two seasons, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://ew.com/tv/2017/11/08/jennifer-aniston-reese-witherspoon-series-apple/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Entertainment Weekly</em></a>. Witherspoon and Aniston will both star in and executive-produce the untitled project.</p>

<p>Apple is working on a redesigned, “high-end iPad” (which, I assume, means an iPad Pro) for 2018 that incorporates iPhone X features such as slimmer edges and Face I.D., reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-08/apple-is-said-to-plan-2018-ipad-redesign-with-facial-recognition" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>, quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter.”</p>