Dennis Sellers

<p>According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.strategyanalytics.com/access-services/devices/mobile-phones/emerging-devices/market-data/report-detail/smartphone-artificial-intelligence-technologies-global-forecast-2010-to-2022#.We35dnb_phE" rel="noopener noreferrer">one out of every three smartphones sold worldwide this year</a> will use artificial intelligence (AI) to power virtual assistants. The research group says that Google leads in AI-powered smartphones (45.9%) with Apple’s iPhone a close second (41.1%) — for now.</p>

<p>Checkout.com, an international online payments company, says it will bring Apple Pay to its customers in the UAE. Already offered in Europe for Checkout.com customers, Apple Pay is now available in the UAE (United Arab Emirates), the first country in the Middle East to accept the mobile payment system.</p>

<p>Apple has acquired or at least hired some talent away from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.invisage.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">InVisage</a>, a developer of QuantumFilm camera sensors, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.ca/2017/10/invisage-acquired-by-apple.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Image Sensors World</em></a> (as noted by<em> </em><a target="_blank" href="http://MacRumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>MacRumors.com</em></a>), citing two unnamed sources. The article claims the deal was finalized in July. </p>

<p>Apple has brought on board BBC and Channel 4 executive Jay Hunt, the company’s first high-profile broadcasting executive hire outside of the U.S., the <em>Financial Times</em> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ft.com/content/cf217f08-b926-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589?mhq5j=e5" rel="noopener noreferrer">reports</a>. She will start at Apple in January 2018 and be part of the team with a $1 billion budget for original content creation, the article adds. </p>

<p>Apple is allowing suppliers to reduce the accuracy — “if only a little” — of Face ID to speed up production of the iPhone X, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-25/inside-apple-s-struggle-to-get-the-iphone-x-to-market-on-time" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>, quoting unnamed sources.</p>

<p>Graphic Node has introduced DesiGN Market - Templates, a macOS utility that offers packed with productivity and graphics templates designed for a variety of productivity suites and image editing applications. </p>

<p>Low iPhone 8/8 Plus sales? What low sales? LG Display’s third quarter financial report <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lg-display-results/lg-display-third-quarter-profit-surges-on-year-end-demand-for-tvs-mobile-devices-idUSKBN1CU00C?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">hints at stronger sales</a> of the smartphone than estimated. The Apple supplier and world’s largest LCD panel provider reported an 80% growth in profits in the quarter. </p>

<p>Although the Apple Watch Series 3 offers decent battery life, sometimes you may still find yourself running out of juice. In that case, you’ll want to switch to Power Reserve mode.</p>

<p>It’s easy to find the email you need in macOS High Sierra. When you use the Mail in full screen , new messages automatically open in split view, so it’s easy to refer to other messages in your inbox as you write. </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 has bought Auckland technology company PowerbyProxi, an Auckland, New Zealand tech company, for an undisclosed sum, according to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/98190457/apple-buys-nzs-powerb-proxi" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Stuff</em> report</a>. Apple engineering chief Dan Riccio says the "team will be a great addition as Apple works to create a wireless future,” the article adds. </p>

<p><em>AWT </em>contributing editor, Marty Edwards, and his wife Ruby are at the JAMF conference in Minnesota and will be reporting on it with frequent updates.</p>

<p>Apple says it will have a limited supply of iPhone X models for walk-in customers on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m. local time. If supply is as limited as I suspect, you might want to camp out in front of your local store — today!</p>

<p>Apple places number six on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-partnership-national-top-100" rel="noopener noreferrer">Green Power Partnership Top 100 list</a>, which represents the largest green power users within the Green Power Partnership.</p>

<p>In case you simply can’t get enough predictions on how many iPhone X units Apple will sell,<em> </em><a target="_blank" href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Apple-to-settle-for-half-its-planned-iPhone-X-shipments-this-year" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Nikkei Asian Review</em></a> — quoting unnamed sources — predicts that only 20 million models of the next gen iPhone will ship this year. That’s about half of what was planned. the article says.</p>