Dennis Sellers

<p> Apple has announced a partnership with Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) to create new renewable energy generation to power Apple’s new global data command center. The photovoltaic solar power plant will feed clean power into SRP’s grid that supports the Apple facility, producing up to 151 million kilowatt-hours a year.</p>

<p>Chomp Chomp Apps has introduced <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/square-borne-farm-free-fun/id1148705189" rel="noopener noreferrer">Square Borne Farm 1.0</a>. It’s a physics puzzle adventure in which players choose from a variety of cute characters to play through over 100 levels. Players can compete with their friends through leaderboards and achievements. Square Borne Farm is free, but does tout in-app purchases.</p>

<p>During the first weekend of sales, the iPhone 7 grabbed 1% of the device market share, while the iPhone 7 Plus accounts for .2%. That’s about on par with the adoption rate of earlier Apple smartphone models, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://info.localytics.com/blog/after-first-weekend-of-sales-iphone-7-7-plus-show-similar-adoption-to-previous-models" rel="noopener noreferrer">Localytics</a>.</p>

<p>Apple may sell up to 100 million iPhone 7s by the end of the year thanks to better-than-expected initial sales, <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-to-halt-galaxy-note-7-sales-and-replace-phones-following-battery-explosions/">likely a direct result of rival Samsung's recall of the Galaxy Note 7</a>, according to a report from South Korean analysts.</p>

<p>Apple is investigating an iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus issue that can result in the loss of cellular service after turning off Airplane Mode on the devices, according to internal documents obtained by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macrumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors.</a></p>

<p>With iOS 10, it’s easier to find folks in your photos. In the Photos app, there’s a section of the app called “People.” </p>

<p>Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak will keynote <a href="http://postgresvision.com/">Postgres Vision 2016</a>, the international conference for technology and industry visionaries to explore the future of enterprise Postgres, open source, entrepreneurship, and innovation.  Postgres Vision will be held Oct. 11-13, 2016, at the iconic Innovation Hangar (iHangar) in the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco. Registration is $99.</p>

<p>iOS 10 requires you to physically press the home button to unlock your devices, instead of just making contact for the Touch ID fingerprint scanner as before.</p>

<p>Need to take your super-sized iMac on the road? The $655 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tenba.com/products/transport-air-case-for-computer-equipment-27-apple-imac-w-wheels.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transport 27-inch iMac w/Wheels Air Case</a> is for you.</p>

<p>Spiderweb Software has released the Mac version of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/avadon3/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Avadon 3: The Warborn</a>, the final chapter in the Avadon Trilogy. It’s a retro fantasy role-playing game full of battles, lands to conquer, and more.</p>

<p>128bit Technologies has released Premium Fonts 7.0. It features new webfont versions to the fonts in the Premium Fonts collection, as well as a PDF sample book of all the font families. </p>

<p>Retrospect, Inc., makers of Retrospect Backup & Recovery software, has announced cloud storage support for Dropbox with integration with the latest release of Retrospect's hybrid data protection solution. </p>

<p>Epson America has unveiled the $149.99, next-generation <a target="_blank" href="http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?UseCookie=yes&sku=C11CF50201&UseCookie=yes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Expression Premium XP-640 Small-in-One</a>. The printer delivers superior photo quality, auto 2-sided printing for added convenience, and the ability to print 4” x 6” photos in as fast as 20 seconds. </p>

<p>StarTech has released a $260 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.startech.com/uk/Cards-Adapters/Laptop-docking-stations/thunderbolt-3-laptop-dock~TB3DK2DPWUE" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thunderbolt 3 docking station</a> with dual 4K 60Hz display support. It will harness the raw speed of Thunderbolt 3 by supporting two uncompressed 4K 60Hz (3840 x 2160p) displays or a single 5K 60Hz (5120 x 2880p) display, three USB 3.0 devices, Gigabit Ethernet, and stereo audio in/out.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.twelvesouth.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twelve South</a> has launched the HiRise 2, a refined version of its iPhone charging stand. The new model sports a new design, new colors and new functionality. </p>