Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple retook the lead in the wearable band market in quarter three of 2017, with shipments of 3.9 million, reports the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.canalys.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canalys research grou</a>p. It posted its strongest quarter so far in 2017, thanks to the release of the Apple Watch Series 3. </p>

<p>There are some changes in the user interface of the iPhone X from previous versions of the Apple smartphone. However, they’re not hard to adjust, too, if you have a little patience. </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>A new <a target="_blank" href="http://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/4412/presentation/45220" rel="noopener noreferrer">study</a> by health startup Cardiogram and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) suggests wearables like the Apple Watch, Fitbit and others are able to accurately detect common but serious conditions like hypertension and sleep apnea, as noted by <a target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/13/the-apple-watch-can-accurately-detect-detect-hypertension-and-sleep-apnea-a-new-study-suggests/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>.</p>

<p>Acclivity has released AccountEdge Pro 2018, an upgrade of the small business accounting native desktop software for macOS and Windows. </p>

<p>A Midnight Fog edition of the Nike Apple Watch Cellular + GPS will be available Tuesday, Nov. 14, at nike.com and Nike retail stores for $399. No info yet on whether it will be sold by Apple, as well, though I suspect it will.</p>

<p>Forget the iPhone X; it’s already old news. I want the iPhone Plus.</p>

<p>Qualcomm has rejected Broadcom’s $130 billion takeover bid, contending the offer “dramatically undervalues” the company’s position in mobile technology and comes with “significant regulatory uncertainty,” according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/984284/breaking-qualcomm-spurns-130b-broadcom-takeover-bid-as-too-low?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law 360</em></a>.</p>

<p>Future versions of the not-yet—available Apple HomePod could come with 3D-sensing cameras supporting Face ID, similar to the front-facing technology on the iPhone X, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Apple-supplier-eyes-smart-speakers-with-facial-recognition?page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Nikkei Asian Review</em></a>.</p>

<p>U.S. District Judge William Alsup told Straight Path IP Group at a hearing Thursday that when the Federal Circuit saved its Internet telephone patents from “obliteration,” its decision narrowed the patents’ scope, and the company can’t now “wiggle out” of the appellate ruling, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/983737/apple-cisco-likely-to-nix-straight-path-s-patent-claims?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law 360</em></a>.</p>

<p>Some iPhone X are apparently experiencing "crackling" or "buzzing" sounds coming from the smartphone's front-facing earpiece speaker at high volumes. Over two dozen users have said they are affected in a <a target="_blank" href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-x-crackle-speakers.2084292/" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors discussion topic</a> about the matter, while similar reports have surfaced on <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=iphone%20x%20crackling&src=typd" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/7b5gci/i_love_everything_about_the_iphone_x_except_the/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit</a> since the smartphone launched.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/11/11/iphone-x-iphone-8-plus-production-accelerating-alongside-cutback-in-orders-for-iphone-8" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a> — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that production problems with the iPhone X are over, and about 26 million units of the smartphone should ship in the holiday quarter.</p>

<p>Apimac's iNotepad is an app for macOS that lets you write and manage hundreds (or even thousands) of texts in one single document. With it, you have everything in one place.</p>

<p>Apple has updated Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for macOS to, respectively versions 6.3.1, 7.3.1, and 4.3.1. All offer stability and performance improvements.</p>

<p>iPhone X users on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/7bnann/iphone_x_screen_not_responsive_in_the_cold/" rel="noopener noreferrer">reddit</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-x-display-not-working-on-cold.2086455/" rel="noopener noreferrer">the <em>MacRumors</em> forums</a> have found that their smartphones immediately refuse to recognize some touch input when exposed to cool outdoor temperatures. There’s a software bug causing the issue, which Apple says will be addressed in an upcoming update. Apple issued this statement to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.loopinsight.com/2017/11/09/apples-response-to-iphone-x-screen-cold-weather-responsiveness/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Loop</em></a>: </p>