Dennis Sellers

<p>With AutoFill, Safari can automatically fill in your credit card information, contact information, passwords, and more in the Safari web browser on macOS High Sierra. </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>When it comes to companies that make the most profit per employee, Apple places seventh, Facebook is fourth, and Walmart is 99th, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://fortune.com/global500/list/filtered?profitable=true&sortBy=profits" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fortune's Global 500 list</a> of profitable companies.</p>

<p>The free Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV had the most downloads over seven days of any app in the history of the tvOS App Store, an Amazon spokesperson reportedly <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bestappletv.com/news/amazon-prime-video-app-breaks-apple-tv-download-record/" rel="noopener noreferrer">told BestAppleTV.com</a>. </p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/18/iphone-x-price-premium-fears-overblown-strong-demand-continues-in-us-china" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a> — RBC Capital Markets Amit Daryanani says he compiled a detailed consumer survey in China that shows that demand for the 256GB iPhone X remains strong.</p>

<p>Apple <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-india-prices/apple-ups-iphone-prices-in-india-as-tax-increase-makes-imports-costlier-idUSKBN1EC1NR?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">has increased</a> iPhone prices in India following the government’s import tax increase meant to promote domestic manufacturing. India will <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-tax-imports/india-raises-import-tax-on-cellphones-move-to-hurt-apple-idUSKBN1E911D?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">raise its import tax</a> on electronics to prioritize goods manufactured in the country.</p>

<p>Another day, another lawsuit. Musician Bryan Eich is suing Apple for intentionally deleting records and under-counting downloads and streams on Apple Music in order to pay artists less —or not at all, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/17/apple-music-beats-under-legal-attack-over-third-party-licensing-practices" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a>.</p>

<p>Hope you weren’t expecting AirPods under your Christmas tree (unless Santa has already purchased them). Apple’s wireless ear pods are again in short supply.</p>

<p>At some point Siri, Apple’s personal digital assistant, may whisper to you if you wish. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170358301).</p>

<p>Need to change your email address in macOS High Sierra’s Mail app? It’s easy. With Mail open, click “Mail” in the upper left hand corner of your screen. Click Accounts, then Preferences.</p>

<p>Trouble with fraying Lightning and 30-pin cables? Try the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tudiaproducts.com/klip/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tudio Klip</a>, a two-piece plastic clip that snaps onto Lightning or 30-pin Apple charging cables, protecting the sensitive area of the cable that most frequently frays and splits.</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>There’s a lot happening in the world of Apple news this week. Following are the hottest articles for the week of Dec. 11-15.</p>

<p>Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a space drama from Ronald D. Moore, the developer of the second, acclaimed <em>Battlestar Galactica</em> TV series, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://deadline.com/2017/12/apple-ronald-d-moore-space-drama-series-1202227584/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Deadline</em></a>. The untitled project hails from Sony Pictures Television and Moore’s studio-based Tall Ship Productions.</p>

<p>The European Union’s Grand Court <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/eu-apple-usa-taxavoidance/eu-court-rejects-u-s-intervention-in-apples-irish-15-bln-tax-case-idUSL8N1OF4UC?feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">has rejected</a> an U.S. government request to intervene in Apple’s fight against an EU order on back taxes. The Cupertino, California-based company is appealing an order to pay approximately $15.3 billion in back taxes to Ireland due to illegal tax breaks. </p>