Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple will set up two Mac Labs at the AR Rahman-founded KM Music Conservatories (KMMC) based in Chennai and the upcoming campus in Mumbai, India, reports <em><a target="_blank" href="http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/apple-music-joins-hands-with-rahman-to-set-up-2-mac-labs-in-india-4885077/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Indian Express</a></em>. </p>

<p>ABI Research's Teardown Service has uncovered that Apple is using a Qualcomm modem in the Apple Watch Series 3, “reinforcing Qualcomm's leadership in modem design.”</p>

<p>Google is the preferred employer among tech professionals in the United States, ranking first place in the inaugural <a target="_blank" href="http://insights.dice.com/ideal-employer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dice Ideal Employer report</a>. Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook complete the Dice Ideal Employer top five.</p>

<p>Discover says cardmembers can now redeem Cashback Bonus for a statement credit through Apple Pay. The company is the first major credit card issuer to offer the ability to redeem rewards after a purchase through Apple’s mobile payment service, says Szabolcs Paldy, vice president of e-business for Discover.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,785,258) for an ambidextrous mouse configured for both left and right handed use with a Mac. </p>

<p>Fluance’s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fluance.com/fi50-two-way-high-performance-wireless-bluetooth-wood-speaker-system-black-ash" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fi50 Bluetooth Speaker</a> is a wireless audio solution that blends elegance with excellent sound in a reasonably priced package (now $199.99, down from the original price of $299.99).</p>

<p>It’s easy to organize your photos in macOS High Sierra. Start by, of course, launching the Photos app.</p>

<p>The Universal Clipboard feature in macOS High Sierra and iOS 11 allows you to copy content, including text, images, photos and video from one Apple device and paste it in another. That includes copying files between Macs.</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>Another day, another lawsuit. Non-practicing entity Ironworks Patents has filed a lawsuit against Apple, hoping to claim up to 12.5 cents per iPhone for U.S. patents originally belonging to Sony and Nokia, reports <em><a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/10/patent-holding-firm-picks-up-sony-nokia-ip-files-suit-against-apple" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInside</a>r</em>.</p>

<p>The keynote for MacTech Conference will be Trammell Hudson of Thunderstrike and Magic Lantern fame. He’s a programmer and reverse engineer who focuses on low-level software and hardware security. </p>

<p>Apple is eyeing a reboot of Steven Spielberg’s <em>Amazing Stories</em> as one of its first series in its foray into original programming under Jamie Erlicht & Zack Van Amburg, heads of the newly formed worldwide video programming division, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://deadline.com/2017/10/steven-spielberg-amazing-stories-reboot-pickup-apple-1202185557/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Deadline</em></a>.</p>

<p>The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/09/the-average-american-household-owns-more-than-two-apple-products.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC All-America Economic Survey</a> finds that 64% of Americans now own an Apple product, up from 50% when the question was last asked five years ago. The average American household reports owning 2.6 Apple products, up by a full Apple product from the 2012 survey.</p>

<p>Carving Technologies has introduced Me-On-A-Pumpkin, pumpkin carving stencil creation software for macOS. </p>

<p>A self-adjusting band for the Apple Watch, anyone? It’s possible. Apple has filed for a patent (number 9,781,984) for “dynamic fit adjustment for wearable electronic devices.”</p>