Dennis Sellers

<p>Finder has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.finder.com/uk/twitter-android-vs-iphone" rel="noopener noreferrer">completed research </a>into online smartphone sentiment and found some very interesting results. After analyzing over 110,000 tweets mentioning “iPhone” or “Android,” the customer service site found that Apple’s smartphone was tweeted about 1.3 times more and received a 1:1 ratio of positive and negative tweets.</p>

<p>Apple and Samsung fought in California federal court Thursday over what test a jury should use to calculate damages if a judge grants Samsung’s bid for a new trial in a $400 million smartphone patent war between the tech giants, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/973797/samsung-apple-spar-over-new-patent-trial-s-damages-test?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Law360</em></a>.</p>

<p>Apple plans to offer Apple Pencil compatible iPhones “as early as 2019,” according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20171013000757" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Investor</em></a>, quoting unnamed “industry sources.” Currently for iPad Pros only, the stylus … er, pencil … debuted in 2016.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <em><a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/12/apple-predicted-to-ditch-fingerprint-recognition-in-2018-iphone-lineup" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a></em> — KGI Securities analysts Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple will completely abandon its Touch ID capacitive fingerprint recognition system in favor of the “depth-sensing technology when it introduces next year's iPhone lineup.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 20170294108) for a “self adapting alert device” that would allow an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch to autonomously adapt one or more user alerts to the current operating environment of the gadget.</p>

<p>With macOS High Sierra, you can turn your Live Photos into fun videos you can share. You can click Loop for continuous action, or jump backwards and forwards with Bounce. </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’s ARKit has been installed more than three million times through a host of ARKit-powered apps and games since iOS 11 launched on Sept. 19, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://sensortower.com/blog/top-arkit-apps" rel="noopener noreferrer">a new report</a> from Sensor Tower.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.moviesanywhere.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Movies Anywhere</a> has launched in the U.S. with five Hollywood studios and four digital retailers on board. Apple’s iTunes is among the digital retailers.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yalehome.com%2Fen%2Fyale%2Fyalehome%2F&esheet=51697736&newsitemid=20171012005100&lan=en-US&anchor=Yale+Locks+%26+Hardware&index=1&md5=d26cf9fc9bacdf0baa1f1e300cea11b9" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yale Locks & Hardware</a> says its Assure Lock family is now Apple HomeKit compatible. The new Yale iM1 Network Module, which provides support for the Apple Home app and Siri, will be available for purchase as of Oct. 16 in major retail stores in the U.S. and Canada.</p>

<p>Apple has been granted a patent (number 20170293727) for a “user device” for “intelligent blood pressure monitoring.” The patent mentions Macs, iPhones, and iPads as the user device. </p>

<p>Apple has finally been given permission by Ireland's High Court to build a new data centre in Athenry, County Galway, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apples-irish-data-centre-approved-2017-10?r=UK&IR=T" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Business Insider</em></a>.</p>

<p>U.S. industry groups representing Apple, IBM and other tech firms blame China’s rules on inbound investment for infringing the intellectual property rights of American companies, according to the <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2114824/apple-and-ibm-among-us-tech-giants-blame-chinese" rel="noopener noreferrer">South China Morning Post</a></em>.</p>

<p><a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.piperjaffray.com&esheet=51697560&newsitemid=20171011005804&lan=en-US&anchor=Piper+Jaffray+Companies&index=1&md5=6c431da78fd3e58589c19fdd9a45308b">Piper Jaffray Companies</a>, an investment bank and asset management firm, completed its 34rd semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens research survey, which highlights spending trends and brand preferences amongst 6,100 teens across 44 U.S. states. Among the findings: 82% of teens expect their next phone to be an iPhone, which is up from 81% in spring 2017, and more importantly, the highest ever seen in the survey.</p>

<p>Sonnet Technologies has unveiled the Allegro USB-C PCIe card, a two-port USB-C 3.1 adapter card that enables data transfers from connected devices at speeds up to 960 MB/s. </p>