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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.
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The Drobo 5C is a great product for local storage and back-up

<p>I’ve long argued that the “cloud” is fine for storing and backing up data — as long as you also have a local copy. Sorry, Apple, but I’m simply not wiling to trust you — or any company with safeguarding all my valuable data. Which is why the newly introduced <a href="http://drobo.com/">Drobo 5C</a> with USB-C connectivity is a great product.</p>

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Study: Apple tops list of biggest tax-avoiders using tax shelters abroad

<p>According to a <a href="http://www.uspirg.org/sites/pirg/files/reports/USP%20ShellGames%20Oct16%201.2_FINAL.pdf">new study</a> authored by researchers from Citizens for Tax Justice, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, 73% of U.S. Fortune 500 firms — more than 300 corporate giants — have money stashed in tax shelters abroad, including the Netherlands and Bermuda. Five of the top 10 biggest tax-avoiders — ranked by dollar amount held offshore — are big tech companies, with Apple ranked as No. 1 and Microsoft at No. 3.</p>

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Universal search for the fourth gen Apple TV comes to more countries

<p>Apple has brought its universal search feature for the fourth-generation Apple TV to five new countries and has added more supported services in the U.S. and Australia, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/04/apple-tvs-universal-search-comes-to-five-more-countries-expands-in-us-australia" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>.</p>

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Apple Pay comes to Russia

<p>Apple Pay <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-applepay-idUSKCN1240AX" rel="noopener noreferrer">has launched in Russia</a>, making it the 10th country to support Apple’s mobile payment service. It will initially operate in Russia with partners Sberbank and MasterCard.</p>

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Apple is granted another patent for a gesture-based interface for the Mac

<p>Apple has been granted ye another patent (number 9,449,758) for a “three dimensional user interface session control using depth sensors” that hints at a Mac user interface that utilizes gesture controls in much the same manner its <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2016/8/11/leap-motion-control-is-intriguing-and-fun-but-not-quite-ready-for-prime-time?rq=Leap">Leap Motion’s Leap control device.</a></p>

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Blast Baseball 360 swings for the fences, but only scores a single

<p>With the fall softball season here, I had high hopes that the $149.95 <a target="_blank" href="https://blastmotion.com/products/baseball/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand%7CBMM&utm_term=%2BBlast%20%2BMotion&utm_content=Core" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blast Baseball 360</a> might help me improve my swing and up my on-base percentage. But so far the experience has been inconsistent. I’m not having a blast (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun). </p>

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It’s time for an Apple laptop with LTE support

<p>It’s time for a Mac laptop with LTE support. Having 4G LTE in a laptop is nothing new and there's no obvious reason why at least some models of the MacBook Pro, MacBook, or MacBook Air (if it lives on past this month) shouldn’t offer this capability. </p>

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AWT News Update: October 3, 2016

<p>Podcasts branded “Spoken Editions,” short-form programs that offer listeners an audio version of the publisher’s written content, are down available at iTunes. They allow you to “read” your favorite website or hear the news when you’re doing other things.</p>

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iPhone 7/7 Plus is already more popular than the iPhone SE

<p>The iPhone 7/7 Plus is already more popular than the iPhone SE, and is close to overtaking the iPhone 4 and 4s lineup, according to a new report from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.localytics.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Localytics</a> as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/03/newly-launched-iphone-7-lineup-already-tracked-at-36-of-all-apple-handsets-in-use" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>.</p>

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Analyst: Apple Watch sales in 2016 will be less than in 2015

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-watch-sales-kgi-securities-ming-chi-kuo-2016-10" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business Insider</a> — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple could sell fewer Apple Watches in 2016 than it did in 2015. His projection for 2016 Apple Watch shipments have been cut 15-25%.</p>

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