Dennis Sellers

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://idevicesinc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">iDevices</a> has launched its $499 Smart Home Essentials Kit, an Apple HomeKit and Alexa-enabled system featuring three iDevices <a href="http://store.idevicesinc.com/idevices-socket/">Socket</a>s (connected light bulb adapters), five iDevices <a href="http://idevicesinc.com/switch/">Switch</a>es (indoor connected plugs) and two iDevices <a href="http://idevicesinc.com/outdoor-switch/">Outdoor Switch</a>es (rain-tight connected plugs). </p>

<p>Accesources has introduced <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cheerioapp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cheerio</a> for macOS Sierra, which blocks the loading of advertisements on web pages. </p>

<p>Einstein’s legacy has launched Splitt, a video splicing application developed for macOS. It allows you to cut your movies into an arbitrary number of segments. </p>

<p>Business leaders of PC (as in “personal computer,” not necessarily Windows systems) vendors face a stark choice and must decide between overhauling their businesses or leaving the PC market by 2020, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gartner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gartner, Inc</a>. If they decide to stay, they need to rapidly determine what changes to make or what alternatives to adapt in today's over-penetrated PC market, according to the research group.</p>

<p>The Galaxy Note7 recall put a dent in Samsung consumer confidence, with 34% of current customers saying they won't buy another smartphone from the brand, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.brandingbrand.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Branding Brand</a>, a mobile e-commerce platform. Of these customers, 81% have always owned a Samsung or Android smartphone.</p>

<p>Apple has released iOS 10.0.2. It addresses an issue that could prevent headphone audio controls from temporarily not working.</p>

<p>Apple has <a href="http://www.bgr.in/news/apple-flipkart-partner-for-iphone-7-online-retail-in-india/">partnered with Flipkart</a>, India’s largest e-commerce website, to sell the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus online in that country. They’ll go on sale Oct. 7.</p>

<p>Apple is moving ahead with the development of an Echo-like smart-home device based on the Siri voice assistant, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-23/apple-said-to-step-up-plans-for-echo-style-smart-home-device-itfnod11" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a>, quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter.”</p>

<p>Japanese regulators are considering taking action against Apple over possible antitrust violations that may have <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-japan-antitrust-idUSKCN11T0Z6?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews">helped</a> it dominate the nation's smartphone sales, a move that could hit the company's margins in one of its most profitable markets.</p>

<p>Perhaps it's time for Apple to introduce its own cellular network and make plans for data only cellular towers. When Apple first introduced the first iPhone, some pundits thought our favorite tech company might do just that. </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>If you need a quick, easy and fun way to combine photos into a collage, Diptic for Mac is the tool for you. You can combine up to six photos to create a new image without working up a sweat. </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 has acquired its fourth machine learning company since 2015, purchasing India-based company Tuplejump, reports <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/22/apple-acquires-another-machine-learning-company-tuplejump/"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>. It’s a a data mining and analysis platform specializes in bigdata, data engineering, apache cassandra and apache spark.</p>

<p>Oberthur Technologies, which specializes in secure payment technologies, has been selected by JCB — is a credit card company based in Tokyo, Japan — for the launch of Apple Pay in Japan. </p>