Dennis Sellers

<p>Apple’s retail stores are turning into the new mall anchor store, a role once held by department stores, because they draw lots of foot traffic, which also benefits the smaller stores.</p>

<p>According to the Korean news site, <a target="_blank" href="http://english.etnews.com/20170804200003" rel="noopener noreferrer">etnews</a>, Samsung Display will operate seven of its sixth generation flexible OLED lines on full scale this month to prepare for the “iPhone 8.” The next gen phone is expected to debut in September, although supplies will probably (and as usual) be constrained.</p>

<p>A 2016 Apple filling with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) showed that the company is urging the FCC should “recognize solutions such as the MFi [Made for iPhone] hearing aid platform as alternatives for hearing aid compatibility compliance.” And the tech company apparently has other plans along these lines, having filed for a patent (number 2017022341) for “remotely updating a hearing aid profile.”</p>

<p>It’s not for everyone, but <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dejal.com/simon/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dejal Systems' Simo</a>n is a useful server monitoring tool for macOS that lets you checks web pages, FTP and DNS servers, local or remote ports or volumes, and many other kinds of services for changes or failures. </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>Larger screens lead to higher iPhone sales, according to a new report from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cirpllc.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consumer Intelligence Research Partners</a>. The research firm estimates that Apple’s domestic installed base has 141 million units as of this quarter; that’s up from 124 million in the year-ago quarter.</p>

<p>According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strategyanalytics.com%2Fwde-published.html&esheet=51625138&newsitemid=20170802006620&lan=en-US&anchor=global+wearables+shipments+reached+22+million+units&index=1&md5=7209c324ed4223396b240741b4c898d2" rel="noopener noreferrer">global wearables shipments reached 22 million units</a> in the second quarter of 2017. China-based Xiaomi captured 17 percent marketshare and became the world’s largest wearables vendor for the first time ever, overtaking Fitbit and Apple.</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170221969) for “Quantum dot LED and OLED integration for high efficiency displays,” which promises quantum dot pixel displays on all its devices. The displays would offer “pure color” and use less energy.</p>

<p>Another day, another continuation of the same ol’ battle. <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/08/02/apple-tv-remote-app-target-of-latest-uniloc-patent-lawsuit" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> reports that Uniloc, a “patent troll,” has filed yet another suit, against Apple claiming, naturally, patent infringement.</p>

<p>Apple wants to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/02/apple-has-over-70-map-tech-job-openings.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">hire</a> a bunch of map tech experts. More than 70 job listings went live in the past month on the company's site relating to its maps team</p>

<p>Nattress Contrast is a nifty effects pack that's compatible with Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Premiere Pro and After Effects.</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>The <a href="http://trk.cp20.com/click/i4yt0-bepsz2-12b8oxb5/">Free Enterprise Project</a> , a conservative shareholder activist organization calls on Apple and Amazon “to recommit to protecting human rights after both companies recently, and hypocritically, bowed to Chinese government pressure regarding Internet censorship.”</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.plex.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Plex</a> — the all-in-one, network agnostic media sharing server —announced the addition of several platforms to their Live TV offering, including Apple TV. </p>

<p>MixBin Electronics has recalled all liquid glitter mobile phone cases for iPhone 6, 6s and 7 due to risks of skin irritation and burns. </p>