Dennis Sellers

<p>Future iPhones and iPad could sport folded a folded lens system with three, four or five refractive lens as evidenced by new patent filings 20170276914, 20170276913, and 20170276912.</p>

<p>Toshiba has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/toshiba-signs-deal-to-sell-chip-unit-to-bain-apple-group-1506581351" rel="noopener noreferrer">signed</a> a $17.7 billion deal to sell its memory chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital. Apple is among the companies included in the group.</p>

<p>Vito Technology has launched Monster Park - Dino World, a fun augmented reality (AR) app for iOS 11. </p>

<p>Apple is looking <a target="_blank" href="https://jobs.apple.com/us/search#&ss=Apple%20Video%20Partnerships&t=1&so=&lo=0*USA&pN=0&openJobId=113059126" rel="noopener noreferrer">to hire folks</a> to handle “Apple Video Partnerships.” Those hired will “take a primary role in engaging with Apple’s video partners and content distributors on initiatives that touch many parts of the Apple ecosystem.”</p>

<p>Apple’s AirPods are available from the online Apple Store in just three to five business days in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and several other countries.</p>

<p>Some iPhone 8 owners have a problem with the phone’s earpiece. When making a call, the earpiece makes a disruptive “crackling” or “static” sound that disrupts the audio.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/09/27/kgi-iphone-8-sales-in-line-with-expectations-analysts-overplay-short-apple-store-lines" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a> — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that iPhone 8 and 8 Plus sales are off to a solid and stable start despite claims from analysts and media citing a lower than usual turnout at Apple store locations as evidence of decreased interest in the new lineup. </p>

<p>Downloaded an app to your Apple TV, but don’t use it any more and are tired of seeing it take up space on the tvOS interface? No problem. You can move and hide apps with ease.</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 9,772,720) for “flexible room controls” that shows the company has big plans for its HomeKit technology. HomeKit is a framework that allows control of compatible home automation devices through iOS and Siri.</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 Food and Drug Administration, which oversees new drugs, medical devices and much of the U.S. food supply, has selected nine tech companies, including Apple, for a pilot program that may let them avoid some regulations that have tied up developers working on health software and products, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-26/apple-fitbit-will-join-fda-program-meant-to-speed-health-tech"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>.</p>

<p>Apple has released iOS 11.0.1. It’s a maintenance release with “bug fixes and improvements for your iPhone or iPad,” according to Apple.</p>

<p>Shutterfly and Mimeo have announced an integration with the Apple Photos app for macOS High Sierra. </p>

<p>The Keychain password vulnerability affecting macOS —including High Sierra —was reported to Apple on Sept. 7, and should be fixed by the tech giant soon, Patrick Wardle, the research who first publicized the issue, <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/09/high-sierra-reportedly-has-a-password-problem/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+uk%2Fgizmodo+%28Gizmodo+UK%29">told</a> <em>Gizmodo</em>. </p>

<p>KKR & Co. — an American multinational private equity firm, specializing in leveraged buyouts — is trying to persuade Apple to switch sides and join the private equity firm in a bid for Toshiba Corp.’s flash memory chip business. According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-25/kkr-said-to-be-wooing-apple-to-switch-sides-in-toshiba-bid" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloomberg</em></a>, Toshiba told creditors that the Bain-backed winning consortium wasn’t finalized yet, because Apple hadn’t agreed to all the terms.</p>