Dennis Sellers

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/31/2018-iphone-x-update-expected-to-focus-on-reducing-costs-wont-feature-truedepth-3d-rear-camera" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a> — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the TrueDepth camera system (required for Face ID on the iPhone X) won’t make to Apple’s 2018 iPhones with rear-facing cameras. </p>

<p>Parks Associates announced <a target="_blank" href="http://www.parksassociates.com/360view/360-view--mobility-and-the-app-economy" rel="noopener noreferrer">new research</a> today in smartphone ownership showing that Apple and Samsung have widened their brand share lead over LG and Motorola among the installed base of smartphones in the U.S. The international firm shows that LG has fallen to just 9% of consumer-reported brand share, behind Apple (47%) and Samsung (29%).</p>

<p>Quarter Til 2 has introduced LucidTime 1.0, a customizable desktop clock system for macOS. </p>

<p>Future iOS and watchOS devices could sport advanced environmental sensors, as evidenced by a newly granted Apple patent (number 9,804,003). These could include a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas sensor, or other sensors or combinations of sensors for sensing attributes of the environment surrounding the device. </p>

<p>Due to its ongoing legal dispute with Qualcomm, Apple is designing iPhones and iPads for next year that would jettison the chipmaker's components, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-is-designing-iphones-ipads-that-would-drop-qualcomm-components-1509408668?mg=prod/accounts-wsj" rel="noopener noreferrer">sources tell The Wall Street Journal.</a></p>

<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://akvis.com/en/frame-packs/school-pack.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">AKVIS ArtSuite School Pack</a> offers extra frame packs can be installed in AKVIS ArtSuite to increase its functionality. It includes 50 high quality frame designs.</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>YouTube TV will a get a native Apple TV app within "coming weeks,” according to <em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/30/16570626/youtube-tv-app-apple-tv-roku-xbox-one-android-tv)" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Verge</a>.</em> It will also be rolling out on the Roku device and smart TVs from Samsung, Sony, and LG, the article adds. </p>

<p>As noted by <em><a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/30/photos-imac-pro-space-gray-mouse-keyboard/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac</a>,</em> Apple took an iMac Pro (pictured), due for release in December, to the Final Cut Pro X Creative Summit to demo its power (along with Final Cut Pro 10.4) to the professional video editors attending the conference. It’s is the only Mac all-in-one available in space grey, though I hope that changes next year.</p>

<p>Chinese smartphone shipments registered another quarter of decline as the market contracted 5% in the third quarter of  017 to 119 million units, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.canalys.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canalys</a>. Apple’s declining streak in China has come to an end, as shipments grew 40% from eight million in quarter three 2016 to about 11 million this quarter. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.moneyspire.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Moneyspire Inc</a>. has announced Moneyspire 2018, the company's personal finance software for Mac, Windows and iOS. It allows you to organize your transactions and see where your money is going. </p>

<p>Apple shares are up 0.66% premarket after <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/30/apple-shares-rise-on-booming-iphone-x-demand.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">analyst reports</a> show high iPhone X demand after preorders started on Friday. The first units are due to arrive this Friday, Nov. 3.</p>

<p>Halloween is tomorrow. While I was looking for killer horror games myself, I realized one thing: the best horror games support macOS.</p>

<p>iOS 11 lets you customize the redesigned Control Center so you can change the settings for the things you do most. At least up to a point.</p>

<p>In a note to clients — as noted by <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/29/face-id-truedepth-camera-component-supplies-stable-technology-will-span-2018-iphone-line" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a> — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the 2018 model-year iPhone will launch "on time" and with a "stable supply" sporting the existing TrueDepth system, and Face ID user authentication. Of course, the may not bring you much comfort if you’re awaiting the 2017 iPhone X.</p>