Dennis Sellers

<p>The new Apple TV with 4K doesn’t support the Dolby Atmos surround sound format — yet. However, Apple tells <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/21/16341876/new-apple-tv-4k-review-2017" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Verge </em></a>that the lack of Atmos isn’t a hardware limitation, and that support is on the roadmap. I expect we’ll see it in an upcoming tvOS upgrade.</p>

<p>Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170269785) for “detecting backside force in a touch screen device. If it reaches fruition, it would mean iPads and iPhones with additional touch controls on their back.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.officetime.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">Office Time</a> for the Mac (as well as iOS and watchOS devices) makes sure none of those valuable dollars and cents slip through your fingers, and more importantly helps you bill that to a third party. It starts off as a general time tracking program.</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>Yikes! It may take even longer than expected to get your hands on Apple’s high end iPhone. Raymond James analyst Christopher Caso says Apple hasn’t started final production on the iPhone X due to a late delay, which could push back device supplies to December. </p>

<p>Cannon Lake, Intel's next generation of Core processors, could arrive later than initially believed. Intel has rescheduled the release of its next-generation Cannon Lake-based processors to the end of 2018, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20170920PD207.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>DigiTimes</em></a>, quoting unnamed “sources from the upstream supply chain.” This could delay the anticipated 32GB MacBook Pro.</p>

<p>iOS 11 is installed on 10.01% of compatible devices 24 hours after launch, according to data from Mixpanel (as noted by <em><a target="_blank" href="http://MacRumors.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">MacRumors.com</a></em>). Sounds good, but the analytics company says it’s seeing slower adoption rates than iOS 10 saw during the same adoption period in 2016.</p>

<p>Rosenblatt analyst Jun Zhang <a target="_blank" href="https://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Apple+%28AAPL%29+iPhone+8+Preorders+are+Weak+-+Rosenblatt/13313354.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">tells clients that</a> pre-orders for the iPhone 8 have come in well below the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6. Pre-orders started on Sept. 15 and the first models are due to arrive this Friday.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208086" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple says that</a> Bluetooth and Wi-Fi aren’t fully disabled when turned off in the iOS 11Control Center. </p>

<p>Initial testing suggests that AirPlay 2 isn’t currently enabled in iOS 11, tvOS 11 or both, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/09/20/apples-airplay-2-not-currently-functional-in-ios-11-devices-connected-to-tvos-11" rel="noopener noreferrer">AppleInsider</a>. Hopefully, it will be added soon in operating system updates — along with other promised-but-missing features such as Apple Pay Cash (for iOS 11 and watchOS 4).</p>

<p>Early reviewers for publications including <em>The Verge</em> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-watch-series-3-review-untethered-and-unreliable-1505905203" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Wall Street Journal</em></a><em> </em>have<em> </em>expressed connectivity issues with the Apple Watch Series 3, which will be available this Friday. Apple has issued a statement about the issue to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/20/16337874/apple-watch-lte-connectivity-problems-software-update" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Verge</em></a>:</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://us.enbluetec.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Enblue Technology</a> has introduced the EVOLUS 3 Qi, a multi-docking station with wireless charging, for the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X. It will charge the iPad and Apple Watch, as well.</p>

<p>Promise Technology is shipping its newest personal storage device, the Apollo Cloud 2 Duo, which is available in Apple stores. With enhanced iOS 11 features and no monthly or yearly fees, it gives Apple users the ability to store important data off the Internet onto a secure personal cloud, with all transactions encrypted.</p>

<p>Apple has always gone its own way, so I don’t expect to see a curved screen iMac or Thunderbolt Display anytime soon. However, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) <a target="_blank" href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=82" rel="noopener noreferrer">Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker</a>, there’s increasing interest in such products. </p>

<p>How’s your social life? Apple wants to make it even better, and has been granted a patent (number 9,769,107) for “lifestyle-based social groups.”</p>