Dennis Sellers

<p>Neonode has created the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.air.bar&esheet=51484836&newsitemid=20170103005403&lan=en-US&anchor=AirBar&index=1&md5=669f5cef6e3ccfc595ba57fbf2f91dc2" rel="noopener noreferrer">AirBar</a>, a $99 device that adds touchscreen capabilities to a 13.3-inch MacBook Air. It’s a light weigh, brushed aluminum bar that magnetically attaches to the bottom of the laptop display and plugs in via USB to instantly activate touch and gesture capabilities, with no software installation or additional configuration required. </p>

<p>Apple Pay today has expanded to 27 new banks and credit unions in the U.S. International additions include AIB in Ireland, American Express in Italy, and bank Round, Beeline Card, Credit Union, Kykyryza, and Promsvyazbank in Russia. New Chinese entries include Guilin Bank, Hunan Rural Credit Cooperative, JinCheng Bank, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, Sichuan Rural Credit Union, SiChuan TianFu Bank, and Yibin City Commercial Bank.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.usa.philips.com/c-m-pe/electric-toothbrushes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Philips Sonicare</a> has launched the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usa.philips.com/c-m-pe/electric-toothbrushes/diamondclean-smart-9700" rel="noopener noreferrer">DiamondClean Smart</a>. This new toothbrush provides “a complete oral care solution for a healthier mouth by removing up to 10 times more plaque than a manual toothbrush, while improving gum health up to seven times in just two weeks,” says Alexander Harris, senior marketing director, Philips Oral Healthcare.</p>

<p>DigiDNA has introduced iMazing Mini, a free macOS utility designed to automatically backup iOS devices over any local Wi-Fi network.</p>

<p>The $34.99 ClimateCase has been launched to provide protection for smartphones from overheating and freezing. Its multi-layered neoprene insulation provides thermal protection for smartphones. </p>

<p>Future implementations of Apple’s CarPlay and/or iOS devices may be able to tell when you’re driving your car and when exit your car and perform appropriate functions once it detects you’re no longer driving. Compatible with the iPhone 5 and later models, CarPlay provides a simplified way to use your iPhone interface on a car’s touch screen, giving users access to Siri voice controls, as well as Apple Maps, Apple Music, Phone, Messages, and a variety of third party apps.</p>

<p>Here’s a good reason to keep on using a Mac — or switch if you’re not currently a Mac user. macOS and macOS apps only account for 0.3% of computer repair issues in 2017, as compiled by the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rescue.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">RESCUECOM</a> computer repair company.</p>

<p>Apple has announced — via its Developer <a target="_blank" href="https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=07172017b" rel="noopener noreferrer">web portal</a>  — a new iTunes Connect feature that allows developer customer support teams to respond to submitted App Store reviews. iTunes Connect is a suite of web-based tools for managing content sold on iTunes, the iBooks Store, and the various app stores. </p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arcade-hoops-basketball-free/id306126286?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arcade Hoops Basketball</a> from Skyworks Interactive has been bouncing around on iOS devices for awhile. And no wonder: it’s a fine game. </p>

<p>A U.S. federal appeals court has upheld nondisclosure rules that allow the FBI to secretly issue surveillance orders for customer data to communications firms and companies such as Apple, reports <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-idUSKBN1A21XJ?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters</a>.</p>

<p>Australia’s Attorney-General George Brandis will meet with Apple this week in an effort to reach an agreement to allow police and intelligence agencies access to encrypted information from suspected terrorists and criminals, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/07/16/brandis-to-hold-encryption-talks-with-apple.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sky News.</a> The article says the government will be seeking voluntary cooperation as a “first preference.”</p>

<p>Apple is running the largest Apple Pay promotion in China since the service launched there almost 18 months ago, reports <a target="_blank" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/17/apple-pay-china-competition/" rel="noopener noreferrer">9to5Mac.</a></p>

<p>Are you an owner of multiple Apple Watches? Apple wants you to be able to switch between them with ease when it comes to syncing with an iPhone (or iPhones). The company has filed for a patent (number 20170201612) for “switching between watches or other accessories.”</p>

<p>Bits&Coffee' BatchPhoto is a handy, all-in-one photo manipulation program for Mac and PC that lets photographers, web designers, business people, and families enhance photos. To use it, you select a group of photographs, and, with a single operation edit, resize, convert, watermark, and rename every image in the group.</p>

<p>You can use the Disk Utility in macOS Sierra to create a disk image from a disk or a connected device. A disk image (.dmg file) is a file that looks and acts like a mountable device or volume. </p>