Steve Sande

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<p>Tax protestors, OS updates, Target apps, and survey results are all in the headlines today's episode of the Apple World Today News Update.</p><ul><li>French anti-globalization protestors occupy a Paris Apple store today demanding that the company pay EU back taxes</li><li>iOS 11.2 and tvOS 11.2 have arrived!</li><li>Target introduces an in-house mobile payment system in its iOS app</li><li>A Barclays survey sounds bullish on Apple</li></ul>

<p>Here at Apple World Today, and at TUAW before that, I've been a fan of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fusechicken.com/collections/iphone-cables" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fuse Chicken</a>. The company is a fast-growing design house / accessory manufacturer out of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio that first came to my notice when it set up a Kickstarter campaign for the Bobine -- an iPhone Charging dock that used a unique metal-clad flexible sheath around a USB - Lightning cable to support the phone and charge it. That design is what's behind a lawsuit filed by Fuse Chicken against Amazon as the result of the online retailer mixing counterfeit cables in with real product.</p>

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<p>Wow, it's December already? We have a trio of time-related stories for you today that all have to do with things that should happen by the end of the year:</p><ul><li>Apple let developers know that they need to submit only 64-bit Mac apps to the Mac App Store starting January 1st</li><li>Remember the promise from Amazon that the Prime Video app would be available for tvOS by the end of the year? TidBITS blogger Josh Centers says they're still promising the release by the end of December</li><li>Expect iOS 11.2 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 to show up soon -- like next week. The sixth beta shipped to developers today</li></ul>

<p>Remember the <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/3/6/the-very-cool-lofree-mechanical-keyboard-launches-on-indiegogo-today?rq=lofree">lofree keyboard</a>? Back in March this retro-looking Mac-specific mechanical keyboard launched on Indiegogo and raised well over $700,000 in funding. It shipped, and there are a lot of happy users around the world. Now lofree is back with a second version of the keyboard called the <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/four-seasons-a-colorful-retro-mechanical-keyboard#/">Four Seasons: A Colorful Retro Mechanical Keyboard</a>.</p>

<p>A few interesting stories for you on this last day of November:</p><ul><li>Apple releases yet another macOS update, this one to fix a bug introduced by yesterday's update</li><li>Taylor Swift fans should be happy to hear that they'll be able to stream the new "reputation" album starting at midnight tonight on Spotify and Apple Music. Yay.</li><li>Google Maps for iOS was updated today to take advantage of all the screen space on the iPhone X</li><li>The SiriusXM app for iOS now supports CarPlay, perfect for those who may not have a SiriusXM receiver in their vehicle</li></ul>

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<p>Many of us who own both newer iPhones and Apple Watches were thrilled to see Apple's reveal of the AirPower charging mat, but disappointed to see that we'd have to wait until 2018 to actually get one of the cool devices. Now there's a Kickstarter campaign for a charging pad that provides much of the functionality of the AirPower at a fraction of the cost. The <strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545474889/funxim-affordable-fast-wireless-charging-pad-for-a" rel="noopener noreferrer">Funxim Charging Pad</a></strong> ($29, campaign has reached its funding goal) can charge both an iPhone 8/8 Plus/X and an Apple Watch at the same time just by laying the devices on the pad.</p>

<p>On today's podcast, we applaud Turkish developer Lemi Ergin for "outing" the macOS High Sierra root authentication bug, talk about an upcoming art exhibit featuring ARKit content, and have news about the new Sports section in the TV app for iOS and tvOS:</p><ul><li>No good deed goes unpunished, with a lot of developers criticizing Lemi Ergin for publicly tweeting about the root authentication bug to get Apple's attention</li><li>At the start of Miami's Art Week on December 5, the Perez Art Museum Miami will open an exhibit that uses Apple hardware, software, and development tools to emphasize the impact of invasive species</li><li>The latest betas of iOS and tvOS feature the long-awaited Sports section in the TV app</li></ul>

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<p>On last night's episode of AWT TV, we spent most of the night in a discussion about Apple's quality control -- or lack of it -- with software. This is particularly important in light of several recent annoying bugs with iOS 11, but critical when we look at the macOS High Sierra root user bug -- as Steve mentioned, it's akin to leaving a key in a door in a crime-ridden neighborhood!</p>

<p>It's a buggy world after all! On today's Apple World Today News Update Podcast, we have news about some bugs that have worked their way into iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra:</p><ul><li>Would you believe I.T.? An iOS bug is causing the word "it" to be autocorrected to "I.T."</li><li>A newly-discovered flaw in macOS High Sierra gives anyone the capability of signing onto a Mac using the username "root" and no password!</li><li>One of the Australian banks that wanted access to the NFC chips in Apple devices for its own wallet app has now embraced Apple Pay</li></ul>

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