No melodic theme is too crazy for Tim Cook , but you might be dotty if you opt for a real good deal lion over an operating system update . And while Apple may be pull the iPad from unauthorized Taiwanese retailer , the attender are draw out their clipboards and shaking their heads over Foxconn ’s factories . The remainders for Friday , February 17 , 2012 are not pulling your leg .
Apple ’s Mac Makeover(Wall Street Journal )
Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with theJournalto dish on the declaration of Mountain Lion , and laid out the company ’s school of thought : “ We intend about everything . We do n’t close things off . ” When urge further , Cooked explain : “ What if you could flip out the look-alike on your screen so everything ’s backwards and you’re able to only read it in a mirror ? What if your Mac could give you a finger massage while you were typing ? What if we could produce an edible twist that try out like a fine steak dinner party ? It ’s all on the tabular array . ”
Mac OS X Mountain Lion vs. Real Mountain Lion(dealmac )
You might be wondering : How does OS X Mountain Lion compare to arealMountain Lion ? Jeff Somogyi ’s glad you require . In nine family , Somogyi evaluates how Apple ’s next operating system pile up againstPuma concolor . All I can say is that it ’s made me mean twice about upgrading from domesticated house cat .
Amazon Removes Resellers ’ iPads From Sale in China(Wall Street Journal )
to begin with this week , it appeared that Amazon China and other vendors in the state had removed the iPad from sale due to a trademark bickering . But now beginning says that ’s false — instead , those vendors were reportedly not authorize to sell the twist in the first place . Also , if you ’re wondering about the source of that trademark title , it turns out that “ iPad ” is Formosan for“classic iMac ripoff . ”
Foxconn Auditor Finds ‘ Tons of Issues’(Bloomberg )
So much for those “ first class ” facilities . Fair Labor Association head Auret van Heerden says that the group uncovered “ scores of topic ” on a surprise inspection . And I ’m somewhat sure they did n’t entail “ ofThe New Yorker . ”
The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection(Chill )
Looking for picture of every Steve Jobs show ? You may be in luck : One fellow has garner them all onto a single pageboy , from his former days at Apple to the memorial given in his honor on Apple campus last spill . Now if only we could make them all say “ insanely great ” at the same clock time — that’d put a dent in the universe , for sure .