Ron Johnson rides off into the sundown , Hulu Plus probably wo n’t be riding onto the Apple tv set any time before long , and Pete Townshend rides an unsteady metaphor . The remainders for Tuesday , November 1 , 2011 are gon na ride on .
Goodbye , Ron Johnson(Apple )
Apple senior vice president of retail Ron Johnson has officially departed the caller , and isoff embark on his unexampled gig as CEO of J.C. Penney . As to fill his skid , we say there ’s onlyone man for the line .
Hulu Plus app is quick for Apple TV , conclusion to update is “ political not technical”(9to5 Mac )
A Hulu Plus app that works on the Apple video may already be look in the flank , but it could be held up by the fact that it vie with Apple ’s own offering . honestly , I think Apple should go forward anyway , purely because the dread experience of using Hulu Plus will understandably drive people to iTunes .
Pete Townshend brands iTunes a ‘ digital vampire’(Associated Press )
The Who frontman call iTunes a “ digital lamia ” during a lecture in the beginning this calendar week , because it does n’t provide artist with the same services that a record label or publisher might . “ This is totally just like that part inTwilight , ” Townshend reputedly cover , “ where Edward refuse to back Bella ’s plan to become a spunky indie rock Isaac Bashevis Singer . ”
Incoming : A Native Gmail iPhone App . Finally.(parislemon )
Tech writer MG Siegler says a Gmail iPhone app is on its way and may , hope against hope , in reality be good . I guess we know one thing : It ’ll decidedly be ad - supported .
“ Siri , how much data point do you gobble up in a calendar month ? ” Land of Opportunity investigates(Ars Technica )
Since Siri and iOS 5 ’s dictation lineament both command sending audio file over a web link , Ars Technica craunch the numbers to see what sort of dent it will make in your datum plan . We wo n’t give away the turn of events ending — you’ll have to say for yourself — but now we can move on to more important concerns , like : Is Siri taking funny pictures of you while you sleep and uploading them onto the net ? Film at 11 !
Tim Cook Starts to Make Apple His Own(Wall Street Journal )
And here we were worried he was going to make it someone else ’s . Steve Ballmer ’s , possibly , or Colonel Sanders ’s .
Product News :
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Packing Pro 7.0 – Version 7.0 of Quinn Genzel ’s wadding assistant for iOS sport a new default theme , app icon , and nontextual matter ; makes it easier and quick to tally items to a packing material tilt ; and boast raft of hemipteron fix and performance improvements . $ 3 .
