In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the Cupertino company is planning to bring some of its Mac production back to the United States in 2013. As is the case in China, where Foxconn builds the company’s products, Apple will partner with third-party companies in the US rather than assembling the machines itself.
It’s been just over two months since Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 and its new Lightning connector, and now Lightning-compatible accessories are pouring in thick and fast. The latest are four stylish looking speaker docks from Philips, which are sure to cater to everyone’s needs.
Apple has released a number of updates for the iOS and Mac versions of its iWork suite of apps. Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iOS have all been updated to add improved compatibility with their Microsoft counterparts Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. The Mac versions have simply been updated to include support for the new iOS versions.
LacCie has today added a new Thunderbolt equipped-model to its popular d2 series of external drives. Like the company’s existing d2 Quadra drive, the new model also features USB 3.0, and is available with either a 3TB or 4TB 7200rpm hard drive.
The Sundance Institute has announced that jOBS, an independent biopic based on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, which stars Ashton Kutcher in the lead role, will be one of the films that premiers at its 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
In a press release issued by the company, Apple has announced the arrival of the iTunes Store in 56 new countries, including Russia, Turkey, India, and South Africa. First launched in the United States back in 2003, the announcement brings the total number of countries where the iTunes Store is available to 119.
Along with a number of organisational changes taking place at the media giant, News Corp. has today announced that it is closing down its digital newspaper The Daily, on the 15th of December. Launched in February 2011 at a special New York media event involving Apple executive Eddy Cue, The Daily was hailed as the world’s first iPad-only newspaper, unfortunately it failed to attract enough subscribers.
Following Apple’s announcement last week that the iPhone 5, iPad mini, and the fourth generation iPad will be arriving in China in December, the Cupertino company has today announced that the iPhone 5 will also be launching in South Korea and more than fifty additional countries by the end of the month.
Photo courtesy of Robert Gershinson.
In line with previous years, Apple is once again lending its support to World AIDS Day. The Cupertino company is promoting its range of (PRODUCT) RED merchandise at its retail stores, and a number of the store’s iconic Apple logo signs, including Regent Street London, have had their colour changed to red.