Tim Cook officially took over as Apple’s CEO when Steve Jobs stepped down to become chairman of the board back in August 2010. Ten months on, Cook is already the world’s highest-rated CEO, surpassing his predecessor’s approval rating by 2% in this year’s Glassdoor survey.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has spent the past week in China, where he has met with the country’s Vice Premier – Li Keqiang, the mayor of Beijing – Guo Jinlong, and paid a visit to the company’s Retail Store in Xidan Joy City. His latest visit, pictured above, saw him tour Foxconn’s new production facility for the iPhone in Zhengzhou.
iTunes version 10.6.1 is now available to download via Software Update. Weighing in at 64.9 MB, it brings with it a number of bug fixes, including one which led to the app becoming unresponsive whilst syncing with either the iPod nano or iPod shuffle.
There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the way in which Apple’s new iPad calculates its battery life since the tablet launched on March 16. It has been revealed that the device tells you its battery is at “100%” over an hour before it’s actually finished charging, and if you unplug it straight away, you could lose nearly 10% of its charge time.
The winner of Apple’s 25 billion app countdown contest, Fu Chunli from Qingdao, China has now picked up her prize – a $10,000 gift card for downloading the all-important 25 billionth app – Disney’s Where’s My Water? Free.
J.K. Rowling’s hugely successful series of Harry Potter books finally made their way into the digital ePub format today, allowing you to download and read every title on your Mac, iOS device, or Kindle. One place you won’t be able to purchase them, however, is the iBookstore.
CBS New York reports that 83-year-old Evelyn Paswall is suing Apple after breaking her nose on a glass door at the company’s Manhasset, New York, Retail Store. The octogenarian has requested a total of $1 million from the Cupertino company, which includes punitive damages for negligence, and medical expenses.
Unveiled earlier this month, the new Apple TV brought with it two major changes – support for 1080p video and a “simpler, refined user interface”. But it would appear that not everybody is a fan of the UI – according to former Apple Software Engineer Michael Margolis, it’s based on designs that Steve Jobs “tossed out” five years ago!
Steve Jobs managed to revolutionise a number of industries during his time as Apple CEO, including computers, mobile phones, tablets, and personal media players. But he had another on his list that, unfortunately, he didn’t quite get around to dealing with.