9to5Mac (click link to read) is reporting that the staff training for iCloud and iOS 5 may just be around the corner following shots from an internal RetailMe application used by staff. As 9to5 point out, this time may be different to previous evidence but staff training usually precedes a couple of weeks or so before a release.
We will post if we see or hear anything else.
MB
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve
, everybody sincerely hopes that you will still be visible and have an active role in the development of Apple, thank you and good luck. From everyone at MonkeyBill.
Check out this video of what is being claimed to be a leaked webpage from Apple for the new iPhone 5. Check out while you can as my guess is that Apple will get this off the web pretty quickly!
http://showyou.com/v/14769888?u=motorik
MB
Lion has a neat little feature discovered by @AppleFortyTwo. If you need a word looking up, three finger tap on your multitouch pad and hey presto, a neat dictionary pop up appears. See picture.
9To5 Mac are also reporting that the integration of Dictionary in Lion is much more prevalent including iBooks integration and an official SDK allowing developers to integrate Dictionary with ease. They also report seeing much more integration in iOS 5 for Apple mobile device suite.
MB
BGR have been testing iOS 5 and giving daily updates of Living with the operating system. And the feedback is good with BGR declaring iOS 5 the one to beat. With features such as iMessage beating Blackberry’s BBM service, the notifications app working so well, the Reminders App and tweaks to Mail all cited as filling the gaps that iOS previously had.
Can’t wait for a consumer version, hopefully it will be even better. Also check out 9to5Mac for various other features they are constantly discovering within iOS 5.
MB.
The Telegraph and MacRumors have highlighted a quote from a spokesperson for the Performing Right Society. The spokesperson it quoted as saying that Apple are “a long way off from any deals being signed.”
The articles also refer to a music executive at a major UK record label quoting “no one expects to see the cloud music service live on this side of the pond until 2012.”
This adds further to our post earlier this week regards a delay in the service outside of the US.
Lets us know your thoughts.
MB
The iBooks store now available on iTunes represents a huge choice of reading over 24 categories and includes content from fiction, novels, reference and comics. There is also a huge range of free books to download and read. Make sure you install the latest version of iBooks for your iOS device.
Enjoy.
MB
Find My iPhone now includes two good and wanted but simple upgrades
When you’re device has been stolen, one work around for the thief was to turn it off! While off, the phone can not be traced. Well now you will receive an email if the device is switched back on and located.
If you lose/forget/throw away (madness) a device, you can now also remove it from the Find My iPhone device list.
So there you go, two simple but good additions and thieves watch out! Don’t forget though, you need to configure Find My iPhone on your device first for it to work.
MB
Gizmodo have posted about an apparently very talented kid who has found a back door to upgrade to iOS 5. He must have had some patience to find this, read the post to find out more.
MB
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