It may be a short week here in the U.S. due to Thanksgiving, but it was certainly an eventful one for iOS devices, with updates to the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and the second generation Apple TV. Here are a few of the news items that caught my attention. I hope that you and your families have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
- Macworld identifies 10 great features in iOS 4.2 and 10 missing features that Macworld editors hope to see in a future update.
- Lex Friedman of Macworld notes the many security fixes in iOS 4.2. I see that one security flaw that I noted a few weeks ago seems to be fixed now.
- Electronista reports that the iPad leads Oprah's annual list of her favorite things.
- Alexander Vaughn of AppAdvice reports that Apple has begun replacing the tiny Phillips screws at the bottom of the iPhone 4 with Torx screws to reduce the temptation to open the iPhone yourself.
- Now that you can stream Netflix to an iPhone, iPad or Apple TV, you may wonder whether you really need the physical DVDs any more. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has noted in the past that there is a reason that the company is called Netflix, and not DVDFlix. Living up to its name, Electronista reports that you can now purchase a streaming-only Netflix account for $8 a month. At the same time, the company bumped the prices of its other plans.
- Patrick DiDomenico of iPad4Legal noticed in an article by David Lat of Above the Law a reference that Justice Scalia uses an iPad to read briefs.
- And finally, M.I.C. Gadget, a blog about items Made In China, got its hands on an interesting Steve Jobs figure holding an iPhone from a Chinese retailer. It advertised the figure for sale on its blog, until Apple sent a cease-and-desist letter. Still, it looks like it was a fun idea. I love that you could add baloons with sayings. Here is one picture, and you can see many more on this post on the M.I.C. Gadget website:
