Many people, myself included, wondered how Apple would continue without Steve Jobs. But Apple CEO Tim Cook seems to have done a fantastic job with the company, and it is good to know that Apple is in good hands. Cook is famously private, but he recently agreed to two major interviews. Last night, NBC's Brian Williams interviewed him on the show Rock Center, and you can watch the program here on the NBC website (or here on YouTube). (If you'd rather read than watch, Alex Heath of Cult of Mac posted a transcript.) Second, Josh Tyrangiel of Bloomberg posted a long interview with Cook. Both are worth your time if you are interested in how Apple works and how Apple prepares for what's next. And now for the news of note:
- Virginia attorney Sharon Nelson and her husband John Simek discuss using an iPad in court in this article for Litigation News.
- California attorney Scott Grossberg answers questions from attorneys about using the iPad in a law practice.
- South Carolina attorney Justin Kahn of iPad Notebook discusses JuryPad, a new app to assist with jury selection.
- Kahn also notes the new features in an update to TrialPad, an app that you can use to present evidence at trial.
- Nick Bilton of the New York Times explains why if he was forced to live on a desert island with one device, he would pick the iPad mini.
- Apple updated iTunes to version 11. David Pogue of the New York Times likes it, and explains why.
- Horace Dediu of Asymco wonders if Apple is moving to a six-month cycle, with an iPhone 5S due in Spring of 2013.
- In a part of the Brian Williams interview with Tim Cook that didn't make the cut for the TV show, Tim Cook explains that he does 80% of his work on an iPad, and the other 20% on a Mac or an iPhone. I use my iPad quite a bit in my practice, but I'm nowhere near 80%.
- Kevin Fitchard of GigaOm reports that T-Mobile USA will start selling the iPhone next year, and will do it differently than other carriers. T-Mobile will sell the iPhone unsubsidized, which means between $650 and $850, but will then offer cheaper monthly plans, which saves customers money in the long run.
- The Daily made a big splash when it debuted as an iPad-only newspaper. I've been a subscriber since day 1, in part because of the content, but in part because I wanted to support their efforts. The Daily is shutting down this month, and John Gruber of Daring Fireball offers some thoughts on why.
- Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun-Times recommends some interesting tech gifts, including iPad and iPhone accessories.
- And finally, have you ever felt that you wanted to use a stylus with your iPad, but you wanted something that isn't shaped like a pen? Woodees has come out with the iPic, a cross between a stylus and a guitar pick. I can understand using this with a virtual guitar app, but for other apps, is this crazy or ingenious? I'm actually not sure. If you want to find out yourself, it can be yours for $9.99. Here is the video: