If you have been reading iPhone J.D. consistently since April of 2009 (thanks!), then this is the 200th time that you have read In the news, my weekly round-up of iPhone and iPad news of note. I discussed the history of this weekly post when it reached the 100 mark two years ago, but after Apple's recent preview of iOS 7, all eyes are directed to the future. So rather than get wound up in nostalgia, let's jump right in:
- For the last three weeks, the DOJ has been litigating a price-fixing case against Apple. Closing arguments were yesterday. I won't comment on the substance of the claims, but if you are interested in trial advocacy and are curious what kind of slides would be created by lawyers representing Apple (and lawyers opposing Apple) in a high-profile trial, John Paczkowski of All Things D posted the slides that both sides used during closing arguments. I recommend that you click the link to download each set of slides and then view them in full screen using the PDF viewer of your choice. If you are a litigator, these are worth a look.
- Speaking of that trial, Yoni Heisler of TUAW reported that testimony during the trial revealed the reason that Winnie the Pooh is the free book included with Apple's iBooks app: Steve Jobs liked the book itself and the pictures in the book. For the record, so do I.
- California attorney David Sparks and Florida attorney Katie Floyd recorded a special edition of their great Mac Power Users podcast immediately after Apple's recent WWDC announcements. I didn't get a chance to listen to it until this week, but they do a great job of discussing the changes in iOS 7 (plus the Mac-related news from WWDC). That edition of the podcast also includes an interesting interview of Jean MacDonald of Smile (maker of the PDFpen apps) in which she discusses her App Camp for Girls project, which I mentioned two weeks ago. If you are looking for something interesting to listen to, definitely check it out.
- St. Louis attorney Todd Hendrickson has an article on Lawyerist.com in which he reviews Trial Guides for iPad, an iPad app that is an ebook reader for books on trial practice and trial techniques. The review did leave me wondering why the publisher couldn't just sell the books through the iBookstore. Hendrickson suggests that it is an attempt to avoid giving Apple a cut of the sales, but I don't follow that logic because Apple takes a cut of in-app purchases too. Regardless, if you want to read trial advocacy books on your iPad, check out Hendrickson's review.
- I reviewed Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone earlier this week, and so did a bunch of other folks. David Pogue of the New York Times says that the app offers very little, very late. Katherine Boehret of All Things D likes it better, but she doesn't even mention the limitations that annoyed me such as the lack of footnote support, the inability to read .doc files and the lack of track changes support.
- If you are shopping for an external keyboard for your iPad, check out Richard Baguley's interview of Harry McCracken of Time magazine. McCracken says that his Belkin iPad Ultimate Wireless Keyboard and Case is his favorite gadget right now.
- You'll also want to read this article from Sharif Sakr of Engadget that compares that Belkin case to the Logitech Keyboard Folio for iPad and the ClamCase Pro. Sakr likes the ClamCase Pro the best, but notes that the others have their advantages too.
- Security expert Rich Mogull discusses security in iOS 7 in an article for Macworld.
- Rene Ritchie of iMore wrote an interesting article about iOS 7 and the continuing gamification of the interface.
- Mike Elgan wrote an article for Cult of Mac praising the design of iOS 7.
- iMore came up with a list of the "best apps every iPhone owner should download right now." There are some great apps in the list.
- Patrick Jordan of iPad Insight offers quick fixes for when an iPad app won't open.
- Remember that tomorrow is the last day to register to win a free Transporter.
- And finally, I recently mentioned that my favorite way to clean an iPhone or iPad screen is to use a MOBiLE CLOTH (and you still have time left to take advantage of the 25% discount I mentioned), but if you insist on using the corner of your shirt to clean the screen, then you might want to check out this shirt from VoyVoy which has a microfiber glass cleaner built-in to the shirt tail ... plus a pocket made to hold an iPhone. It can be yours for only $98.00. (via Cult of Mac)
