Remains of the Day: Bite out of the old apple

12.10.2011

We all know of Jobs's uniform: black turtleneck, Levi's 501 jeans, New Balance sneakers--but how did it come about? An excerpt from Walter Isaacson's forthcoming biography says that Jobs was inspired to create a company uniform when he visited Sony, but after employees rejected the idea, Jobs decided just to stick to his own look. We're just glad it wasn't a purple velour tracksuit, with matching bling.

- Apple's updated the iPhone mass configuration tool to version 3.4, presumably to bring support for iOS 5. There's also .

- Bolt Creative's popular iPhone game adds a new underwater area, the Coral Reef. It also brings an iOS 5-based feature: Battle of the Gods Multiplayer mode. $1.

- Apple's created an iOS app for iTunes Movie Trailers, which lets you access trailers, behind-the-scenes featurettes, images, and more. The calendar spans a full year, lets you search local theaters and purchase tickets, and more. It even syncs across all your devices, thanks to iCloud. Free.