(Gizmodo)
Apparently, British teen Christian Owens has made money hand over scone, and it's all thanks to Apple's CEO. Somehow. Owens made his million by bundling Mac apps together and selling them at a 90 percent discount on a site called Mac Bundle Box. Frankly, though, I can't imagine that Steve Jobs considers anyone offering such steep discounts a true protégé.
(The Daily Mirror)
Keeping the British theme going for a moment, the UK's cross between the and reports on rumors that Britain's ITV network is ready to sue the virtual pants off Apple Inc., if the latter goes ahead with . Whether rumors of a lawsuit over rumors of a name change constitute news is a decision I leave up to you, the reader. Of course, if this rumored case ever want to trial, I hope that Apple will echo Vanilla Ice's , courtesy of that distinguishing lowercase "I." (Oh, and in case you were worried: iLounge says should Apple's rumored Apple TV name change came to fruition.)
(Los Angeles Times)
Rupert Murdoch--"Uncle Rupey" to his friends, if my media titan-related fantasies ever become reality--wants to launch a brand spankin' new newspaper, "distributed exclusively as paid content for tablet computers such as Apple Inc's iPad." The new publication at this time is as vaporware as most of those non-iPad tablets that the LA Times seems to reference, so hopefully cooler heads will prevail and release that it should instead me labelled a "newsscreen." Or something.
(The Telegraph)
Playboy Magazine, on the other hand, is just about ready for your iPad already. The new Playboy HD app is just like the print magazine, and costs the same $5 per issue--with just one difference. If no nudes is good news, well, then you'll be delighted. Centerfolds will--seriously--be replaced by simple headshots of Playmates instead. We'll keep you abreast of any big developments to this story.