Speaking of taking a leaf out of the iOS book, Macworld has a cool new thing they call Storyline which looks incredibly similar to something I believe The Verge catapulted into the mainstream, and about time: since when didn't it make sense to put all related stories together? Anyway, you should take a look at Macworld's coverage of Mountain Lion so far, because they're doing a stellar job of it.
John Gruber has a really nice piece on how Apple are doing things a little differently, with respect to the Mountain Lion reveal. It's great to see two things: that Apple can still keep secrets as well as anyone else, and that Apple aren't afraid of changing things if it means progress.
Following Congress' involvement in the iOS Contacts privacy debacle, Apple has responded with really the only solution that made sense. It seems they'll be releasing a future version of iOS which explicitly prompts the user to allow access to their contacts.
Long story short, a company in China called Proview tried to stop Apple selling the iPad in China due to some trademark over the word "iPad", but Apple said it already purchased the trademark in several countries, and Proview are just playing dirty.
AirParrot (not to be confused with the Parrot.AR drone) is a new Mac app that allows you to mirror your Mac display to your AppleTV in real time, and will be useful for at least the next few months.
Is that WinZip for iOS in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? Talk about a blast from the past...
Macworld has a few quick tips on getting the most out of Quick Look on the Mac, as well as a few handy hints. Okay, it's eight tips about how to use Quick Look more effectively.
Dave Caolo has a (somewhat esoteric, I'll admit) collection of Apple Store construction barriers that adorned specific Apple Stores worldwide before the actual Apple Store did.
What would iOS look like if it were released in 1986? I gotta say, this black-and-white, 8-bit feel of iOS '86 is pretty cool. I'm liking it, I'm liking it a lot.
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