Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan reports that Apple’s Tim Cook was the highest-paid chief executive officer in the U.S. last year as he received about $378 million, which includes salary, perks and bonuses and a one-time stock award that extends over 10 years. Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. was second with $77.6 million. She speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan.” » Tim Cook: Highest-Paid CEO Of America At $378M in 2011
More than a week ago, we told you that a japanese news crew asked a Foxconn HR/parking lot attendant about the release date of the upcoming iPhone 5. The Japanese news crew was told that the iPhone was coming in June? But now an other HR is saying something totally different… » New Trend: Ask Foxconn Employees About The iPhone 5 Release Date
The reporter Rob Schmitz gain exclusive access to the Foxconn iPad factory in China, and is only the second journalist to do so. “On the heels of his report about Mike Daisey’s largely fabricated This American Life story, our China correspondent, Rob Schmitz is back with a new exclusive. Rob recently gained access to the Foxconn factory floor in Shenzhen, China, making him the first public media reporter (and only the second journalist) Apple has ever allowed into its Chinese supplier. Hear his exclusive reports on your local public radio station (week of April 9, 2012) or online anytime at marketplace.org.” Take a look after the break where you can find a 3:30 minute “audio” interview about Rob’s tour in the China Foxconn factory. » Journalist Rob Schmitz Gets A Foxconn Factory Tour
A Japanese retailer Rakuten is selling a new kind of iPad “NoteBook Case” for 5,980 yen “roughly $75”, which makes your iPad look like a MacBook Pro “clone”. The case comes with a built-in battery that allows you to charge the iPad while in use, a USB port, mini USB port, and keyboard with Bluetooth support. At this point the case is only available via the Japanese website Rakuten, but it is possible it will arrive on their United States-based Buy.com in the near future. Check out the detailed pictures after the break. » Turn Your iPad Into A MacBook Pro With This iPad Case
The Vimeo App Store application for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has been updated and will now play video up to 1080P quality. On slower connections the Vimeo app will fallback to 720P HD videos. They also cleam that the app comes with more reliable video playback and buffering, you can download it here or update it via the App Store for free. (Note: people are reporting that the app crashes since the last update, so think twice if you really need to update). » Vimeo iOS App Updated With 1080P Video Streaming & More
AppleGazette has collected a big selection of photos from inside Apple’s Headquarters in Cupertino and created a nice album for us “Apple Fans” to enjoy. This collection shows of the reception areas at 1 Infinite Loop, shots of the atriums, The Company Store, Apple’s Town Hall auditorium, the Apple gymnasium and more. Check them out here, who wouldn’t like to work there? » A Collection of HQ Photos From Inside Apple [photos]
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