Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's chief executive officer, and hardware engineering chief John Ternus is set to take over, Apple announced today. Cook will continue on as Apple CEO through the summer, with Ternus set to join Apple's Board of Directors and take over as CEO on September 1, 2026. Cook is going to transition to executive chairman, and he will "assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world".
It’s still a bewildering oversight that, or something just like it, is the only way you can link with a device.
If you stuff your phone with photos, you can’t delete them by connecting them to a computer and sorting through them on that. You have to use a utility to import them either straight onto the computer, or delete them separately on the phone. Even if you use a Mac instead of a PC, you basically need to work with an iTunes-like interface.
Especially with the focus on trying to make the iPad a computer. You’re still largely relegated to the iTunes-type interface, unless you sidestep it with a cloud service, or Airdrop.
It’s still a bewildering oversight that, or something just like it, is the only way you can link with a device.
If you stuff your phone with photos, you can’t delete them by connecting them to a computer and sorting through them on that. You have to use a utility to import them either straight onto the computer, or delete them separately on the phone. Even if you use a Mac instead of a PC, you basically need to work with an iTunes-like interface.
Especially with the focus on trying to make the iPad a computer. You’re still largely relegated to the iTunes-type interface, unless you sidestep it with a cloud service, or Airdrop.