Since bloggers and tech pundits were given special, one-on-one sessions with Apple’s senior executives, it is obvious that even New York Times need to learn to produce high quality tech reports that do not twist facts for better drama. It’s recent iEconomy series report about Foxxconn that gave Change.org a reason to organize a disruptive event at AppleStore outlets.

Foxxconn produces phones and computers for Dell, Nokia and IBM.

Yes, the Little Big Disk had to be connected to the wall for power.

Now I know why is Apple selling a 2-meter Thunderbolt cable: so you can have the false sense of mobility as long as you are within the 2-meter radius of the drive.

Apple, whatever happened to “elegance”?

Apple obviously know where they stand — the iPad is in a class of its own — and it didn’t need to throw mud at others to prove the point. And it’s about education after all, or is it?

On that note, I cannot help but also think about what other things we can do with iBooks Author, the free authoring tool Apple has released shortly after the keynote where we can use to produce interactive multimedia products:

JOURNALISM Imagine how it can transform the way bloggers and independent news outlets produce iPad publications. Now you will no longer need to have a team of Xcode riders or HTML5 coders to produce iPad books, all you need are good designers and layout artists.

PUBLIC MESSAGES In countries where the mainstream media is controlled by the authorities, this tool will allow NGOs or alternative media groups to produce high-quality publications for general distribution. Imagine Apple launches a sub USD200 iPad for education, would that be a game changer?

But I agree, though not in an explosive way, this is going to transform the publishing world.

Relying on a software company to deliver world class hardware such as a mobile phone that rivals the iPhone is akin to ordering Pizza in an English fine dining restaurant.

This ICS “upgrade” is a joke.

The 7in device runs on Android and a custom OS. Funded mostly by the Government, this tablet doesn’t need a real ROI to succeed.

The Chinese media academias have nothing but praises for this move (but of course).

The diehards will never leave their platform of choice, and the wannabes will be buying the latest gadget that hits the shelf.

With China’s Xunlei and iQiyi IPTV services gearing up to take over the world, Tuduo and Youku seems to be eyeing at the huge consumer market that used to be dominated by license-carrying broadcast stations. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, for once the Dragon from the East maybe heading off towards the battleground Apple’s iTV and Google TV is prepping.

Wait for it, for this is going to get bloody.

But, the real fact is, Flash is not dead. It’s baked into many web sites, and I’m talking about real web sites, not just silly casual gamer sites.

That is denial in action.

You can argue that Android is pretty solid now, but that’s after years of iteration. At first, it basically sucked. Chrome has been great, but it now seems to be getting more buggy, not less, over time. Google Voice? Decent, but not what it should be. Google+? Not bad, but issues. Google TV? Yeah. Google Music? Ha. Google Wave? Sigh. Etc, etc, etc.

~ MG Siegler via daringfireball.

The only Google product that seems to be working for me, is Gmail. My HTC Hero is no match even to my 3-year old iPhone 3G.

Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

Steve’s final words were:

OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.

- Steve’s Sister, Mona Simpson.

Well, if you are so great, why haven’t I see anything from you?

Strange people strive in the strangest times.