Apple's Hardware VP Bob Mansfield to retire

Apple announced that Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will retire and the role will be transitioned to Dan Riccio, Apple’s vice president of iPad Hardware Engineering, over several months. The entire hardware engineering team will continue to report to Mansfield until his departure.

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WaterField Design Top Ten MacBook Pro with Retina Display Cases

WaterField Design, a leading San Francisco manufacturer of custom-fitted laptop sleeves, bags and cases for digital gear, announces a bevy of cases and bags sized to fit Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.

Custom-fitted MacBook Pro Retina cases include: the SleeveCase, Outback Sleeve, Suede Jacket, Smart Case, CitySlicker and Travel Express. Fifteen-inch specialty laptop bags include: the Racer-X, HardCase, Muzetto (Leather and Outback styles) and the large VertiGo. Each MacBook Pro Retina laptop case offers unique functionality and style.

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Apple opens first Retail Store in London, Ontario

Apple opened its 23rd Canadian Retail Store in Masonville Place Mall in London, Ontario. The tenth Apple Store to open in Ontario is London's first and its grand opening on Saturday was attended by 300 people. Reports from the London Free Press said that, "some travelling from as far as Port Huron, Michigan, were waiting in line, wrapped around the second floor of the mall before the store opened at 10 am.

Source: MacDailyNews

            London Free Press

Apple's MobileMe service goes offline on June 30

So, if you still haven't backed up, copied or downloaded all your photos, files, documents and websites on your MobileMe account, now might be a good time to do so. We're days away from MobileMe's closure so while it is easy to move accounts to iCloud, it will not be possible to access old files stored in MobileMe's servers. Here's how to deal with this.