AllThingsD announced today that Tim Cook will be the opening night speaker at the D10 conference in late May. It will be Cook's first appearance at a non-Apple event since he took over as CEO of the company last year

Last week, Japanese blog Macotakara reported that Apple hosted its "Made For iPhone" (MFI) technology summit in Shenzen, China ( translated version ). The conference last week, including 2,000 accessory makers and OEMs, featured Apple's announcement of a new certification chip for MFI accessories and future support for AirPlay over Bluetooth 4.0. Only 2 percent of the MFI-licensed peripherals on the market use the Bluetooth version of the iPod Accessory Protocol , according to the story, which was introduced in iOS 5