TIME magazine today released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and two of the selections have close ties to Apple: CEO Tim Cook and Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson . Each selection is accompanied by an essay by another prominent personality or close associate outlining why the person qualifies for inclusion in the list. The essay on Cook is written by former vice president Al Gore, who has served on Apple's board of directors since 2003

After Steve Jobs' passing last year, a number of so-called " lost interviews " with the iconic businessman were released, but Fast Company claims it has " a treasure trove of unearthed interviews , conducted by the writer who knew [Jobs] best." Since 1985, reporter Brent Schlender had covered Steve Jobs for Fortune and the Wall Street Journal and discovered three dozen tapes with recordings of interviews Schlender had conducted with Jobs over 25 years: Rummaging through the storage shed, I discovered some three dozen tapes holding recordings of extended interviews--some lasting as long as three hours--that I'd conducted with him periodically over the past 25 years. Many I had never replayed--a couple hadn't even been transcribed before now. Some were interrupted by his kids bolting into the kitchen as we talked

A little while ago at GDC , I sat down with Galcon creator Phil Hassey. He showed me a game he called Anathema Mines that was a stylish take on stealth action, with a fun mechanic of blowing up walls (as long as you could keep out of the reach of flashlight-wielding enemies). Apparently he's done a lot of work and a little bit of brand tweaking to the title, because it's now called Dynamite Jack , and you can watch the official trailer below.

VR-Zone reports that Intel has begun shipping its second-generation Thunderbolt controller chip, known as "Cactus Ridge". As previously discussed , Cactus Ridge will arrive in both four-channel (DSL3510) and two-channel (DSL3310) versions, offering Apple a pair of options for including the new chips in its forthcoming products

9to5Mac claims to have some early details about Apple's next version of iTunes.

Apple's stock has continued its remarkable run in 2012, moving up another 1% today to briefly hit a market capitalization of $600 billion. The milestone comes just under six weeks after hitting $500 billion , and Apple's stock is now up nearly 60% since the beginning of the year. If some analysts are to be believed, the $600 billion mark is just a brief stop on the company's way to a trillion dollar market capitalization .

Another oldie but goodie is getting the iOS treatment , and if you loved the original Max Payne you'll be buying this one. I've never found the controls on these games where I want, but word is the Payne update will offer some customization for touchscreens. Look for more of that here, with HD graphics and the requisite Social Club connectivity and that good old bullet time action

Advertising is poised to take a bigger role in mobile gaming now that Electronic Arts has signed a multimillion dollar, year-long advertising campaign with Unilever, says a report in AllThingsD . Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company that owns such brands as Dove, Ben & Jerry's, Lipton and more. EA is using its popular Facebook game, The Sims Social , as a vector to introduce advertising for Unilever products like Dove

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In Anandtech's lengthy iPad review , they reveal knowledge of an internal Apple project for a game controller for iOS: I know of an internal Apple project to bring a physical controller to market, but whether or not it will ever see the light of day remains to be seen.