#TheDailySpin: R.I.P. Steve Jobs (action figure)

Out of respect for the late Apple founder and his family—not to mention the company’s legal team—In Icons stopped producing the doll. Plus, the story of a real-life ‘Hangover’ gets a weatherman fired, Google Maps’ take on the Labyrinth, and more.

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As for the production of Apple products, last week the company joined Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Nike, in releasing for the first time a list of its major suppliers.

With bold moves like those, it’s no wonder Twitter has consulted Apple’s former VP of global marketing communications Allison Johnson to aid in developing new ideas for promoting the social network to consumers.

PCs could use a little advice about now. Gigaom reports that the one-time home and office standard is losing to the mobile gadget, which now accounts for half of computing devices, partly due to innovations from Apple.

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