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Mac news for Mac people

[Top Stories]

*** Apple Sees Market Share Decline In Q3
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=10027>
Macworld UK

Despite positive financial results, an increase in Mac unit sales, and the popularity of the iPod, Apple's worldwide market share has declined, according to Gartner.

[News]

*** iTunes On Pocket PC 'Possible'
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=10026&Page=1&pagePos=7>
Macworld UK

Information Appliance Associates has devised an application that enables the automatic transfer of music from Apple iTunes to Pocket PCs and MS Smartphone handsets.

*** iPod Still An Eyecatcher
<http://www.projo.com/business/content/projo_20041101_1ipod.1f2f8f.html>
May Wong, Associated Press

Analysts say Apple could continue to dominate. But, they say, they expect its market share to erode amid the slew of new arrivals, which are matching the iPod's storage capacity; approaching it in style and ease of use; adding extra features such as an FM tuner or voice recorder; and, in some cases, undercutting Apple in price.

[Opinion]

*** More On Apple's Breaking Of The iPod
<http://www.boingboing.net/2004/10/31/more_on_apples_break.html>
Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing

There are innumberable untilities available to  help you move your music from your iPod to your Mac, of course, but that's not the point. The point is that Apple is devoting time, money, and lawyer- and engineer-hours to breaking your iPod and selling it to you as a "fix."

*** Stevenote Review
<http://www.internet-nexus.com/2004_10_24_archive.htm#109917422018517041>
Paul Thurrott, Internet Nexus

Arguably, what's right is that you can take any digital content with you, but whatever: Apple only has a photo solution right now, so they'll run with that.

[Review]

*** A Computer To Love
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/Hardware/A-computer-to-love/2004/10/29/1099028201667.html>
Nick Galvin, Sydney Morning Herald

It's certainly a machine that would sit well anywhere in the house and, with the outstanding iLife software suite, is a powerful and flexible computing tool.

*** Airport Express -- Don't Leave Home Without It!
<http://homepage.mac.com/lesposen/blogwavestudio/index.html>
Les Posen, CyberPsych Blog

We thought the Airport Express would have its travel advantage in hotels, but as it turns out its real advantage has been in internet cafes where the owners don't seem to mind us using our laptops.

[Sidetrack]

*** Touch Me, Scroll Me, And I'll Play You Some Tunes
Heng-Cheong Leong

An actual working iPod Halloween costume <http://www.engadget.com/entry/3238236478279992/>, with a Microsoft Tablet PC as the brain.

*** Welcome To The Dark Side
Heng-Cheong Leong

It seems Apple's DRM restriction is getting dumber <http://www.macintouch.com/index.shtml#i.2004.10.31.itunes> everyday. A reader from MacInTouch reports that the latest iTunes will not get the track name for you, if you didn't rip the song in iTunes yourself. The fine line between being the good guy (it's all RIAA's fault!) and the bad guy (I'm in bed with RIAA folks) is now somewhere underneath Apple's feets.

*** Kerry Is Going To Win
Heng-Cheong Leong

And the winner of this election: John Kerry. Why? Because the Redskins lost <http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/election.asp> to the Green Bay Packers.

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Checking The Mall's Prices At Home
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/01/business/01ecom.html?ex=1256965200&#38;en=ed44cc8ff1f451d7&%2338;ei=5088&%2338;partner=rssnyt>
Bob Tedeschi, New York Times

Shopping comparison sites let consumers check prices and products across tens of thousands of online retailers. But what if they want to see the prices at the local mall that day?

*** iTunes Aside, Web Is Changing The Music Industry
<http://news.com.com/iTunes+aside,+Web+is+changing+the+music+industry/2100-1027_3-5433891.html>
Reuters

In the last few years, artists have seen Web sites become a serious moneymaker.

*** Smart Web Changes World
<http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,65540,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Reuters

A smarter internet and a host of cheap, web-enabled mobile devices will allow access to a whole range of services on the move, research group Gartner Dataquest said on Sunday, ahead of its ITXpo symposium.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Vote Or Lie
<http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0443/essay.php>
Hua Hsu, Village Voice

Americans love to vote -- for pop singers, soft drinks, or World Series predictions.

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Singapore's Bling
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6370305/site/newsweek/>
George Wehrfritz and Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Newsweek

The government's wealthy investment arm is moving billions offshore -- and taking Singapore Inc. global.

[News]

*** Singapore Moves To Protect Research Animals
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,11249787%255E30417,00.html>
AFP

Scientists who subject animals to inhumane treatment during scientific research could face jail terms and a fine under new regulations to be unveiled in Singapore next month.

*** Armed Police Patrols For All Parts Of Singapore From Monday
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/114647/1/.html>
Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

Beginning Monday, there will be armed officers from the Police Special Operations Command patrolling commercial, entertainment and residential areas.

*** Singapore Abuzz With Own Art Agenda
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20041031.Q33&irec=19>
Carla Bianpoen, Jakarta Post

In 2006, Singapore wants to have a biennnale, so SENI: Art and Contemporary Singapore 2004 has been launched as a comprehensive warm-up exercise.