[MyAppleMenu] Nov 26, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[Sidetrack]

*** Hello Apple? Inkwell's Calling
Heng-Cheong Leong

There have been some very persistent rumors about certain Apple products that is coming out of Cupertino Real Soon Now. The phone is one. The tablet PC is the another.

Ever since the demise of Newton, and the cancellation of the Newton spinoff and the naming of the handwriting recognition software, there has been rumors and speculations that Apple is coming out with its version of the tablet PC.

Add Smarthouse's article <http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Automation/Display_Panels?Article=/Automation/Display%20Panels/G5H6M5K7> as another data point. Mid 2007 -- WWDC? --- is the expected launch date.

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Seeking Executive To Tame The Digital Future
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/business/yourmoney/26frenzy.html?ex=1322197200&en=357512b32b93fe8c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Richard Siklos, New York Times

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Pop Go The Scientists
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2101-2466143,00.html>
Bryan Appleyard, The Times

Science-made-simple might still be topping the book charts, but where does that leave the hard stuff?

[Life]

*** A Freeway-Free Coastal Journey
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-sbtrain26nov26,1,2752475.story?track=rss>
Robin Rauzi, Los Angeles Times

Santa Barbara tourists who arrive by train earn discounts for ditching the car. The program, aimed at cutting air population, inspires some odd adventures in sightseeing.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Corrumption And Its Cure: Is The "Singapore Phenomena" Suitable For Armenia?
<http://armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=1863&CID=1935&IID=&lng=eng>
Aris Ghazinyan, Armenia Now

The very history of the development of that country testifies that it was the political will of the authorities that became the pledge of the state's prosperity.

*** Iran Expects Singapore To Harmonize Its Nuclear Stance With NAM: MP
<http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=11/26/2006&Cat=2&Num=018>
Tehran Times

Iran expects Singapore, as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, to adopt a stance on Iran's nuclear program in line with the positions of other NAM members, Iranian MP Alaeddin Borujerdi said on Saturday.

[Opinion]

*** Hate Speech Law Badly Drafted
<http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2006/yax-684.htm>
Yawningbread.org

*** Netizens Add To Credibility Gap
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/26/focus/16129671&sec=focus>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

If the youths are so active and the Net is anti-government, it is a worrying trend. By ignoring this group, or, worse, treating them as enemies instead of engaging them, the government may be in danger of losing these young citizens by default.

[Entertainment]

*** From Singapore -- With Hope...
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/16087474.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_entertainment>
Daniel Chang, Miami Herald

South Florida may not have been able to support the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, which went bankrupt in 2003, but one South Floridian hasn't given up on classical music -- he's just taken it to Singapore.