[MyAppleMenu] Sep 14, 2006

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[News]

*** Apple Rules Out iTunes Movie Service For Asia Ex-Japan
<http://www.euro2day.gr/articlesfna/20767315/>
AFX

Apple said its new iTunes movie service will not be available in much of Asia and there is no prospect of its roll-out in the near future.

*** Apple To Unveil New Store Design
<http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2006/09/11/daily50.html>
Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times

*** iTunes 7 DRM Already Cracked
<http://blog.wired.com/music/#1546765>
Wired News

[Opinion]

*** Apple Takes Back The Copycat Title
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=135>
Ed Bott, ZDNet

*** The Big Question: What Is Apple Up to, And Are We On The Verge Of A New Digital Revolution?
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article1575769.ece>
Jonathan Brown, Independent

*** Every Empire Crumbles
<http://business.guardian.co.uk/economicdispatch/story/0,,1871506,00.html>
Victor Keegan, The Guardian

Apple is losing its hip and unpredictable edge as it risks being left behind by the very technology it helped to proliferate.

*** Apple's iTV: Briding The Big Divide
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060914_981261.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

Apple is betting is can do a better job than predecessors in getting digital content from the computer to the TV.

*** Apple's Announcements - Unanswered Questions
<http://epeus.blogspot.com/2006/09/apples-announcements-unanswered.html>
Kevin Marks, Epeus' Epigone

The real revolution is hinted at by Jobs showing Rocketboom in his set-top box demo.

*** Will Apple Change Television Forever?
<http://www.slate.com/id/2149572/>
Paul Boutin, Slate

Not now, maybe never.

*** Three Markets That Are Different Today After Apple's Showtime Event
<http://www.blackfriarsinc.com/blog/2006/09/three-markets-that-are-different-today.html>
Blackfriars Blog

*** What's Inside An iPod Game?
<http://www.bensinclair.com/article/whats-inside-an-ipod-game>
Ben Sinclair

*** Making The Case For Movies
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/09/itunesmovies/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

It didn't take long to figure out it would work for us.

[Review]

*** First Impressions: Buying A Game From The iTunes Store
<http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/13/first-impressions-buying-a-game-from-the-itunes-store/>
David Chartier, Unofficial Apple Weblog

One could even call me a born-again iPod game player, if such a thing exists.

*** Photomatrix Pro 2.2: Photo Enhancement Software Gives Stunning Results But Has A Clunky Interface
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/09/reviews/photomatix22/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Heid, Macworld

*** First Look: iPod Games
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/09/firstlooks/ipodgames/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

Premium portable games deliver, even on iPod's small screen.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Surfing The Internet For Spoken Words
<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115819908784262658-5YUO_Qn20e0kNpWX21ACnNiy6II_20070913.html?mod=rss_free>
William M. Bulkeley, Wall Street Journal

New technology allow ssearchers to scour online audio, video to target advertising.

*** Do Robots Dream Of Copyright?
<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/insideit/story/0,,1871615,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1>
Wendy m Grossman, The Guardian

Dead author Philip K Dick lives on, in the form of an automation. But might it infringe property rights?

*** Why Johnny Can't Code
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/index_np.html?source=rss>
David Brin, Salon

BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Mao Is Their Canvas
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mao14sep14,1,6003158.story?track=rss>
Dhing-Ching Ni, Los Angeles Times

Every year for 57 years, a huge portrait of the leader is freshened up in Tiananmen Square. For the artists, it's been a lifetime of obscurity.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Police Probe Three For IMF Protest Plan
<http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20060914&ID=6021103>
Reuters

Three Singaporeans who were planning to distribute flyers critcizing the International Monetary Fund and World Bank were detained and their computers were seized, police said on Thursday.

*** S2006 Organising Committee Says It Has Not Breached Agreement With IMF/World Bank
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/230409/1/.html>
Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia

Responding, the Singapore 2006 organising committee says it takes its duty as host country seriously. The memorandum of understanding with the IMF-World Bank obliges Singapore to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of delegates.

*** Blacklisted Activists Vow To Enter Singapore For IMF-WB
<http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/sept/14/yehey/world/20060914wor1.html>
Manila Times

"They were given accreditation, which means that they are invited by the World Bank and IMF to participate in the meetings. It is outrageous that they are not allowed by Singapore to enter the country."

*** Inside The Lion City, Part 2
<http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=32>
Asia Sentinel

Huge economic challenges may face Singapore just when the LKY era, already almost 50 years old, comes to an end.

*** EU, W.Bank Urge Singapore To Lift IMF Activists Ban
<http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nSIN43486&from=business>
Reuters

The European Union urged Singapore on Wednesday not to bar activists from entering the country to attend the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.

*** Rectifying A 'Mistake'
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/142388.asp>
Sheralyn Tay, Today

Admitting its "mistake" in tearing down part of the brick fencing surrounding the gazetted Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in 2002, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has assured the public that more stringent care will be taken for future construction works.

*** Singapore Eyes Access To More Air Routes
<http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Thursday/Corporate/BT586309.txt/Article/>
Malaysia Business Times

Singapore is holding separate talks with its closest neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia, to open up more routes to preserve its status as a regional air hub.

*** The Common Good
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,,1870576,00.html>
John Aglionby, The Guardian

The IMF, World Bank and political activists become unlikely allies in the fight for freedom of speech in Singapore.

[Opinion]

*** I Miss Perth...
<http://cheerydoggie.blogspot.com/2006/09/i-miss-perth.html>
I Have A Short Memory, Therefore I Blog

I hate Singaporeans and their bad manners and warped logic. I hate it even more when they think I'm one of them.

*** Maids Employment In Singapore, Then And Now
<http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/sept/14/yehey/opinion/20060914opi3.html>
Alfredo G. Rosario, Manila Times

Today, Filipino maids are adequately protecte by the government of Singapore nder an integrated employment program.

*** Singapore Protests
<http://www.truthabouttrade.org/article.asp?id=6314>
Turtb About Trade And Technology

The real lesson to be drawn here is the opposite of Mr Goh's. Rather than casting a shadow over these meetings by insisting on enforcing the same restrictions that apply to ordinary Singaporeans, the island missed an opportunity to review why it still applies such stringent curbs on peaceful protests.

*** Causeway Survives The Bridge Polemics
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=219450>
Mohd Fadzli Fadhilah, Bernama

Although both books,Hikayat Johor Ke-2 and Sejarah Johor, cannot be regarded as valid documents on the agreement between Johor and Singapore, they still point to Johor's defining role in the causeway's construction.

*** Why I Was Such A Bitch On Tuesday
<http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2006/yax-649.htm>
Yawningbread.org

We had no faith that the Straits Times would do a fair write-up.

*** Is The Singapore Police Force Inadequately Prepared For Outdoor Protests?
<http://thinkhappiness.blogspot.com/2006/09/is-singapore-police-force-inadequately.html>
Think Happiness

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