[MyAppleMenu] Dec 3, 2007

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**** German Court To Rule On iPhone Dispute <http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8T9TUI80.htm>
by Matt Moore, Associated Press
A court said Monday it would delay by one day a ruling that has pitted cell phone operators T-Mobile and Vodafone against each other over the sale of an unlocked version of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone.

**** Flailing The Latest Digital Whipping Boy <http://www.news.com/Flailing-the-latest-digital-whipping-boy/2010-1027_3-6221022.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
by Nancy Prager, CNET News.com

**** Do The Shuffle! <http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2007/dec/02/do-the-shuffle/>
by Ann Work, Times Record News
Teachers in Burkburnett's prekindergarten classrooms found a clever new way to build their students' language skills.
"Go get your iPod necklaces!" they call to their 3- and 4-year-olds in 11 pre-K classrooms at Tower Elementary School.

**** Kangaroo Leaps Into TV Download, But Apple Packs The Bigger Punch <http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article3216032.ece>
by Conor Dignam, The Independent
The motive for Kangaroo is control and cash, and the fear of losing bothto Apple's iPod. It is two years snce Disney did the first major downoad deal with Apple for episodes of Desperate Housewives and Lost. Today, eight out of every 10 legal TV downloads in the US market go through iTunes, with about 100 million US shows sold through Apple's ubiquitous device.
That is potentially very bad news for British broadcasters, as BBC Worldwide's chief John Smith made clear last week when he said: "What Apple did for music was fantastic for the consumer, but disastrous for the holders of rights music. We did not want that to happen to us."
/You make a business out of catering to consumers' needs, not the other way around. You can only win if your consumers win. Stop dreaming about any other ways./

**** NBC Officially Removed From The iTunes Store <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/02/nbc-officially-removed-from-the-itunes-store/>
by Dvae Caolo, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Software That Organizes Intelligently <http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19788/?a=f>
by Erica Naone, MIT Technology Review
Smart Desktop automatically groups documents and communications by project.

**** Yahoo Betrays Free Speech <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/opinion/02sun2.html?ex=1354338000&en=a27f8bf6c53eb69d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by New York Times

**** Lots Of Little Screens: TV Is Changing Shape <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/business/02frame.html?ex=1354338000&en=93d5b999fb310cb4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Denise Caruso, New York Times
The command-and-control economic model of traditional television is being quickly superseded by the market chaos of a freewheeling and open digital network.

**** If The Shoe Fits, Wear It. If Not, Design One That Does. <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/business/yourmoney/02shoes.html?_r=1&ex=1354338000&en=98f938257ee0cfd9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin>
by Elizabeth Olson, New York Times

**** Can Activision Blizzard Compete With EA For Mindshare? <http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9827685-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Daniel Terdiman, CNET News.com

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**** Requiem For A Red Lobster: A Novel Of Downsizing <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/books/03stewart.html?ref=books>
by Motoko Rich, New York Times
"Last Night at the Lobster" is packed with details as it meticulously chronicles the efforts of Manny DeLeon, the restaurant's manager, to get through the final day with some dignity.

**** Security Blanket <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112702303.html>
by Diana Abu-Jaber, Washington Post
Let others have their security blankets! I had a security shag rug bedspread.

**** I Am America. (And So?) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/magazine/02wwln-lede-t.html?ref=magazine>
by Wyatt Mason, New York Times
Despite the frequency of its use, "America" is actually somewhat difficult to define.

**** Emoticons During Wartime <http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2007/12/10/071210ta_talk_mcnichol>
by Tom McNichol, New Yorker

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**** Al-Jazeera Can Be Broadcast In Singapore: Officials <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_182984.html>
by AFP
Al-Jazeera's English channel has received permission to be broadcast in the city-state, the government said on Monday.

**** Relocating The Local/Foreign <http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/175978.html>
by Mollymeek
Singapore is no cosmopolitan city. We can't accept the foreign; we can't even accept ourselves if we have no use value. The people who have control over Singapore have obstinately shielded it from the true cosmopolitanism, preferring to opt instead for cosmetic cosmopolitanism. Exploitative cosmopolitanism.
Local or foreign, aren't we all just the pawns of a manipulative game of chess played by invisible players whose identity we /ought/ to know better?

**** Singapore's Stand On Death Penalty <http://www.humanrights-geneva.info/spip.php?article2505>
by IPS, Human Rights Tribune
Singapore's strong pro-death penalty stand during the November U.N. General Assembly vote on a draft resolution calling for an end to the death penalty has disappointed many.

**** $1 Billion In Town Council Funds: What're They Used For? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/12/03/1-billion-in-town-council-funds-whatre-they-used-for/>
by Leong Sze Hian, theonlinecitizen

**** Singapore Living Longer But Sick For More Years: Study <http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/152001.html>
by DPA
Singaporeans are living longer but are sick for more years than people in several other countries, with heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and mental illness the main culprits, a study said on Monday. Many deaths come from diseases that could be prevented, said the Ministry of Health study.

**** Happy Birthday To Wireless at Sg <http://decayonnet.blogspot.com/2007/12/happy-birthday-to-wirelesssg.html>
by Decay On Net
If you were successful, I think everyone in Singapore will remember this day and celebrate your birth. But you are a great disappointment.

**** Singapore Emerging As India Inc's Gateway To The World <http://www.indianexpress.com/story/246015.html>
by Sumant Banerji, Indian Express
With more than 2,700 Indian firms operating in the country, Singapore has emerged as the favourite destination for domestic corporates looking to internationalise.

**** Spiraling Misery <http://singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com/2007/12/spiral-game-begins.html>
by Singapore Life And Times
There can be no sense of 'victory' this time around.

**** More Foreign Firms Drawn To Singapore Exchange <http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/3/business/19616730&sec=business>
by Leong Hung Yee, The Star
Singapore is increasingly being recognised as Asia's financial gateway and many companies are seeking listing on the Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX).

**** Migrants Should Be Required To Take English Courses <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2007/yax-817.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
The steady inroads made by the Chinese language in social and public life not only reverses 40 years of nation-building, a major plank of which is the adoption of English as a neutral platform for communication in order that no ethnic group will feel disadvantaged, it can be seriously alienating to our ethnic minorities in a very personal way. Encountering such moments makes them feel actuely marginalised in what is really their own country.

**** Prevent Any Fall In Percentage Of Citizens <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_182712.html>
by Ng Ya Ken, Straits Times
If this trend goes unchecked, citizens would become a minority should our population reach 6.5 million one day. The social and political implications associated with such a scenario are just unthinkable.
/I just want to note that the headline, probably written by Straits Times, does not match the content as written by Ng Ya Ken. No where in the letter as published did Mr Ng pushed for "prevent any fall in percentage of citizens". What Mr Ng wrote, instead was to "prevent the percentage of citizens from falling at too fast a rate or below a certain mark."/

**** Cabbies Feel Pinch, Seek Fare Hike <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/225345.asp>
by Leong Wee Keat, Today
The Taxi Operators' Association &mdash; which represents six affiliates &mdash; has been in talks with taxi companies to raise meter fares for the "past few months".
See Also:
Cabbies Are As Errant As Ever <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/225347.asp>, by Mark Ho, Today.