[MyAppleMenu] Dec 30, 2007

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MyAppleMenu
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**** iPhone's Design, Software Transformed Phone Industry <http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_7836328?nclick_check=1>
by Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs promised a revolution when he unveiled the iPhone in January - and he delivered.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Blogging's A Low-Cost, High Return Marketing Tool <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/business/smallbusiness/27sbiz.html?ei=5088&en=7b4e5d8622fdc3e3&ex=1356670800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1198996767-naamv6WkvKmrELkomt0oYQ>
by Marci Alboher, New York Times

**** How To Lose Your Job On Your Own Time <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/business/30digi.html?_r=1&ex=1356670800&en=61b5676f9afcd5a9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin>
by Randall Stross, New York Times

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Blush Of The New <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/books/review/Siegel-t.html?ref=books>
by Lee Siegel, New York Times
If anyone is aware of the complexity of modernist attitudes, it is Peter Gay.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore Not Aiming For Control Of UBS: Report <http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL3036459420071230>
by Reuters
The Singapore government, which recently bought a 9 percent stake in UBS, does not aim for operational control over the Swiss bank, a Swiss newspaper report on Sunday.

**** 4D, 3N Holiday In Hong Kong Advertised Price: $588; Actual Price: $897 <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_191246.html>
by Mavis Toh, Straits Times
Travellers are outraged by ads which quote deceptively low prices, but travel agents feel stiff competition leaves them with little choice.