[MyAppleMenu] May 5, 2007

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Developers Can't Target iPhone? <http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2007/05/developers_cant.html>
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld
Open is just how phones are done, and not just smart phones.

**** Microsoft + Yahoo = iPhone E-Mail Trouble? <http://backstage.ilounge.com/index.php/backstage/comments/microsoft-yahoo-iphone-e-mail-trouble/>
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** WSJ: Yahoo, Microsoft Talks No Longer Active <http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4987>
by Larry Dignan, ZDNet
The Yahoo-Microsoft talks are apparently no longer active, according to the Wall Street Journal.

**** Microhoo... Yacrosoft? <http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/04/microhoo/>
by Scott Rosenberg, Wordyard
Acquisitions at this scale virtually never lead to useful combinations, strategic synergies, or anything else of use.

**** Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/education/04laptop.html?ex=1335931200&en=65dac8df966cdd80&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Winnie Hu, New York Times
Schools officials said laptops had been abused by students, did not fit into lesson plans, and showed little, if any, measurable effect on grades and test scores at a time of increased pressure to meet state standards. districts have dropped laptop programs after resistance from teachers, logistical and technical problems, and escalating maintenance costs.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** A Decade On, A PM's Number Is Up <http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/a-decade-on-a-pms-number-is-up/2007/05/04/1177788396102.html>
by James Button, The Age
Tony Blair could have been a great British prime minister.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Freedom To Be Homophobic <http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/153526.html>
by Mollymeek
Intelligence and eloquence is, when misused, worse than plain ignorance and forgivable naivety.

**** Great, Now There's No Queue <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,129453,00.html?>
by New Paper
A spokesman for FairPrice said they had noted a drop in sales on the first BYOB Day last month.

**** SE Asian Security Affected If US Loses Resolve In Iraq: Singapore <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/274352/1/.html>
by May Wong, Channel NewsAsia
PM Lee told US president George Bush in a meeting at the White House in Washington on Friday that it is critical for America to tackle problems in the Middle East.

**** PM Lee Meets Bush; Bush Confirms He'll Meet ASEAN Leaders In Singapore <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/274350/1/.html>
by AFP
US president George W. Bush confirmed Friday that he will attend his first summit with all 10 southeast Asian leaders, including the region's most controversial member, Myanmar, in September.

**** Part Of NEL Services Disrupted; SBS Transit Investigating <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/274273/1/.html>
by Gamar Abdul Aziz, Channel NewsAsia