[MyAppleMenu] May 31, 2007

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**** Viacom Feeling Jealous? It Wants In On An Apple TV Deal Too <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/05/31/viacom-feeling-jealous-it-wants-in-on-an-apple-tv-deal-too>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

**** Will Music Industry Dance Again To Apple's Tune? <http://news.com.com/Will+music+industry+dance+again+to+Apples+tune/2100-1027_3-6187666.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
by Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com
Apple has plunged into uncharted waters by stripping security software off some of its music.

**** Jobs, Gates, And The Road Behind <http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/30/jobs-gates-and-the-road-behind/>
by Scott Rosenberg, Wordyard
Gates won a bigger PC market and more billions, but Jobs still puts his mark on products in way no one elase in the tech industry can match.

**** Bill And Steve's Excellent Adventure <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macword/2007/05/gatesjobsd/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jason Snell, Macworld
What struck me most about Jobs' and Gates' interaction with one another was the genuine warmth they both felt when nostalgically recalling the early days of the personal computer revolution.

**** iTunes Store Terms Of Service Disallow Use Of Purchased Music As Ring Tones <http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/may#wed-30-ring_tones>
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
There's no way to enforce this restriction with DRM-free iTunes Plus tracks, of course.

**** Apple Continues To Mostly Ignore The Enterprise, Observers Say <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9022039&source=rss_topic123>
by Darrell Dunn, Computerworld
Despite being roundly ignored, corporate America seems to be perking up its collective ears a bit to some of Apple's newer wares. The company's switch to x86 processors, though way too long in coming by some accounts, has opened doors to some enterprise accounts that otherwise would have remained shut. Businesses that make the switch to Apple generally begin by using Mac desktops and laptops, but many ultimately graduate to the Xserve server platform.

**** Live Coverage: Jobs And Gates Joint Apperance <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/05/30/jobsgates/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jason Snell and Peter Cohen, Macworld
In what was certainly the marquee event at this year's D: All Things Digital conference, an annual gathering coordinated by the /Wall Street Journal/, Steve Jobs shared the stage with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in a joint apperance discussing the technology industry's past while looking ahead to its future.

**** Apple Exec Details 160GB Apple TV, YouTube H.264 Deal <http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-exec-details-160gb-apple-tv-youtube-h264-deal/>
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
YouTube will soon be encoding videos in the H.264 streaming-efficient compression format preferred by Apple TV, and that all new videos submitted to YouTube as of the mid-June launch of the AppleTV update will be playable by the device.

**** Steve Jobs At D <http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/004516.html>
by Harry McCracken, PC World
Steve Jobs and Walt Mossberg are onstage at the D conference. They're talking Mac marketshare, Apple's commitment to the Mac, whether new iPods are in the works, etc., etc.

**** The Trouble With Apple TV <http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060835/>
by Brent Schlender, Fortune
Steve Jobs' latest is a dud &mdash; and that speaks volumes.

**** Steve Jobs At D Now <http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/live/steve-jobs-at-d-now-264586.php>
by Brian Lam, Gizmodo

**** Apple Hides Account Info In DRM-Free Music, Too <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-apple-hides-account-info-in-drm-free-music-too.html>
by Ken Fisher, Ars Technica
With great power comes great responsibility, and apparently with DRM-free music comes files embedded with identifying information.

**** Real Steve Reads Fake Steve <http://cultofmac.com/?p=759>
by Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac

**** First Look: iTunes Plus <http://playlistmag.com/features/2007/05/itunesplusfl/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Christopher Breen, Playlist

**** Apple Announces 160GB Apple TV, YouTube Deal <http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-announces-160gb-apple-tv-youtube-deal/>
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
The 160GB version of Apple TV promises four times the capacity of the original Apple TV at a $100 premium.

**** EagleFiler 1.2 Now Available <http://www.macminute.com/2007/05/30/eaglefiler/>
by MacMinute

**** LensTweaker 1.0.1 <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2007/05/lenstweaker/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Ben Long, Macworld
LensTweaker addresses two types of geometric distortion.

**** Morgan Stanley Boosts Apple Target To $150 <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/30/morgan_stanley_boosts_apple_target_to_150.html>
by Katie Marsal, AppleInsider
Citing its thesis that Apple's operating leverage remains underappreciated by investors, Morgan Stanley on Wednesday initiated sharp increases to both its earnings forecast and price target for the Cupertino-based consumer electronics maker.
See Also:
Apple Now Valued At Over $100 Billion <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/30/apple_now_valued_at_over_100_billion.html>, by Slash Lane, AppleInsider.

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**** Regulator To Probe Price-Fixing Allegations <http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness.asp?fileid=20070531.L01&irec=0>
by Andi Haswidi, Jakarta Post
The Post and Telecommunications Directorate General says it will follow up on the findings of the University of Indonesia's Institute for Economic and Social Research on indications of price fixing involving Telkomsel and Indosat.

**** China Eastern Says No Final Deal With Singapore Airlines Yet <http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070531/bs_afp/chinasingaporeairlinecompanysiaeastern_070531031520>
by AFP
China Eastern Airlines said Thursday it was still in talks to bring in strategic investors, among them Singapore Airlines, but no final agreement had been signed so far.
See Also:
Singapore Air Confirms In Talks With China Eastern <http://www.reuters.com/article/tnBasicIndustries-SP/idUSSIN16065220070531>, by Reuters.

**** Consumers And The Law <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/05/protecting-consumer.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
This kind of behaviour is unlikely to endear you to your potential customers.

**** Civil Service Boon For Elderly <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/279400/1/.html>
by Gracia Chiang, Today
Singapore's civil service will speed up and implement the re-employment process for older workers within the next three years, rather than wait for legislative changes slated to happen in five years.

**** How To Deal With Timeshare Scam Companies <http://sparklette.net/archives/how-to-deal-with-timeshare-scam-companies/>
by Sparklette.net

**** Singapore Deconstructed <http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=de4f2497-c140-40a0-847f-74325da7b624&&Headline=Singapore+deconstructed>
by Rahul Sharma, Hindustan Times
Housing in Singapore is a big emotional charge &mdash; for Singaporeans and for foreigners.

**** MediaCorp Radio Fined For Bra Stunt <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/191597.asp>
by Today
MediaCorp Radio has been fined $15,000 by the Media Development Authority for airing a segment deemed "controversial" on a morning show.

**** Hiring Seniors: Firms To Get Up To $400K Each <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_124373.html>
by Lynn Lee, Straits Times
A key plank in the bid to get more Singaporeans working past the retirement age of 62 will be money &mdash; up to $400,000 per company.

**** No Squeeze For Dragon Year Cohort <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_124493.html>
by Perry Lim, Ministry of Education, Straits Times
The increase in cohort size this year as a result of the Dragon Year effect has in fact been accommodated for by increased places.