[MyAppleMenu] Sep 29, 2007

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**** Apple's Top Lawyer Leaves Post <http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-qual29sep29,1,2451258.story?coll=la-headlines-business>
by Associated Press

**** iPod Rival Is Happy To Nibble At Apple <http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-sandisk29sep29,1,4855520.story?track=rss&ctrack=2&cset=true>
by Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times
SanDisk finds success by not trying to outclass the market leader.

**** iPhone Revisited (Verdict: Don't Buy) <http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone/iphone-revisted-verdict-dont-buy-302075.php>
by Gizmodo
Smart iPhone users, geeks or not, are hacking the iPHone; this is how people are choosing to use it. So, Apple, even if you have to fight the unlocks, the apps deserve to live.

**** Apple, Jobs, AT&amp;T Sued Over iPhone Price Cut, Rebates <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/28/apple_jobs_att_sued_over_iphone_price_cut_rebates.html>
by Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
In the suit, filed Sept 24 in the United States District COurt for the Eastern District of New York, Queens resident Dongmei Li accuses the parties of price discriminiation, underselling, discrimination in rebates, deceptive actions, and other wrongdoings for their role in the Sept 5th price drop on iPhone.

**** Apple Fan "Thrown Out" Of Glasgow Apple Store <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/28/apple-fan-thrown-out-of-glasgow-apple-store/>
by Erica Sadun, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
The anonymous Tartan Podcaster of his eponymous blog writes that he was asked to leave the Glasgow Apple Store after taking pictures of iPods and MacBook Pros.

**** Security Fears Grow As iPods Proliferate <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/09/28/ipod_security/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Network World

**** Staff Roundtable: Apple Should Do No Harm To iPhones <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9214>
by TidBITS
Apple appears to be ignoring the application hacking while actively fighting the unlocking. Do these strategies make sense for Apple?

**** JoeSoft Jax 1.0.2: Multipurpose iTunes Add-On Needs Sharpening To Fulfill Potential <http://playlistmag.com/reviews/2007/09/jax/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jeff Merron, Playlist
Jax has lots of potential, in part because it's designed to be expandable; JoeSoft promises "dozens of new Jaks" that will be available as free downloads. However, much of the potential rests in a hope that oeSoft will make much-needed bug fixes and improvements in functions that the existing modules don't do well enough.

**** iPhone: 90 Days Later <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/28/90-days-later/>
by Erica Sadun, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
"We simply do not have unlock codes for <iPhones>."

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Should You Be Taxed To Subsidize 'The New York TImes'? <http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9787518-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com

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**** The Stag Hunt <http://www.slate.com/id/2174706/fr/rss/>
by Tim Harford, Slate
The obscure game-theory problem that explains why rich countries are rich.

SingaporeSurf
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**** The Search Is On <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2007/9/29/columnists/insightdownsouth/19015484&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
He has been in office for hardly three years and so when Singapore premier Lee Hsien Loong, 55, announced recently the hunt for a successor it caught many by surprise.

**** World Has Responsibility To Decry Myanmar's Brutal Suppression <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/302836/1/.html>
by S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore's foreign minister George Yeo has, once again, emphasised that countries of the world not only have a legitimate right, but also a responsibility to decry the brutal suppression of demonstrators in Myanmar.

**** Web Of Cash, Power And Cronies <http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/web-of-cash-power-and-cronies/2007/09/28/1190486569946.html?page=fullpage>
by Eric Ellis, The Age
Singapore isn't just skilled at mandatory executions of drug traffickers, running an excellent airport and selling cameras on Orchard Road. It also does a useful trade keeping Burma's military rulers and their cronies afloat.
With an estimated $A3 billion staked in the country, Singapore Inc companies have been some of the biggest investors in and supporters of Burma's military junta &mdash; this while its government, on the rare times it is asked, suggests a softly-softly diplomatic approach towards the junta.
By providing Burma's pariah junta with the crucial equipment mostly denied by Western sanctions, Singapore has helped keep the junta and its cronies afloat for 20 years, since the last time the generals killed the citizens they are supposed to protect.

**** Singapore's Debt Of Honour <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/29/singapores-debt-of-honour/>
by Benjamin Cheah, theonlinecitizen
What we have done, we must now undo. It is Singapore's obligation, firstly, as a citizen of the world, secondly as the chairman of ASEAN, and thirdly, because of our complicity, to address the errors of our past.

**** Pharmacist's Bitter Pill <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/214023.asp>
by Kevin McDonnell, Today
Pharmacists are routinely treated poorly by the public and senior management.

**** CPF Changes A Fair Deal, So Why The Hesitation? <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_162341.html>
by Zuraidah Ibrahim, Straits Times

**** Should Reserves Always Be A Case Of 'We Need A Little Bit More'? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_162175.html>
by Seow Kuan ong Lawrence, Straits Times

**** WHy Higher Fees For Empty Flat? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_162465.html>
by Maria Loh Mun Foong, Straits Times
My late grandfather, who was the sole owner of a three-room HDB flat, had been paying $38 a month in convervancy fees to the town council. His estate now has to pay $55 a month (a 45 per cent increase) for the vacant flat, the reason being that the $38 concessionary charge no longer applies as it is now unoccupied.

**** Govt Investments De-Linked From CPF Funds <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_162462.html>
by Jacqueline Poh, Ministry of Finance, Straits Times
The CPF Board invests member' savings in special securities issued by the government, which pay the CPF Board the same interest rates taht its members receive. The government pools the proceeds from issuing these securities with the rest of its funds, and invests them professional for long-term returns. This is completely de-linked from the CPF Board and CPF members. Were this not so, CPF members would be exposed to be investment risks and could not receive guaranteed minimum interest rates.
Up to now, both GIC and Temasek Holdings have earned returns that exceeded CPF interest rates, on average over the years. But this does not mean that the government is making use of the CPF as a 'cheap source of funds', or earning a 'spread at people's expense'.

**** Can Singapore Say No To Nuclear Energy? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/214018.asp>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today
The urge to turn to the arguably cheaper source of energy may be hard to resist.