[MyAppleMenu] Jun 11, 2008

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**** The iPhone's Limits <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-fcc11-2008jun11,0,3229537.story>
by Los Angeles Times
Apple and AT&amp;T aren't allowing some web applications on the iPhone, but the FCC is right to avoid forcing networks and devices to open up.

**** Apple CUtting Rivals Out Of iPhone Navigation? <http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/06/11/iphone.sdk..gps.nav/>
by Electronista

**** Reivew: Papers 1.8 <http://www.macworld.com/article/133801/2008/06/papers18.html>
by Flip Phillips, Macworld
Papers 1.8 is a great program for organizing academic file cabinets. It makes searching and organizing papers for reading and referencing a near-enjoyable task.

**** Safari 'Carpet Bomb' Attack Code Released <http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=21617>
by Robert McMillan, Macworld UK
A hacker has posted attack code that exploits critical flaws in the Safari and Internet Explorer web browsers.

**** Apple Updates iDVD, iMovie <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=21615>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
The iDVD 7.0.2 and iMovie 7.1.2 updates are described in Apple's customary terse style, which says they: "Address general compatibility issues, improve overall stability, and address a number of other minor issues."

**** European Carriers Mum On iPhone Pricing <http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=21613>
by Mikael Ricknas and Jeremy Kirk, Macworld UK
The iPhone 3G starts at $199 in the US, but what it will cost in European and African countries still remain a mystery. Except for O2, operators are keeping quiet about details.

**** Analysis: Developers Welcome Snow Leopard <http://www.macworld.com/article/133882/2008/06/snowleopard.html>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Developers welcomed the news of Snow Leopard for a variety of reasons. Some want to focus on writing iPhone software and not have to worry about any new APIs. Other developers were hapy that it will open the door for Apple to fix some bugs in the existing APIs.

**** iSurrender <http://www.slate.com/id/2193293/?from=rss>
by Tim Wu, Slate
In this larger story, the iPhone matters just as one of the last nails in the coffin of Bell's would-be competitors.

**** iPhone Games Are Front And Center At WWDC <http://www.macworld.com/article/133862/2008/06/iphone_games.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The iPhone's game potential has given a new opportunity for Mac game veterans to make their mark in the iPhone space.

**** Steve Jobs Bets The Apple Farm <http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1813117,00.html?imw=Y>
by Josh Quittner, Time
Once you control the platform, you call the tune. And if that happens, it will be Steve Jobs' magnum opus.

**** Will The New Apple 3G iPhone Win Over The Corporate World? <http://www.crn.com/networking/208403202>
by Michele Masterson, ChannelWeb
One big issue that wasn't discussed much was security, arguably more important on an enterprise scale than on the consumer side.

**** Steve Jobs's Apperance Grabs Notice, Not Just The iPhone <http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/06/10/steve-jobss-appearance-grabs-notice-not-just-the-iphone/>
by Nick Wingfield, Wall Street Journal
In response to a question about his health Tuesday, an Apple spokeswoman said Jobs was hit with a "common bug" in recent weeks but he still felt it was important to participate in the Apple conference. The spokeswoman said he's now on themend with the aid of antibiotics.

**** TomTom Says Navigation App Already Runs On iPhone <http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSB46553120080609>
by Niclas Mika, Reuters
Dutch navigation device maker TomTom already has a version of its navigation software running on Apple's iPhone and has plans to sell it to consumers, a spokesman said on Monday.

**** Apple In Parallel: Turning The PC World Upside Down? <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/apple-in-parallel-turning-the-pc-world-upside-down/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by John Markoff, New York Times
In describing the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, dubbed Snow Leopard, Mr. Jobs said Aple would focus principally on technology for the next generation of the industry's increasingly parallel computer processors.

**** Apple Just Killed The Market For Phones <http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2008/06/apple-just-killed-the-market-for-phones>
by Mike Davidson
At the risk of sounding like a fanboy of the highest order, how on /earth/ could the average customer justify purchasing any other mobile device at this point?

**** Micro iPhone Charger Only In U.S. <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=1857>
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet.com
Don't you think that Apple could have made the UK version a /little/ smaller?

**** Safari 4 To Include SSB Feature And Fastest JavaScript Ever <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/06/10/safari-4-to-include-ssb-feature-and-fastest-javascript-ever>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
These features make perfect sense in relation to not only increased use of Web2.0 apps like Google Mail or Flickr, but with the new MobileMe service that Apple announced yesterday.

**** The iPhone 3G And Accessories: Some Speculation <http://www.macworld.com/article/133879/2008/06/iphone3gaccess.html>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld

**** iPhone 3G Is Faster, But Cheaper? <http://www.macworld.com/article/133872/2008/06/fasternotcheaper.html>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Now, granted, the higher-priced data plan is going to give you considerably-faster data speeds, so it's not as if you're paying more and getting nothing in return. nd the new iPhone is obviously a much better phone than its predecessor. Just be aware that  you're not /really/ paying half the price for those privileges.

**** (Some) iPhone Gaming Makes Me Sick <http://www.macworld.com/article/133871/2008/06/iphonegamingsickness.html>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
The graphics are glorious, the accelerometer controls were extremely responsible, and the results, in my case, were absolutely nauseating.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** A Self-Writing To-Do List <http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20887/?a=f>
by Lissa Harris, MIT Technology Review
New online schedulers rely on natural-language processing to take the drudgery out of getting organized.

**** Harsh Words For Microsoft Technology <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/technology/11soft.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by James Kanter, New York Times
The European Union's competititon commissioner, Neelie Kores, delivered an unusually blunt rebuke to Microsoft on Tuesday by recommending that businesses and governments use software based on open standards.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** French Theory's American Adventures <http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=5xc4vh095tvr4q3rybvmdv94vkwxfjnl>
by Francois Cusset, Chronicle Of Higher Education
In fact, if there is a future for theory, it will start on the campus, provided it doesn't die there. But theory may even find a suitable nesting place there; for now that its passions and controversies are over, now that it has been quietly normalized and institutionalized, it may finally be possible to treat it with a historical approach, a colder eye, rather than with the jargon-filled, decontextualized approach that has been a leading narrative of theory in the United States.

SingaporeSurf
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**** SingTel's iPhone Reservation System That Isn't <http://eok.net/2008/06/10/singtels-iphone-reservation-system-that-isnt/>
by Benjamin Koe
You still have to go down to the SingTel shop to confirm your reservation. Yes, confirm.

**** Fremont Blogger Raises Singapore's Ire <http://origin.contracostatimes.com/nationandworld/ci_9545924?nclick_check=1>
by Todd R. Brown, The Argus
Gopalan Nair said he might have gone too far in lashing out at Singapore officials who then had him jailed on a sedition charge.
But the Fremont immigration attorney said he was speaking from the heart when he attacked the foreign government on his blog for suing leaders of an opposition political party, then taunted the judge in the case for "prostituting herself" during the trial.

**** Up Prices Of Eggs And Some Vegetables <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_246520.html>
by Jessica Lim and Tessa Wong, Straits Times
The prices of eggs and some vegetables have jumped at wet markets across the island, according to a Straits Times check. This comes barely a week after Malaysia - Singapore's biggest food supplier - trimmed domestic fuel subsidies.

**** SingTel To Sell Faster Next-Gen iPhone This Year <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_246473.html>
by Chua Hian Hou, Straits Times
StarHub spokesman Michael Sim said the telco expects to sell the phone eventually while MobileOne is in talks with Apple.

**** Middle Rocks Still Off Limits <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/11/nation/21513733&sec=nation>
by Glady's Tay, The Star
Middle Rocks is still off limits to Malaysia fishermen despite a decision by the Malaysian and Singaporean foreign ministries allowing them access.

**** A Taste Of Singapore In Manila <http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=121315>
by ABS-CBN

**** In Singapore, A House Steeped In Tradition <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/greathomesanddestinations/11gh-singapore.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, New York Times
"It is really a quintessential Singapore experience to live in one of those grand old houses surrounded by nature. You can live in a condominium anywhere, but these houses are really unique."

**** Singapore Needs Human Rights. We Really Do. <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/06/singapore-needs-human-rights-we-really-do/>
by Ng E-Jay, The Online Citizen
Singaporeans need to better their understanding of human rights, not because we are a nation of slaves, but because we are often a nation of sheep.

**** So, What Must Our Ministers Do To Get Punished? <http://blueheeler.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/so-what-must-our-ministers-do-to-get-punished/>
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
Even though Khaw soiled himself by defending a guy later proven guilty, the minister distanced himself far from the NKF fallout, and ahs not paid the price for his lack of judgement.