[MyAppleMenu] Jun 15, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** A Farewell To iCards <http://www.thomas-fitzgerald.net/2008/06/15/a-farewell-to-icards/>
by Thomas Fitzgerald
It's an opportunity for some other company to take up the mantle of de-gimmicking electronic greeting cards and offering something as simple and effective as Apple's service.

**** The iPhone - Only Served With Apple <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/15/stevejobs.apple>
by John Naughton, The Guardian
If Apple's strategy succeeds, an increasing proportion of internet users will access through a gateway entirely controlled by a single company.

**** Apple And Intel: Best Buddies <http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/13/apple-and-intel-best-buddies/>
by Jon Fortt, Fortune
If there were lingering doubts about how well longtime enemies Apple and Intel would work together, the svelte MacBook Air laptop should dispel them.

**** Living In A Prepaid World And How Apple Failed To Change The Economics Of Mobile <http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/14/living-in-a-prepaid-world-and-how-apple-failed-to-change-the-economics-of-mobile.html>
by Stefan Constantinescu, IntoMobile
The one company that could have changed it all, failed.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Charging By The Byte To Curb Internet Traffic <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/technology/15cable.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin>
by Brian Stelter, New York Times
Three of the country's largest internet service providers are threatening to clamp down on their most active subscribers by placing monthly limits on their online activity.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Embracing The 'Differences' Of The Opposition <http://melvintansg.blogspot.com/2008/06/embracing-differences-of-opposition.html>
by Melvin Tan, A Sampan On Singapore Soil
This manifestation of "four schools" exemplifies more choices instead of the "only one choice" mantra provided by the "PAP kindergarten" that treats its citizens like children, such as the lame justifications against ministerial responsibility over Mas Selamat's escape or "trash index" idea of a PAP town council.

**** Religion And The Right Not To Respect It <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/06/religion-and-the-right-not-to-respect-it/>
by Joel Tan, The Online Citizen
The hold of religion over law and policy creeps in like a thief in the night: once we lose sight of it, as is easy in a debate of such an emotional and "sensitive" nature, then we afford religions a trump card, even above fundamental human rights, that they do not deserve.

**** Interest In The Professions Dropping <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2008/6/14/columnists/insightdownsouth/21540353&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
While foreigners arrive in large numbers, more of Singapore's homebred talents are leaving to settle abroad.

**** Human Rights In Singapore <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2008/06/human-rights-in-singapore.html>
by Siew Kum Hong
Instead of dwelling on the controversies at the margins, it seems to me more appropriate to focus on ensuring that Singapore is up to the mark on what is non-controversial to most.

**** 'New Food Centre Is Like A Sauna' <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,167674,00.html?>
by Elysa Chen, New Paper
Stallholders claim the humidity in the renovated Chinatown Complex Food Centre is unbearable and blame the recent $20 million renovation for it. They said that more parts of the building have been covered up,causing ventilation problems.