[MyAppleMenu] Jul 3, 2009

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**** Psystar Exits Bankruptcy, Launches New Xeon-Based Systems Running OS X <http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/02/psystar-exits-bankruptcy-launches-new-xeon-based-systems-running-os-x/>
by MacRumors

**** Can An SD Card Startup Disk Be Used On Any Mac? <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=714106805f974a3b77b4224f2a8f3720>
by Roman Loyola, Macworld

**** Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability On iPhone <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=b30b696ac29a2a5a01688695431fdf67>
by Sumner Lemon, Macworld

Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.

The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via SMS (Short Message Service), said security researcher Charlie Miller, during a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore on Thursday. He didn’t provide a detailed description of the SMS vulnerability, citing an agreement with Apple.

**** AT&T Breaks Sales Records With iPhone 3GS Launch <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10278437-94.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple>
by Marguerite Reardon, CNET

The first day the Apple iPhone 3GS went on sale was the biggest sales day ever for AT&T, according to an internal memo sent to company employees that has since been published in various blogs.

**** Revamped MacBook Pro Line Delivers Top-Notch Display Quality <http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-10041-10146&sr=hotnews>
by Rob Galbraith

Taken together, the current MacBook Pro lineup offers the best displays for photographers we've ever seen from Apple, with a potential solution for the remaining bugaboo - display glossiness - coming a bit later this year.

**** Apple Pulls iPhone App That Allowed For Child Pornography Uploads <http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/x-2lZI8p8aA/apple-pulls-iphone-app-that-allowed-for-child-pornography-uploads>
by Gizmodo

**** iPhone Heat Issue Much Ado About Nothing <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10278511-37.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple>
by Jim Dalrymple, CNET

It is true that Apple has been quiet about this so far. If I had to guess, I'd say it's because they have not been able to replicate the heat issues some users are reporting.

**** The Correct Way To Use Your MacBook's Battery <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/Apple/~3/9mxWRk2HYE8/>
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet

One of the telling things about this particular visit to the Apple Store was something the tech told me. He said that he would replace the battery with a new one because it has be “used correctly.” When I asked him to elaborate on what that meant, he told me that Apple’s notebook batteries last longest when they’re routinely charged and discharged.

**** The iPhone App Store Takes A Bad Turn <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/redirect.jsp?url=http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/07/02/the-iphone-app-store-takes-a-bad-turn/&usg=AFQjCNHvfaZ53UiOZnjRpxgOURhpZ4673A>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune

The problem with the application is how you pay for it. Downloading the Navigator is free. Owning it is expensive: $10 added to your monthly bill — even if you delete the app — until you contact AT&T and shut off the service.

**** Apple Stores Now Fixing Cracked iPhone Screens In-house <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/07/apple-stores-now-fixing-cracked-iphone-screens-in-house.ars&usg=AFQjCNGQtOn7URZj6P39Z3lXbr0XU_sv9A>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

Surely you know someone who has dropped an iPhone, only to watch in horror as the screen cracked. Now, Apple retail stores can fix the problem in-house—as long as you're still under warranty.

**** PasswordWallet 4.4.7 Improves Voice-over, Auto-typing <http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=29ce045c34701fea7c948bfe19418c82>
by MacNN

**** iPhone 3GS Owners Bemoan Its Battery Life <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-iphone3-2009jul03,1,7669962.story&usg=AFQjCNHcZLyI2OBAqLApBeZ3RMJ8Em6YwQ>
by David Sarno, Los Angeles Times

Buyers are finding that the device, introduced two weeks ago, has trouble making it through a workday without a rest stop at the electrical outlet. It's proving to be something of an Achilles' heel on Apple Inc.'s flagship device.

**** Just How Successful Is The iPhone App Store? <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/02/just-how-successful-is-the-iphone-app-store/&usg=AFQjCNF5ZRfhPCGM9jy68j65p0cjeHMGZA>
by Yukari Iwatani Kane, Wall Street Journal

The store’s success is indisputable. The broad selection of apps is a major reason why consumers want the iPhone. In April, Apple announced that the number of downloads exceeded a billion, less than a year after the App Store opened. But a bigger moneymaker than the iPhone itself? It’s not even close.

**** Greenpeace Demands Apple Come Clean <http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/big-tech/2009_07_02_greenpeace_demands_apple_come_clean.html?FORM=ZZNR5>
by Charles Jade, GigaOM

**** Review: Final Draft AV 2.5 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=5ebd93233c64b91e937fb759e3663cb0>
by Tim Haddock, Macworld

Final Draft AV 2.5.2 eliminates many of the headaches of formatting two-column audio-visual scripts with a conventional word processor. Unfortunately, for some users the program’s inability to import graphics and images into scripts could prove a deal-breaker.

**** Apple May Be Exempt From China's Web Filter Mandate <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=de9f964a6debcfbb1c2f9137a6acd98e>
by Owen Fletcher, IDG News Service

Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country.

**** Gotta Go? iPhone App Tells Moviegoers When To Pee <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&page=1&sa=T&url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=7989994&usg=AFQjCNGs-rip7o_FC9NelG_oC_a2BUB4ew>
by Ned Potter and Ki Mae Heussner, ABC News

Soda. Coffee. Water. Next time to you go to the movies, chug 'em all down.

As long as you have a new iPhone app by your side, you'll know when you can escape to the bathroom without missing the best parts.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** XHTML 2 Language Dumped In Favor Of HTML 5 <http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/xhtml-2-language-dumped-in-favor-html-5-036>
by Paul Krill, InfoWorld

W3C looks to focus efforts on HTML upgrade geared to Web development.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Creating Another Einstein <http://reviewcanada.ca/reviews/2009/06/01/creating-another-einstein/>
by Sheilla Jones, Literary Review of Canada

What would it take to produce another Einstein? That is a question that returns with cyclical regularity in the physics community. But there is no need for the world to wait for someone of Albert Einstein’s remarkable vision and achievement to just happen along, not when we have got an Einstein factory right here in Canada.

**** The Roaring Twenties <http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-roaring-twenties-joseph-ridgwell/>
by Joseph Ridgwell, 3:AM Magazine



SingaporeSurf
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**** Our Botanic Garden – Why 150 Years And Not 187 Years? <http://timesofmylife.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/our-botanic-garden-why-150-years-and-not-187-years/>
by Times Of My Life

**** Thoughts On Singapore Politics: The Road Ahead <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=3344>
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net

It is up to activists, opposition parties and alternative media to set a new agenda, one that is markedly different from that of the ruling party and one which places Singaporeans first politically and economically, and to push that agenda vigorously.

**** What's Free, Exactly? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_398319.html>
by Denis Distant, Straits Times

**** Top 5 Bookstores In Singapore <http://dotmazter.blogspot.com/2009/07/top-5-bookstores-in-singapore.html>
by A Singapore Blog

**** SingTel To Offer iPhone 3GS In Singapore On July 10 <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200907030126DOWJONESDJONLINE000184_FORTUNE5.htm&usg=AFQjCNHXBvTyTaC9WcWbMhA7NiNSaOCqeQ>
by Dow Jones

**** Island Embraces Its Own <http://www.bangkokpost.com/entertainment/entertainscoop/19591/island-embraces-its-own?FORM=ZZNR4>
by Kong Rithdee, Bangkok Post

Singapore's film industry is on the rise thanks to one director's challenging take on the country's culture and its people's ability to laugh at themselves.

**** Firefly Airline Joins Changi <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_398601.html>
by Nicholas Yong , Straits Times

Changi Airport on Friday welcomed Firefly, the fourth new airline to join Changi this year. Firefly is also the seventh carrier to fly the booming Singapore-Malaysia sector.

**** Some Officers Notified To Help Conduct Next General Election <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/440186/1/.html>
by S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

The Elections Department has started appointing assistant returning officers to conduct Singapore's next general election, which is due by February 2012.

**** More Eating On MRT <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_398687.html>
by Straits Times

**** Singapore Confirms 91 New H1N1 Cases, Bringing Total To 969 <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/440229/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia