[MyAppleMenu] Jul 18, 2009

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** The Promise And Peril Of MobileMe <http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/digitalmedia/mac/~3/8IHPOEXSz0Q/the-promise-and-peril-of-mobil.html>
by Marc Hedlund, O'Reilly Media

MobileMe seems like such a great idea, and one with such promise. Having it fail so completely on the very first day seems like such a miserable outcome.

**** Will Apple Sue Microsoft Over Laptop Hunter Ads? <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10289432-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Chris Matyszczyk, CNET News.com

Does having "this sort of cool image" really preclude Apple from suing or at least doing a little more than wearing black and looking superior?

**** Apple/Microsoft Sued Over iPod/Zune Controls <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/hardware/~3/B2eRhLoebsk/>
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet

Apple, Microsoft and some 20 other companies are being sued for patent infringement by a Texas firm which claims to have invented the touchpad.

**** The Truth About The iPhone <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/WAc7dW0ySiY/henry-blodget-the-truth-about-the-iphone-2009-7>
by Henry Blodget, Business Insider

The folks who say that the BlackBerry is designed for business and the iPhone is designed for personal are generally right.  But I'm still not unhappy I got it.  And I'm looking forward to continuing to learn how to use the darn thing.



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**** Jobless Singaporeans Thumb Noses At Menial Work <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&sec=focus&url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/18/focus/4344115&usg=AFQjCNEz0I0JVKlChD74d1E3blA_tK4fJQ>
by Seah Chiang Nee, Malaysia Star

Employers in the service industry are struggling to hire locals, leading to an unhealthy dependence on foreigners.

**** Singapore Confirms First H1N1-Related Death <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090718-0000189/Singapore-confirms-first-H1N1-related-death>
by Today

**** Singapore Needs To Do More To Achieve Nationhood, Says MM Lee <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/443304/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia