[MyAppleMenu] Jun 11, 2009

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Chinese iPhone Deal Shows More Hints Of Progress <http://www.macworld.com/article/141107/2009/06/iphone_china.html>
by Owen Fletcher, IDG News Service

An Apple handset that uses one of the next-generation mobile standards offered in China has appeared on the approved product list of the State Wireless Inspection Center, a government-managed industry arbiter. The handset, apparently an iPhone, was cleared last month to use its assigned frequency range for five years, according to the center’s Web site.

**** MacBook Pro SD Slot Not Just For Digital Camera Cards <http://www.macworld.com/article/141091/2009/06/sdcard_mbp.html>
by Aulia Masna, Macworld

**** Is AT&T Going To Charge Extra For New iPhone Services? <http://www.infoworld.com/t/services/att-going-charge-extra-new-iphone-services-041>
by Bill Snyder, InfoWorld

AT&T's strange delay on iPhone tethering and MMS may be an early warning that the new services will pack a hefty price tag. It's time to say no.

**** How To Get Your Hands On An iPhone 3G S As Early As Possible <http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/_RaZ1TSlRp8/how-to-get-your-hands-on-an-iphone-3g-s-as-early-as-possible.ars>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica - Infinite Loop

In addition to pre-ordeing an iPhone 3G S, AT&T and Apple will have some special hours for those hoping to grab the new iPhone as soon as humanly possible.

**** Spring Cleaning—but How? <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=f19f50964f4d980e6233749383ce4a8a>
by Jackie Dove, Macworld

Communing with equipment from the past.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Extracting Meaning From Millions Of Pages <http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22773/>
by David Talbot, MIT Technology Review

A software engine that pulls together facts by combing through more than 500 million Web pages has been developed by researchers at the University of Washington. The tool extracts information from billions of lines of text by analyzing basic relationships between words.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Lights, Camera, Contraction! <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/fashion/11BIRTHS.html?_r=1>
by Malia Wollan, New York Times

The thousands of online childbirth videos, garrulous mommy chat rooms and endless pregnancy blogs are changing the dynamic between pregnant women and their attendant medical professionals.



SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore's Treatment Of Terrorists <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/10/AR2009061003697.html>
by Chan Heng Chee, Embassy Of Singapore, Washington, Washington Post

In his May 23 letter, "Don't Follow Singapore's Lead," Chee Soon Juan of the Singapore Democratic Party asserted that rehabilitation of terrorists detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Singapore entails beatings and torture. He also said that there have been deaths of detainees in their cells and that there is no mechanism for looking into detainees' well-being. These assertions are false.

**** Singapore Keen On Third Bridge As 'Crooked' One Dropped <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Frontpage/20090611181927/Article/index_html>
by Farrah Naz Karim, New Straits Times

Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s idea of a new bridge to link eastern Johor to Singapore has been embraced by Singapore. The republic’s nod for the project was conveyed by its minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew during his meeting with Najib on today.

**** Mahathir Sees No Reason For Kuan Yew To Meet Him <http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=417363>
by Bernama

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he did not see any reason why Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew would want to see him.

**** Government To Create Framework For Assessing Town Councils <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/435267/1/.html>
by Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia