[MyAppleMenu] Aug 1, 2010

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**** Magic Trackpad Review <http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/apple-magic-trackpad-review/>
Joshua Topolsky, Engadget

It's an excellent device for those who prefer touch input to mouse or trackball, and it's a solidly built piece of gear that will compliment the uncluttered workspaces of lots of geeks out there. But it's not a game changer or the death knell for our modern day method of interacting with our PCs as some have speculated.

**** Mac Gems: Organize Your Home Inventory With Compartments <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/572709/review/compartments_12.html?expand=true&lsrc=rss_main>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

You may think that since you've got home insurance, you're covered in case of theft, fire, or other disaster. But unless you've got a comprehensive record of your home's contents, filing an insurance claim will be an exercise in frustration. Compartments aims to make such an inventory painless—or at least a whole lot easier.

**** Apple Quietly Kills Antenna Attack Page <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367235,00.asp>
David Murphy, PC Magazine

Apple appears to have killed off its "antenna campaign" as of late – the Web page that previously highlighted alleged signal degradation issues affecting rival companies' devices is now free of such claims.

Gone are the videos of Apple folk holding smartphones and counting down signal bars; in its place is a general description of how antennas deal with obstructions and, perhaps more importantly, how Apple tests for these issues.

**** U.S. iPad Customers Pay More Than Most <http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/07/ipad-customers-pay/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AppAdvice+%28AppAdvice%29>
Bryan Wolfe, App Advice

According to Tableu Software, U.S. consumers pay $12.50 for each GB of data that is downloaded. The company looked at costs in 18 different countries. The cost of downloads in the United States are the fifth most expensive on the list.

**** Hundreds Line Up For Latest iPhone <http://www.vancouversun.com/life/green-living/Hundreds+line+latest+iPhone/3345740/story.html>
Gillian Shaw, The Vancouver Sun

Hundreds of people lined up outside the downtown Vancouver Apple store on Friday morning to be among the first to buy the iPhone 4 in Canada..

**** Philadelphia Finally Gets Its Apple Store <http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/01/philadelphia-finally-gets-its-apple-store/>
Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune

**** The iPad Evolved: Four Killer Features <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20012293-64.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Brooke Crothers, CNET



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**** Room By Emma Donoghue <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/01/room-emma-donoghue-review-fritzl?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Nicola Barr, The Guardian

It is a brave act for a writer, but happily one that Donoghue, still only 40 but on her seventh novel, has the talent to pull off.

**** The Beginning Of The Road <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/magazine/features/2008/dc-1791-to-today/story.html>
Scott W. Berg, Washington Post

High-tech computer wizardry and good old-fashioned historical sleuthing are re-creating the lost world of Washington's origins.



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**** Singapore: The Hottest (Little) Economy In The World <http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2007470,00.html>
Ruchika Tulshyan, Time

Going forward, Singapore's growth will likely slow in 2011 as the world's lethargic recovery finally takes a toll on the small nation's prospects.

**** All Tied Up For Free Food At The Singapore Turf Club <http://smong.net/2010/08/all-tied-up-for-free-food-at-singapore.html>
S M Ong

**** Oh Shut Up Already <http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2010/08/oh-shut-up-already.html>
Singapore Notes

This time he has gone too far, and become a greater security threat to our country than all the jihadist wannabes put together.

**** Thai Airways, Tiger To Form New Low-Cost Airline <http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50553520100801>
Manunphattr Dhanananphorn, Reuters

Flag carrier Thai Airways International Pcl said on Sunday it plans to form a new low-fare airline with Singapore's Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd, adding to Asia's crowded budget airline market.

**** Singapore Would Replenish S$4.5b From Reserves In 2 To 3 Years: Lim Swee Say <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1072721/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

NTUC's secretary general Lim Swee Say has said he is confident that Singapore will be able to replenish the S$4.5 billion drawn from the reserves over two to three years.

**** Govt To Appeal For Clemency Over Singapore Death Sentence On Two Sarawakians <http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=517975>
Bernama

The government will appeal to the Singapore government for clemency, over the imposition of the death sentence imposed by a court in the republic on two Sarawakians. Jabing Kho and Galing Kujat, both 26, were sentenced to death yesterday, for the murder of a Chinese national on Feb 17, 2008, while robbing the victim.