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**** The Mystery Of Steve Jobs’s Plateless Benz <http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/08/the-mystery-of-steve-jobss-plateless-benz/>
Bryan Gardiner, Gizmodo Australia

If you ranked the things in life that Jobs seems perfectly content to ignore, licence plates would be up there with disabled parking spaces, three-piece suits and customer demands. The proof, as it were, is all over Flickr.

**** Apple Board Unlikely To Heed Analyst's Advice <http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-unlikely-to-heed-call-to-return-cash-2010-08-12>
Therese Poletti, MarketWatch

**** Three Cool Tricks Of The iPhone 4 <http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/three-unknown-features-of-the-iphone-4/>
David Pogue, New York Times

Enough time has passed, and enough millions of people have been playing with their iPhones, that a critical mass of tricks and tips have started to pile up. Here’s a look at three cool iOS 4 features that nobody, including Apple, seems to be talking about.

**** January Jones <http://daringfireball.net/2010/08/january_jones>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

The whole point of expanding to Verizon is to gain market share in the U.S. It’s about high-volume iPhone sales, coast to coast.

**** What Publishers Can And Should Learn From "The Elements" <http://toc.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oreilly%2Fdigitalmedia%2Fmac+%28O%27Reilly+Digital+Media%3A+Mac%29>
Mac Slocum, O'Reilly

**** Review: FileMaker Go For iPhone And iPad <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=b09e5589dffb2e3b7ba7a77a8857bdd5>
Stuart Gripman, Macworld

FileMaker Go is a very solid 1.0 release. It’s a true FileMaker client with support for almost every major feature of its bigger brother, FileMaker Pro. Nomadic data jockeys will find the few compromises are a small price to pay for true FileMaker mobility.

**** Ten Years Later: Why The G4 Cube Flopped <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=1ba54b317ff42cfea1e5ca23522e9142>
Benj Edwards, Macworld

Why didn’t people buy the G4 Cube? With 10 year’s worth of perspective at our disposal, I can think of four key reasons the Cube never took off.

**** Opinion: Apple's Cube Was Ahead Of Its Time <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=0752266b3a0b01c101e9b7113cb3cdaf>
Benj Edwards, Macworld

Looking back today, it seems that the Cube was simply ahead of its time. It was an ingenious and striking design that missed the mark by about five years—and $1,000.

**** Apple Rechargeable Batteries Are Likely Rebranded Sanyo Eneloops <http://feeds.appleinsider.com/click.phdo?i=0d6ad847f85b12499739ee0458fb55ce>
AppleInsider

Though Apple's new rechargeable batteries do not offer any indication of who manufactured them, a new analysis and disassembly has found evidence that they are rebranded Sanyo Eneloops.

**** Bradley Buecker: Editing <i>Eat Pray Love</i> <http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/in-action/eatpraylove/?sr=hotnews.rss>
Apple

Left behind in Los Angeles, and charged with assembling and shaping the footage, was first-time feature film editor Bradley Buecker. Rarely is an editor with no feature experience hired onto such a high-profile production, but Buecker had edited several seasons of television for Murphy for the hit shows Nip/Tuck and Glee. “Ryan and I had a bond,” says Buecker. “So when the movie came along, he said, ‘I really want you to do this.’”

Buecker decided to edit the film using nearly the same Final Cut Pro-based editorial workflow that had worked so well for the TV series, equipping himself and each of his two assistant editors with mirrored Mac Pro and MacBook Pro computers running Final Cut Studio. “Both Nip/Tuck and Glee were Final Cut shows, and Final Cut Pro has proven to be a great editing system,” says Buecker. “It’s my system of choice.”

**** Apple Releases Brightness Fix For New 21.5-inch iMacs <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=a8d9be338351da42cbe5e5ee28199c3b>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld

Has your new 21.5-inch iMac been having display brightness issues? Well, then, you may want to check out the iMac (Mid 2010) Display Brightness Update 1.0 from Apple, released Thursday afternoon.

**** Twenty Years, One Keyboard <http://minimalmac.com/post/942415344/twenty-years-one-keyboard-guest-post-by-dave-caolo>
Dave Caolo, Minimal Mac

**** Apple, Cisco Sued By VirnetX Over Private Networks <http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-12/apple-cisco-sued-by-virnetx-over-private-networks.html>
Susan Decker, Bloomberg

VirnetX Holding Corp., which reached a $200 million settlement with Microsoft Corp. over patents for ways to communicate privately over the Internet, sued Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. over the same technology.

**** Kiwi 1.2.2 <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/574051/review/kiwi.html?expand=true&lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems>
David Chartier, Macworld

Kiwi is a great option for improving your Twitter experience, whether you run a dozen accounts between your personal, business, and celebrity spoofing, or you’ve just outgrowing the limitations of using a Web service in a Web browser.

**** Adobe Story Review <http://www.macworld.co.uk/procreative/reviews/index.cfm?olo=rss&ReviewID=3235115>
Michael Burns, Macworld UK

**** SyncMate For Mac <http://www.macstories.net/reviews/syncmate-for-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Cody Fink, MacStories

If you manage multiple PCs and need the ability to sync with your other smartphone, it might just be the utility you’ve been looking for.

**** Why Apple Should Hold Off On Paying A Dividend <http://seekingalpha.com/article/220354-why-apple-should-hold-off-on-paying-a-dividend>
Andy Zaky, Seeking Alpha

**** Apple's iTunes Purgatory For Windows: There Has To Be A Better Way <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/apples-itunes-purgatory-for-windows-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/13711>
Jason Perlow, ZDNet

The Apple iOS platform is a thing of beauty, but for Windows users, iTunes is pure and utter hell.

**** Playboy Censors iPad App To Pass Apple's Morality Test <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7942340/Playboy-censors-iPad-app-to-pass-Apples-morality-test.html>
Matthew Moore, Telegraph

Anyone forking out £3.20 for the digital version of the magazine will have to do without the explicit photo spreads that titillated generations of teenage boys.

Playboy agreed to censor its content in order to secure a place in the App Store, from which any software which Apple considers “obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory” is banned.

**** Apple Set To Become Fifth Biggest Mobile Manufacturer Worlwide <http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/8/13/apple-set-become-fifth-biggest-mobile-manufacturer-worlwide/>
Desire Athow, ITProPortal

**** Trying To Lure Apple, Brooklyn Boosters Set Their Sights On Municipal Building <http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/13/2010-08-13_seeding_ground_bklyn_locals_pitch_municipal_bldg_on_news_apple_eying_boro.html>
Erin Durkin, New York Daily News

Brooklyn boosters trying to lure an Apple store to the borough have set their sights on the Municipal Building, the Daily News has learned.

New renderings produced by local officials show a glass-walled store on the first two floors of the building on Joralemon St. across from Borough Hall.



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**** Islam’s Answer To MTV <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=546a931506de75762e019b2974312738>
Negar Azimi, New York Times

As the brains behind 4Shbab, the world’s first Islamic version of MTV, Abu Haiba is the consummate man in the middle — situated between the dictates of Islam and those of the pop-music business.

**** Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty <http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=4acbf8b599c14d4f8fed2f5a4da1f26b>
Brian Palmer, Slate Magazine

When police in Western New York pulled over Gary Korkuc for blowing off a stop sign on Sunday, they found a live cat in his trunk, covered in cooking oil, peppers, and salt. Korkuc told authorities that his pet feline was "possessive, greedy, and wasteful" and that he intended to cook and eat it. Korkuc has been charged with animal cruelty. Is there a legal way to cook and eat a cat?

**** Book That Tells The Colourful Early History Of Britain's Newspapers <http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/UuNX4NQDACg/newspapers-local-newspapers>
Roy Greenslade, The Guardian

The real value is the way in which Clarke picks out a range of content that records Britain's social history alongside pen portraits of long-forgotten newspaper characters.



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**** How Many People Is Enough In Singapore? <http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2637&Itemid=195>
Asia Sentinel

The recent outcry in Singapore over allegedly excessive immigration, which is said to be putting pressure on housing, jobs and public transport, has raised some interesting issues about what sort of society Singaporeans want to have.

**** Singapore And The UN <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/opinion/l13singapore.html?_r=1>
Chan Yu Ping, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations, New York Times

“U.N. Appoints New Director of Troubled Watchdog Group” (news article, July 29) stated that the work of the United Nations Procurement Task Force had “led to several felony convictions but attracted the ire of some countries, including Singapore and Russia, and its mandate was not extended by the General Assembly.”

This strange reference to Singapore suggested that we oppose anti-corruption work at the United Nations. Nothing could be further from the truth. Singapore fully backs efforts to keep the United Nations transparent and accountable, and to equip it with a strong set of internal controls.

**** Singapore Refuses Entry To Radio Executive, Without Saying Why <http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/40879/>
Matthew Robertson, Epoh Times

An executive of an independent radio network that focuses on Chinese human rights issues was refused entry to Singapore on Aug. 11. The broadcast network and commentators suspect the refusal relates to the Chinese regime’s influence over the Singaporean government, and have decried the move as a violation of media freedom.

**** 希望之声总裁：新加坡政府欠一个合理解释 <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG9HE3B-W7YgPKdMTqK5G7QUHayXQ&url=http://soundofhope.org/programs/162/166679-1.asp>
赵辉、颜宁, 希望之声国际广播电台

关于希望之声国际广播电台东北亚暨东南亚地区总经理廖淑慧，11日在新加坡入境遭阻拦一事，希望之声国际广播电台总裁曾勇表示，新加坡政府欠一个合理解释。他指出，这件事情不只涉及媒体自由的问题，还涉及法轮功的问题。新加坡政府的态度等于是在协助中共在迫害法轮功。

**** The Straits Times Loses The Plot! <http://kixes.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/the-straits-times-loses-the-plot/>
Funny Little World

**** StarHub To Expand Web TV Reach <http://www.zdnetasia.com/starhub-to-expand-web-tv-reach-62202042.htm>
Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia

Tan said the new platform will be launched when the country's national next-generation broadband network "is in place" but declined to provide a more specific timeframe.

**** Feeling Out Of Place In Your Own Country.... <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2010/08/feeling-out-of-place-in-your-own.html>
Diary of A Singaporean Mind

**** Seelan Palay Goes To Jail <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/4023-seelan-palay-goes-to-jail>
Singapore Democrat Party

Such blatant double standards can only happen in an autocratic state where there is one set of rules for the rulers and another one for the rest.

The TBT defendants raised the issue of illegal discrimination and exercise of police powers in bad faith when they allowed the CASE protest to proceed but clamped down on the TBT protest.

**** A Fine Is A Fine Is A Fine <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_565406.html>
Chin Shu Hwa, Straits Times

The warden said she could not waive the fine since I was not the owner of the vehicle.

**** Speculators - Are They Making A Comeback? <http://www.todayonline.com/Columns/EDC100813-0000038/Speculators---are-they-making-a-comeback?>
Colin Tan, Today

The confirmation of the positive numbers for the private residential sector in Singapore for 2Q2010 appears to have unleashed another wave of buying onto the market.


>From landed homes to HDB flats, the market is awash with liquidity. My colleagues in the appraisal department tell me that the rising prices for properties not matched by their valuations have not scuttled too many deals.


**** Circle Line Fare Anomalies? <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1074971/1/.html>
Leong Wee Keat and Neo Chai Chin, Channel NewsAsia

Responding to MediaCorp's queries, the Public Transport Council (PTC) revealed on Thursday that travelling time - and not just distance - is also used to charge train commuters under Singapore's distance-based fares system.

"The general fare-setting principle for MRT lines is to charge for the distance travelled based on the fastest route," a council spokesman said. "This takes into account the walking and waiting time required if a switch to another rail line is involved."

**** Man Denied Of Tax Relief As It Was Not Cash Donation <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100813-0000123/Man-denied-of-tax-relief-as-it-was-not-cash-donation>
Alicia Wong, Today

Iras confirmed it had contacted Mr Nathan to clarify the situation but was "unable to disclose his personal income tax matters". But its website states: "Only outright donations that do not give material benefit to the donor are tax-deductible."

**** Balakrishnan Tells Chee: See YOG Response On The Ground <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/4025-balakrishnan-tells-chee-see-yog-response-on-the-ground>
Singapore Democrat Party

**** "新加坡成功模式"的魅惑 <http://intl.ce.cn/gjzx/yz/201008/13/t20100813_21717953.shtml>
黄荣斌, 羊城晚报

由两大权威组织所认可的新加坡经济竞争力，其“无中生有”的蜕化过程仅为45年。在新加坡媒体高调呼吁“厉兵秣马，再创辉煌”之际，这确实值得追问：当年的小渔村一跃成为全球的竞争力明星，人均GDP从独立时的511美元攀升至2009年的39458美元，物质水准翻天覆地，新加坡凭什么？

**** The King Of Fruits <http://evel8yn.blogspot.com/2010/08/king-of-fruits.html>
Evelyn's Food Blog

**** President Has No Discretion In Clemency Appeal <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/08/breaking-news-president-has-no-discretion-in-clemency-appeal/>
The Online Citizen

The High Court today ruled that the President has no discretion in deciding clemency appeals. The court’s judgement says Cabinet is the only authority in such matters. Law Minister K Shanmugum’s statements about Yong Vui Kong is not prejudicial, the court ruled.

**** Does Singapore YOG Violate ILO Forced Labour Convention? <http://utwt.blogspot.com/2010/08/does-singapores-youth-olympic-games.html>
Under The Willow Tree

So tell me, in its involvement of Secondary, JC and Poly students in the organisation of the YOG, is Singapore abusing its education system to engage in the systematic violation of human rights via Forced Labour, and in the process also violating the very ILO convention it just committed to ratify a month ago?

**** Free Museum Admission For NSmen: What Good Is That? <http://ns-singapore.blogspot.com/2010/08/free-museum-admission-for-nsmen-what.html>
NS-Singapore for Lesser Mortals

This is a government of the cheapest order.

**** Shadrake ‘Recovering Well’ After Angioplasy <http://www.british-weekly.com/?p=3361>
British Weekly

Shadrake told the British Weekly on Wednesday that he was ‘feeling confident and healthy’ and ‘delighted at the all the support I’ve been getting.’

The support Shadrake refers to has been growing on a daily basis both locally and internationally. Not only has the case prompted outrage from from respected international organizations including Amnesty International and Journalists Without Borders, but locally there is a groundswell of support for his release.

**** Singapore: Spare The Occidental, Hang The Oriental. <http://gcalers.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/singapore-spare-the-occidental-hang-the-oriental/>
Calers's Blog

**** 新加坡政府吁民众对青奥表现积极 <http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/08/100813_singapore_youtholympics.shtml>
钱晓慧, BBC 中文网

尽管新加坡街头到处张挂了青奥会宣传横幅，部长以及总理也纷纷呼吁新加坡人大力给予支持，但多数民众对这个大型国际项目似乎没有表现出太大的热情。

除了表示对青奥会不感兴趣外，许多网民以及网络文章也都认为举办青奥会劳民伤财。最具争议的是，新加坡在2008年提出的青奥会预算经费约为7550万美元（约1亿2200万新元），不过政府上个月称，筹办赛事的花费预料将增至3亿8700万新元，比原先预算多出了3倍以上。

**** Parliament To Debate Distance-based Fares When House Sits On Monday <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1075030/1/.html>
Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia

MP for Tampines GRC Irene Ng wants to know the impact of the distance-based fare on the elderly, who may find it physically taxing to make multiple transfers. MP for Sembawang GRC, Dr Lim Wee Kiak wants to know the total amount transport operators have overcharged commuters, as a result of a dataset error in calculations of bus fares.

**** Singapore's Retail Sales Excluding Vehicles Rise For Eighth Straight Month <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-13/singapore-s-retail-sales-excluding-vehicles-rise-for-eighth-straight-month.html>
Shamim Adam, Bloomberg

Singapore’s retail sales, excluding motor vehicles, rose for an eighth month in June as record economic growth and tourist arrivals spurred spending at department stores.

**** Youth Olympic Games: Meals Fit For A King <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2010/08/youth-olympic-games-meals-fit-for-a-king.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mrbrown+%28mrbrown%29>
Mrbrown: L'infantile Terrible Of Singapore

Six whole long beans! Wow. Do you think the volunteer might get spoiled by such rich food? What if they get sleepy from eating all that luxurious gourmet dosh and cannot work hard?

**** YOG Caterer Acts On Food <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_565714.html>
Liew Hanqing, Straits Times

The caterer for meals provided to Youth Olympic Games (YOG) volunteers has moved to improve them after complaints about the food surfaced. The action resulted after a volunteer took a picture of the meal he was served and posted it on his Facebook page, igniting a furore.

The YOG organising committee did not respond to questions on how much was budgeted for volunteers' meals and whether there had been any guidelines for food provision.

**** Visionary Values And Virtual Vuvuzelas <http://trulysingapore.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/visionary-values-and-virtual-vuvuzelas/>
Yours Truly Singapore

**** Stand Up For Singapore <http://blessed-peephole.blogspot.com/2010/08/stand-up-for-singapore.html>
Peeping At A Blessed Mess




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