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**** U.S. Trade Body Investigating Apple, RIM <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10455225-52.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Daniel Terdiman, CNET News

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday said it will launch an investigation into whether Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry infringe on a Kodak patent.

**** Control Your Camera From Your Mac <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=3cca02db65b031f94f68e1a480cf5799>
Derrick Story, Macworld

Your digital camera and Mac can work together to capture images as well as display them. Many DSLRs, and a handful of compacts, have the ability to shoot tethered, which means you connect a camera to your Mac via a USB cable, then control the camera remotely. With this kind of setup you can save files directly to your hard drive, preview the images on the computer screen, and even control your camera from an iPhone.

**** OpenOffice 3.2 Fixes Several Vulnerabilities <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=842218ea8cc5cb033dc4894c7d36416d>
Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service

The latest version of OpenOffice fixes several vulnerabilities that could cause a computer to become compromised by a remote attacker.

**** Apple SDK Simulator Offers Closer Look At Safari For iPad <http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=7cacbc4340bc8de71e58dc72d2056982>
AppleInsider

Though the software has some issues and is not yet ready to be officially accessible to developers through the iPad simulator, it can still be used to browse the Web and access popular sites. It also offers a glimpse of how users will interact with the iPad when it ships in late March.

**** Mac Users Damn, Defend 'Ribbonizing' Of Office 2011 <http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9158178/Mac_users_damn_defend_ribbonizing_of_Office_2011?source=rss_opsys>
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

Some Mac users blasted Microsoft's plan to "ribbonize" the next version of Office for the Mac, while others -- many of whom said they also use the productivity suite on Windows -- defended the move.

**** Users Having Problems With Aperture 3, Airport Base Stations <http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/1f8oabM6kj0/issues-affecting-aperture-3-recent-airport-base-stations.ars>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

Aperture 3 was released just last week, but users immediately began noticing issues with scratch disk space eating up their Macs' startup disk. Additionally, users of the latest revision of Airport Extreme and Time Capsule base stations have noticed problems using 802.11n's 5GHz channels.

**** For Apple Suppliers, Loose Lips Can Sink Contracts <http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61G3XA20100217>
James Pomfret and Kelvin Soh, Reuters

Many of Apple's finished gadgets, from iPods to iPads, are assembled at industrial compounds like the one in Longhua. And when it comes to guarding Apple's secrets, Foxconn, a unit of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, and other suppliers throughout the region leave little to chance.

**** Adobe Chief Defends Flash From Steve Jobs' Criticism <http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14421098>
Ragnhild Kjetland and Rochelle Garner, Bloomberg

Adobe Systems CEO Shantanu Narayen shrugged off Apple's decision not to use its Flash video program on its devices, saying it has a "powerful ecosystem" of partners.

**** The App Store Now Available From Your Browser <http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/02/the-app-store-now-available-from-your-browser/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AppAdvice+%28AppAdvice%29>
Alexander Vaughn, App Advice

Just two weeks after extending its iTunes preview service to apps, Apple has just made another step in this direction and now allows you to consult pretty much the entire App Store directly from your browser.

**** Apple Pushes The App Over 3G Download Limit To 20MB, Prepares For The iPad? <http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/02/apple-pushes-the-app-over-3g-download-limit-to-20mb-prepares-for-the-ipad/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AppAdvice+%28AppAdvice%29>
Alexander Vaughn, App Advice

Most likely in preparation for the iPad launch, Apple has just raised the maximum size of apps that can be download over 3G to 20MB.

**** Apple Disses Our DRM For iPad, Adobe Says <http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9158398/Apple_disses_our_DRM_for_iPad_Adobe_says>
Eric Lai, Computerworld

Apple Inc. will not use Adobe Systems Inc.'s e-book digital rights management (DRM) technology, an Adobe executive said on Wednesday.

**** Apple Improves iMac Ship Times, 3G iPhone Download Limit Doubles <http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=c361af7a539bdce486f64a2ac4ae36c8>
AppleInsider

New 27-inch iMac purchases direct from Apple now have a shipping wait time of 5 to 7 days, suggesting the hardware maker has addressed issues that plagued the desktops. Also, the file size limit for iPhone App Store and iTunes downloads over 3G has increased to 20MB.



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**** Controlling Phones With The Body Electric <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=72a8a6c3254c52b7a5e66ccb4d8403c4>
Ashlee Vance, New York Times

Companies at the Mobile World Congress showed ways to control devices with your body and eyes.



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**** A Writer's Risk: The Restaurant Life <http://food.theatlantic.com/abroad/a-writers-risk-the-restaurant-life.php>
Jarrett Wrisley, The Atlantic

I've often expressed a deep interest in opening a restaurant with professional chefs whom I'm closest to, but their responses are usually no different than the advice I once gave a chef who wanted to write. "Why the hell would you ever want to do that?" I growled.

**** Walking The Walk, Talking The Talk: A Brit Rethinks His Text <http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/features/books/~3/K1PSUDpVQRs/la-caw-off-the-shelf14-2010feb14,0,1584403.story>
Geoff Nicholson, Los Angeles Times

A book about walking presents a few specific problems. An English pavement is the equivalent of an American sidewalk, while what the Americans call a pavement is what the English call a road surface. An Englishman may carry a rucksack when he walks, as opposed to a backpack. Sometimes I'll use a GPS, which in England is a "sat-nav."



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**** JPJ To Check On Overloading At Causeway <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/18/nation/5654490&sec=nation>
Nelson Benjamin, The Star

The Road Transport Department will station personnel at the border to check on overloading especially by tipper lorries carrying construction materials into Singapore.

**** Voters Registers Updated <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_491493.html>
Kor Kian Beng, Straits Times

For the second time within a year, the registers of voters are being updated. According to a notice published on Wednesday in the electronic version of the Government Gazette, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has directed the Registration Officer to do the revision and complete it by March 31.

**** Good Govt Must Allow Political Vibrancy <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_491559.html>
David Tan, Straits Times

**** S'pore Marina Bay Sands To Open In Late April <http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/18/business/20100218072055&sec=business>
Associated Press

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Wednesday that it lost money in the fourth quarter on expenses to open its Singapore resort and charges to write down the value of properties in Macau and Pennsylvania. Company officials said its Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore would open in late April.

**** 挑战名胜世界赌场　豪客团进场吸金 <http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2010/02/17/92.html>
光华日报

圣淘沙名胜世界赌场自上周日开张以来，已有超过6万名赌客进场博杀。这群赌客当中，除了想赢点小钱的普通民众，也“潜藏”了不少豪客，大多是隐而不露的超级富翁，趁新加坡首家赌场新开张，前来大捞一笔。

**** 咖啡店业者面对三大挑战 两咖啡商组织展开调查了解全面禁烟看法 <http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp100218_013.shtml>
谢燕燕, 联合早报

新加坡福州咖啡酒餐商公会副主席洪宝兴说，环境局原本有意在去年实施咖啡店全面禁烟，但与两公会举行多次对话后，才暂缓推行这一计划。他表示，业者不反对室内禁烟，但户外用餐区全面禁烟的问题，则值得商榷。

**** Is The Opposition Giving The New Media A Miss? <http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/17/is-the-opposition-giving-the-new-media-a-miss/>
The Temasek Review

**** Singapore To Unveil Budget Aimed At Productivity Gain <http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-18/singapore-to-unveil-budget-aimed-at-productivity-gain-update1-.html>
Shamim Adam, BusinessWeek

Singapore will probably incur a third consecutive budget deficit this year as the government unveils another “expansionary” spending program to boost the island’s productivity in the next decade.

**** More People Living In HDB Flats Than Before <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1038222/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

The number of people living in HDB flats has increased. According to HDB's latest Sample Household Survey, the number of Singaporeans and PRs who are flat dwellers, increased 2.7 per cent over 5 years to 2.92 million in 2008.

**** Government Gazette Publishes Boundaries Of Altered Polling Districts For GRCs, SMCs <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1038282/1/.html>
S Ramesh , Channel NewsAsia

A day after the Elections Department announced that the Register of Voters is being revised, the government gazette has published the boundaries of altered polling districts.

See Also: Parliamentary Elections Act (Chapter 218) (Section 9(2)) Boundaries of Altered Polling Districts [http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette/G_RE2010/Boundary%20Descriptions%20of%20Altered%20PD.pdf#zoom=100] (Note: PDF document).

**** Who Will The New Citizens Of Singapore Vote For? <http://seelanpalay.blogspot.com/2010/02/who-will-new-citizens-of-singapore-vote.html>
Seelan Palay's Blog

**** Police Reports Lodged Against Singapore Pastor Over Offensive Gay And Lesbian Remarks <http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/2010/02/18/9670.police-reports-lodged-against-singapore-pastor-over-offensive-gay-and-lesbian-remarks>
Sylvia Tan, Fridae

Fridae has been told that a total of 85 people including filmmakers Sun Koh and Royston Tan have lodged police reports over the long Chinese New Year weekend about pastor Rony Tan's offensive comments concerning gay men and lesbians in an online video.




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