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**** Why Apple Hasn't Succeed In China... Yet <http://www.fastcompany.com/1667190/why-apple-has-failed-in-china-or-has-it>
Kit Eaton, Fast Company

Apple's business model is working--it's just become the biggest tech-firm in the U.S., and you don't achieve that accolade without doing something very well. And the 25 stores slated for opening in the next year or two in China will create extra visibility for the genuine Apple articles in a market where near-clone illegal knock-offs are extremely common. Lenovo's boss is also probably running scared, as Apple's busy eroding the very markets that Lenovo's business rests on--laptops--with its smartphones and tablet PCs. Jobs may be bad-tempered, but he's also behind some very good products that threaten to unseat Lenovo in the market.

**** Apple Ads To Target Your iTunes History <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/06/apple_targets_ads/>
Rik Myslewski, Register

Apple is using the immense amount of data that it has collected from its 150 million iTunes accounts to help its iAd advertisers target their pitches to users of iOS 4 devices.

**** Apple Struggles To Meet iPhone 4 Demand As iPad Availability Improves <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/06/apple_struggles_to_meet_iphone_4_demand_as_ipad_availability_improves.html>
AppleInsider

Analyst Shaw Wu said to investors Tuesday that he was shifting iPhone assumptions to later quarters due to the "high likelihood" that screen supply constraints and inventory drawdown will impact shipments over the next two quarters.

**** SyncMate Connects Your Mac's Data To... Everything <http://www.macworld.com/article/152517/2010/07/syncmate_mac_sync.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Jeff Porten, Macworld

The list of gizmos SyncMate will talk to is staggering: Windows Mobile, Nokia Series 40, and Android via your Google accounts for your cell phones; Macs, Windows (XP and Vista), external USB flash drives, and the Sony PlayStation Portable for your computing needs.

**** Add PDFs To iTunes For Easy Syncing <http://www.macworld.com/article/152519/2010/07/addpdftoitunes.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Whitson Gordon, Macworld

**** Apple's iDisk App Updated For IOS 4 <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apples-idisk-app-updated-for-ios-4/7462?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zdnet%2FApple+%28ZDNet+The+Apple+Core%29>
Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet

The updated iDisk is a universal app, meaning that the same app can run on both the iPhone and the iPad. The killer feature is multitasking support when running iOS 4, which allows you to quickly switch to another app and back to iDisk. When you re-open the app the last file or directory you were viewing is displayed.

**** Proximity Sensor Woes Caused By Reflective Ear Canal <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/06/proximity-sensor-woes-caused-by-reflective-ear-canal/>
Aron Trimble, TUAW

Apparently, the re-location of the proximity sensor in iPhone 4 causes the sensor to be more likely to be triggered by light "bouncing around the ear canal."

**** AT&T Not Throttling iPhone 4 Upload Bandwidth <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/06/att_not_throttling_iphone_4_upload_bandwidth.html>
AppleInsider

AppleInsider has been led to believe that the issues are a result of an unintentional software glitch related to High-Speed Uplink Packet Access in some sections of the country.

**** Mac Sales Still Up, Despite iPad Release <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/06/mac-sales-still-up-despite-ipad-release/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

Even though Apple introduced a tablet earlier this year, Mac sales are still up 35%, showing that the iPad is much more a new category all to itself than a subset of desktop or laptop users. NPD data from the month of May hints that Macs may see 19-23% growth year-over-year this year, which would top Wall Street's estimates.

**** iPad Pilots Launching In Higher Ed This Fall <http://www.ecampusnews.com/technologies/ipad-pilots-launching-in-higher-ed-this-fall/>
Dennis Carter, eCampus News

Educators say there’s a simple reason they believe the Apple iPad pilot programs coming to colleges and universities this fall will run smoother than previous trials with popular eReaders: the apps.

**** Apple's New Store In Paris Is Absolutely Gorgeous <http://www.businessinsider.com/apples-new-store-in-paris-is-absolutely-gorgeous-2010-7?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29>
Nick Saint, The Business Insider

This weekend, Apple opened up a new retail store in Paris, and it doesn't look anything like your average Apple Store.

**** 'App Farming' Update: Apple Says Only 400 Accounts Compromised <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/06/app-farming-update-apple-says-only-400-accounts-compromised/>
Michael Rose, TUAW

**** Apple Developer Launches HTML5 Coding Start-up <http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20009681-264.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Stephen Shankland, CNET

Charles Jolley, one of the primary creators of the SproutCore programming tools for building rich Web applications, has left Apple and struck off on his own to start a new company based on the technology.

**** Apple's iPad Wins Corporate Converts At Wells Fargo, SAP <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2010/tc2010076_193868.htm?chan=technology_ceo+guide+to+tech_ceo+guide+to+tech+--+consumer+tech+at+work>
Rachael King, BusinessWeek

The tablet computer, designed for video and book-reading, is making inroads at companies as varied as SAP and Mercedes-Benz.

**** Apple iPad Sets Path To Productivity, Paperless Office <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2010/tc2010076_434355.htm>
Rachael King, BusinessWeek

Businesses including beauty salons and restaurants are experimenting with new tasks for Apple's tablet computer.



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**** What's With Steampunk? <http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/lifestyle/gary-moskowitz/steampunk>
Gary Moskowitz, Intelligent Life

Inspired by the early science-fiction writings of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, steampunk has a romantic, fantastical sensibility. Or, as Kuksi describes it, there is "a touch of technology with a pinch of antiquity and perhaps a dash of the macabre. There is humanity...and even a bit of social rebellion and transgression."

**** Twitter Is Over Capacity <http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/twitter-is-over-capacity-a-poem-by-jim-behrle>
Jim Behrle, The Awl

**** The Mark Of A Masterpiece <http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/07/12/100712fa_fact_grann?currentPage=all>
David Gann, New Yorker

The man who keeps finding famous fingerprints on uncelebrated works of art.



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**** The Lowdown On The Town Council Reports <http://guanyinmiao.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/the-lowdown-on-the-town-council-reports/>
Guanyinmiao's Musings

**** Temasek's Assets Set To Reclaim Peak After Asia Bets Paid Off <http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-06/temasek-s-assets-set-to-reclaim-peak-after-asia-bets-paid-off.html>
Netty Ismail, Bloomberg

Temasek Holdings Pte is set to post a record jump in the value of its assets as markets rebounded and the Singapore state investment firm increased bets in Asia.

**** Singapore And Al Qaeda <http://globalgeopolitics.net/wordpress/2010/07/06/singapore-and-al-qaeda/>
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy

The case speaks well of the alertness of the Singapore intelligence and security authorities and their ability to detect radicalizing trends before they assume threatening proportions. At the same time, it should be a matter of concern that despite the prosperity of the Muslim community of Singapore and the interest taken by the authorities in promoting their welfare, there are elements which are amenable to extra-territorial indoctrination and inclined to take to jihad.

**** Singapore's Demographic Winter <http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/06/singapore-population-economy-opinions-columnists-joel-kotkin.html?boxes=Homepagechannels>
Joel Kotkin, Forbes

A catastrophic plunge in the country's birthrate--a problem plaguing many of the world's affluent economies--could undermine Singapore's success.

But if any Asian society can confront, or at least ameliorate, the great fertility crisis, it is this tiny island country with a track record of solving seemingly insurmountable problems.

**** Why Saw Phaik Hwa Has Missed The Point <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/07/why-saw-phaik-hwa-has-missed-the-point/>
Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen

She is missing bigger concerns here – the safety and security of our trains and stations.

**** A Redeeming Feature Of The PAP Government <http://singaporerecalcitrant.blogspot.com/2010/07/redeeming-feature-of-pap-government.html>
Singapore Recalcitrant

It is all very well for the PAP government to promote an international humane image. When it comes to the local scene, it shows it is not so benign in its ruthlessness in dealing with the opposition parties and those who are not so sparing in their vitriolic criticisms of the government. Maybe it is in its mental make-up that it finds it antipathic to show the same kind of justice and fairness universally as in its international image projection.

**** Let's Link All ATMs <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC100707-0000043/Lets-link-all-ATMs>
Ashok Kumar J, Today

Why don't we bring all the bank ATMs in Singapore under one common network?

It was DBS/POSB bank that chose to remove itself from the ATM NETS network. (Once upon a time, before the acquisition of POSB, DBS was part of the network.) So if you feel that DBS/POSB' ATM service is not up to your liking now, please switch bank. Regulators should not need to intervene as there are good competition.

**** Some Are Paying More ... <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC100707-0000040/Some-are-paying-more-,,,>
Chua Lay Kwan, Today

It is quite unlikely that most commuters are able to commit the fare structure to memory to check that the correct fare has been deducted.

**** Spend $150 Or No Dinner And World Cup <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_550278.html>
Eric Poon, Straits Times

Are such restaurants allowed to set pricing rules?

Of course restaurants should be allowed to set such rules. Barring a small number of discriminatory or anticompetitive rules, most businesses should be able to set any rules they want.

**** Temasek May Reveal Shift To Resources, Leadership Plan <http://www.theedgesingapore.com/the-daily-edge/business/17494-temasek-may-reveal-shift-to-resources-leadership-plan.html>
Reuters

Singapore wealth fund Temasek Holdings is expected to show the extent of its portfolio shift towards the resources sector and may provide clues about leadership changes when unveiling its annual report on Thursday.

**** Singapore Welcomes Trade Cooperation With Iran- Minister <http://www.irna.ir/En/View/FullStory/?NewsId=1215217&IdLanguage=3>
Islamic Republic News Agency

Finance minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam said Tuesday his country welcomes trade cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

**** 预定目标：6年后小学全面单班制 另五所小学明年推行单班制 <http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp100707_006.shtml>
陈能端, 联合早报

根据最近两年的情况，每年只有五六所学校转为单班制，按照这个进度估计，到了2016年还会有60多所小学保持现状。再加上实行单班制可能得收紧小一学额，目前还是部分单班或双班制的众多热门小学，如乐赛学校、爱同学校、恒力小学、孺廊小学等，在转型过程中相信会遇到不小的阻力。

本报针对这个情况询问教育部，这两年学校的“转型”进度是否能实现2016年的目标？教育部说，为了在2016年全面实施单班制，他们正在积极与各校合作。实施单班制关键问题之一就是校舍的空间。

**** Those Minister Salary Hikes In Retrospect.... <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2010/07/those-minister-salary-hikes-in.html>
Diary of A Singaporean Mind

The PAP tells us that we need to pay more to get better leaders. It has been 3 years since those massive pay hikes for ministers ....are things better today than they were 10 years ago?

**** Pulau Batu Puteh - A Tale Of Miscalculated Strategy <http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/news/general/7667-pulau-batu-puteh-a-tale-of-miscalculated-strategy->
Stephanie Sta Maria, Free Malaysia Today

Pedra Branca: The Road to the World Court' provides a compelling narrative of Singapore's preparations and presentation of its case before the ICJ. But it also provides a startling account of Malaysia's conduct during the court proceedings.

According to the authors, Malaysia displayed a “certain sense of desperation” that saw it resorting to questionable tactics. These tactics involved deliberately mis-translating a text, suppressing parts of quotations used to support its arguments, as well as producing a distorted photograph of PBP that showed it nearer than it actually is to the coast of Johor.

**** How Much More Shameless Can We Get? <http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/07/07/spore-is-asias-most-liveable-city-how-much-more-shameless-can-we-get/>
Ng Kok Lim, The Temasek Review

One key criterion that was obviously missing or not sufficiently highlighted in the index is housing price. You add that and Singapore’s ranking will plummet straight away.

**** Singapore: Airport Splendor <http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2010/07/singapore-airport-splendor/>
Lisa Lubin, Britannica Blog

Changi Airport in Singapore was, by far, the best airport I’d ever been to, not only on this world tour, but in my entire life.

**** Singapore Pushed To Improve Safety For Foreign Labourers <http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/333557,foreign-labourers-feature.html>
Kai Portmann, DPA

**** YOG Budget Over-run, Comcare Budget Under-run? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/07/yog-budget-over-run-comcare-budget-under-run/>
Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen

If it were any other country or organisation, there would surely have been an inquiry into what the final budget overrun will be, when the YOG ends. Will this happen in Singapore?

**** The "War" On Terror <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/the-party/young-democrats/3849-the-qwarq-on-terror>
Singapore Democrat Party

There is no denying that groups who use violence as a method to achieve their objectives exist. However, these articles, coming at a time when the election fever is being felt are seen as tactics to divert attention especially of the Malay community away from the real issues affecting them.

**** NSP Public Statement With Regards To Summon Issued By NEA <http://singaporealternatives.blogspot.com/2010/07/public-statement-with-regards-to-summon.html>
Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Alternatives




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