[MyAppleMenu] Jul 25, 2010

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**** Apple Releases iBooks 1.1.2 Update <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/24/apple-releases-ibooks-1-1-2-update/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW

Today's 1.1.2 update only lists one fix: "Addresses a minor issue when updating iBooks."

**** Snell: Will iTunes Replace Your Local Comics Store? <http://www.macworld.com/article/152922/2010/07/digitalcomics.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Macworld

The comics industry seems convinced (or at least quite hopeful) that the coming digital comic revolution, in which devices such as the iPad eliminate the need for reading printed media, will end up driving readers into comic-book stores in search for the good stuff—on paper.

**** Might Ryu Murakami's Switch To The iPad Signal The Beginning Of The End For Traditional Publishers? <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/25/ryu-murakami-ipad-apple-publishing?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Robert McCrum, The Guardian

Japanese author Ryu Murakami is the first big name to strike a deal with Apple. More will inevitably follow.



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**** Verbed! <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/25/verbed/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Ideas+section>
Erin McKean, Boston Globe

Objections to verbification in English tend to be motivated by personal taste, not clarity. Verbed words are usually easily understood. When a word like friend is declared not a verb, the problem isn’t that it’s confusing; it’s that the protester finds it deeply annoying.



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**** Review : Once A Jolly Hangman <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/07/review-once-a-jolly-hangman/>
Vincent Wijeysingha, The Online Citizen

**** Full House At New Hospital <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_557609.html>
Salma Khalik, Straits Times

On June 28 when the new Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) opened its emergency department, its CEO expected just 30 patients to walk through. Instead, more than 100 came, and the numbers are going up by 15 per cent every week.

But the team at the new hospital in Yishun was prepared for the load which, more importantly, has helped to ease the squeeze at other public hospitals.

**** S’poreans Fume Over Fuel Ruling <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/25/nation/6732526&sec=nation>
Desiree Tresa Gasper And Brendan Vive Suppiah, The Star

Singaporeans are complaining that a ruling banning foreign-registered vehicles from filling up with RON 95 petrol is unfair to them. They are also confused about whether they are totally prohibited from buying petrol in Malaysia or if they are allowed to buy limited quantities of lower grade fuel.

**** Straits Times’ Choices On HIV And Gay Marriage <http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/straits-times-choices-on-hiv-and-gay-marriage/>
Yawning Bread

**** HDB To Build More New Flats For First-timers: Mah Bow Tan <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1071457/1/.html>
Sharon See, Channel NewsAsia

National development minister Mah Bow Tan said more new HDB flats will be built for first-time applicants, so as to relieve the pressure on the resale market.