[MyAppleMenu] Sep 9, 2010

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**** Apple Releases iOS 4.1 For iPhone, iPod Touch <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=94f78d80dd005aac72e133e804abd763>
David Chartier, Macworld

Major feature additions include high dynamic range (HDR) photos, Game Center, FaceTime calling from the Phone app’s Favorites tab, uploading full HD videos to MobileMe and YouTube over Wi-Fi, and support for TV shows rented from the iTunes Store.

**** First Look: iOS 4.1 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=1ff94b0428b0dce84b945dfe2ed9fd44>
Dan Moren, Macworld

Overall, iOS 4.1 is a worthy update that packs both new capabilities as well as improvements to existing features—and all for free, too. With the performance improvements, even iPhone 3G users will find something to like in 4.1.

**** Apple Releases iMovie 1.1 For iPhone And iPod Touch <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=381574b3e9ea5240ac430dcc1093ecd9>
David Chartier, Macworld

New in Apple’s portable video-editing studio is the ability to split video clips, automatic music looping when video extends beyond the music track, and an in-app page of tips to help users edit better movies.

**** Teardown Of Apple's 4th-gen iPod Touch Finds 256MB Of RAM <http://feeds.appleinsider.com/click.phdo?i=f91f23006be00301d2c63d6fe61a8597>
AppleInsider

The new fourth-generation iPod touch from Apple has the exact same A4 processor as the iPad, meaning it has 256MB of RAM, or half than the 512MB found in the iPhone 4.

**** To iPad Or Not To iPad: That Is The Tech Question <http://blogs.computerworld.com/16902/to_ipad_or_not_to_ipad_that_is_the_tech_question>
David A. Milman, Computerworld

**** Ping Is Apple’s iTunes For Everything <http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/09/08/ping-is-apples-itunes-for-everything/>
John Biggs, Crunchgear

Ping isn’t perfect. I’m surprised its so clunky right now. However, it does point to better things down the road.

**** Apple Now Reaches 11% Of New Zealand Pc Market Share Says Renaissance <http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=8929>
Geekzone

Apple’s share of the New Zealand personal computer market exceeded 11 percent in the second quarter of 2010, says distributor Renaissance.

**** iPhone 3G Doesn't Make The Cut For Apple's Game Center <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2368882,00.asp>
Mark Hachman, PC Magazine

Apple's Game Center - part of the company's iOS 4.1 update excludes the older iPhone from its hardware compatibility list, even though the phone can theoretically run Apple's latest iOS version.

**** iPhone Hacker Discovers A New Jailbreaking Exploit; To Fix It, Apple Must Ship New Hardware <http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/09/08/iphone-hacker-discovers-a-new-exploit-for-jailbreaking-if-apple-wants-to-fix-it-new-hardware-has-to-be-shipped/>
Greg Kumparak, Mobilecrunch

The exploit in question here seems to focus around the boot rom, which, as you might have guessed from the preamble, is one of these non-rewritable components. Apple can patch up this exploit in any new hardware before it leaves the factory (they’ve shipped revised hardware as a result of similar exploits in the past), but once that boot rom is flashed and the phone is assembled, it’s a done deal.

**** Education Trends: Netbooks And iPads <http://lowendmac.com/ed/hatchett/10jh/netbook-vs-ipad.html>
John Hatchett, Los End Mac

**** Miscellaneous Observations Regarding The Gadgets That Were (and Were Not) Announced At Last Week’s Apple Event <http://daringfireball.net/2010/09/ipod_observations>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

Having played with the new Nano today in an Apple Store, it feels much more like a Shuffle with a touchscreen than a replacement for the previous Nano.

**** The New iPod Line: A Mix Of Hits And Misses <http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/2689454,ihnatko-apple-ipod-review-090810.article>
ANdy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times

I’ve had time to use the new Shuffle, Nano, and Touch and I declare the 2010 editions to be a mixed bag. One is a retreat back that amounts to a big step forward; another is set of “under the hood” upgrades that adds true muscle car performance; and the third is ...

... um ...

Quite creative.

**** Tech Check:Apple Pulls Back The Curtain For One Company <http://www.cnbc.com/id/39070555?par=ft>
Jane Wells, CNBC

In what appears to be a first, Apple opened up iTunes software system to BridgeCo, a software company that embeds chips in stereo equipment which allow users to seamlessly stream music wirelessly from a mobile device.

**** Apple Opens iOS To Third-Party Dev Tools, Reveals Approval Guidelines <http://feeds.appleinsider.com/click.phdo?i=90227ccc7405611565d7734b10079ce3>
AppleInsider

Apple on Thursday announced that it has would no longer ban third-party intermediary development tools for iOS as long as App Store software does not download any code, potentially paving the way for third-party intermediary tools to convert applications from other formats like Adobe Flash.

**** Adobe Shares Jump On Apple Announcement <http://www.marketwatch.com/story/adobe-shares-jump-on-apple-announcement-2010-09-09>
Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch

Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. jumped more than 8% to $31.71 in early trading Thursday after Apple Inc. issued a statement relaxing restrictions on mobile app developers.

**** iOS 4.1 Fixes Proximity Sensor (For Most) <http://www.informationweek.com/news/smb/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227400011&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All>
Paul McDougall, InformationWeek

Many users are reporting that iOS 4.1, released Wednesday, does indeed fix the issue. But others who have downloaded and installed the update say their iPhone 4's touch screen still fails to shut off when they hold the phone close to their face.

**** A Taste Of What’s New In The Updated App Store License Agreement And New Review Guidelines <http://daringfireball.net/2010/09/app_store_guidelines>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

'We will reject Apps for any content or behavior that we believe is over the line. What line, you ask? Well, as a Supreme Court Justice once said, “I’ll know it when I see it”. And we think that you will also know it when you cross it.'



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**** Book Review: 'Bob Dylan In America' By Sean Wilentz <http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/features/books/~3/mEa8UY-4VZI/la-et-rutten-20100908,0,6176446.story>
Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times

"Bob Dylan in America," a new biography of the singer-songwriter by distinguished cultural, political historian Sean Wilentz, gives an enjoyably thorough, convincing explanation why Dylan's new music has gone on finding new audiences ever since he burst upon the New York folk scene of the early 1960s, fresh from the iron range of northern Minnesota and ferociously ambitious for his art.



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**** Free IR Shuttle Probed <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_576526.html>
Andrea Ong , Chong Zi Liang and Elgin Toh, Straits Times

The government is investigating the provision of free bus rides in Singapore to the two integrated resorts by their operators.

The probe, announced on Wednesday by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), is to establish that Singaporeans are not targetted and encouraged to go to the casinos at the integrated resorts (IRs).

**** Singapore’s Hidden Cafes <http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/eat/singapores-hidden-cafes-182137>
Christa Yeo and Charlene Fang, CNNGo

**** Two Asian Economies Flying Under The Radar <http://moneymorning.com/2010/09/08/asian-economies-2/>
Jon D. Markman, Money Morning

The bottom line is that this is where some of the most exciting growth is occurring in the world. It's not an over-hyped sideshow - it's real, and I hope you are participating.

**** We Need Commitment For Long Run <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC100909-0000058/We-need-commitment-for-long-run>
Today

For a PR to spend 20 to 30 years earning money in Singapore, and then go back to their hometown to retire (and spend the money earned in Singapore), it does no justice to Singapore's economy in the future.

**** Nation Demands Proper English: Not US, But Singapore Wants Better English <http://www.nationalledger.com/lifestyle/article_272634596.shtml>
Cyndi James, National Ledger

One nation is demanding its citizens speak better English.  While many in the US believe it should be America demanding better spoken English from its citizens and immigrants, it is the country of Singapore that is demanding better English be spoken.

**** In Wired Singapore Classrooms, Cultures Clash Over Web 2.0 <http://chronicle.com/article/In-Wired-Singapore-Classrooms/124328/>
Jeffrey R. Young, Chronicle Of Higher Education

Dozens of freshmen at Singapore Management University spent one evening last week learning how to "wiki," or use the software that lets large numbers of people write and edit class projects online. Though many said experiencing a public editing process similar to that of Wikipedia could prove valuable, some were wary of the collaborative tool, with its public nature and the ability to toss out or revise the work of their classmates.

Why is that so bad? It puts students in the awkward position of having to publicly correct a peer, which can cause the corrected person to lose face.

**** PAP Must Unambiguously Say It Will Stop 6.5 M Pop. Plan <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/4104-pap-must-unambiguously-say-it-will-stop-65-m-pop-plan>
Singapore Democrat Party

The national development minister himself was very clear that 6.5 million was the target. Mr Mah posted an editorial on the PAP's website and unambiguously entitled it "Why we need 6.5 million people". It was not "Why we need 6.5 million people as a planning parameter".

If it is indeed not the government's plan to have the population reach 6.5 million then Mr Mah must, like his cabinet colleague Mr Ng Eng Hen who apologised and withdrew his statement about the weighting of Chinese language in school results, renounce his own statement.

**** 部分地铁站旁布告板试行收费 <http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp100909_027.shtml>
赵倩玉, 联合早报

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**** A Rule That Has Raised Eyebrows <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100909-0000145/A-rule-that-has-raised-eyebrows>
Leong Wee Keat, Today

When contacted, NTU dean of students Lok Tat Seng said: "Every year, we disseminate information on the dos and don'ts of Internet usage as a regular reminder to our students. The new academic year has just started, hence it's an appropriate time to disseminate the guidelines."

NTU did not respond, however, to MediaCorp's queries on why students needed the university's written approval to create Web pages or blogs touching on politics and religion.

**** PAP Responds To Dr Chee Soon Juan On “6.5 Million” Population Target <http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/09/08/pap-responds-to-dr-chee-soon-juan-on-6-5-million-population-target/>
The Temasek Review

The PAP should stop arguing over semantics and finding silly excuses to absolve itself from blame. If PAP leaders have any sense of shame in them left, they should acknowledge their mistakes and offer an unreserved public apology to all Singaporeans instead of dismissing their concerns as mere trivial complaints.

**** Better Traffic Management, The Dutch Way? <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100909-0000133/Better-traffic-management,-the-Dutch-way>
Leong Wee Keat, Today

Putting knowledge into the hands of commuters to enable them to decide on their best travel choices is an area that the Dutch could give Singapore a leg-up in, says Mr Camiel Eurlings, Netherlands minister of transport, public works and water management.

**** No Talk On Politics And Religion Without License: NTU <http://kentridgecommon.com/?p=7676>
Kent Ridge Common

Interestingly, judging from the contents posted, the blog TheLiberatingTruth, which was responsible for the e-mail reminder, would not have contravened any of the guidelines stated by NTU.

**** Online Only: Not Government's Usual Style? <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC100909-0000224/Online-only--Not-Governments-usual-style?>
Chan Hean Boon, Today

For a government that prides itself on forward-looking policies and a proactive approach, the latest string of anti-speculation measures seem to be more reactive in nature, quite unlike its usual style.

**** Dolphin Lagoon Too Small <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_576802.html>
Grace Chua, Straits Times

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has raised concerns that the Underwater World's new Dolphin Lagoon is too small for its six dolphins.