[MyAppleMenu] Jul 21, 2012

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**** Google Says Some Apple Inventions Are So Great They Ought To Be Shared ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20120720/google-claims-popularity-has-made-some-apple-patents-de-facto-essentials/>
John Paczkowski, All Things D


> There’s a big difference between technology that became popular because it was adopted as an industry standard and technology that became popular because consumers fell in love with it. In the case of the smartphone patent wars, the first makes a cellphone a cellphone and the second makes it an iPhone. One is a core technology, the other is experiential, product differentiation.



**** Apple Gives Developers Access To Its Private API To Prevent In-app Purchase Exploit, Fix Coming In iOS 6 ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/07/20/apple-gives-developers-access-to-its-private-api-to-prevent-in-app-purchase-exploit-says-fix-coming-in-ios-6/>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web


> Apple has provided developers with a new document today that outlines a method for preventing the recent in-app purchase exploit that allowed free transactions. We’ve spoken to developers that have reviewed the document and its contents are singular in that Apple gives permission to use its private API in order to enact a fix.

Also:
• <a href="http://www.macgasm.net/2012/07/20/mac-app-store-also-vulnerable-to-in-app-purchase-hack/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29">Mac App Store Also Vulnerable To In-App Purchase Hack</a> (Macgasm)


**** Preparing Your Mac For The Worst ****
<http://lowendmac.com/roundtable/12rt/034-prepare-for-worst.html>
Low End Mac


> It's something most members of our staff have dealt with more than once, and we've each developed strategies that allow us to recover from disasters like these. We're going to share what we've learned so you can be better prepared should it happen to you.



**** Microsoft Backtracks On Macs And Office 365 ****
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229406/Microsoft_backtracks_on_Macs_and_Office_365?source=rss_operatingsystems&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+computerworld%2Fs%2Ffeed%2Ftopic%2F123+%28Computerworld+Mac+OS+News%29>
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld


> Microsoft today backtracked and confirmed that Mac owners who subscribe to the upcoming Office 365 Home Premium will be able to acquire Office for Mac 2011 as part of their subscription plan.



**** Bugs & Fixes: Two iTunes Match Problems ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167788/bugs_and_fixes_two_itunes_match_problems.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Ted Landau, Macworld



**** Google Acquires Sparrow E-mail App For Mac, iPhone ****
<http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/07/20/google-acquires-sparrow-e-mail-app-for-mac-iphone/>
Peter Cohen, The Loop


> Sparrow, which develops an eponymous e-mail client app for OS X and iOS, announced on their Web site Friday that they’ve been acquired by Google and are becoming part of the Gmail team.

Also:
• <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/20/3172222/google-buys-sparrow-mail">Google buys Sparrow, current apps will not get any new features</a> (Thomas Houston, The Verge)
• <a href="http://pandodaily.com/2012/07/20/why-googles-sparrow-acquisition-just-ruined-my-morning/">Why Google’s Sparrow Acquisition Just Ruined My Morning</a> (Trevor Gilbert, PandoDaily)
Please open-source Sparrow.


**** Fireworks CS6 Mobile Design Focus Forms Linchpin Of New Strategy ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167168/fireworks_cs6_mobile_design_focus_forms_linchpin_of_new_strategy.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Chris McVeigh, Macworld



**** Apple’s Aggressive Expansion Strategy Continues With iPhone 3GS For Just $236 On India’s Aircel ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/07/20/apples-aggressive-expansion-strategy-continues-with-iphone-3gs-for-just-236-on-indias-aircel/>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web


> The iPhone 3GS is now being offered for $180 on India’s Aircel carrier, with a postpaid commitment of just $55 for a year of unlimited data. That makes the total cost for the phone $236, which is one of the lowest we’ve seen for an iPhone anywhere.

Will the iPhone 3GS stick around next year, and be <i>really</i> cheap around the world?





The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** More On The Library Of Congress And Twitter ****
<http://scripting.com/stories/2012/07/20/moreOnLocAndTwitter.html>
Dave Winer, Scripting News


> So it's a matter of priorities. I have no problem with the public investing in preserving a historic archive of Twitter, as long as we preserve the open stuff first, especially the blogs that led to Twitter. How innovation happens is something that's much debated. But here we have a unique archive that actually shows how innovation happened in a very important area. To lose that would be to lose one of the most important things created in that timeframe. 






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Chanterelle ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/20/saturday-poem-angela-leighton-chanterelle>
Angela Leighton, The Guardian



**** A Life Aquatic: Every Swimsuit Tells A Story ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jul/20/life-aquatic-swimsuits-leanne-shapton>
Leanne Shapton, The Guardian


> I can't find a swimsuit in Toronto the day before my wedding reception. All the stores stock in mid-February are skirted, padded, backless styles in tropical patterns. Finally, I find a two-piece outfit designed for Bikram yoga.

> "It's designed to get wet," the sales clerk explains, "but it hasn't been tested in chlorine, so it might lose its colour."

> It's black. I take it.



**** We’ve Seen This Movie Before ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/opinion/weve-seen-this-movie-before.html?_r=3&smid=tw-share>
Roger Ebert, New York Times


> That James Holmes is insane, few may doubt. Our gun laws are also insane, but many refuse to make the connection. The United States is one of few developed nations that accepts the notion of firearms in public hands. In theory, the citizenry needs to defend itself. Not a single person at the Aurora, Colo., theater shot back, but the theory will still be defended.






SingaporeSurf
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**** Yale's Singapore Campus 'A Betrayal' ****
<http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/yales-singapore-campus-a-betrayal/story-e6frfkui-1226431304997>
News.com.au


> Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at HRW, accused Yale on Thursday of "betraying the spirit of the university as a centre of open debate and protest by giving away the rights of its students" at the new campus.

> "Instead of defending these rights, Yale buckled when faced with Singapore's draconian laws on demonstrations and policies restricting student groups," he said.



**** Towards Higher Wages, Higher Productivity For All? ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/07/towards-higher-wages-higher-productivity-for-all/>
Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen



**** Why Priority Seating Is Here To Stay ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/07/why-priority-seating-is-here-to-stay/>
David Goh, The Online Citizen


> Because at the end of the day, what matters is that someone who needs the seat actually gets it.



**** Challenges In A Changing Labour Scene ****
<http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2012/7/21/columnists/insightdownsouth/11698605&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star


> Today the arrival of a million foreign workers and a changing political scenario are creating a new labour environment for the unions.

> Some observers are questioning how long this formula of government control of unions and workers – which had worked well in the past – can continue to keep the peace.



**** Hip, Modern Singapore Housing Comes With A Rich History ****
<http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/58405/hip-modern-singapore-housing-comes-with-a-rich-history>
Ino Manalo, Philippine Daily Inquirer



**** Fight For Talent Goes Pink ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120721-0000004/Fight-for-talent-goes-pink>
Neo Chai Chin, Today


> In tandem with growing efforts by companies to develop internal diversity programmes, more are also publicly giving their support to activities for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community, through sponsorship of events like Pink Dot Singapore.

Talent is talent, whether they are gay or straight, men or women, old or young.


**** Pre-school Sector: MOE Looking Into Views Of Experts ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120721-0000020/Pre-school-sector--MOE-looking-into-views-of-experts>
Sharon See, Today


> The Ministry of Education is looking into the recommendations made by a group of experts on how to improve the pre-school sector in Singapore, said minister of state (education) Lawrence Wong yesterday.

> Mr Wong said the ministry is doing more to raise the quality of pre-school especially since it is attended by almost 99 per cent of Primary 1-going children.