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• It's official: third Manhattan Apple flagship to open Dec 7 - While Apple has yet to issue its routine press release, large acrylic bills posted near the site of the company's nearly complete flagship retail store on West 14th Street in Manhattan are announcing a grand opening on December 7. AppleInsider
• Third NYC Apple store near ready; another set for Northern Ireland - (ifoAppleStore) All credible sources are pointing to December 7th or 8th as the opening date for Apple's flagship retail store on 14th Street in New York City, despite on-site glimpses of the interior that show substantial construction remains to be finished. Meanwhile, plans are under way for the company's first store on the island of Ireland. AppleInsider
• Wired: Why the Downturn Won't Kill Apple's Xmas - It's the Stores that will bring in the bacon. Insanely Great Mac
• Apple Turns the Tables on Dell with Component Costs - Analyst Shaw Wu is maintaining a neutral position on Dell in his periodic research notes due to the recent erosion of gross margins. The reason: poor procurement execution. Mr. Wu believes the unthinkable has now happened: Dell's component costs may now be higher than Hewlett-Packard's and Apple's. Mac Observer
• AAPL Clears $187 - Apple's stock managed to close up at US$184.29 on Thursday, but it didn't stop there. In pre-market trading on Friday, the stock shot up almost $3 to climb over $187. Mac Observer
• Apple Youth Workshops returning in January - Apple Youth Workshops are returning in January. You can kick off 2008 with family fun at JAM, a free music workshop held at Apple retail stores. Kids will compose a song using GarageBand, then burn their masterpiece onto a CD to take home. MacimumNews
• Apple 10-K: Five new lawsuits, even more settled or dismissed - Apple has been on the receiving end of five new lawsuits in recent months, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal, but has seen another six lawsuits dismissed or settled during the same time. Think Secret
  

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Mac Hardware

• Piper ups likelihood of ultra-portable at Macworld, comments on iPhone - Investment bank Piper Jaffray said Friday it now believes there is as an 85 percent likelihood that Apple at the upcoming Macworld Expo in January will finally take the wraps off its long-rumored ultra-portable MacBook. AppleInsider
• The Wireless Showdown of 2008 - Until last year, the wireless space in the United States was fairly dull. The wireless carriers such as Verizon and AT&T owned your house, guarded the doors, sold you the (read more) Applematters
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY November 30, 2004: iMac G5 Named Computer of the Year - What wasn’t to love about the iMac G5? Customers had their choice of monitor sizes (17” or 20"), a stunning industrial design, and plenty of power thanks to the G5 (read more) Applematters
• Apple Files Patent for Mini-DVD/CD-ROM Adapter - We thought they were already invented when the Mac 128 appeared. Insanely Great Mac
• Google will apply to participate in FCC 700MHz spectrum auction - Google announced today that it will apply to participate in the Federal Communications Commission's upcoming auction of wireless spectrum... MacDailyNews
• Costs confound beleaguered Dell, likely weighing on shares and delaying its turnaround - Disappointment with Dell isn't over yet... MacDailyNews
• Does Leopard Hint at Touch Screen Macs? - Hot Forum Topic - Today TMO readers are discussing whether or not features in Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.5, might hint at touch screen-based Macs in the future. Mac Observer
• Google Goes After 700MHz Wireless Band - When the FCC puts the 700MHz wireless spectrum on the auction block in January Google will be there. The company best known for its Internet search and data mining technology will have to pony up at least US$4.6 billion -- and likely even more -- if it comes out with the winning bid. Mac Observer
• Ultra-Portable MacBook Likely at Macworld San Francisco 2008? - Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes that the likelihood of an ultra-portable MacBook is about 85% at Macworld San Francisco. MacRumors.com
• Analyst ups odds of seeing ultra portable laptop at MWSF - Investment bank Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says there’s an 85 percent likelihood that Apple will unveil and ultra-portable MacBook at January’s Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, (He previously gave the long-rumored device a 75 percent likelihood.) MacimumNews
• NitroAV intros eSATA 3Gb/s 4-Port PCIe host adapter - NitroAV SATAStar Plus has released what it says is the industry’s first native PCIe chipset based 4-Port external host adapter. The latest SATAStar Plus member is specifically designed for the PCIe bus on the Mac Pro and PowerMac G5 PCIe based desktop computers, as well as compatible Windows and Linux systems. MacimumNews
• Apple files mini optical disc adaptor patent - iPod engineer Tony Fadell is developing a solution to allow Macs to play small mini CDs and DVDs in slot-loading drives. Macworld UK
• Why (Maybe) Your MacBook is a Wee Bit Wobbly - Macenstein has an entertaining bit of snooping/storytelling/sociology concerning one of the odd design decisions in recent MacBooks. Seems Lord Jobs was so insistent on symmetry that he demanded a couple of useless screw be inserted, thus creating a slightly wobbly... Wired

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OS X & Software

• Spaces Knows When You Are Slacking Off - Spaces is a godsend for Leopard users who prefer mini sized screens that allow you to reclaim lost pixels while being able to utilize more full screen windows. Unfortunately, Spaces (read more) Applematters
• Skype 2.7 beta - Leopard compatibility, better video conferencing, more Insanely Great Mac
• Internet Explorer without Windows - For that one last site that just won't render in Safari, Firefox Insanely Great Mac
• Hackintosh: Can you update it? - With a little help, OS X 10.5.1 can be installed... Insanely Great Mac
• Evidence uncovered that Apple’s Mac OS X could soon run Windows apps sans Windows? - Once Intel chips landed inside Macs and Boot Camp made its debut... MacDailyNews
• Mac OS X QuickTime proof-of-concept exploit code emerges - Hackers now have sample attack code for the newest QuickTime vulnerability... MacDailyNews
• Mossberg reviews Amazon’s Kindle: ‘clumsy and poorly designed’ - Amazon's new Kindle is the first e-book reader that allows you to select, buy and download... MacDailyNews
• Applications inexplicably running as root (cont.): Checking which apps use setuid, more - We continue to investigate a phenomenon where normal applications inexplicably run with root privileges. As noted yesterday, this is a potentially serious security concern, as apps running with such privileges can manipulate data beyond their intended bounds and potentially wreak system havoc. It's indicative of an inadvertent invocation of the setuid command -- which can be invoked to allow applications root privileges on a case-by-case basis. MacFixIt
• How processes get launched automatically on Leopard -A number of recent communications to MacFixIt have implicitly raised the issue of how things get launched automatically on Leopard, prompting this little tutorial explanation. MacFixIt
• PRODUCT REVIEW Apple Soundtrack Pro 2: What's the Score? - Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 is a suite of high-end professional audio- and video-editing tools. Of particular interest to musicians will be the new version of the multitrack audio editor Soundtrack Pro 2, which is the focus of this review. SP 2 has undergone a number of major enhancements, including support for multichannel files and multichannel metering, surround mixing, new DSP functions, and overall efficiency boosts. As expected, SP 2 also provides better integration with the video apps in the suite. MacNewsWorld
• iListen 1.8 Updated for Leopard - MacSpeech, Inc. announced on Friday the immediate availability of iListen 1.8, an update which is ow Leopard compatible. The update also includes new commands to support Leopard's TextEdit, Finder and Safari 3. Mac Observer
• Take Control Releases Leopard Backup Guide - TidBITS and Take Control announced the immediate availability of Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard on Friday. The new Take Control ebook by Joe Kissell explains how to set up and manage a backup system in Mac OS X 10.5 as well as how to restore files. Mac Observer
• Tables 1.4 Improves ODF Support, More - Daniel Schwill announced the immediate availability of Tables 1.4 on Friday. The updated spreadsheet and data organization application added an improved ODF and AppleWorks document importer. Mac Observer
• Macgamestore Releases Monopoly for the Mac - Mac Gaming News - Macgamestore.com announced the immediate availability of Monopoly for the Mac on Friday. The Mac-based version of the classic board game includes animated player tokens, multiplayer modes, and a play against the computer mode with multiple levels of difficulty. Monopoly for the Mac is available for download at the Macgamestore.com Web site and is priced at US$19.95. Mac Observer
  
• Data Rescue II 1.2 Adds Mac OS X 10.5 Support - Prosoft Engineering released Data Rescue II 1.2 on Friday. The update for the data recovery application added support for Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard, along with support for several additional file formats. Mac Observer
• PUB2ID 1.5 Gets Publisher 2007 Support - Markzware announced the immediate availability of PUB2ID 1.5 on Friday. The updated version of the InDesign CS2 and CS3 plug-in added the ability to import Microsoft Publisher files from version 2002 up through 2007. Mac Observer
• Leopard: Using Expose with Spaces - TMO Quick Tip - Exposé is great for finding specific document windows, and Leopard's Spaces feature is great for organizing your application windows on their own virtual Desktops. Put the two together, and you have an even better tool for keeping track of everything you are working on. Mac Observer
• Leopard Recognizes Windows Executable Format, Virtualization in the Works? - An interesting observation was noted on the Wine mailing list. As it turns out, new in Leopard is the ability to load and understand Windows Portable Executable (PE) files which is the common format for Windows applications and libaries. Understandably, the author raises a number of questions about the discovery: MacRumors.com
• KavaSoft releases KavaServices - KavaSoft has released KavaServices, a utility that adds five commands to the Services menu. KavaServices lets you translate text back and forth between several languages, calculate mathematical expressions, convert currencies and other units, encode special characters into HTML entities, and execute terminal commands. MacimumNews
• eBook tells you how to ‘Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard’ - TidBITS and Take Control have released Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard, an 81-page, US$10 ebook by Joe Kissell. It provides info on creating a complete Leopard backup system, which includes archiving, a bootable duplicate, and offsite backups. MacimumNews
• iListen now compatible with Leopard - MacSpeech has released iListen 1.8, an update to the Mac-only speech recognition solution. It’s now compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”). MacimumNews
• Virtual Programming releases Plumeboom game - Virtual Programming has released Plumeboom – The First Chapter, a US$19.95 game for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. It’s Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. MacimumNews
• Macfun releases Wedding Dash, Tiki Magic Mini Golf - Freeverse has announced that two new games are now available on their Macfun.com game portal: Wedding Dash and Tiki Magic Mini Golf. Free demos of both games are available for download from the web site. MacimumNews
• Freshly Squeezed Reviews: I need a change - I think most of us, the plebes anyway, can honestly say that iPhoto is all that we’ll ever need. But honestly, don’t you want to smash someone’s computer to bits when they present a slide presentation and it’s nothing but the Ken Burns’ Effect from beginning to end? I mean, you start reaching for the dramamine. MacimumNews
• Jump into Leopard - You’ve loaded the big spotted cat on your hard drive, your Mac has rebooted, and you’re standing at the gateway of a brand-new OS X experience. Where do you begin? Right here. In the latest edition of Working Mac, Christopher Breen will show you ways to start off your OS X 10.5: Leopard explorations on the right foot. Macworld
• Macworld UK opens Second Life office - Macworld UK comes to Second Life - visit us in our virtual office space. Macworld UK
• Privacy concerns prompt Facebook U-turn - Facebook backs down on Beacon social ad service after privacy groups and users complain, introduces opting in system to the service Macworld UK
• Ableton Live 7, new instruments ship - Ableton introduces latest upgraded version of Ableton Live 7, also offers new add-on instruments and the encompassing Ableton Suite. Macworld UK
• Mac QuickTime exploit emerges - Hackers presented with a Mac-affecting QuickTime-borne security vulnerability, Symantec warns. Macworld UK
• Leopard as the New Vista? - ninja_assault_kitten writes "There's an interesting rant from Oliver Rist up on the PC Magazine site. He compares the catastrophe that is Vista to the recently released OS X Leopard. While clearly one is a lion and the other a cub, there do appear to be some frustrating similarities. From the article: 'A month of using Leopard with the same software I had under Tiger and the OS has dumped six times. That's six cold reboots for Oliver. Apple isn't even honest enough to admit that Leopard is crashing: The OS just grays out my desktop and pops up a dialog box telling me I've got to reboot. Like the whole thing is my fault. I even snapped a picture of it. After all, I HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES!'" Slashdot

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iPods & iTunes

• Yahoo, AOL may abandon Web radio after music cartels demand 38-percent royalties hike - Yahoo! Inc. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit may shut down their Web radio services... MacDailyNews
• Hottest selling iPod? the 3G nano - After surveying 90 Apple stores and 18 Best Buy locations over the Thanksgiving weekend, analysts for ThinkEquity Partners concluded that despite a high level of interest in the new iPod touch among shoppers, the less expensive 3G iPod nano “remains the clear winning at the cash register,” reports AppleInsider. MacimumNews
• Tricks for a manually managed iPod - In recent episodes of the Macworld Video we’ve talked nothing but Leopard, Leopard, Leopard. Fascinating as OS X 10.5 may be, it’s time for a break. In the latest edition, Christopher Breen provides that break by offering three of his favorite tips for mucking with a manually managed iPod. Care to learn how to copy media directly from a CD or DVD to your iPod, without adding that media to your iTunes library? Chris shows you Macworld
• iPod touch is Gollum's 'precious' - iPod touch is 'perfect for film-making' confesses Mac-addict actor Andy Serkis, speaking to The Guardian. Macworld UK

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iPhone

• Apple iPhone talks with Chinese carriers gone rocky - reports - Multiple reports this week are suggesting that iPhone talks between Apple and China's two most popular wireless carriers -- China Mobile and China Unicom -- have failed as a result of revenue sharing disputes. Apple, however, denies at least one of the claims. AppleInsider
• "Ai Feng" on hold - Apple, China Mobile lose signal over revenue sharing... Insanely Great Mac
• I want my 3G iPhone - 2G iPhones have spread around the world, much further and wider than Apple officially intended, but if there’s one thing everyone iPhone owner (and owner-to-be) wants, and that’s the faster web browsing only 3G and 3.5G networks can provide when you’re on-the-go. So, will a 3G iPhone appear early next year? itwire
• Apple iPhone greeted with hearty ‘bonjour!’ in France; Who’s next? - On Wednesday night, following a now-familiar ritual, French consumers lined up... MacDailyNews
• Beleaguered Motorola’s CEO Zander out; ‘plans to spend more time with his family’ - Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc said Friday that Chief Executive Ed Zander will step down on Jan. 1... MacDailyNews
• AT&T CEO’s ‘3G iPhone’ comment intended to send message to Apple CEO Steve Jobs? - AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson this week said what I have been saying since last July... MacDailyNews
• Bloomberg: China Mobile still in discussions for Apple’s iPhone [UPDATED] - China Mobile Ltd., the world's largest wireless-phone operator by subscribers, said it is still in discussions to offer Apple's iPhone... MacDailyNews
• Six fun (and some useful) undocumented Apple iPhone preferences - Not all preferences appear in your iPhone Settings application... MacDailyNews
• Blazingly Faster iPhones Slated for 2008 - Apple iPhone owners craving for faster performance from the spiffy device might want to prepare for a trade-in next year. Speaking Wednesday at the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, Calif., AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said a 3G version of the iPhone is in the works. Stephenson said, simply, "You'll have it next year."MacNewsWorld
• Detroit Free Press: Voyager is no iPhone Killer - iPodObserver - When Verizon announced the Voyager, there was a lot of media hype calling it an iPhone killer, according to Mike Wendland, a technology columnist for the Detroit Free Press. Instead, it's anything but; it's a disappointment. Mac Observer
• Forbes: Sizing Up the Global iPhone Prospects - iPodObserver - Apple's iPhone prospects in the rest of the world depend on many factors, local laws, the willingness of the carrier to deal with Apple, and the relative popularity of Apple as a brand in that country, according to Forbes on Friday. Mac Observer
• iPhoneDrive 1.3 Adds iPhone Notes Support - iPodObserver - Ecamm Network announced the immediate availability of iPhoneDrive 1.3 on Friday. The updated version added the ability to access iPhone notes. Mac Observer
• Report: iPhone talks with China Mobile fail - Negotiations between China’s largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, and Apple on offering the iPhone in China have failed, the Southern Daily newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources (as noted by MarketWatch). MacimumNews
• AT&T CEO confirms 3G iPhone for 2008 - AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says Apple will release a 3G version of the iPhone sometime next year. Macworld UK
• Samsung in crisis following federal raid - 14 senior Samsung executives banned from leaving the country as federal investigators raid company offices following allegations of bribery and corruption from leading former legal officer. Macworld UK
• iPhone to use mobile data instead of GPS? - Google Maps for Mobile 2.0 offers mobile phone tower-based GPS replacement, dubbed 'My Location'. Is the iPhone set to use this instead of GPS? Macworld UK
• Apple 2G iPhone launch late summer 2008 - A report claims Appe to have delayed its intended launch of a second-generation iPhone to late summer 2008, warns flash memory market may suffer as a result. Macworld UK
• iPhone: China Mobile talks fail - Discussions set to make China Mobile Apple's iPhone network partner in China have reportedly failed because the two sides were unable to agree a deal on revenue-sharing. Macworld UK
• iPhone for work and play in '08 - IT managers must be prepared for business users to turn to an iPhone as their web access on the go tool. Macworld UK
• EPICENTER - AT&T CEO Says 3-G iPhone Coming in 2008 Wired
• Rumor: China Mobile and Apple Nix iPhone Deal - Today's highly suspect iPhone rumor comes from China, specifically the country's Nanfang Daily newspaper. Citing anonymous sources, the paper claims that China Mobile and Apple have supposedly walked away from the negotiating table. This seems ridiculous for a whole host... Wired
• Talks for Offering iPhone in China Stall - NewsFactor - Is Apple's strategy of exclusive carrier deals for the iPhone unraveling? Events in China and Germany this week suggest that CEO Steve Jobs might have to rethink the strategy, at least in parts of the world. Yahoo! NEWS
  
• Google Maps adds locator, but not for iPhone - Macworld.com - Google has updated its Google Maps application adding a new feature called “My Location.” While the new feature is available for many phones, Apple’s iPhone is not among them. Yahoo! NEWS
• Report: Talks bringing iPhone to China fail - Macworld.com - Talks between China Mobile and Apple to bring the iPhone to that country have failed, according to a report from the Southern Daily newspaper, citing unnamed sources. Yahoo! NEWS
• AT&T CEO says a faster iPhone on its way - AP - SAN JOSE, Calif. - AT&T Inc. says it plans to offer a version of an iPhone next year that runs on a faster wireless network so users can get speedier results when surfing the Web. Yahoo! NEWS

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