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• Princeton: 40% using Macs - Campus store says 60% buying computers running OS X Insanely Great Mac
• The Call of the Apple Sirens - Hot Forum Topic - Today TMO readers are discussing the number of Windows users that are switching to the Mac along with the features that make Apple products so enticing. Mac Observer

• Mac Marketshare at Universities Booming? - The DailyPrincetonian reports on a growing trend amongst at least some universities. MacRumors.com
• Apple store coming to Georgetown - An Apple Store is coming to Georgetown, Washington, DC, reports the Washington Business Journal. It will join other Apple locations in Tysons Corner, Pentagon City and Bethesda. MacimumNews
  
• Mac users quadruple at Princeton University - The number of Mac users at Princeton University has quadrupled in recent years, reports The Daily Princetonian. MacimumNews
  

Mac Hardware

• Apple exploring pressure-sensitive touchscreens, touchpads - Seeking to improve its portable devices, Apple has applied for a patent that could lead to touch-sensitive Macs or handhelds which react to the level of force, rather than just contact. AppleInsider
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY October 5, 1999: iMac gets Updated - It wasn’t the first revision of the CRT based iMac but it was one of the most welcome upgrades to the G3 iMac line.
  The processor speeds were bumped across (read more) Applematters
• FastMac debuts 2X Blu-ray optical drive upgrade for Apple Mac notebooks, desktops - Fastmac today announced the first & only 2X Blu-Ray optical drive upgrade for Apple's... MacDailyNews
• Apple patent application for pressure-sensitive multi-touch touchscreens, touchpads - Seeking to improve its portable devices, Apple has applied for a patent... MacDailyNews
• RUMOR: Apple to turn Mac mini into Mac nano in late October - Mac mini is dead... Long live the Mac nano! MacDailyNews
• EFI Firmware Updates: USB problems continue; possible fix for slowness - USB problems continue We continue to report on significant issues with USB devices, apparent after the recently released Intel-based Mac EFI firmware updates. These include system sluggishness that can be resolved by disconnecting specific devices, as well as problems afflicting individual USB devices. MacFixIt
• Fastmac announces 2X Blu-Ray upgrade for laptops - Fastmac has announced a 2X Blu-Ray optical drive upgrade for Apple’s PowerBook, iBook and MacBook Pro computers. The new slimline, slot loading drive uses a compatible Blu-ray mechanism available to provide up to 50GB of storage on one disk, without sacrificing compatibility with standard DVD & CD recordable media. MacimumNews
• IK announces new products at AES - IK Multimedia has announced several products at the Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) , which runs Oct. 5-8 in New York at the Jacob K. Javitz Center. Debuting are: MacimumNews
• Apple confirms iMac freeze, fix 'soon' - Apple issues statement addressing recent reports that new iMacs suffer display freezes following a recent graphics card software update. Macworld UK
• Microsoft, Toshiba advance HD DVD navigation - The next-generation DVD format wars added a new front after Microsoft and Toshiba announced a consortium that aims to extend interactive features on HD DVDs. Macworld UK

OS X & Software

• It's official: Bungie breaks free of Microsoft - The rumors were true -- Microsoft Corp. on Friday announced a plan for Bungie Studios, developers of the "Halo" franchise, to embark on a path as an independent company. AppleInsider
• Skin Your Mac To Look Like A Leopard - 10.5 Leopard is nigh upon us, and while the visuals may have improved from previous releases, there are those who want the GUI goodness of the new OS while maintaining (read more) Applematters
• Mac nano waits in the wings? - Said to be coming at the end of this month Insanely Great Mac
• Apple 'fesses to iMac issue - ATI graphics seen as prime culprit Insanely Great Mac
• Bungie breaks free - Microsoft makes it official. Maybe this is an opportunity for the fairer platform get a little more lovin'... Insanely Great Mac
• Crossing the Windows pain threshold - When does one reach the tipping point, the point at which one will not rest until one changes operating systems? Or, to put it another way, what kind of pain threshold are Windows users willing to tolerate before they cry out to be rescued? itwire
• Powerful challengers chip away at Microsoft Office - Whether you're a Windows or Mac user, you've probably paid the Microsoft Office toll... MacDailyNews
• It’s official: Bungie goes independent while Microsoft retains equity interest and Halo - Microsoft Corp. today announced a plan for Bungie Studios... MacDailyNews
• Microsoft Cuts Bungie's Cord - Mac Gaming News - Halo maker Bungie Studios announced on Friday that it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to go it alone as its own company, just like the old days. Microsoft will retain a minority equity interest in the game maker, but Bungie will be free to develop for any platform it chooses. Mac Observer
• DTP Tools Unveils Keyboard Shortcut Plug-in for InDesign CS3 - DTP Tools announced the immediate availability of Keyboard Shortcuts for InDesign CS3 on Friday. Keyboard Shortcuts is a plug-in for InDesign and InCopy that lets users display and assign application shortcuts from a panel instead of InDesign's built-in utility. Mac Observer
• Mail: Sending Messages to Groups - TMO Quick Tip - Apple's Mail application is tightly integrated with Address Book, which means there are plenty of ways to make the two applications work together. The two work together so well that you can drag contacts from Address Book into the recipient fields in a new email message instead of typing names -- and this trick works with Address Book groups, too. Mac Observer
• Bungie Splits from Microsoft, Mac Games Ahead? - Confirming rumors circulating earlier this week, Microsoft announced today that Bungie Studios will be spun off into a privately held company in which Microsoft will hold a minority equity interest. MacRumors.com
• Take Control Books offers eight free updates - To clear the decks in preparation for bringing you advice about Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”), Take Control Books has updated a number of their titles. MacimumNews
  
• Digidesign announces Pro Tools 7.4, more - Digidesign has announced several products at the Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) , which runs Oct. 5-8 in New York at the Jacob K. Javitz Center. One is Pro Tools 7.4, which features the “time-manipulating power” of Elastic Time. It also has increased support for Avid video and shared storage solutions to streamline the workflow between audio and video editors. MacimumNews
• Freeverse to release Neon Tango game later this year - Freeverse plans to release a “Neon Tango” game for the Mac later this year. No details are offered, but you can see a “teaser page” here. Neon Tango will be Universal Binary so run natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. It will require Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. MacimumNews
• Bungie out of Microsoft - It’s official: Bungie Studios is no longer part of Microsoft. However, Bungie will continue to develop products for Microsoft platforms. MacimumNews
  
• Dreamtek, Apple team up for UK Logic Studio event - Dreamtek, an Apple Solution Expert for audio and video solutions, and Apple will host an in-depth UK seminar exploring the new features and applications of Logic Studio on Nov. 8, reports Macworld UK. MacimumNews
• iMovie ’08 update - It’s a controversial product, this iMovie ’08, largely because it’s a brand-new product that is lacking many of the features of its predecessor, iMovie HD. However, leaving aside the controversy, iMovie ’08 is very good at what it was designed to do: let users cut down their videos quickly and then share them. In this week’s Macworld Video, Jason Snell addresses the new features in Apple’s recent iMovie ’08 7.1 update. Macworld
• Rumour: Leopard roars 26 October - The Mac world is abuzz with expectation that Apple will ship Leopard this month - now the discussion turns to what day the new OS may debut, reports claim 26 October. Macworld UK
• Solutions Inc. presents Portfolio - Solutions Inc. is inviting creative pros and semi-pros to its Hove offices for an in-depth look at Extensis Portfolio Server 8.5 and what it can do for their workflow. Macworld UK
• Dreamtek, Apple host London Logic event - Audio and video professionals invited to an in-depth Logic Studio seminar in London this coming November. Macworld UK
• ID theft warning for London Facebook users - Facebook users warned to keep their guard as service grows more popular, security risks remain. Macworld UK
• ZFS Set To Eventually Play Larger Role in OSX - BlueMerle writes with the news that Sun's ZFS filesystem is going to see 'rudimentary support' under OSX Leopard. That's a stepping stone to bigger and better things, as the filesystem will eventually play a much larger role in Apple OS versions. AppleInsider reports: Slashdot
• It's Official: Bungie Splits From Microsoft - The makers of the Halo series confirmed today that they have split from Microsoft and will operate as an independent studio going forward. The details of the deal, as stated in the press release, are: [Bungie will] become a privately... Wired
• Bungie and Microsoft part company - Rumors circulating on the Internet for the past few days have proven to be true: Bungie Studios and Microsoft have parted company. Yahoo! NEWS

iPods & iTunes

• Man claims his old Apple iPod nano burst into flames - One man from Douglasville, Georgia, claims his old iPod nano got... MacDailyNews
• RUMOR: HD content coming to Apple iTunes Store, Apple TV soon - A substantial update is coming to iTunes sometime this month... MacDailyNews
• Nike Amp+ Sport Remote Control for Apple for iPod nano now shipping - The Nike Amp+ Sport Remote Control is a watch and a remote for the Nike+ experience... MacDailyNews
• PRODUCT REVIEW Pudgy nano Packs Powerful Punch - From the moment the first one was launched in 2005, I never really liked Apple's iPod nano line, favoring instead the bulkier, hard-drive equipped portion of the iPod family. I have a lot of music, and I don't like to think about which bit I'm going to leave at home on any given day. Moods switch, and one minute I'm in the mood for some John Mayer, and the next I need a shot of John Coltrane or an obscure Van Morrison bootleg. So I stuck with my 40-gigabyte iPod -- until a year ago. That was when, on a lark, I decided to buy a second-generation nano with just 8 GB of memory. MacNewsWorld
• RIAA Wins $222K in Music Downloading Trial - iPodObserver - The RIAA scored a win in its war on P2P music downloaders on Thursday. A Duluth, Minnesota, court ruled in favor of the recording industry and ordered Jammie Thomas to pay a US$222,000 fine for pirating 24 copyrighted songs. Mac Observer
  
• Nike releases Nike Amp + Sport Remote Control - Nike has released the US$79.99 Nike Amp+ Sport Remote Control, a wristwatch and remote control for Nike+iPod Sport Kit users. MacimumNews
• Rumour: iTunes HD, Mac mini - Apple TV sales expected to spike as Apple preps HD film and TV downloads for the device - and Mac mini may disappear to make space for a low-cost Mac alternative, rumour, rumour, read all about it. Macworld UK
• Analysts lukewarm on Zune - Apple seems set to maintain its lead against Microsoft Zunes, analyst say, remark Zune range to be short on innovation and note need to lower prices to truly compete with the iPod Macworld UK
• 'Hot' iPods hit Australian streets - Thieves steal hundreds of iPods, which have begun reaching Australia's black market, police warn Macworld UK
• Defendant found guilty in RIAA suit - RIAA won a key digital music file sharing case on Thursday against a single mother, with a US jury finding her guilty of copyright infringement. Macworld UK
• iPod Touch: Can We Touch OS X? - (Column) - I’ve commented about it before, but I’ll say it again - Apple sure is putting OS X on a lot of devices these days. Instead of being a question of what it runs on, it’s... OSWeekly
• Don't want an iPod? Lots of choices available - NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Marybeth Miller decided she wanted a digital player to carry around music from her massive collection, she had one important rule: no iPod. Yahoo! NEWS

iPhone

• France may not see iPhone this year - report - Orange, the wireless arm of France Telecom, is reportedly contemplating the prospect of not being able to launch Apple Inc.'s iPhone handset in time for the holiday amid growing tensions between the two companies. AppleInsider
• Week in review: Where's the Apple iKiller? - Microsoft and Verizon have designs on Apple territory, while record labels send a message to file sharers. Also: Will a Net access tax be stopped? C|Net News
• Smackdown: Nokia N95 vs. iPhone - Fortune tries out Nokia's new unlocked multimedia phone and see how it stacks up against the iPhone. (more) CNN Money
• Reports: Apple Set to Open Up the iPhone (Within Limits) - Apple (AAPL) won no friends among the developers of third-party iPhone applications — or the users who downloaded them — when it wiped them all out with software update 1.1.1. But with the release of Leopard (the next major upgrade of the company’s flagship Macintosh operating system) only three weeks away, there are signs that Steve Jobs may be set to open the iPhone up to outside programmers — or at least those who agree to obey his rules. CNN Money
• Apple not ‘bricking’ hacked iPhones for revenge, they’re fixing iPhone’s OS - Apple's update wasn't designed to disable hacked devices. Just the opposite... MacDailyNews
• Deal for Apple’s iPhone with Orange in France may be delayed due to French law - France Telecom's Orange brand is contemplating the prospect of not being able to launch Apple's iPhone in France... MacDailyNews
• Apple's Latest iPhone Update Declared an Unfinished Hack - iPodObserver - Many have questioned whether Apple's iPhone September iPhone Update (1.1.1) was intended to brick unlocked iPhones. One expert doesn't think so and described the update as "very unfinished" and a "hack," according to Wired News. Mac Observer
• iPhone Pitted Against Nokia N95, Nod Goes to iPhone - iPodObserver - An Apple iPhone was pitted against a Nokia N95 in a mobile phone smackdown. The N95 was found to have many desirable features, but it's just too expensive, according to CNN Money on Friday. Mac Observer
• Orange iPhone Deal Delayed Over Contract Negotiations - iPodObserver - France Telecom CEO Didier Lombard said in September that Orange would offer the iPhone in France before Christmas. Now it appears that won't happen since Apple and Orange are still negotiating over terms of the deal. Mac Observer
• France Telecom, iPhone deal on hold - The Orange brand of France Telecom is contemplating the prospect of not being able to launch iPhone in France in time for Christmas due to tensions between the two companies, French daily Les Echos. MacimumNews
• Orange and Apple fail French connection? - Up to 10 per cent of iPhones sold in the US may be destined to be unlocked for use on other networks, while a local French law threatens an exclusive arrangement between Apple and Orange. Macworld UK
• Qualcomm explains evidence failures - In court filings, Qualcomm said that it did not intend to mislead the court during a patent infringement case against Broadcom earlier this year. Macworld UK
• Japanese phone features outshine the iPhone - San Francisco (IDGNS) - Apple's iPhone may still have the world's heart aflutter, despite a sharp price cut that stiffed early adopters and the recent release of a software update that turned some unlocked iPhones into electronic bricks. But there's more to the world of cell phones than Apple, and users outside Japan are missing out on some of the nicest-looking and most sophisticated phones ever made. Yahoo! NEWS
• OPINION Apple Does Itself No Favors in Snuffing Hacked Phones - Apple has a long history of insisting -- perhaps demanding -- users do things its way. Last week, it learned that technological ultimatums don't work anymore, and in the process helped propagate a verb for the modern age. Last Thursday, the company sent out a software update for its new iPhone, which included a few cool new features. MacNewsWorld