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• Avon chief elected to Apple's board of directors - Apple said Monday that Andrea Jung, chairman and chief executive officer of woman's beauty firm Avon Products, has joined the company's board, bringing its total number of directors to eight. AppleInsider
• The Future Ain’t for Pansies - What with the latest Mac Expo fast approaching, I’ve been doing my absolute best to completely ignore everything about it. I haven’t read the hype, I’ve ignored the prognostications, and (read more) Applematters
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY January 8, 1998: Back in Black - There’s no better way for a Company to stay in business than by making profits. Unfortunately profits weren’t part of Apple’s game plan for the middle years of the nineties. (read more) Applematters
• Bill Gates' CES swan song - The Microsoft chairman delivers his last take on tech's future at the industry's biggest trade show. CNN Money
• Avon CEO Joins Apple Board - The woman who reinvented Avon.Insanely Great Mac
• Gates CES 2008 keynote: Pieces of the Microsoft puzzle - Bill Gates has given his 11th and last CES keynote as Microsoft head-honcho, looking at the future, touch and talk interfaces, the Beijing Olympics, Zune, new TV shows and movies for Xbox Live, Xbox 360 sales and IPTV - but the rumoured Xbox 360 Ultimate didn’t make an appearance. itwire
• Carl Howe leaves Blackfriars’ Marketing for Yankee Group - Yankee Group today announced that research industry veteran and Blackfriars' Marketing cofounder Carl D. Howe... MacDailyNews
• Avon CEO Andrea Jung Joins Apple’s Board of Directors - Apple today announced that Andrea Jung, chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products, was elected to... MacDailyNews
• Microsoft’s Bill Gates’ 2008 CES Keynote recap - In his 2008 CES keynote presentation tonight, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates described three things that he thinks will dominate... MacDailyNews
• Avon's Andrea Jung Joins Apple Board of Directors - Apple announced on Monday that Avon Products CEO and chairman, Andrea Jung, has joined its board of directors. Ms. Jung will be the eighth member on the current board. Mac Observer
• Andrea Jung Joins Apple's Board Of Directors - Apple has announced that Andrea Jung has been elected to Apple's board. Andrea also serves as Chairman and CEO of Avon Products, board member of General Electric, and member of the New York Presbyterian Hospital board of trustees and the Catalyst board of directors. MacRumors.com
• Apple Invites European Media to MWSF Keynote Broadcast - According to Macworld.co.uk, Apple has invited members of the European media to watch a special broadcast of Steve Jobs' Macworld San Francisco keynote speech. MacRumors.com
• Apple casts long shadow over CES - Apple is “expected to cast a long shadow” over this week’s Consumer Electronics Show if only because the company “is one of the few large companies that avoids making the pilgrimage to Las Vegas, an annual rite of passage for firms engaged in the fast-growing but fickle business of making high-tech gadgets for consumers,” notes MarketWatch.MacimumNews
• Fearless predictions for 2008 - With the calendar flipping from one year to the next this past week, it’s only natural to wonder what the next 365 days have in store. So we rounded up four Mac observers and ask them for some bold predictions about what we can expect in the next 12 months. Macworld
• CES: Bill Gates' farewell speech - Gates finishes at Microsoft, and talks up his connected strategy at final CES keynote.Macworld UK
• Avon lady takes seat on Apple board - Apple today announced its appointment of high-powered Avon Products chairman and CEO, Andrea Jung, to its board of directors. Jung is one of the leading women in business, according to Fortune.Macworld UK
• MWSF: Apple invites European media to keynote session - Apple lays the ground for more news from Macworld Expo, invites media to attend special satellite feed screening of company boss, Steve Jobs, and his keynote speech next week.Macworld UK
  
• Apple upgrades as market bleeds - Analyst says Apple will claim 7 per cent of the worldwide computer market, as investors advised to look to climbing Mac and iPhone sales for future growth.Macworld UK
  
• Supergrass to play at Regent St store - Legendary indie act, Supergrass, will perform live at the Regent Street Apple Store on 15 January.Macworld UK

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Mac Hardware

• Intel unveils 45nm chips bound for next-gen Mac systems - Exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, Intel Corp formally unveiled 16 new microprocessors based on the company's 45-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process, several of which are expected to turn up in products from Apple Inc. over the next several months. AppleInsider
• Intel formally announces Penryn - The Mac Pro for sure, but what of Apple's other product lines? Insanely Great Mac
• History of the MacBook Touch - The rumor mill really revs up weeks before Macworld starts, but one fabled product (or even products) has taken the spotlight: an ultra portable MacBook. This rumor has taken many (read more) Applematters
• Mac vs PC smack down - 'doze-using reporter loses out in this citrus-fresh story from Italy Insanely Great Mac
• Apple airs 'Referee' - Latest spot aired during Sunday's Giants' gameInsanely Great Mac
• 17" iMac [white] for $849 - Mothership still blowing out last-gen prosumer destkops Insanely Great Mac
• Sony shows off wireless data transfer at 560Mbps - Sony has announced a new close proximity wireless transfer Technology enabling the high speed transfer of large data files such as photos and HD images between electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, digital video cameras, computers and TVs.The new technology, called TransferJet, enables data to be sent at speeds of 560Mbps and is on display at CES. itwire
• Apple posts new ‘Get a Mac’ ad: ‘Referee’ (with video) - Apple today posted the company's latest ad in their "Get a Mac" campaign... MacDailyNews
• Recall PowerBook G4 batteries failin - A large number of users are reporting an issue where replacement PowerBook G4 batteries obtained through the "Battery Exchange Program iBook G4 and PowerBook G4" recall are failing to hold a normal charge, in some cases limiting capacity and in more severe cases restricting usage to AC power. MacFixIt
• OPINION The Wii Failure, How Apple Beats CES, HD DVD Winner, Product of the Week - There are two mistakes a vendor can make that it may not be able to recover from. One is to build too many products, which stay in inventory and prevent future sales; and the other is to have too few products and lose out of sales as a result. Nintendo did the latter, and that will be a problem for the company in 2008. MacNewsWorld
• LaCie Springs New Hard Drives at CES - TMO at CES - LAS VEGAS -- LaCie announced the immediate availability of five new hard drive models at CES on Monday. The drives sport features like quad interfaces, high capacities, home theater support, and more. Mac Observer
• Belkin Unveils New Laptop Bags - TMO at CES - LAS VEGAS -- Belkin announced three new laptop bags at CES on Monday. The Ceylon Messenger, Backpack, and Laptop Hideaway all fit laptops with displays up to 15.4-inches and include storage space for accessories. Mac Observer
• Toshiba Announces External 1.8-inch USB 2.0 Hard Drives - TMO at CES - LAS VEGAS -- Toshiba announced Sunday a new line of portable hard drives based on the company's 1.8-inch hard drive, the same hard drive line Apple has used in some iPod models. The new drives are USB 2.0 devices, and will be offered in capacities of 60GB, 80GB and 120GB. Toshiba made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which kicked off this week in Las Vegas. Mac Observer
• Intel Launches Penryn Mobile Processors - At the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, Intel introduced 16 new Penryn processors, including the first 45nm mobile processors. Amongst the 16 new processors, five are new mobile processors, three quad core and four dual core desktop processors, and four server processors. MacRumors.com
• CES: Intel introduces first 45 nanometer processors - Intel unveiled 16 products at the Consumer Electronis Show, including the company’s first 45 nanometer (nm) processors for laptops.MacimumNews
  
• CES: Nvidia showcases Hybrid SLI technology - At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, Nvidia announced the industry’s first hybrid technology for computer platforms—the Hybrid SLI—that addresses increasing graphics performance and reducing power consumption. No word on if or when such technology will make it to the Mac platform.MacimumNews
• Leopard, MacBook Pro win ‘Technology of the Year’ awards - Apple won Best Operating System for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) and Best Notebook Computer for the MacBook Pro in the 2008 Technology of the Year honors from InfoWorld.MacimumNews
• New Get A Mac Ad: Referee - Apple has released a new Get a Mac ad entitled "Referee" in conjunction with the beginning of the NFL playoffs. MacRumors.com
• CES: RealEase introduces touch-screen WiFi-integrated digital photo frame - RealEase has announced the availability of Shogo, a touch-screen WiFi-integrated digital picture frame, at the Consumer Electronics Show. With it you can show your digital photos without a computer.MacimumNews
• Pacemaker is new pocket-sized DJ system - Swedish tech company Tonium Laboratories has released Pacemaker, a pocket-sized DJ system that costs approximately US$764. It’s Mac compatible and is designed with the aim of bringing people closer to their music and allowing them to creatively interact with their whole music collection, according to the folks at Tonium.MacimumNews
• CES: Audiovox release new wireless speaker solutions - Audiovox is releasing new wireless speaker solutions at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. The Acoustic Research wireless systems employ digital spread spectrum 2.4 GHz circuitry with a Quality of Service (QOS) channel.MacimumNews
• CES: Targus expands line of laptop accessories - At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show Targus has announced the newest additions to its line of laptop accessories. The new products include the Retractable Optical Stow-N-Go Laptop Mouse (US$19.99), Retractable Laser Stow-N-Go Laptop Mouse ($29.99), Wireless Laser Stow-N-Go Laptop Mouse ($39.99, HeatDefense laptop cooling system and Travel Power Outlets with Surge Protection.MacimumNews
  
• CES: Samsung previews flash-based 1080p HD camcorder - Samsung has introduced the SC-HMX20C Progressive HD Flash-based Camcorder. It features full HD and an 1080p mode with 30 frames per second recording capability and comes with an included docking station.MacimumNews
• Epson announces new photo printer - Epson has announced the Stylus Photo R1900, a $550 pigment-based inkjet printer optimized for glossy papers. Macworld
  
• CES: Intel to add WiMax to ultramobile platform - Intel is beginning to facilitate a strategy to widen use of WiMax platform, revealing plans to integrate support within ultramobile reference platform.Macworld UK
• CES: Samsung news offers hint of Apple strategy - 500GB laptop drives, 128GB flash-based drives for notebooks and other devices, and new range of tiny hard drives suggest many options for Apple as industries converge.Macworld UK
• CES: Warner Bros dumps HD-DVD - Warner Bros. has decided to drop HD-DVD and exclusively back Blu-ray Disc, it said Friday.Macworld UK
• CES: Toshiba says HD-DVD isn't dead - Toshiba remained defiant on HD-DVD at CES and said the format is a long way from dead, claims one million HD-DVD sales, but only in the USMacworld UK
• CES : Warner's Blu-ray move creates buzz - The consumer electronics industry is abuzz ahead of CES with the news that Warner Bros has decided to drop HD-DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc. Macworld UK

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OS X & Software

• Parallels Server beta begun - Mac, Linux and 'doze running side-by-sideInsanely Great Mac
• Transmission 1.0 comes down - An uncluttered, stable client for downloading torrentsInsanely Great Mac
• OS X: Once upon a Macworld - Watch His Steveness introduce the future OS to the faithful 8 years ago Insanely Great Mac
• Cannot view PDFs in Safari 3.0.x: workaround - A number of users have reported an issue where they are unable to properly view PDFs in Safari, seeing only a gray or black window. In many cases, the problem can be worked around by using a third-party PDF plug-in, such as: PDF Browser Plugin 2.2.3 MacFixIt
• Tutorial: Using what's new in Leopard's Accounts and File Sharing Preference - The Accounts System Preferences pane may not be the most glamorous destination in Mac OS X, but it’s definitely worth a stopover in Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5). Check it out and you’ll find a collection of valuable new features. To take advantage of these features, you also want to familiarize yourself with some new options in the File Sharing section of the Sharing System Preferences pane. What all these features are and how to use them is the subject of this tutorial. MacFixIt
• iLabel X 2.0 Includes Leopard Support - Bruno Blondeau announced the immediate availability of iLabel X 2.0 on Monday. The new version of the label creation and printing application includes support for Mac OS X 10.5. Mac Observer
  
• Options: Selecting Alternate iPhoto and iTunes Libraries - TMO Quick Tip Apple's iPhoto and iTunes applications keep track of your pictures and music in their own folder systems called Libraries: One library per app. If you need to keep your pics and tunes stored in multiple Libraries, however, you can -- it just takes an extra step or two.Mac Observer
• Review: Final Cut Express 4 - If you’re an iMovie user feeling limited by its capabilities—or you’ve chosen to skip the revamped iMovie ‘08 altogether—Final Cut Express 4 is a great way to jump into semi-professional video editing at a fraction of the cost of Final Cut Studio. Macworld
  
• Xbox Media Center for OS X - Open source developers are working to port Xbox Media Center (XBMC) to Mac OS X, a well-featured free solution that supports myriad formats.Macworld UK
• CES: Yahoo invites mobile widgets - Yahoo opens up its mobile services to developers as web applications and widgets emerge from the shadows.Macworld UK

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iPods, iTunes & Apple TV

• Warner Bros, Paramount join iTunes movie rental discussions - Apple is closing in on agreements with almost all of the major motion picture studios for an iTunes movie rental service that will serve up 24-hour rentals for $3.99 a pop, according to a published report. AppleInsider
• Napster to dump DRM - A harbinger of things to come industry-wide? Insanely Great Mac
• JVC adds iPod-ready TVs - Another way to play movies rented from the iTunes Store Insanely Great Mac
• iCool? Whirlpool offers refrigerator with Apple iPod dock - The kitchen is increasingly known as the "family nerve center," where dinner is cooked, friends and family gather, kids do homework and parents pay bills... MacDailyNews
• Sony BMG to sell DRM-free MP3 albums via physical gift cards - Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the world's second largest music company... MacDailyNews
• Report: Apple nearing iTunes video rental deals with Warner Bros, Paramount, Lionsgate - Steve Jobs is starting to win over the film industry... MacDailyNews
• Napster dumps Microsoft’s Windows Media format for DRM-free MP3 - Napster Inc said on Monday it would start selling downloads in the MP3 format... MacDailyNews
• JVC debuts LCD TVs, audio systems with Apple iPod Docks - JVC Americas Corp. on Sunday said it would offer a new series of LCD televisions with built-in docks for the popular iPod... MacDailyNews
• PRODUCT REVIEW Peggle Game Puts Pachinko on Your iPod - Soooo ... got a new iPod nano or classic for Christmas, did ya? Did you check your stocking? I refer to the one hung by the chimney with care, of course. There may be a iTunes Gift Card in there. Ah-hah! I knew it! There you are with a brand new iPod and an unused gift card. What ever shall you do with them? Hey wait! I've got an idea: Why not redeem the gift card and buy ... a game! Eh? What's that you say? "The iPod is all about the music, Vern, and games are bound to suck on that little screen." MacNewsWorld
• JVC Unveils iPod Ready TVs - iPO at CES - LAS VEGAS -- JVC introduced its new line of LCD TVs with built-in iPod docks at CES on Monday. The televisions will be available in sizes ranging from 32-inches up to 52-inches and will offer resolutions up to 1080p. Mac Observer
• Napster Joins DRM-free Bandwagon, Raises Rates - iPodObserver - The online music service Napster revealed on Sunday that it plans to offer copy protection-free music downloads by spring. The DRM-free tracks, however, will only be available through music purchases, and Napster's subscription customers will still face music copy protection measures while also seeing a hike in their monthly service fees. Mac Observer
  
• Apple Compromising On iTunes Movie Terms? - Businessweek reports that Apple may be close to striking a deal with most of the major movie studios to provide movies for the iTunes store.MacRumors.com
• CES: Portable Sound Labs rolls out iMainGo 2 - Portable Sound Laboratories has unveiled the US$39.99 iMainGo 2, a combination case/speaker system, at the Consumer Electronics Show. A re-engineered upgrade to their first product, iMainGo, the nine ounce iMainGo 2 is designed for use with the iPhone, any iPod, the new Microsoft Zune, and most other MP3 players.MacimumNews
• CES: Monster launches wireless FM Transmitter for iPod - At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, Monster has launchedits new US$99 iCarPlay 250 wireless FM transmitter that allows music lovers to transmit music wirelessly via their iPod through any FM radio station. MacimumNews
• UK's Christmas iTunes sales up 50% - Legitimate music sales online climb 50 per cent in 2007, with Christmas week sales returning the largest one-week tally yet seen in the UK.Macworld UK
• CES: JVC preps iPod-savvy TVs - JVC is making it easier to hook-up an iPod to a flat-panel TV with new sets that contain a dock for the popular music player, it said Saturday.Macworld UK
• US launches DRAM enquiry - The US International Trade Commission launches four investigations into the import of computer or electronic device components.Macworld UK
• CES: Pioneer's voice-activated in-car iPod solution - The AVIC-F500BT can operate as both a navigation device and as a media centre, connected to an existing audio system, and offers voice control for iPods.Macworld UK
• MUSIC - Death of DRM Could Weaken iTunes, Boost iPod Wired
• WIRED MAG - On iTunes, a Careless Click May Buy You an Imposter Wired
• Comcast, Panasonic launch portable digital video player -NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast , the largest U.S. cable operator, and consumer electronics maker Matsushita Electric Industrial's (6752.T) Panasonic unit will launch a co-branded portable digital video player that can show videos like Apple's iPod and record shows from any U.S. cable operator's system. Yahoo! NEWS

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iPhone

• Alarm raised over fake iPhone 1.1.3 update - Warning: a fake ‘update’ to prepare iPhones for the upcoming 1.1.3 firmware instead works as a Trojan horse when uninstalled. While seemingly relatively harmless, the age of malicious third party iPhone software has arrived. itwire
• Measuring iPhone Sales Success - Hot Forum Topic - Today TMO readers are discussing how important actual sales figures are when gauging the overall success of Apple's iPhone. Mac Observer
• Orange France sells 70,000 iPhones in first month - Orange in France and O2 in the UK continue to attract new customers to their networks on strength of iPhone's temptation.Macworld UK
• 'First' iPhone Trojan rolls into town - More a prank than a threat The Register
• CES 2008 - Phonemakers, Carriers Take Aim at iPhone MagicWired
• iPhone hurt mobile gaming, expert says - InfoWorld San Francisco - While it would seem that the growth of smartphones, with their bigger screens and faster processors, would be good news for mobile gaming, handsets like the iPhone are in fact hurting the mobile game industry in the short term, one expert said Sunday. Yahoo! NEWS

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