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• Major U.S Presidential candidates’ stands on major technology issues of 2008 - eWEEK has reviewed the technology statements and past actions of the major U.S. Presidential candidates... MacDailyNews
• Barack Obama is Apple, Hilary Clinton is Dell - Not long after Barack Obama entered the presidential race last February, there appeared... MacDailyNews 
• Apple Store currently offline (Update: 10:45am EDT: Store back online) - For over an hour now, Apple's online store has been displaying... MacDailyNews
• The Keynote Two Step: Revising Macworld Predictions - Hot Forum Topic - Apple threw a curve ball at Macworld Expo keynote speculators on Tuesday with the early release of new Macs. Today TMO readers are speculating on what Steve Jobs may have in store for next week's keynote address. Mac Observer
• Apple Store Offline - Apple's online retail store went off line early Tuesday morning and was replaced with the familiar "We'll be back soon" note. The Mac, iPod and iPhone maker typically shuts down its Web-based store when adding new products, but considering that Steve Jobs's keynote address -- also a traditional new product event -- is only a week away, today's outage may be maintenance related. New goodies, or just maintenance? Mac Observer
• Report: Apple retail stores outsell PC stores 10-to-1 - A new report from Bernstein Research says that Apple retail outlets outsell PC-focused stores by as much as ten to one. The report says the typical Apple retail outlet sales an average of 21.4 Macs daily (or 8,000 Macs per store per year), compared to less than two for specialized electronics stores. MacimumNews
• Apple retail outsells PC shops - A typical Apple retail outlet shifts on average 21.4 Macs daily, against "less than two" for specialised electronics stores, say the analysts at Bernstein Research.Macworld UK

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Mac Hardware

• Paramount to abandon HD DVD in return to Blu-ray (updated) - Paramount Pictures is poised to drop its support of HD DVD in favor of Sony’s Blu-ray format, landing a decisive blow to the Toshiba-backed next-generation DVD format and all but assuring Blu-ray's role as the future standard for all high-definition digital video discs. AppleInsider
• Apple introduces new Mac Pro topping out at 3.2GHz - Ahead of next week's Macworld conference, Apple on Tuesday introduced the new Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor. AppleInsider
• Apple unveils most powerful Xserve ever - Alongside new Mac Pros, Apple on Tuesday also introduced the new Xserve, a 1U rack-optimized server that the company claims is up to twice as fast as its predecessor and includes an unlimited client license for Mac OS X Server Leopard. AppleInsider
• Photos: Apple unleashes new Xserve, Mac Pro - The company unveils a speedy server and desktop, both powered by 8-core Intel chips, just a week before Macworld. C|Net News
• Xserve gets Penryn'd - Up to 8 processors, up to 3TB of storage Insanely Great Mac
• Penryn Mac Pro ships - Up to 4TB internal storage, up to 8 3.2GHz processors Insanely Great Mac
• 128GB Samsung Flash Drives: Destined for Apple Portable? - ...and a 500GB notebook hard drive. Insanely Great Mac
• Report: Paramount poised to dump HD DVD for superior Blu-ray - Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD-DVD following Warner Brothers' recent backing... MacDailyNews
• Apple introduces new Xserve, the most powerful Apple server ever - Apple today introduced the new Xserve, a 1U rack-optimized server that is up to twice as fast as its predecessor... MacDailyNews
• Apple intros new Mac Pro, the fastest Mac ever with eight processor cores standard - Apple today introduced the new Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture... MacDailyNews
• New Mac Pros (8 cores standard), Xserve - Apple has unveiled new Mac Pros, which the company claims "deliver up to twice the performance of their predecessors." Primary upgrades include the use of 45 nanometer Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2 GHz, graphics card options including the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 and up to 4TB of internal storage. The new thin aluminum Apple Keyboard also now ships with every Mac Pro. The standard configuration is priced at $2800 and includes: MacFixIt
• Canary Wireless Launches 2nd Generation Wi-Fi Detector - Canary Wireless announced the launch of its second generation Wi-Fi detector, the HS20 Digital Hotspotter, on Tuesday. The device is the first device of its kind to include an LCD display. Mac Observer
• Ambric Unleashes Teraops Video Processor, Gets Adobe Endorsement - Ambric in Beaverton, Oregon has announced its massively parallel Am2045 GT platform consisting of 366 RISC processors on a single chip and integrated into a PCI Express card for Mac OS X Leopard and Windows XP. The technology and interfaces are used to accelerate MPEG video processing to levels well beyond the fastest quad-core CPUs. On Tuesday, Adobe endorsed the platform and jointly announced transparent integration into Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe After Effects CS3. Mac Observer
• Paramount May Drop HD DVD Support - iPodObserver - Warner Bros. recent announcement that it is shunning the HD DVD format in favor of Blu-ray may have opened a door for Paramount to break its HD DVD-exclusive agreement and support Blu-ray as well. Sources close to the matter claim that Paramount's deal includes a clause that says the studio can back out of the HD DVD market if Warner does the same. Mac Observer
  
• Apple Springs 8-core Xserve - Along with the new eight core Mac Pro, Apple also introduced the new eight core Xserve 1U rack mount server on Tuesday. Like it's Mac Pro cousin, the Xserve now supports two Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors. Mac Observer
  
• Apple Unveils 8-core Mac Pro Ahead of Macworld Expo [Updated] - Apple announced the immediate availability of the new Mac Pro with eight processor cores on Tuesday a full week ahead of CEO Steve Jobs's keynote presentation at Macworld Expo 2008 in San Francisco. The eight core Mac tower sports two of Intel's new 45 nanometer Quad-Core Xeon 5400 processors running at up to 3.2GHz. Mac Observer
• LaCie Intros 24-inch Display for Creative Pros - TMO at CES LAS VEGAS -- LaCie introduced its new 324 24-inch LCD monitor at CES in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The display is designed to meet the needs of creative professionals and sports a 16:10 wide screen format that can display two letter-size pages side by side with room for palettes and toolbars. Mac Observer
• Apple Announces Penryn Mac Pros and Xserves - Apple today revised the Mac Pro and Xserve with a new architecture and the recently released Penryn Processors. The Mac Pro combines two 45-nm Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2GHz and up to 4TB of internal storage. The standard 8-core configuration starts at $2799. MacRumors.com
• Apple introduces Mac Pro with eight processor cores, new system architecture - Some folks were expecting, or at least hoping for, an announcement of a new Mac Pro at next week’s Macworld Conference & Expo. But Apple has surprised us by introducing a new Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture that the company says delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor. MacimumNews
  
• Apple; New Xserve is twice as fast as its predecessor - Apple has introduced the new Xserve, a 1U rack-optimized server that the company says is up to twice as fast as its predecessor and includes an unlimited client license for Mac OS X Server Leopard. MacimumNews
• CES: Ediface Digital Guitar Interface is Mac compatible - At the Consumer Electronics Show SoundTech Professional Audio, a division of US Music Corporation, has announced the Ediface Digital Guitar Interface, a new product that enables guitars to communicate directly with computers. The Ediface includes a pickup that mounts on any guitar and Guitar Wizard gaming software that allows you to play a game while learning to play a real guitar. MacimumNews
• Apple releases new Mac Pro - The new Mac Pro combines two of Intel’s new 45 nanometer Quad-Core Xeon 5400 processors running up to 3.2 GHz, new graphics and up to 4TB of internal storage. Prices start at $2,799. Apple also unveiled a new version of Xserve, supposedly twice as fast as its predecessor. Macworld
• Apple launches fastest-ever Mac Pro - 'The new Mac Pro is the fastest Mac we've ever made," said Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing.Macworld UK
• Apple intros 45nm Xeon Xserve - New breed of high-performance Apple servers include up to two Quad-core 3.0GHz Intel Xeon processors, better system architecture, faster front side buses, faster memory and more.Macworld UK
• CES: Intel launches Penryn chip for MacBook Pro 2.6GHz - Intel launched new power-efficient processors for Centrino platform, but questioned the need of quad-core mobile chips.Macworld UK
• Apple Store down: new Mac Pro and Xserves debut - Apple's online Apple Store is presently being updated in the US and the UK.Macworld UK
• CES: LaCie expands its reach - Multimedia and professional video and design in LaCie's sights as new product range receives CES debut.Macworld UK
• WiFi extension - The Hi-Gain Wireless-G Dish Network Adapter, a solution extends wireless network range by up to 300 per cent.Macworld UK
• CES: 3M projector for phones, cameras - 3M is demonstrating at CES a projector small enough to be built into a mobile phone or digital still camera.Macworld UK
• Apple Pre-Announces Updated Mac Pro Ahead of MacWorld - Exactly one week before Steve Jobs' scheduled keynote at MacWorld, Apple took the unusual measure of announcing an updated eight-core Mac Pro behemoth before the Expo. In doing so, the company also smashed one prevalent MacWorld rumor and lent credence... Wired
• Apple patent is for method, apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus - Apple has been granted a patent (number 7317694) by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus. It relates to bus management. In particular, the present invention relates to the behavior of border nodes within a high performance serial bus system. MacimumNews
• Intel's responds to EU antitrust charges - The European Commission has received Intel's response to its antitrust case, but no details have been released. Macworld UK

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OS X & Software

• A lousy 39% - Vista loaded on a minority of computers sold last year Insanely Great Mac
• Questions about Inquisitor - Generates sponsored link[s] tied to the plug-in's author Insanely Great Mac
• Filemaker ships Bento - Personal database application comes to life Insanely Great Mac
• FileMaker Ships Bento personal database for Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard - FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Bento, a personal database... MacDailyNews
• Apple: Mac Pro pops/clicks, iChat video conference problems, iDisk sync issue - Apple recently published the following documents to its support knowledge base: MacFixIt
• Photoshop CS3 tool inaccuracy under Leopard: fix likely coming in 10.5. - There exists a significant issue in Photoshop CS3 when running under Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) where the crop tool does not work properly, eliminating a large portion of the selected portion of the image. In other words, the cropping tool is wildly inaccurate, using values different than those expressed by the tool or otherwise entered by the user. The same inaccuracy pervades other CS3 tools. MacFixIt
• Divining the Future of Leopard, iPhone, Vista and More - What to expect from computer technology this year? The words of Heraclitus of Ephesus come to mind: "Nothing endures but change." In other words, things will be different this year, but how much so? Some predictions, which I may wish to forget 12 months hence: It seems the greatest change is likely to come in terms of handheld devices -- smartphones and the like. Apple's iPhone, mentioned here last week as a category-changing product, will inspire other makers to revise and update their products. MacNewsWorld
  
• The Omni Group Ships OmniFocus 1.0 - The Omni Group announced the immediate availability of OmniFocus 1.0 on Tuesday. OmniFocus is an advanced task management application that supports personal productivity styles including the popular "Getting Things Done" work-life management system. Mac Observer
  
• MacBook Pro, Leopard Score InfoWorld Technology Awards - Apple's MacBook Pro and Mac OS X 10.5 operating system both landed on top of InfoWorld's 2008 Technology of the Year Awards list. The annual awards highlight the best and most ground breaking products from the prior year. Mac Observer
  
• FileMaker Ships Bento Personal Database App - FileMaker announced the immediate availability of its new personal database application Bento 1.0 on Tuesday. Bento is geared towards personal and small business use and is designed to help users create database solutions without learning new skills. Mac Observer
• Apple patent is for computer-implemented image acquisition system - Apple has been granted a patent (number 7318201) by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a computer-implemented image acquisition system. It’s for an image acquisition system that offers an open architecture to integration with existing operating systems and other applications. MacimumNews
  
• Apple patent is for user interface for presenting media info - Apple has been granted a patent (number 7318195) by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for user interface for presenting media information. It relates to user interfaces for processing (e.g., generating, storing, transmitting and/or receiving, playing back/displaying, editing, referencing, etc.) media information, such as time-based media data representing video and/or audio. MacimumNews
• Apple patent is for sound panner superimposed on a timeline - An Apple patent (number 20080002844) for a sound panner superimposed on a timeline has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. It offers a method for tweaking the Mac OS interface with audio. MacimumNews
• FileMaker ships Bento personal database software - FileMaker Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has released Bento, a US$49 personal database, after a period of beta testing. Designed specifically for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”), Bento lets you organize contacts, calendars, projects, events, and more – all in one place. MacimumNews
  
• 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
  
• New CEO at Mozilla -Mitchell Baker has stepped down as the CEO of Mozilla Corporation and named John Lilly, chief operating officer, as the new chief executive. Baker has been with Mozilla since its incept Macworld
• FileMaker ships Bento - £29 Leopard-only Bento software helps Mac users organise contacts, calendars, projects, events and much more from within its smooth and easy-to-navigate interface.Macworld UK
• New Get A Mac ad surfaces - Leopard is faster and better than Vista, declares the latest 'Get A Mac' ad, and the referee agrees.Macworld UK
• CES: HD-AAC codec 'makes CDs obsolete' - HD-AAC is a new digital music encoding format that Fraunhofer says is actually better than audio CDs.Macworld UK
• Mozilla gets a new CEO - Mitchell Baker has stepped down as the CEO of Mozilla Corporation and named John Lilly, chief operating officer, as the new CEO.Macworld UK

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iPods, iTunes & Apple TV

• Apple set to resolve EU iTunes case - Apple will soon announce steps to resolve European Commission charges that its iTunes stores broke European Union rules by setting prices country by country in Europe, Reuters is reporting. AppleInsider
• Apple seen set to resolve Europe's iTunes case - Company expected to announce a plan in response to EU charges that iTunes stores broke rules by setting prices country by country. C|Net News
• Panasonic and Google to launch Internet TVs - Scheduled to hit the market in spring, special LCD screens will be designed to allow Web browsing, photo-sharing, YouTube access. C|Net News
• Legal iPod-playable DVD content spotted - Requires iTunes 7.6, serial number to be played... Insanely Great Mac
• Apple-Hollywood Close to Movie Deal - Hollywood compromising on new releases. Insanely Great Mac
• Pipe Dream: Songwriters Association of Canada’s $5 monthly fee for every Internet account proposal - A proposal to add a $5 monthly fee to every wireless and Internet account that would allow music consumers... MacDailyNews
• Apple set to resolve EU iTunes Store pricing case - Apple will soon announce steps to resolve European Commission charges that its iTunes stores broke EU rules... MacDailyNews
• Goofy Microsoft Watch wag thinks Apple’s Steve Jobs’ DRM-free movement helps Microsoft - Apple CEO Steve Jobs is getting exactly what he asked for nearly a year ago... MacDailyNews
• The Day the Music Lived Again - There have been many indications in recent months that the music industry is on the cusp of a sea change, and two announcements on Monday suggested that the change is nigh. First, as anticipated in reports last week, Sony BMG Music Entertainment officially announced the launch of its Platinum MusicPass, a series of digital album cards that enable consumers to download full-length albums. MacNewsWorld
• Jook Brings Open Approach to "Music Social Networking" - iPO at CES LAS VEGAS -- Jook Inc., a subsidiary of gaming mouse maker Razer, announced this week at CES a new approach to the concept of music sharing and social networking with its namesake product, Jook. The product will allow users to share their music with those around them via a proprietary 2.4 GHz wireless transmitter, similar to Microsoft's approach with Zune, but it does so without being tied to any particular platform -- it works with iPod, Zune, Zen, Walkman, etc. Mac Observer
• Apple Could Resolve EU/iTunes Case Within Days - iPodObserver - Apple's clash with the European Union over pricing at the iTunes Store may come to an end soon. The Mac and iPod maker could announce steps to resolve the case as soon as Tuesday. Mac Observer
• CES: Belkin's iPod product volley - Belkin introduces a swathe of iPod-compatible products at CES, including new models of its TuneBase FM and TuneCast Auto for iPhones and iPods and a new gadget - Rockstar - which lets groups of iPod users share and mix their tunes.Macworld UK
• CES: Hollywood insiders praise iTunes, Apple - At a Consumer Electronics Show session on Monday afternoon, Variety magazine hosted a panel discussion and Q&A session with representatives from some of today’s biggest content providers. Their discussion was the future of content delivery, and the big question was this: How will you make money from it? MacimumNews
• Apple-EU may resolves iTunes case soon - According to Reuters, the announcement may come later on Tuesday or at the latest by Thursday. After that, the European Union competition regulator is expected to announce that it’s closing the long-running case involving the pricing of online sales of music and video used in the iPod. MacimumNews
• CD ripping to be legalised in UK - At present, UK music owners are technically breaking the law when they rip their own CD for use on different devices and in different formats, UK gov seems set to make the practise legal.Macworld UK
• Apple to settle EC iTunes antitrust case - Apple will this week announce new measures to answer European Commission claims that the per-country pricing model it employs on iTunes breaks antitrust laws.Macworld UK
• Apple, BBC, Sony and Damages - The first episode of new series 'Damages' is available for free download from the iTunes Store, with future episodes set to cost £1.89 each.Macworld UK
• Will DRM-Free Movement Bite Apple? - NewsFactor - Nearly a year ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs boldly called for the music industry to abandon its practice of using digital rights management (DRM) software to protect its content. Yahoo! NEWS
• EPICENTER - Apple Closes in on Movie-Rental Deals With Major Hollywood Studios Wired
• Sony-BMG moves to DRM-free - In a limited experiment, Sony-BMG will offer DRM-free versions of 37 albums for download from 15 January in the US. The albums will sell for $12.99.Macworld UK

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iPhone

• Yahoo! unveils mobile Internet domination plans - There are over three billion mobile phone users. Someday most of them will be able to access the Internet from their cellphones and when they do Yahoo! wants to be their first port of call for whatever information or service they ultimately desire. itwire
• Repeated iPhone freezes? Try this fix - While the iPhone certainly isn't the first mobile handset to suffer from freezes, its functional breadth and the fact that many of its users install unsupported third-party applications make the device, generally, more freeze-prone. MacFixIt
• Yahoo services to run on Google-based phones - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Yahoo will create versions of its mobile Internet services to run on various phone platforms, potentially including Google's phone software and the Apple iPhone, a top executive said on Monday. Yahoo! NEWS

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