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• The Definitive Matrix of Macworld ‘08 Predictions and Rumors - After Chris, I guess it is now my turn to stick out my neck and throw out a list of Macworld ‘08 predictions. Be aware that what you’re now going (read more) Applematters
• Apple's Influence Evident at CES - Everyone wants to follow the industry innovator. Insanely Great Mac
• RUMOR: Apple to dump Akamai for Google; analyst disputes veracity - Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. helped pull the Nasdaq 100 index down midday Thursday... MacDailyNews
• Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ Macworld keynote leaked? - A Macworld wouldn't be a Macworld without a supposed leak of the keynote speech... MacDailyNews
  
• Apple Store construction begins in Montreal - The traditional construction barricade is going up in front of 1321 Ste-Catherine W. in Montreal... MacDailyNews
• The Mac Factor at CES - Hot Forum Topic - Today TMO readers are discussing the impact Apple had on CES even without a true presence at the event. Mac Observer
• Melbourne Australia Apple Store On the Way - Melbourne may be the first city in Australia to open an official Apple Store, beating out Sydney, which is also rumored to have an Apple presence on the way. Construction appears to have already begun for Apple's retail store in the city's Chadstone Shopping Centre. Mac Observer
• Apple number two on AMR Research’s Supply Chain Top 25 - AMR Research today announced that its Supply Chain Top 25 portfolio of companies outperformed the market for the third year in a row. And Apple is number two on the list, topped only by Nokia. MacimumNews
• Top user Group Presents Awards announced - The MUG Center’s Top User Group Presenters Awards winners for 2007 include some familiar faces and a hard-fought battle for second place. Once again, Apple took the top slot with a total of 56 appearances, up from last year’s 36. MacimumNews
• ‘Ask the Experts’ panel to be held pre-MWSF - On Sunday, Jan. 13, Derrick Story will lead an “Ask the Experts” panel discussion that features digital photographers (Mikkel Aaland, Harold Davis, and Rick Smolan) talking about their craft at a pre-Macworld Conference & Expo event at 7 p.m. at Book Passage in Corte Madera. Details can be found here. MacimumNews
  
• Apple retail: More from Melbourne - Apple Australia closes in on opening of Melbourne shop, local reports claim, with some saying the store will deliver a "new" Apple retail concept. Macworld UK
  
• Former Apple exec Kerris joins Lucasfilm - Apple loses key video technology man to a new role at Lucasfilm Macworld UK
  

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Mac Hardware

• Primate benchmarks Apple's new 8-core Mac Pro - Just days after its introduction, the folks at Primate Labs have grabbed hold of one of Apple's new 2.8GHz Harpertown-based Mac Pros and pit the system against its 3.0GHz Clovertown-based predecessor in a set Geekbench benchmark tests. AppleInsider
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY January 11, 2005: Mac mini Released - Mac users are nothing if not opinionated and a large number of Mac users had been screaming for the release of a “headless” iMac from the day the original iMac Applematters
• Slim Apple laptop expected at Macworld - Among the "enhancements" to Apple's existing lineup, analysts expect online movie rentals and a thin laptop with flash memory. C|Net News
• As HD DVD goes limp, porn producers ogle Blu-ray - The adult film industry is still taking a wait-and-see approach to the Blu-ray /HD DVD wars... MacDailyNews
• Mac Pro (Early 2008) Geekbench Benchmarks - PrimateLabs provides some early Geekbench 2 benchmarks on the just-released 8-Core "Harpertown" Mac Pro at 2.8GHz compared to the old 8-Core "Clovertown" 3.0GHz Mac Pro. MacRumors.com
• Onset unveils Mac-based wireless weather station - Onset Computer Corporation, the “HOBO” data logger company, has unveiled the US$799 HOBO Remote Monitoring System, a research-grade weather station that provides growers, researchers and others with instant access to data anywhere, anytime via the Internet. MacimumNews
• Apple patent is for mutual capacitance touch sensing device - An Apple patent (number 20080006553) for a mutual capacitance touch sensing device has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. It relates generally to touch sensing devices used in portable electronic devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved mutual capacitance sensing touch device. MacimumNews
• Vodafone UK introduces USB Modem Stick - Vodafone UK has introduced the USB Modem Stick, which plugs directly into a laptop without the need for a cable and supports both Mac OS X and Windows (Vista and XP). MacimumNews
• SATABeast Xi growls for Xserve - Energy efficient SATABeast Xi offers up to 42TB of storage and is aimed primarily at the broadcast production markets. Macworld UK
• Slim Apple laptop expected at Macworld - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down to lackluster reviews, Apple is expected to grab the spotlight with an ultra-slim laptop computer and online movie rentals at its biggest annual show next week. Yahoo! NEWS

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OS X & Software

• Adobe unveils Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac - Ahead of next week's Macworld Expo, Adobe announced that its long-awaited Photoshop Elements 6 software for the Mac is now available for pre-order through the company's website. AppleInsider
• Pre-order Office 2008 - Apple Store, among others, ready to take your order Insanely Great Mac
• Parallels Server virtualises Windows, Linux, Mac OS X - SWsoft claims its Parallels Server virtualisation product, now in private beta, is the first of its kind to run on Apple hardware and to run multiple copies of Mac OS X Server. itwire
• ZFS beta now on Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard - Noel Dellofano, part of the ZFS development team at Apple, has posted ZFS binaries and source code... MacDailyNews
• Adobe unveils Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac - Adobe today announced that Photoshop Elements 6 software for Macintosh is now... MacDailyNews
• Advice that worked: Archive and Install, trash haxies, kill .plists - We get a lot of email at MacFixIt. Collectively, it's the engine that turns our troubleshooting wheels. Based on the analysis of these incoming reports, we're able to formulate reports that relate consistent problems and, in many cases, yield promising fixes. Some of these messages come in the form of strict problem reports, others contain direct solutions to issues, and still others are merely pleas for help. Unfortunately, we don't have the manpower to respond to each and every request for assistance. We do, however, respond to some support requests, generally drawing upon the fixes and knowledge contained in our site. MacFixIt
• Failed startup with blue globe icon, how to fix - One of the more frustrating startup issues that Mac OS X can exhibit is the appearance of what looks like a small blue globe and no further progress. Generally when this problem occurs, subsequent restarts result in the same problem, and startup command keys (holding down "C" to boot from optical media, for instance, cannot be used). What is this evil blue world, and how can it be exorcised? MacFixIt
• Airfoil 3 Adds Leopard, Video Support - Rogue Amoeba announced the immediate availability of Airfoil 3 on Thursday. The new version of the AirPort Express enhancement application added support for video streaming and Mac OS X 10.5. Mac Observer
  
• Rondo 2.7 Adds MIDI Export, More - FracturedSoftware announced the immediate availability of Rondo 2.7 on Thursday. The updated version of the MIDI player for Mac OS X added a MIDI export option, and drag-and-drop file loading. Mac Observer
  
• SmileOnMyMac Rolls Out Pre-Macworld Expo Updates - SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of updated versions of PDFpen, DiscLabel, TextExpander, and PageSender on Thursday. All of the updates include enhancements and bug fixes. Mac Observer
  
• Adobe Announces Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac - Adobe introduced the next version of the consumer image editing application Photoshop Elements 6 on Thursday. The company plans to show off the app's new features, including a specialized version of Bridge CS3 and improved editing tools, during Macworld Expo 2008 starting on January 15. Mac Observer
• Adobe Announces Photoshop Elements 6.0 for Mac - Adobe announced that Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 for Mac will become available in the second quarter of 2008. Adobe plans to show off the latest version of Elements at Macworld Expo next week. MacRumors.com
• Parallels Server Runs Virtualized Mac OS X - Parallels announced a beta of their new Server application which is the first virtualization solution to run multiple copies of Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard on a single Apple computer. MacRumors.com
  
• Adobe unveils Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac - Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 software for the Mac is now available for pre-order. It will ship in the second quarter of the year. Photoshop Elements 6 is designed to help photo enthusiasts of various skill levels achieve desired results with a variety of image editing tools, says Mark Dahm, senior product manager, Photoshop Elements. MacimumNews
• Digital-Tutors announces modo 301 Training - Digital-Tutors, which specializes in video-based training, has announced the availability of “Creating Cartoon Characters in modo,” the first release in a new library of interactive training for emerging digital artists learning modo, the 3D software for the Mac and PC. MacimumNews
• Airfoil soars to version 3 - Rogue Amoeba has released Airfoil 3, an update of the AirPort Express extender for Mac OS X. It lets users to send any audio to the AirPort Express from media players like RealPlayer and QuickTime to audio web sites like Pandora and Last.fm. MacimumNews
• iClipboard update works with Spaces feature in Leopard - Chronos LC has updated iClipboard, a clipboard manager for Mac OS X, to version 1.1. In the upgrade, a new empty clipping always appears at the top of the Shelf so users can drag and save new content in iClipboard. A MacimumNews
• Adobe unveils Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac - Adobe on Thursday unveiled the next generation Photoshop Elements for Mac. Adobe said they did a lot to make Elements more intuitive for the users, but they also added some very cool new features they hope all photo buffs will enjoy. Macworld
  
• WWDC session videos available to buy - ADC members can purchase video capturing over 100 sessions recorded at WWDC 2007, available now from Apple's developer website for $499. Macworld UK
• NetNewsWire made available for free - NewsGator has introduced its popular and award-winning RSS newsreader NetNewsWire as a free product, promises refunds to recent purchasers of the once $30 application. Macworld UK
• Parallels Server beta test begins - Server flexibility comes to Macs as Parallels Server heads into beta test. Macworld UK
• Adobe reveals Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac - Photoshop Elements 6 is easier to use, packed with new features and designed to facilitate image sharing and easy image editing. The £55 application now available for pre-order. Macworld UK
• MWSF: SMART Tech upgrades whiteboard software - Educators and the educated gain a learning boost with latest version of Smart Technology Notebook 10 for whiteboards. Macworld UK

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iPods, iTunes & Apple TV

• Apple Licensing Fairplay to Fox? - What DRM will Fox include on its DVDs? Insanely Great Mac
• Apple equalises UK iTunes prices - Apple will bring UK iTunes Store music prices into line with those in the rest of Europe. itwire
• Can iTunes Fix Online Movie Rental? - For Apple fans, the keynote speech at Macworld is like a movie they've been waiting to see for months. Then the media comes in and gives away the supposed ending. What, doesn't anyone like surprises? First, the Financial Times reported that Apple has been in deals with Twentieth Century Fox to bring the film studio's movies to iTunes and offer them as rentals, a partnership that may figure in Jan. 15's keynote. Then Business Week reported Apple is trying to strike similar deals with other major studios. MacNewsWorld
• Apple Movie Rentals May Include Fox, Warner, More - iPodObserver - Apple's rumored movie rental service could become reality during Macworld Expo 2008 and may include films from Warner Bros. The rumors originally claimed that only 20th Century Fox was on board, but in addition to Warner, the list has now grown to include Walt Disney, Paramount, and Lions Gate Entertainment. Mac Observer
  
• Nine Inch Nails frontman disheartened by attempt to digitally distribute album - Trent Reznor, the front man for the band Nine Inch Nails, was disappointed in his first attempt to distribute an album digitally, according to CNET. He recently produced and helped bankroll the album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust with musician Saul Williams. MacimumNews
• Game Room: Bomberman for iPod - The classic arcade game makes a terrific conversion to the iPod, with simple gameplay and controls that are ideal for the iPod's Click Wheel interface. Macworld
• CES: Music industry must follow its fans - Music industry executives say the industry needs to change if they want to keep up with a market increasingly controlled by consumers. Macworld UK
• Company unveils bed with web, iPod, DVR - AP - You're probably used to having a big-screen TV or a cell phone charger in the bedroom, but diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt Inc. wants to take things a step further by bringing tech gadgets right into your bed. Yahoo! NEWS

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iPhone

• Wired on the untold history of the iPhone - In a special 4-page report titled "How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry," technology magazine Wired delves deep into the origins of Apple's iPhone project, revealing a slew of previously undisclosed details surrounding the multi-year development of the device. AppleInsider
• Why Microsoft won't make an iPhone - Licensing high-margin software and letting others duke it out in the cut-throat hardware markets, is how Microsoft made its first billions. CNN Money
• No Opera for iPhone after all - Apparently, someone answered 'theoretically' when they shouldn't have Insanely Great Mac
• How the iPhone changed everything - Wired takes a four-page look at how Apple changed the world, again Insanely Great Mac
• Crazy John’s says Aussie iPhone ‘not imminent’ - A report about what a phone store sales and marketing executive thinks regarding the iPhone’s arrival in Australia becomes ‘news’, showing that iPhone mania is still alive and well days before Macworld 2008 in the US. itwire
• Mossberg: Verizon’s new LG Voyager looks like Apple iPhone, but software is primitive, inferior - Voyager suffers badly in the area where Apple’s phone shines: software... MacDailyNews
• Apple iPhone’s impact widely evident at Consumer Electronics Show - The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this week... MacDailyNews
• Wired: How Apple’s iPhone was made and how it blew up the wireless industry - It was a late morning in the fall of 2006. Almost a year earlier, Steve Jobs had tasked about 200 of Apple's top engineers with creating the iPhone... MacDailyNews
• iViewr Posts Macworld Guide for iPhone and iPod Touch - iPodObserver - iPhone and iPod touch users at next week’s Macworld Conference and Expo can enhance their visit to the show with a handy guide made available by iViewr.com. The site is formatted especially for the screen of those devices. Mac Observer
• COMPILER - Opera Browser Headed to the iPhone? Not Yet, Company Says Wired
• MWSF: Show guide for iPhone, iPod touch - If you're going to San Francisco with an iPhone or an iPod touch, then iViewr is offering a show guide for Apple's devices. Macworld UK
• Mobile: iPhone Forcing Open Wireless Networks? - fermion writes "Wired asserts that the iPhone blew up the wireless industry. This article argues that because Apple demanded the opportunity to control their own phone, and ATT née Cingular agreed, other companies are opening up the networks, and Google now has the opportunity to make Android a reality. There are other tidbits. Allegedly Verizon turned Jobs down without even listening to his pitch, a decision they may well regret now that they are hemorrhaging customers. Also, that Motorola and the networks were responsible for the fiasco dubbed the ROKR, something which I believe given how damaged the American version of the RAZR was compared to international version. It also estimates that the iPhone cost upward of $150 million to design, and earns Apple about $200 profit per phone." Slashdot
• WIRED MAG - The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry Wired
• The Origins and Development of the iPhone - Wired magazine has a particularly revealing article which details some of the history of the iPhone project within Apple and its unique effect on the wireless industry. With the introduction of the iPhone, manufacturers are racing to produce more phones that appeal directly to consumers rather than to carriers. MacRumors.com
• Revisiting our iPhone wish list - It’s been a year since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone—not to mention six months since Apple’s smartphone hit the market. With just a week before a Macworld Expo that could introduce even more capabilities to the phone, we look back at our feature wishlist to see what’s been addressed and what’s still missing. Macworld

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