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• Apple Store to open in Sydney - Location to feature cube entry, glass staircase... Insanely Great Mac
• Lehman Brothers boosts Apple price target by $30 to $190, anticipates strong fiscal quarter - Shares of Apple Inc. rose in premarket trading Monday, after a Lehman Brothers analyst raised... MacDailyNews
• Apple to celebrate grand opening of Apple Store in Clinton Township, Michigan on Thu., October 18th - Apple will be celebrating the Grand Opening of their latest retail store, Apple Store Partridge Creek... MacDailyNews
• OPINION Apple's So-Called Geniuses Can Do Better - My daughter received an iPod nano for her birthday. Two months later, it stopped working. We visited Apple's Oakridge, Calif., store to have it looked at. I must admit that based upon Apple's "cool" advertising and reputation as being on the cutting edge, I expected that this would not take long and that the service we would receive would be world class. I was seriously mistaken. MacNewsWorld
• MacLive Expo: October 25-27 in London - The United Kingdom's 2007 MacLive Expo will be held at National Hall, Olympia, Kensington, London from October 25 through October 27. Mac Observer
• Apple to Open Partridge Creek Store in Michigan on Thursday - Apple is opening its newest retail store in Clinton Township in Michigan on Thursday, October 18, at 10:00AM. The Partridge Creek store in Clinton Township will sport the usual amenities including a Genius Bar and One to One shopping. Mac Observer
• Lehman Brothers Hikes AAPL Target to $190 - Lehman Brothers analyst Harry Blount raised his target price for Apple's stock US$30 Monday morning, boosting his earlier $160 price up to $190. Mr. Blount expects Apple's fourth quarter earnings report will reveal strong iPhone sales helped in part by the handheld's recent $200 price reduction. Mac Observer
• Apple Australia Sydney store for 2008 - Apple plans a three floor store in Sydney, Australia, extending across three floors and with a glass structure designating the store front. Macworld UK

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Mac Hardware

• Intel shows off mobile quad-core chip, new cooling technology - Presenting at the start of its developer forum in Taiwan on Monday, Intel Corp. demonstrated a working quad-core microprocessor design that will eventually find its way into notebook systems, as well as a new strategy for cooling notebooks derived from compressor technology. AppleInsider
• Review: Apple Wireless Keyboard (aluminum) - In addition to the ultra-thin aluminum keyboard Apple unveiled for the iMac last month, a similarly proportioned Bluetooth wireless version was also introduced. Here's a setup and unpacking tour, paired with a look at its features, an operational mystery, and a tantalizing future potential. AppleInsider
• Firm sees ultra-portable Mac from Apple by March - Billing the subject its "Hot Topic of the Month," investment bank Piper Jaffray said Monday it believes there's a "high" likelihood Apple will announce an ultraportable Mac sometime in the next 4 to 6 months. AppleInsider
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY October 15, 1990: Original Mac Discontinued - Old school Mac fans can instantly conjure up an image of the original Mac in there minds. The small, boxy machine was regarded at the time as “cute” or “toylike” (read more) Applematters
• AI: Apple Subnotebook Scheduled for March '08? - A 'tablet' to slot between MacBook and iPhone. Insanely Great Mac
• Mac mini dead [again]? - If it's truly dead, then perhaps nano rumors are... Insanely Great Mac
• Analyst: Apple 'Dominates' Market Share in High-End Notebooks - Would you believe, 29% or 45%? Insanely Great Mac
• Low-profile anodized aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard reviewed - In addition to the ultra-thin aluminum keyboard Apple unveiled for the iMac last month... MacDailyNews
• Analyst: Apple likely to launch ultraportable Mac within 4-6 months; working on multi-touch tablet - Senior analyst Gene Munster of research firm Piper Jaffray believes the company is preparing to introduce... MacDailyNews
• Battery Update 1.3 apparently uncovering battery problems (spontaneous shutdowns and more); Apple replacing - Last week we theorized that Apple's Battery Update 1.3 for MacBook Pros 15" may be designed to uncover battery issues rather than simply improve performance and reliability. After applying the update, batteries may begin to exhibit abnormal behavior (shutting down unexpectedly while a charge is still indicated, not running when not connected to external power, etc.) that was latent, lurking under the surface waiting to be exposed. MacFixIt
• Intel Demos Next Generation Mobile Processor - Electronista details Intel's demo of a mobile quad-core processor at their Developer Forum in Taiwan. The mobile quad-core processor was a version of the upcoming Penryn architecture and is expected to ship in the second half of 2008. MacRumors.com
• Hitachi Breakthrough Could Mean 4TB Disks By 2011 - Hitachi claims to have made a breakthrough in increasing hard drive capacities. By successfully shrinking the read head using nanotechnology, Hitachi claims that they expect to quadruple the current capacity of hard disks by 2011. MacRumors.com
• SimpleTech releases Pro Drive, Duo Pro Drive - Fabrik, a provider of storage, memory and web services, has announced a new family of SimpleTech Pro Drives. The Pro Drive and Duo Pro Drive have capacities up to 2TB, and a combo USB 2.0 and eSATA 3Gb/s interface. MacimumNews
  
• Consumer electronics spending projected at $22 billion for holidays - Consumer electronics products dominate the holiday wish lists of adults and teens and will generate $48.1 billion in fourth quarter sales, according to research from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). MacimumNews
• Analyst: ultraportable Mac should arrive by March 2008 - Investment bank Piper Jaffray is telling investors there’s a good chance that Apple will announce the much-rumored ultraportable/subcompact Mac by March 2008. In a note to clients, analyst Gene Munster said the device might be a smaller laptop or a table device using the multi-touch technology of the iPhone and iPod touch. MacimumNews
• 1TB laptops in two years - Due to reach market in 2009, Hitachi's new technology will enable desktop and laptop drives to store 4TB and 1TB of data, respectively. Macworld UK
  
• Hitachi to cram 4TB on desktop hard drives by 2009 - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies plans to announce Monday it has developed technology that will quadruple the storage capacity of desktop hard drives within the next two years. Yahoo! NEWS

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OS X & Software

• Road Mac OS X Leopard: Mail 3.0 - Mail in Mac OS X has progressively grown from the simple mail client Apple included with the first builds of Mac OS X into one of the best email solutions for the Mac, and certainly the most popular. As the default app for email on the Mac, Mail gets lots of feature requests and lots of complaints when things don't work as expected. For example, Mail 2.0 in Tiger drew gasps from its use of nonstandard toolbar icons that grouped functions together in bubbles. Apple has significantly updated Mail for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, introducing support for Notes, To Do reminders, RSS feeds, Data Detectors, and HTML Statonery. Here's a look at what's new. AppleInsider
• Review: Boblbee's Megapolis Executive Hardpack - Sometimes, life hurts. Painful, unforeseen things can, will, and do happen to you (like my losing the first and almost completed version of this article to a Windows application failure). (read more) Applematters
• OS X 10.4.11 Still in the Pipeline - It could emerge after 10.5. Insanely Great Mac
• Leopard Shipping October 26? - Almost uncaged. Insanely Great Mac
• RUMOR: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard declared Gold; slated for October 26th launch - Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard - Apple's answer to Microsoft Vista... MacDailyNews
• Mac OS X Leopard’s new Mail 3.0 - Mail in Mac OS X has progressively grown from the simple mail client Apple included with... MacDailyNews
• Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard Golden Master hits BitTorrent sites - Leopard has reached the Golden Master status... MacDailyNews
• Notae 2.2 Adds Template Notes, Contextual Menu Support - codepoetry announced the immediate availability of Notae 2.2 on Monday. The updated version of the notebook application added the ability to insert notes inside other notes via template notes, and added the ability to add or remove note tags through contextual menus. Mac Observer
• KeyCue 4 Adds Clickable Shortcuts - Ergonis Software announced the immediate availability of KeyCue 4.0 on Monday. The new version of the on-screen keyboard shortcut list added the ability to use listed keyboard shortcuts by clicking them, and also added support for the upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.5. Mac Observer
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on October 26th at 6pm? - Both ThinkSecret and LoopRumors are reporting that the October 26th date for Leopard has been "confirmed" and most likely at a 6 p.m. launch event on that day. MacRumors.com
• Mac OS X Leopard: Mail 3.0 - AppleInsider continues with their Leopard series with a look at Mac OS X Leopard's Mail 3.0. MacRumors.com
• Apple Still Working on 10.4.11 - Amidst the growing excitement over the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) release, we've overlooked news of Apple's ongoing progress with a final update to Mac OS X 10.4. MacRumors.com
• KeyCue 4.0 ships - Free your memory from trying to recall complete keyboard combinations with Ergonis Software's KeyCue 4.0, available now. Macworld UK
• Mac OS, Linux likely to share Windows flaw - Security researchers hope to show how URI protocol handler flaws affect platforms like Linux and Mac OS X. Macworld UK
• Adobe to fix Photoshop CS3 print flaw 'soon' - Adobe is to release an update to Photoshop CS3 to improve problems with the application's printing system. Macworld UK
• Google raising Gmail storage - Google is accelerating the rate it which it adds storage space for its Gmail service. Macworld UK
• AOL to lay off 20 percent of staff - AOL will lay off about 2,000 employees, or approximately 20 percent of its staff, as it continues its transformation into an online, ad-supported business and moves further away from its traditional revenue model based on dial-up Internet access fees. Yahoo! NEWS

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iPods & iTunes

• Zeppelin going online - Available from all of the download services simultaneously Insanely Great Mac
• Led Zeppelin to go online starting November 13 - Led Zeppelin has announced plans to make music from the band available... MacDailyNews
• Apple offers select iTunes Plus DRM-free songs for 99-cents - MacDailyNews reader "L.G." writes, "Take a quick gander at Flight of the Conchords and... MacDailyNews
• Whippersnapper Hacker Springs Touch From Apple Slammer - The iPod touch, Apple's latest media gadget, has been on store shelves for less than a month. However, a hacker barely in his teens has claimed he's already cooked up a code called "iJailbreak" that will allow touch users to load their devices with third-party applications. As an added bonus, the program apparently does its job for anyone interested in freeing their media player from Apple's solitary confinement, not just for the technologically advanced. Available at iJailBreak.com, the program is also posted on Google Code. MacNewsWorld
• Apple Dropping iTunes Plus (DRM Free) Song Prices to $.99? - In May, Apple launched the Digital Rights Management (DRM) free portion of their Music Store called iTunes Plus. The copy-protection free songs sold for $1.29 and were encoded at a higher 256kbps quality AAC. MacRumors.com
• Led Zeppelin to release music online - Led Zeppelin, one of the last major acts to resist digital distribution, are releasing their back catalog online, according to the Associated Press. MacimumNews
• Led Zeppelin go online - One of the last few major digital music service holdouts, Led Zeppelin, have confirmed plans to release their music legitimately online in mid-November. Macworld UK
• Copyright critic slams DRM - 'The fact is, copyright is technology regulation, and that means by definition it's out of step with reality because the technology changes faster than the law does,' Doctorow said. Macworld UK
• Led Zeppelin coming to online retailers - One of the most popular rock bands of all time will soon have its music for sale at online music retailers. Led Zeppelin’s entire music catalog will be available starting on November 13. Yahoo! NEWS
• Universal Planning 'Free' Music Service - Look out, Apple. Universal Music Group is rallying several major companies and others to create a major new music service that would challenge iTunes and iPod as kings of their hills, according to news reports. Prices for songs from the proposed new music service would be simple to remember -- free, with no advertising. Yahoo! NEWS

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iPhone

• Enviro agency may sue Apple following Greenpeace iPhone report - A potential lawsuit from the Center for Environmental Health would accuse Apple of violating pollution laws by allowing its first cellphone to ship with toxic chemcials inside. AppleInsider
• Leopard launch info imminent; Nokia downgraded on iPhone worries - Apple is just about ready to spread the buzz about Leopard. Meanwhile, Nokia has been dealt a serious blow at the hands of Apple and others, according to a new wealth management report out of UBS. AppleInsider
• When Will The iPhone Nano Come Out? - Do you remember when Steve Jobs said that it was definitely impossible, not-gonna-happen, no chance in hell that Apple would release a flashed based iPod? And then of course they (read more) Applematters
• 16GB iPhone said 'in stock' - Model could go on sale as early as tomorrow Insanely Great Mac
• Apple Halts iPhone Shipments to Install 1.1.1 - 1.02 gets wiped in favour of 1.1.1 for all shipments to AT&T. Insanely Great Mac
• Time for Apple to end the iPhone locking farce - Having just returned from a family trip to Thailand, with the obligatory visit to Bangkok's famed shopping malls, I was fascinated by the abundance of new and used iPhones which could be purchased over the counters of numerous electronics retail stalls. These illicitly imported iPhones could be had totally unlocked with your own existing SIM card installed. Trade was brisk and a clear signal to Apple to end the iPhone software locking farce. itwire
• iJailBreak simplifies iPod touch jailbreaking - While other people worked out how to open the iPod touch to third-party applications, a 13 year old has taken the trouble to package the method in an automated application. itwire
• Apple faces lawsuit based on Greenpeace’s ‘toxic’ iPhone Report - The Center for Environmental Health announced that it is suing Apple based on research... MacDailyNews
• RUMOR: 16GB Apple iPhone this week? (with links to images) - A person cliaming to be an Apple Retail Store employee has posted... MacDailyNews
• Apple iPhone among Popular Mechanics’ Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of 2007 - Popular Mechanics has placed Apple's iPhone among their "Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of 2007" list... MacDailyNews
• Five factors why Apple’s iPhone is more disruptive than you might think - Bear Stearns analysts Andy Neff, Bill Hand, and Ted Chung, in a note to clients today... MacDailyNews
• Airline passenger: ATA harassed, almost had me arrested for iPhone use in flight - An ATA passenger says he was harassed by a flight attendant, and almost arrested... MacDailyNews
• Greenpeace attacks Apple over ‘hazardous chemicals’ in iPhone - Scientific tests, arranged by Greenpeace, reveal that Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals... MacDailyNews
• Hello Apple iPhone? Broadcom debuts world’s first ‘3G Phone on a Chip’ - Broadcom today announced a new single-chip HSPA (high-speed packet access) processor that integrates... MacDailyNews
• Shorter battery life after iPhone update 1.1.1: Fixes - A surprisingly high number of users are reporting significantly shorter battery life after applying the iPhone firmware/software 1.1.1 . In addition to the dozens of reports we’ve received, Apple’s Discussion boards are littered with similar complaints. There are a few effective fixes that have emerged for this issue. MacFixIt
• Controversy Grows Where the iPhone Goes - Apple's new iPhone is giving the mobile phone industry a slap round the face. However, there's controversy everywhere for iPhone users in the UK as well as in the U.S., where the devices have been on sale for nearly three months. The UK announcement was greeted with howls from the mainstream media, who accused Apple and telephony partner O2 of greed. MacNewsWorld
  
• PRODUCT REVIEW Applists.com: Grand Central Station for iPhone Web Apps - Apple's iPhone is a tiny Mac in your pocket, and it just cries out to be filled with software. For better or for worse, Apple controls what programs make it onto the phone. However, the iPhone's Safari Web browser can be a portal to all kinds of software, and Web sites such as Applists.com try to make it easier to get to them by acting as a neat, organized launching pad. MacNewsWorld
  
• OPINION Don't Blame Apple for Your iBrick - A lot of people appear to think that Apple is on the wrong side of the iPhone unlocking and bricking affair and is rotten to the core. I believe they are wrong. In fact, I believe Apple to be totally blameless and well within its rights, the law and even good sense. The arguments so far have been that Apple is acting either illegally or unethically. MacNewsWorld
• C|Net: Apple Would Maximize Shareholder Value by Unlocking iPhone - iPodObserver - Based on calculations from available sources and data, Ron Reisinger at C|Net Blogs believes that it would maximize shareholder value and financially benefit Apple to unlock the iPhone. Mac Observer
• Class Action Lawsuit Targets T-Mobile, Cell Phone Locking - iPodObserver - The California Supreme Court will allow a class action lawsuit against T-Mobile regarding early termination fees and the practice of locking mobile phones, according to ars technica on Sunday. The lawsuit, if successful, could have ramifications for AT&T, Apple and the iPhone. Mac Observer
• 13 Year Old Jailbreaks iPod touch - iPodObserver - A 13 year old that goes by the handle AriX has managed to produce a simple to use jailbreak method for the iPod touch called iJailBreak. AriX's hack allows iPod touch users to install third-party applications on their touch interface iPod, and does not require any special skills to use. Mac Observer
• Pegging iPhone Success Threasholds - Hot Forum Topic - Today TMO readers are discussing what watermark points should be used to gauge the success of Apple's iPhone. Mac Observer
• Trademark Dispute Hampers Canadian iPhone Launch - iPodObserver - Mention "iPhone," and most people conjure up an image of Apple's combination iPod and smart phone. The Toronto-based Comwave, however, claims it owns the trademark in Canada and wants the name associated with its voice over IP products. Mac Observer
  
• iPhone: Web Address Lists - iPO Quick Tip - Surfing the Web on an iPhone is pretty slick, and typing Web addresses is easy especially since Safari suggests URLs based on sites you have already visited. Thanks to the iPhone's built in accelerometer, you can control just how Safari displays the Web site it suggests. Mac Observer
• Apple sued for chemicals in iPhone - The environmental group Greenpeace says that it has tested Apple’s iPhone for a variety of hazardous chemicals—and the iPhone failed. Now another environmental group, California’s Center for Environmental Health, has pledged to take legal action against Apple for violating California’s Proposition 65, which requires companies to attach a warning label to products that may cause reproductive harm, reports Salon. MacimumNews
  
• NPD Group: iPhone’s first round punch lands hardest on Treo, T-Mobile - According to a new report from The NPD Group, a consumer and retail information company, early buyers demonstrate that the iPhone is managing to bridge the gap between content-focused feature phones and productivity-focused smartphones. MacimumNews
  
• Peachpit releases ‘iPhone Pocket Guide’ - Peachpit has announced The iPhone Pocket Guide by Christopher Breen (ISBN 0-321-51008-9), an “essential companion to Apple’s iPhone.” The guide shows the reader how to use all the iPhone features and complete the most common tasks. MacimumNews
  
• T-mobile lawsuit has iPhone implications - The practice of locking cell phones to a specific carrier is heading for court in the US. The California Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to a lawsuit that targets T-Mobile for the practice, after the company had tried to get the suit dismissed, reports ars technica. MacimumNews
  
• iPhone among ‘10 most brilliant gadgets for 2007’ - Popular Mechanics lists the iPhone among its “10 most brilliant gadgets for 2007.” Here’s what the mag had to say about Apple’s communications device: MacimumNews
• Greenpeace finds hazardous materials in the iPhone - Environmental group Greenpeace on Monday announced that it had found hazardous materials in Apple’s iPhone. The group commissioned the tests on the iPhone to measure both internal and external components and found chemicals that included “phthalates” in the vinyl plastic earphone wiring at levels that are prohibited in young children’s toys. Also, the Center for Environmental Health on Monday said that it has taken measures to initiate a lawsuit against Apple based on Greenpeace report. Macworld
• Rumour: 16GB iPhone this week? - Apple reportedly plans to introduce a higher-capacity iPhone in time for Christmas, while the Mac mini's days seem numbered, reports claim Macworld UK
• iPhone, iPod touch music over WiFi - Never be without that song you want to hear again with the Dot.Tunes 4 product family, which is available now. Macworld UK
• Greenpeace slams iPhone on environment - Greenpeace urges Apple to clean up its act in iPhone v.2.0, warns that existing model carries two hazardous chemicals. Macworld UK
• Apple says iPhone complies with eco standards - The iPhone meets the restrictions placed on hazardous substances, Apple said in the wake of a Greenpeace report published on Monday. Yahoo! NEWS
• Apple faces potential environmental lawsuit - The Center for Environmental Health on Monday said that it has given Apple 60-days legal notice -- a step required by California law before a lawsuit is launched. The action is based on the report by environmental group Greenpeace, released earlier today, that found hazardous materials in Apple’s iPhone. Yahoo! NEWS
• Apple iPhone Contains 'Hazardous' Chemicals, Greenpeace Charges - The group said the iPhone contains chlorinated plastic polyvinyl chloride and "brominated flame retardants" that can be harmful to the environment. Yahoo! NEWS
  
• Motorola, Sony Ericsson to share Symbian UI company - San Francisco (IDGNS) - Motorola. took a 50 percent stake in UIQ, a move that is likely a reaction to stepped up competition from the iPhone. Yahoo! NEWS
• Greenpeace finds hazardous materials in the iPhone - Environmental group Greenpeace on Monday announced that it had found hazardous materials in Apple’s iPhone. The group commissioned the tests on the iPhone to measure both internal and external components. Yahoo! NEWS
• Nokia Ships 8-Gbyte N95 Smartphone With Features Similar To The iPhone - The N95 offers some advantages over the iPhone, including support for 3G cellular technology called HSDPA, integrated GPS, and stereo Bluetooth. Yahoo! NEWS
• Greenpeace Slams iPhone - Environmental organization Greenpeace is gunning for Apple once again, this time arguing that the iPhone is full of hazardous chemicals. Yahoo! NEWS
• Google's GPhone strategy could keep user costs low - SEATTLE - Google's (GOOG)widely anticipated - and top secret - GPhone mobile phone project could trump Apple's (APPL) glitzy iPhone - by going low cost and low tech, tech analysts say Yahoo! NEWS
• iPhone Security Researcher Unleashes Exploit - H.D. Moore's exploit will gain control of a modified iPhone and promises instructions to crack an unmodified phone soon. Yahoo! NEWS
  

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