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• Apple to open third San Francisco store on Black Friday - Apple said Monday it plans to open its third San Francisco retail store just in time for the holiday shopping season, with a grand opening slated for Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving. AppleInsider
• Piper Jaffray places emphasis on Apple shares ahead of Macworld - Investment bank Piper Jaffray on Monday added shares of Apple Inc. to its Alpha list, a short-term categorization meant to place extra emphasis on companies whose shares hold potential for significant near-term appreciation due to particular catalysts and market conditions. AppleInsider
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY November 20, 2004: First Apple Store Opens in Europe - The story of Apple retail stores is one of maximum secrecy followed by snowballing success. The skeptics, and there were many, were quickly silenced when the profits started rolling in. (read more) Applematters
• Video: Apple PR machine in action - Every once and awhile the machinery with which Apple keeps a firm grip on the media shows through, and here is one of those moments, writes Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt. CNN Money
• What Else Was in Apple's Annual Report (and what Alice found there) - R&D rises over 30% inside 3 years. Insanely Great Mac
• Piper Jaffray adds Apple Alpha list, expects material upside in next 90 days - Investment bank Piper Jaffray on Monday added shares of Apple Inc. to its Alpha list... MacDailyNews
• Nate Pile: Apple should among the three largest positions in your portfolio - After taking a hit as part of the large-cap tech sell-off that swept Wall Street earlier this month, Apple... MacDailyNews
• Apple to Open SF Chestnut Street Store on Black Friday - Apple is opening its new Chestnut Street store in San Francisco on Friday, November 23, at 10AM. The latest Apple retail location is opening on what is considered to be one of the most profitable shopping days in the United States: the day after the Thanksgiving holiday, or "Black Friday." Mac Observer
• Black Friday 2007 - Apple (and others) After Thanksgiving Sale - In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", which is historically one of the busiest shopping days of the year. MacRumors.com
• Analyst bullish on Apple’s holiday sales, MWSF - Eyeing Apple’s always-strong holiday sales, the “most innovative product lineup ever” and stock gains from January’s Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster has added the company to the “Alpha List, expecting material upside in the next 90 days.” MacimumNews
• Apple FY2007 annual report highlights - Extensive Apple annual report for 2007 reveals risks, pitfalls and sucesses: retail leases cross $1bn, Jobs may get more pay, and competitive and regulatory threats to the iPod/iTunes combo. Macworld UK

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Mac Hardware

• Using Leopard on Older Macs - Apple has raised the bar for using Leopard on a PowerPC based Mac: 867 MHz or faster. This makes older Macs obsolete to make way for Intel based machines to (read more) Applematters
• Intel v. PowerPC: Was the Old Way Better? - When a Mactel is dead, it's really dead. Insanely Great Mac
• MS Digital Media Pro Keyboard - Plethora of buttons highlights a different design philosophy Insanely Great Mac
• A Menagerie of Mac Fanatic Must-Haves - There are Apple Mac users -- folks who happen to own a Mac and use it for e-mailing, blogging, browsing, buying and social networking. Then there are the Apple diehards -- the Mac fans who buy Apple products and accessories that maximize their Mac life. Some of these zealots buy two iPhones -- one for themselves and the other just to take apart, to see what it looks like on the inside, and maybe, just to marvel at Apple's ingenious ability to cram so much into a tight little elegant package. I fall somewhere in between. MacNewsWorld
• OPINION HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray, Zune2 vs. iPod Classic Battles Decided, Black Friday Advice, Product of the Week - This week ends with one of the most important days of the year. It's called "Black Friday," and it could decide the future of a lot of battles and tell us whether this will be a good or bad season economically. There are two big battles that may actually be decided this week based on initial sales numbers. MacNewsWorld
• PRODUCT REVIEW iMac Plus Leopard Equals Desktop Superstar - Zooming around a sharp corner while playing Electronic Arts' "Need for Speed" video game on my computer, I spun out of control, hit a guardrail and sailed over a cliff to my doom. It's an outcome that's all too common now, but one that wasn't even possible until Apple began using zippy Intel processors in its computers, prompting EA to create versions of its games for the iMac. MacNewsWorld
• WiebeTech Introduces Low Cost USB DriveDock - WiebeTech announced its new USB DriveDock v4 on Monday. The drive adapter supports bare 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA and IDE/PATA drives, connects to your computer via USB, and is priced under US$50. Mac Observer
• Axiom releases ‘luxury’ computer speakers - Axiom has released a line of “luxury” computers speakers with prices starting at US$349. You can connect them to your Mac or connect the speakers and 55-watt-per-channel amplifier to your iPod dock. MacimumNews
• Aluratek digital photo frames now Mac compatible - Aluratek says its newest entries into the digital photo frame market are now compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. They include the 10.5-inch ADMPF110 and 210 (both US$179.99), the 11-inch ADMPF311F ($199.99), the 12-inch ADMPF312F ($299.99) and the 15-inch ADMPF315F ($299.99). MacimumNews
• Review: MacBook Core 2 Duo - Apple has once again updated its popular consumer laptop. The newest glossy-screened MacBooks look nearly identical to their six-month-old siblings, but a number of significant under-the-hood improvements have added new zip to this generation with no increase in price. Our review finds that if you’ve been seeking the optimal time to refresh an iBook or even an older PowerBook G4, this might be it. Macworld
• Amazon reveals Kindle e-reader - Kindle is a paperback-sized eBook reader with a six-inch screen and internet access that lets users browse and buy from 88,000 books and magazines direct from Amazon. Macworld UK
• Amazon Enters Gadget Market with Kindle, an eBook Device [Update: Details] - Newsweek provides an early scoop for a device coming from Amazon called "Kindle". The $399 device attempts to deliver a complete eBook solution, unlike existing products, and is described as "the iPod of reading". MacRumors.com
• Dell Announces All-in-One 'XPS One' - PC Magazine - Dell launched the all-in-one Dell XPS One on Friday, a rival to both the Gateway One as well as the Apple iMac. Yahoo! NEWS

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OS X & Software

• Road to Mac Office 2008: Entourage '08 vs Mail 3.0 and iCal 3.0 - One of the most anticipated applications in Office 2008 is the new Entourage. While some users can use alternatives to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, most of the users of Entourage are required to use it to access an Exchange Server for their mail and calendar. The reason for that has a lot to do with Exchange itself. Here's a look at the new Entourage in comparison to using Apple's built-in Mail, Address Book, and iCal. AppleInsider
• Roxio updates Toast, Popcorn - Leopard-flavored goodness for the premier burning apps Insanely Great Mac
• 'Rotten to the core' - Hacker targets Mac 'fan boys' with website takedown Insanely Great Mac
• AirPort problems in Leopard, continued - Following the 10.5.1 Leopard system update, users continue to report concerns with their wireless connectivity. MacFixIt
• Miscellaneous issues after the Tiger update - Meanwhile, back in the Tiger world, users continue to report variety of difficulties following on after the 10.4.11 update. MacFixIt
• Say, what happened to movies in the Dock? - A reader observes that when you minimize a playing QuickTime Player movie window into the Dock, the image in the Dock no longer animates - that is, the movie does not play, visibly, in the Dock: MacFixIt
• Mail on Leopard: Some reports of difficulties - We're receiving a few reports of various issues connected with the Mail application in Leopard. MacFixIt
• Miscellanous reports after the 10.5.1 Leopard update - Here are some other events in the lives of our readers, reported after (and possibly as a consequence of) the 10.5.1 Leopard update. MacFixIt
• Apple announces more thing to worry about: The vanishing Home folder - Apple has posted a Knowledge Base article warning that your Home folder can seem to vanish into thin air. Well, that sounds scary! What's actually happened is that the folder has taken on "hidden" characteristics. The solution, Apple says, is to say this in the Terminal: MacFixIt
• Tweaking Mac OS X Leopard’s Dock, Menu Bar, and more - Some simple, useful Terminal commands for tweaking Mac OS X Leopard... MacDailyNews
• Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Server Leopard awarded UNIX 03 certification - The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards... MacDailyNews
• Roxio Toast 8.0.3 Fixes DVD Burning issues - Roxio announced on Friday the release of Toast 8.0.3 which fixes issues associated with Music DVD projects and burning DVDs with MPEG-2 and PCM audio options. Mac Observer
• Apple Weekly Report: Mac Update Extravaganza, Lawsuit Shuffle, & Semanticus Metamorphosis! - Podcast - Apple's lawsuit standing was mixed this week: One case against the company was dismissed, but two more were filed. Mac OS X is selling well in Japan and the iPhone is selling well in the U.K., most everything with an Apple logo on it was updated, Google unleashed Android, and Apple's new ads take a few shots at Windows Vista. Mac Observer
• Multisite for iWeb 2.1 Adds Leopard Support - Clarkwood Software announced the immediate availability of Multisite for iWeb 2.1 on Monday. The updated version of the multiple Web site management application for iWeb added support for Mac OS X 10.5. Mac Observer
• Time Machine in the Wild - TMO Hot Topic - Today TMO readers are sharing their experiences using Leopard's new Time Machine file backup feature. Mac Observer
• Leopard Earns UNIX 03 Certification - The Open Group announced on Monday that Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.5 Server have been certified as in conformance with the UNIX 03 standard. The certification is considered a milestone because Mac OS X is the first BSD-based operating system to meet the certification requirements. Mac Observer
• HierarchicalDock Adds Hierarchical Menus to Leopard Dock Folders - Eternal Storms Software announced the immediate availability of HierarchicalDock on Monday. HierarchicalDock is an application that adds hierarchical menus to folders in the Mac OS X 10.5 Dock much like those found in earlier versions of Apple's operating system. Mac Observer
• Leopard's Quick Desktop Backup - TMO Quick Tip - Protecting your important files is a big deal, and Apple has given us a few options to help make backing up information easier. Mac OS X 10.5 brought us Time Machine, and .Mac users can take advantage of Backup, but Leopard also adds an easy way to backup just the contents on your Desktop. Mac Observer
• Survey: Vista migration concerns spurring consideration of other operating systems - KACE, a systems management appliance company, has finished a study that reveals 90 percent of the Windows users polled reported they are concerned about migrating to Vista. In response to concerns about unwanted complexity to their heterogeneous IT environments, 44 percent reported they would consider deployment of alternative operating systems, such as Mac OS X and Linux, in order to avoid the migration to Vista. MacimumNews
• Leopard achieves UNIX 03 Product Standard Certification - The Open Group, a vendor and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within and between enterprises, gas announced that both Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) and Mac OS X Server Leopard have been awarded a certificate of conformance to the UNIX 03 standard. MacimumNews
• Opinion: an open letter to Mr. Jobs regarding Leopard - Mr. Jobs, after having used Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) for a week (and its update), I can honestly say that it is not ready for prime time. If anything, it is just entering the Alpha stage. I can find no remedies from either your website or your “Genius Bars,” as to the problems that I have experienced, and the resulting frustration, that myself and a plethora of other Mac users have felt. MacimumNews
• Toast Titanium update cooks up Leopard tweaks - Roxio has updated its Toast Titanium CD/DVD burning software to version 8.0.3, which offers some Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) tweaks and fixes issues involving music DVD projects and burning DVDs with MPEG-2 and PCM audio options. MacimumNews
  
• SyncTV launches beta of ‘unlimited download’ service for TV shows - SyncTV has announced the private beta launch of its TV download service, which will provide TV shows on an unlimited download basis. Based on open-standards, the SyncTV service works on Mac, Windows and Linux systems. In the future it will also work on TVs and portable players. MacimumNews
• Smart Blogger’s Guide: A blog for everyone - These days, you can find a blog for just about anything. In fact, according to the blog-tracking service Technorati, there are some 70 million active Weblogs. And for good reason: blogs are a fun and easy way to communicate. No matter what your reasons for blogging, there are plenty of tools that can help you get started and keep readers tuned in. But not all blogging services are the same. Mathew Honan gives you the inside scoop on five great online services that appeal to different types of bloggers. Macworld
• Analysis: Sayonara Netinfo - While the general Mac user community is ooh-ing and ahh-ing over OS X 10.5 features like Time Machine, or opining about the new Dock, Stacks, et al, those of us who support Mac users are deep into learning about one of the biggest below-the-hood changes to happen in any version of Mac OS X. Netinfo is DOA in Leopard, and John C. Welch comes to bury it, not to praise it. Macworld
• Contacts 3.1 for enterprise ships - Cruse Control delivers signal update to its contacts management and collaboration software, Contacts 3.1. Macworld UK
• iWeb Buddy improves iWeb '08 - iWeb Buddy builds on Apple’s iWeb 08, adding new tools, features and site reporting facilities to .Mac user's websites. Macworld UK
• Adobe updates Photoshop CS3 - Adobe updates Photoshop CS3, though update description now seems absent from the company's website. Macworld UK
• Vista woes lead IT pros to Mac, Linux - Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 seems set to reap benefit as pro users open their windows to life after Vista. Macworld UK
• Microsoft buyout rumours spice up Yahoo stock - Rumour and speculation favours Microsoft purchase of Yahoo. Macworld UK
• Outlook migration to Gmail simplified - Google offers developer documentation and sample code that allows developers to build sophisticated mail migration tools. Macworld UK
• SOFTWARE - First Leopard Update Features Fixes Aplenty Wired

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iPods & iTunes

• Lesson for the recording industry: Know what you're selling - You hear it all the time: the music industry whining about piracy. Since people are self possessed they imagine this is the first time in history the music industry moaned (read more) Applematters
• Apple owns up to iTunes 7.5 smart playlist bug - Apple has admitted, in a Knowledge Base article, the existence of the bug (and workaround) with iTunes 7.5 "Match any" smart playlists that we passed along from one of our readers nearly two weeks ago. MacFixIt
• mStation 2.1 Stereo Orb - iPO Review - The mStation 2.1 Stereo Orb is a one-piece speaker and docking system for iPods (and other devices). While it looks more or less like a colored bowling ball, it is actually a decent compact stereo system available in seven spiffy colors. Mac Observer
• Blue Raven announces new iPod, iPhone accessories for the holidays - Blue Raven Technology, a provider of video consumer electronics and iPod audio products and accessories, has introduced a range of iPod, audio and video consumer electronics and accessories in time for the holidays. New products include:
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• UK digital music sales hit 150 million - Record label group claims 150 million sales of music in digital formats achieved last week. Macworld UK
• Pioneer creates iTunes, YouTube rival - Web-based telly The Register

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iPhone

• The iPhone's broken connections - For Steve Jobs and his touchy-feely telephone, it's been a bumpy ride, says Fortune's Brent Schlender. CNN Money
• Apple tracking iPhone users - A tin-foil hat wearer gets his knickers in a bunch Insanely Great Mac
• iPhone: Drop EDGE, save $20 - But, you'll also lose the bundled text messaging.. Insanely Great Mac
• iPhone Apps Hide Code for Tracking Users - iPodObserver - The iPhone may be great at helping users track down information on the go, but they may also be tracking information about their users, and reporting back to Apple. It appears that both the Weather and Stock applications on the combination iPod and smart phone contain a piece of code that collects the handheld's IMEI number and transmits it to Apple. Mac Observer
• The not-so-official ‘Italian’ iPhone by TIM - The iPhone is officially available in US, Germany and UK. Soon it will be available in France, and we’ll se the price of the iPhone without the carrier subscription. No other countries were announced by Apple. MacimumNews
• 3G iPhone in May? - Apple may ship a 3G iPhone as soon as May 2008, according to a report in Spanish national newspaper, El Pais, which cites claims made by a mobile software developer called SevenClick (and as noted by Macworld UK). MacimumNews
• 3G iPhone for May? - Citing insider knowledge from O2 parent company Telefonica, a mobile developer speculates that Apple will introduce a 3G-ready iPhone in May next year. Macworld UK
• Google, Sun and Android - The developer community - and Sun - are examining the nonstandard virtual machine that Google built to run Java applications in Android. Macworld UK
• Mobile: Is Apple Tracking iPhone Users Through IMEI? - ariefwn writes ""As I sit here applying a new layer of Reynolds tin foil to my international hat of conspiracy, its been proven that Apple tracks iPhone usage and tracks IMEI numbers of all their iPhones worldwide. Hidden in the code of the 'Stocks' and 'Weather' widgets is a string that sends the IMEI of your phone to a specialized URL that Apple collects. I wonder if there will be any implications to owners of hacked iPhones..." Slashdot
• iPhone to get 3G in May 2008 - Telefonica spills the beans The Register

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