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• Briefly: iTunes rentals; $100 off Office 2008; BlackBerry iPhone - Even more evidence has turned up to suggest Apple is prepping an iTunes movie rental service. Meanwhile, a one-day only rebate from Microsoft effectively offers $100 off the upcoming Mac Office 2008. And BlackBerry maker RIM is said to be preparing a touchscreen-based iPhone competitor. AppleInsider
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY November 22, 1985: Sculley and Gates Sign Agreement Allowing Microsoft to Use Mac Technology - Gates and Sculley had reached an agreement on October 24 of the previous month that would allow Microsoft to use Mac technology in Windows in exchange for a promise to (read more) Applematters
• Lawsuits and Apple Pie: It's the American Way - On the morning of Jan. 9, Steve Jobs took the keynote stage at the Macworld Conference to introduce a new device he called the "iPhone." When he was done wowing the crowd, Jobs unceremoniously mentioned that Apple Computer Inc. was changing its name to simply "Apple Inc." With a wave of his hand towards the screen behind him, Steve Jobs chronicled Apple's merchandise: the Mac, the iPod, the Apple TV and the new iPhone. He then quipped that "the Mac is the only one you really think of as a computer."MacNewsWorld
• Mac share climbs, iPhone dominates US smartphone sales - Apple to gain Mac marketshare as laptop sales climb 30 per cent; meanwhile new research reveals iPhone grabs 27 per cent of US smartphone sales. Macworld UK
  

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Mac Hardware

• MacBook, MacBook Pro owners suffer keyboard freezing with Leopard - Some users of Apple's Intel-based portables are reporting that their keyboards are periodically seizing up during use, especially after upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard. AppleInsider
• Futuristic speakers sound price slash - Futuristic design and crystal clear audio reproduction from Ferguson Hill's FH007 speaker system, price cut to £350 from £495.50. Macworld UK

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OS X & Software

• Leopard: Hard On Batteries? - Possibly due to CPU activity caused by slew of new features? Insanely Great Mac
• Microsoft's 'Super suite deal' - Buy Office '04 now and get the new version for free in January Insanely Great Mac
• Mac quarantine bug returns in Leopard - Mac OS X includes a mechanism that's supposed to warn users before they execute files downloaded from the Internet, but the reappearance in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard leaves systems vulnerable to Trojan attachments received in Mail. itwire
• Smart Blogger’s Guide - 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. Our Smart Blogger’s Guide gives you the inside scoop on five great online services that appeal to different types of bloggers, as well as 13 add-ons that let you customize your blog with music, games, headlines, and more. Macworld
• Setting Parental Controls in Leopard - While Tiger had parental controls, they were part of the Accounts preference pane. In Leopard, these expanded functions get their own preference pane. In this excerpt from Take Control of Users & Accounts in Leopard, Kirk McElhearn explains what OS X 10.5’s parental controls do and how you set them. Macworld
• Apple urges 'don't give up on Vista', kinda - Apple launches innovative viral ad campaign, wins praise and critics in latest 'Get A Mac' online ad salvo. Macworld UK
• Leopard updates for Toast and more - Toast, Popcorn, Dragster, Xsupport, PandoraJam, RouteBuddy, Calamus see Leopard compatibility updates. Macworld UK
• Apple updates Safari for Windows - Spell and grammar checking and better font handling lead improvements list as new version of Safari beta ships for Windows XP and Windows Vista systems. Macworld UK
• YouGov poll reveals level of online anxiety - Most of us know the risks of the web, though few take sufficient action to protect privacy, new YouGov research reveals. Macworld UK
• Freeverse relaunches Macfun.com casual game site - The site features a range of popular casual games users can download and purchase if they wish, relaunch widens Windows reach for MacFun.com. Macworld UK
• Google widens lead on Yahoo, Microsoft - Google extended its lead in US web searches in October, ComScore says. Macworld UK
• Hotmail co-founder launches online office suite - InstaColl, a company co-founded by Sabeer Bhatia of Hotmail fame, has introduced an online office productivity suite. Macworld UK

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iPods & iTunes

• Apple on track to sell 25 million iPods this quarter - After analyzing October sales data from market research firm NPD, investment bank Piper Jaffray said Wednesday it expects Apple will sell a record 25 million iPods during the three-month period ending December. AppleInsider
• Analyst expects Apple to sell record 25 million iPods in holiday quarter - After analyzing October sales data from market research firm NPD... MacDailyNews
• Apple settles iPod lawsuit for $10 million - Apple will pay $10 million to settle a patent dispute with Burst.com. Macworld UK
• Universal hammers Nine Inch Nails - 'Content owners continue to stifle all innovation in the face of the digital revolution, it is consistent with what they have done in the past,' writes Nine Inch Nails frontman, Trent Reznor as he makes GarageBand master sessions available online. Macworld UK
• Apple to sell 25m iPods in Q1 - New iPod range to spur Christmas sales, an analyst predicts, suggests up to 25 million iPod sales in Apple's Q1 2008. Macworld UK
• Apple settles Burst.com patent suit for $10 million - Apple Inc. on Wednesday called a truce in the feud between itself and Burst.com by agreeing to pay a $10 million lump sum in exchange for protection from current and future lawsuits. AppleInsider
• Apple, Burst.com settle patent dispute for $10 million - Burst.com, Inc., today announced today that it has signed an agreement in principle to settle its case against Apple... MacDailyNews
• Apple pays $10m to end iTunes patent clash - Burst.com suite settled The Register
• Hack: Turn the iPod Touch into an iPhone. Kinda - Big news for iPod Touch owners. The Touchmod blog has discovered that the dock connector has the full set of pins, which means that it accepts audio-in. Which in turn means VoIP won't be far off, and therefore the iPod... Wired

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iPhone

• id Software co-founder criticizes Apple stance on iPhone games - Apple has made "horrible decisions" when it comes to third-party iPod game development and isn't very supportive of the iPhone as a gaming platform either, says id Software co-founder John Carmack, who admits butting heads with Steve Jobs over these very issues early this year. AppleInsider
• T-Mobile Germany to sell unlocked iPhones without contract - Deutsche Telekom mobile arm T-Mobile Germany said Wednesday it will temporarily comply with a court order by selling an unlocked version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone that will also not require customers to sign a two-year contract. AppleInsider
• Europe's $1,478 iPhones - Battles are breaking out in Europe over Apple's attempts to let a single carrier sell its mobile phones. Here's what happened when Apple lost a ruling in Germany. CNN Money
• Unpatched iPhones said at risk - Readily available hack allows access to calls, data, more using the .tif vulnerability Insanely Great Mac
• iPhone grabs 26% share - As smart phone sales shoot up 180% Insanely Great Mac
• Europe has spoken: free the iPhone! - Now German carrier T-Mobile has been forced to offer unlocked iPhones for sale, it is using its visual voicemail service as the carrot to lure buyers to its iPhone service plan. It needn't bother. Nobody is going to pay nearly US$1500 for a phone in Europe that's not even 3G when they can get one across the Atlantic for a bit more than a quarter of the price. This is a cynical exercise which thumbs its nose at both European laws and consumers. itwire
• Germans offered iPhone without lock or contract - T-Mobile has responded to a German court's preliminary injunction by giving customers the option of buying unlocked iPhones. itwire
• Apple iPhone grabbed 27% of U.S. smartphone market in Q3 07 - According to The NPD Group, a consumer and retail information company, mobile phone sales to consumers... MacDailyNews
• Is Amazon's Kindle Destined To Be a Mass-Market Hit? NewsFactor - As folks in the U.S. begin to enjoy the long Thanksgiving weekend, there seems to be almost as much buzz about the Amazon Kindle as there was about the Apple iPhone being the next great thing. Well, almost. Yahoo! NEWS

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