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by Dan Moren, Macworld
by Dave Rosenberg, CNET News.com
by Steven Sande, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Thom Weidlich, Bloomberg News
Apple Inc. won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it didn't immediately disclose the limited life of batteries for its iPhone or their $86 replacement cost, including delivery.
by Techgoondu
Hong Kong's online Apple Store has started selling unlocked iPhone 3Gs.
Approximately US$700 and US$800 for the 8GB and 16GB model.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Will Apple go into the "netbook" business? Bascially, a cheap laptop that can be sold cheaply because of smaller screen and less "power". I think a big clue is out there for all to see: the MacBook Air. Apple didn't compromise on the screen, not because it didn't want to, but because it can't. The operating system — along with many of the desktop applications — simply cannot work with a small screen. And given that the screen is one of the more expensive component of a laptop, I don't see Apple getting into this market with a small laptop anytime soon.
And that's why I was a little surprised to find Apple not expanding on the iPhone/iPod Touch product line to take on the netbook market. And that's why I see Apple's refusal to open up the CocoaTouch platform so damaging.
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Wrong Reasons For Why No Netbook From Apple, by Magnus Nystedt, Shuffle Gazine. A better argument for why Apple would not do a netbook is that Apple is doing well enough with the MacBook and MacBook Air.
by Ed Oswald, Technologizer
by Jeff Smykil, Ars Technica
by Farhad Manjoo, Slate
If users threaten to quit the iPhone because it lacks certain apps, you can bet that Jobs will find a way to respond. Over the years, he's shown a willingness to embrace openness when it has suited Apple's bottom line—the iPod, after all, works on Windows computers. Until that day comes, the iPhone will reamin semi-open for buisness.
Apple now has the resources to create products if that's what the customer wants: from Safari to iTunes to Final Cut Pro. This is what Apple didn't have during the Mac vs Windows era.
by MacNN
This utility provides basic maintenance tools for repairing corrupted directories, clong drives and volumes, and defragmenting files.
by Ben Long, Macworld
Revamped interface and new tools lead the changes in latest version.
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