[MyAppleMenu] Dec 30, 2008

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**** 2008 In Review: The iPhone Comes Of Age <http://www.macworld.com/article/137788/2008/12/iphone_2008.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Dan Moren, Macworld
If 2007 was Year Zero in the life of the Phone That Changed Everything, then 2008 skyrocketed forward to the year that the device truly came of age.

**** It Was Definitely A Year For Apple To Shine <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/tech/drmac/6186326.html>
by Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle

**** Opinion: For Apple, '08 Ends With The Macworld Clunker <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124499&source=rss_topic123>
by Dan Turner, Computerworld

**** Apple Mini DisplayPort Suffers Distortion Issues <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/29/apples.mini.displayport/>
by MacNN

**** No Apple Store For D.C. Anytime Soon <http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/12/29/no-apple-store-for-dc-anytime-soon/>
by Mike DeBonis, Washington City Paper

**** Apple 2008: From Mindshare To Mac Share <http://blogs.eweek.com/applewatch/content/corporate/apple_2008_from_mindshare_to_mac_share.html>
by Joe Wilcox, eWeek

**** Apple's Nightmare After Christmas <http://weblog.infoworld.com/robertxcringely/archives/2008/12/apples_nightmar.html>
by Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld
Apple fans weren't so jolly when the iTunes servers went down on Christmas morning &mdash; and stayed down for several days.

**** iPhones On The Cheap: An Updated Look <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/29/iphones-on-the-cheap-an-updated-look>
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Broadband On Rails <http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/21912/?a=f>
by Rachel Kremen, MIT Technology Review
A compact lens could make high-speed internet access commonplace on trains.

**** Microsoft Outlines Pay-Per-Use PC Vision <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10129438-92.html>
by David Meyer, CNET News.com

**** More Over Kindle; E-Books Hit Cell Phones <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081229_937226.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysis>
by Olga Kharif, BusinessWeek
Who needs an e-book reader from Amazon or Sony when you can download tomes to a smartphone, often at a fraction of the cost.

**** Time For A Tablet <http://www.slate.com/id/2207557/?from=rss>
by Farhad Manjoo, Slate
What the "netbook" craze tells us about the future of laptops.

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**** The Darkling Thrush <http://www.slate.com/id/2206065/?from=rss>
by Robert Pinsky, Slate
Thomas Hardy's timely meditation on the turning of an era.

**** The Fight Over NASA's Future <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/science/30spac.html?ref=todayspaper>
by John Schwartz, New York Times
Is the next generation of spacecraft fundamentally flawed? Or are the troubles routine?

**** Even For Neil Gaiman, 'The Sandman' Is A Singular Dream <http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-gaiman29-2008dec29,0,229985.story?track=rss>
by Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times
A comic-book series' special character has helped define a writer who brought new ambition to a pop medium.

SingaporeSurf
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**** A Look Across The Straits Of Johor <http://blog.thestar.com.my/permalink.asp?id=20276>
by The Star
Even at the peak hours, there were not traffic jams like in KL, JB, Georgetown or even anything like that in Ipoh!

**** Did The Stronger Singdollar Worsen The Singapore Economy? <http://bernardaw.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/did-the-stronger-singdollar-worsen-the-singapore-economy/>
by Bernard Aw

**** Rare Multi-Million-Dollar Watch Theft In Singapore <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iC5OzNZzziL9Z_JUHwilQ-FSrbyA>
by AFP

**** Tan Kin Lian's Coninuted Liaisons With SDP May Prove More To Be A Hindrance Than Help <http://wayangparty.com/2008/12/30/tan-kin-lians-continued-liaisons-with-sdp-may-prove-more-to-be-a-hindrance-than-help/>
by Fang Zhi Yuan, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore

**** A Time To Reflect <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/294836.asp>
by Lucia Maes, Today
Singapore can boast of countless international accolades for its first-class services, infrastructure and attractions. Unfortunately, when it comes to helping others, this country still retains a very third-class mentality.

**** Why Taipei's MRT Trumps Singapore's <http://www.theedgesingapore.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1254:why-taipeis-mrt-trumps-singapores&catid=979:sunita-sue-leng&Itemid=54>
by Sunita Sue Leng, The Edge

**** Sad Farewell To Tranquil Seletar Airbase <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_319844.html>
by Jeremy Sim, Straits Times

**** We'll Cover Your $1,200 Water Bill <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,188191,00.html?>
by Amanda Yong, New Paper
Mr Francis Tan had wanted government agencies to foot a $1,200 water bill he felt he was not responsible for. And that is exactly what the National Environment Agency (NEA) and hte Public Utilities Board (PUB) have agreed to do, even if they do not admit liability.

**** Scatter My Ashes At Tiong Bahru Park <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,188195,00.html?>
by New Paper
Mr Lawson's family sent his ashes to Singapore, following his instructions. But he could not hav ehis park wish fulfilled.

**** New EZ Link Cards Can ONly Be Used On Buses, Trains Until Further Notice <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/399133/1/.html>
by Cheryl Frois, Channel NewsAsia