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<a href="/article/10280"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10280', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 18-May-09</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10280" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10280">Notable software releases this week include Maperture Pro 1.2, Smart Scroll 3.0, Adobe Reader 9.1.1, Acrobat Pro and Standard 9.1.1, and Things 1.1.2.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=6" class="category">Tech News</a> | by <a href="/author/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 15 May 2009</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10269" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10269">In not altogether surprising news, Apple has announced that all newly developed iPhone apps must be compatible with the beta version of the iPhone OS 3.0. In an email to developers, Apple stated that new apps would be tested on the iPhone OS 3.0, and that current apps must be updated to be compatible or will be removed from the App Store after the release of iPhone OS 3.0.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 08 May 2009</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10270" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10270">Sick of hunting for Wi-Fi whenever you're out and need to get online? New York Times columnist David Pogue has the skinny on the Novatel MiFi 2200, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot that gets its Internet connectivity via Verizon's 3G cellular data network. It could be a great tool for frequent travelers, but beware the bandwidth charges if you need to transfer a lot of data.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 08 May 2009</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10267" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10267">Wired.com's Brian X. Chen reports on a potentially dangerous default Bluetooth setting found on Apple notebooks. The setting enables a Bluetooth device to wake a machine even if its lid is closed. For a user packing a MacBook and Bluetooth mouse into the same satchel, this default could result in an overheated disaster.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 08 May 2009</div></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10257" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10257">Originally released for the Mac in 1993, the classic puzzle-adventure game Myst is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch for $5.99. The original game, which spawned multiple sequels, is currently unavailable for Mac OS X, making its portable arrival all the more appreciated. However, according to CNET's review, revisiting this gem comes at a price: over 700 MB of precious space.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 07 May 2009</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10262" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10262">Accidentally soak your iPhone? While Apple still won't send you another one for free, you can now at least purchase a discounted replacement phone, making your accident less costly.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 06 May 2009</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10250" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10250">Apple has added around-the-clock text chat support for MobileMe, the sometimes-disgruntling collection of Internet services that replaced .Mac. To start a support chat, you must first choose a specific topic under the Get Help with Mobile Me section, after which a Chat Now button appears; clicking it starts a chat with an Apple tech support person. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 01 May 2009</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10247" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10247">Ars Technica is reporting that Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has already sold out. This year's conference, to be held 08-Jun-09 to 12-Jun-09 at San Francisco's Moscone West Hall, is only the second WWDC ever to have sold out in advance (the 2008 conference having been the first). Sessions from WWDC 2009, which is expected to focus on the iPhone 3.0 software and Snow Leopard, will be available as videos in the iTunes Store after the conference is over for those unable to attend.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10248" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10248">Steve Jobs's full deposition to the Securities and Exchange Commission on 18-Mar-08 is now available as a PDF from Forbes.com. The 119-page document reveals, largely uncensored, Jobs's responses to questions regarding the backdating of Apple stock-options (an illegal action if not properly accounted for and reported), and the fabrication of minutes for a nonexistent Board of Directors meeting by Apple's general counsel at the time, Nancy Heinen. The transcript provides a rare glimpse into the organization and activities of Apple's upper echelons, and surprisingly candid comments from Jobs himself.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10231" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10231">In honor of Earth Day, Jeff Bertolucci reflects on Apple's
true, err, green, colors. In this three-part series on Macworld about Apple's position towards the environment, he takes a look at the company's supply chain, recycling program, and corporate motivations for environmental change.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/10222"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10222', 'show')">Make Your iPhone or iPod touch an Audio Receiver</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10222" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10222">Ever wish you had access to all the audio you can play from your Mac even when you're trimming the hedge outside? Rogue Amoeba's latest app, Airfoil Speakers Touch, enables users to turn an iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless speaker.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10217" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10217">YouTube, in what appears to be an effort to compete with sites like Hulu, has launched a premium content section which includes movies and television shows. YouTube's owner, Google, has announced the initial content will be provided by studios including Sony, CBS, MGM, Lionsgate, Starz, and the BBC. The new material will be available free of charge, and supported by the recently announced <a href="http://www.google.com/adwords/tvads/">Google TV Ads</a>. While Google hopes the new section will garner extra revenue, the user-generated content for which YouTube became known will remain the main focus of the site. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10214" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10214">CNET reports that Apple recently topped the list of computer companies in a customer satisfaction survey conducted by Forrester Research. The survey, comprising almost 4,600 consumer responses regarding 113 companies in 12 different industries, found that Apple received an overall satisfaction rating of 80 percent. Though Apple may outperform its peers (second-place Gateway scored only 66 percent), it does so in an industry that receives poor ratings overall; according to the survey, PC companies are only slightly better liked than insurance companies and cable providers. Nevertheless, these rankings are interesting in light of recent Microsoft ads targeting Apple, and the company's <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/140063/2009/04/applerespond.html">response to them</a>.
<a href="/article/10212"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10212', 'show')">SFMOMA's ArtScope Offers New Way To Browse Museum Collections</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10212" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10212">As art museums consider ways to develop their online presence, San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art has provided an innovative way to search its collection.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/10213"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10213', 'show')">Microsoft Office 2008 12.1.7 and 2004 11.5.4 Updates</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10213" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10213">Microsoft has updated Office 2008 and Office 2004, fixing a critical security issue in both versions and issuing a handful of undisclosed performance improvements.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10209" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10209">Ars Technica is reporting that Apple has updated the lowest rung of its educational desktop offerings from the otherwise-obsolete 17-inch white polycarbonate iMac to a 20-inch aluminum model. The updated model includes a 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GB RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, a SuperDrive, and Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics processor - quite an upgrade considering the price will remain at $899. Unfortunately for most of us, this deal remains available only for schools and not for individuals.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
