Apple upgrades laptops, but no $800 model
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog — Apple did lower prices on its entry-level MacBooks today, but not as low as rumored last week. Steve Jobs said the price is falling from $1,099 to $999, according to this live report by Engadget and these releases from Apple. Of course you'll get more for your $1,000 - a new enclosure, faster graphics and a nicer LED display -- but it's still not $800. Steve Jobs had more to show today:

Get your Apple feedbag on
MacUser — ... While I’ve long been a subscriber to some of Apple’s feeds (such as their Hot News page), I have to admit that the number of RSS subscriptions available on that page blew my mind (my mind is easily blown on a sleepy Monday morning, however, so take that as you will). Besides seventeen different feeds for the iTunes Store (including music, movies, TV shows, and apps), there’re also news feeds, Apple Developer Connection feeds, Mac OS X Download feeds, knowledge base feeds, movie trailer feeds, seminar feeds, and way, way more. In fact, I’m pretty ...

Apples Donates $100K to Defeat Anti-Gay Marriage Initiative
Gearlog — ... "Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees' same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person's fundamental rights--including the right to marry--should not be affected by their sexual orientation," Apple wrote on its Website. "Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8." ...

Apple donates $100,000 to fight California gay marriage ban
MacUser — ... In a rare move, Apple has thrown its hat into the political ring. A post on the company’s Hot News page says that Apple is publicly opposing California’s ...

Apple Says “Vote ‘No’ on Prop 8″ - donates 335 iPhones to the cause
Macenstein — In a rare political move, Apple today officially announced that is is donating $100,000 to California’s No on 8 campaign . Proposition 8 seeks to change California’s State Constitution and ban same-sex marriages in the land of Schwarzenegger. Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by ...

And one more thing — No on Prop. 8
GMSV — ... heartened the “No” forces, it was Apple testing the loyalty of its more conservative customers with its own $100,000 donation to the cause. A brief announcement on Apple’s Hot News page said, “Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against ...

Apple gives $100,000 to fight California gay marriage ban
AppleInsider — ... Published: 04:00 PM EST Apple has joined Google in publicly opposing California's Proposition 8, a measure intended to ban the rights of gay Californians to legally marry, and has contributed $100,000 to defeat the measure. Both companies have a history of remaining politically neutral, but have chosen to take sides on this issue because it relates directly to the civil rights and opportunities of their employees. In its Hot News feed, the company stated, "Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among ...

Apple Officially Against Prop 8 In California
Homotron.net — ... employees' same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person's fundamental rights -- including the right to marry -- should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8. Apple proves once again that it is deserving of one of the top HRC ratings for companies, and our love here at Homotron. Thank you, Apple. Hot News [Apple]

Apple goes political with California’s Prop 8
CrunchGear — In an attempt to stay non-partisan, here is Apple’s official statement on California’s Proposition 8 that aims to eliminate rights of same-sex couples to marry. Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual ...

Apple divulga publicamente seu favorecimento a casamentos gays na Califórnia
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — ... A Apple publicou hoje em sua página Hot News uma declaração pública de oposição à “Proposição 8”, com relação à proibição de casamentos gays na Califórnia (Estados Unidos). Além disso, fará uma doação de US$100 mil à campanha ...

Apple donates money to fight Proposition 8
Macsimum News — ... Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of US$100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. In an online statement says it was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners. ...

Apple opposes Calif. Prop 8, donates $100k to 'No' campaign
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Apple issued a short statement on its Hot News page today saying it is publicly opposing California Proposition 8, and donating $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. ...

Retweeting @NoOnProp8: Obama calls Prop 8 “Divisive and Discriminatory.” Join Obama and say NO to Prop 8: http://www.noonprop8.com/obama
Politweets — ... Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ #beatprop8 ...

Obama <3
Politweets — ... Profile_bird Hey there! PCheese is using Twitter. Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Join today to start receiving PCheese's updates. Already using Twitter from your phone? Click here . Default_profile_bigger PCheese Retweet: Obama 3 minutes ago from txt Obama 5 minutes ago from txt No on Prop 8: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ 1:36 PM Oct 24th from twitterrific So... I did terribly ...

Apple Comes Out Against California's Prop 8
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — apple Apple posted in their " Hot News " that they are opposed to Proposition 8 on the California ballot. The company has also made a substantial contribution to the No on 8 campaign. The ballot measure, which eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry, has stirred up considerable opinions from voters on both sides of the issue. Below is Apple's statement: Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex ...

is staying up Weds nite to watch Barack Obama on "The Daily Show." http://tinyurl.com/5mkmdb
Politweets — ... is not a PC, but an APPLE user since 1990. Today "Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8" and I'm thrilled. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ ...

TED Conferences app
textually.org — TED conferences are now available under a Creative Commons license on iPhones thanks to a dedicated TED app. You can watch and listen to the latest videos and audio published by TED, search their vast collection of content on your iPhone, bookmark your favorite talks to share with others or enjoy later. The TED app is this week's App Store Pick of the Week. ...

Apple Shipping iLife '09 Tuesday
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... package for Macintosh computers. ILife '09 contains major updates to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand, Apple said Monday. The package also includes iWeb '09 for creating Web sites and iDVD '09 for creating DVDs. Apple unveiled the iLife upgrade, which will be priced at $79, at the ...

Admiring Companies That Don't Blink
louisgray.com — ... is one of the best examples of a company whose vast wall of silence and secrecy spawns a vast network of rumor-seekers and speculation. Once limited to the dark recesses of the Web, guessing the Cupertino company's next move has practically become an industry tradition. You won't find an official Apple Twitter account. You won't find an official Apple blog either (though the Hot News page is prety close). And you most definitely won't find an Apple representative in the comments of users' blogs, saying what features they will or won't add to the next release. ...

Putting The “Cult” In “Cult Of Mac”
Cult of Mac — ... The Cult of Mac celebrates all that’s good and great about Apple and its products, but that doesn’t make us blind to its failures and errors. A blog that simply promoted Apple and Apple fandom from “end to end”, as you put it, would be beyond dull. In fact, it would probably be a little bit like Hotnews: nothing more than PR puffery. ...

Tuesday is upon us: new Apple hardware
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... also notes that there was apparently a 'stealth' update to the MacBook Pro today, bumping the top processor speed to 2.66GHz. Full press releases in the 2nd half of the post. Continue reading Tuesday is upon us: new Apple hardware TUAWTuesday is upon us: new Apple hardware originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

iTunes 8.1 Now Available
iPhone Journal — ... Now available as a free download, iTunes 8.1 loads large libraries, browses the iTunes Store, and syncs with iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV more quickly than the previous version. There’s more. iTunes now automatically imports music from your CDs as higher quality, 256-Kbps iTunes Plus files, so your music sounds even better than before.  via apple hot news ...

10 iPhone Apps That Were NOT The Billionth
AppScout — ... iPhone apps Apple probably doesn't want to promote. 10. iFart Mobile 9. Bam Margera Quotes 8. South Park Imaginationland 7. F-MyLife 6. Wobble Lite 5. Insult-o-Matic 4. Amateur Surgeon 3. iGirl 2. i-Gun 18-in-1 Ultimate Arsenal Experience And the number-one app that could never be the billionth: Baby Shaker! Do you know of other iPhone apps that Apple might not want to put on their Hot News page? Tell me in the comments here.

Article: Editorial: On What to Expect From iPhone 3G S Reviews, And Why
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... they… now are banned from attending Apple keynotes going forward,” a claim that we have not been able to verify. We twice offered Gizmodo the opportunity to comment—once before our story, once after hearing from these sources—but it hasn’t. To be clear, Apple’s practice of giving certain people advance access to its products is done for a specific reason: it has selected writers who it believes will say positive things about the products, and then will feature their quotes on its Hot News page and in its keynotes. (We pointed out the ...

Love is the Thing Recorded on an iPhone
GeekBrief.TV — The 88 is a band opening for the B-52s as they tour the East Cost. While driving to a show, one of the guys found an iPhone App called FourTrack. They bought it and recorded a song called Love is the Thing entirely on the phone using the iPhone’s mic. This video shows how they did it. Credit: Apple.com Hot News

Google Classifies Any Site With an RSS Feed as a Blog?
Search Engine Roundtable — ... around how Google seems to consider any web site that contains an RSS feed, as a blog. In fact, several webmasters are complaining that their web sites are showing in the Google Universal Results, under the label of, "blog posts about," when their site is simply not a blog. What seems to be happening is that Google may be considering any site that has an RSS feed as a blog. Many sites have RSS feeds these days, including Apple.com that has autodiscovery set up to their hot news headlines feed and even my site, RustyBrick.com that has our autodiscovery set up ...

Complete Yale courses now on iTunes U
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... breathtaking to watch. From my home, an office, sitting at an airport, or riding along in a car, bus, plane or train I can take my favorite music, movies, or listen to experts relate the latest discoveries about Black Holes of the history of Psychology. What a world. TUAWComplete Yale courses now on iTunes U originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

Backstage: Problems With Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Join The (Sizable?) Minority
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... (warning: NSFW, funny language) for apparent fanboyism, saying: “I realize you’re having a big, beardy lemon party about all these homeopathically non-obvious new features, but come on. Don’t wag your finger at people like me for pointing out [something] that shipped empirically broken.” Yet this doesn’t seem like the standard case of media drooling just to get featured on Apple’s “Hot News” page. Of iLounge’s editors, most are having no problems whatsoever with Snow Leopard. And yet some of us are having such profound, awful problems that we can’t rely on the stability of ...

New Macs
dailywireless.org — Apple revamped its desktop and laptop lines today, redesigning the iMac all-in-one and MacBook laptop, and also adding a few updates to its Mac Mini line of small scale desktops. It also introduced a handful of updated peripherals, with a multitouch mouse bringing the most dramatic changes, reports C/Net. The new iMacs feature edge-to-edge glass. Starting price is $1199 for the 21.5-inch model, with the 27-incher beginning at $1,699. Apple will also offer step-up models for each screen size, coming in at ...

Google and Apple didn't derail Windows 7
SEO and Tech Daily — ... The timing couldn't have been a coincidence ... but it won't work. On Monday, Google announced a massive push (worldwide) for Google apps.  Yesterday, Apple announced all-new MacBooks and iMacs. Tomorrow is the official release date on Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7. The 'buzz', which has been around in tech circles for almost a year, is now hitting the (so-called) mainstream media ... and we all know what that means. I asked some 'regular people' yesterday (IE: non-techies) if they knew what Google Apps or ...