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It's official. Al Gore Sits On Apple Board
Beautiful announcement today from Apple. Former Vice President Al Gore has been elected to the Board of Directors for Apple, Inc. “Al brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and wisdom to Apple from having helped run the largest organization in the world—the United States government—as a Congressman, Senator and our 45th Vice President. Al is also an avid Mac user and does his own video editing in Final Cut Pro,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Al is going to be a terrific Director and we’re excited and honored that he has chosen Apple as his first private sector board to serve on.”

Next Mac Update Will Be Big
Beta testers have been reporting on the next update of Leopard (v10.5.2) which was issued to developers yesterday (Tuesday) labeled Mac OS X 10.5.2 build 9C7. Items in for updates include the Dock, Finder, Grammar Checking, iCal, iChat, Mail, Parental Controls, Quick Look, Rosetta, Safari, Time Machine and Airport. THAT's a long list of fixes and/or enhancements expected. In total there should be around 76 additions, changes or adjustments and Apple is pushing CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) very hard ensuring reverse order printing, print jobs on hold and AirPort printing. Don't expect it until MacWorld at the earliest (along with the new hardware, like Penryn Mac Pros!)

Consumer Reports: Apple iPhone Best
The January 2008 publication of Consumer Reports will crown Apple's iPhone as the best Smartphone on the market out pacing the BlackBerry and the Treo, iPhone's two largest competitors. The iPhone scored a total of 64 versus 61 points for the BlackBerry and emphasized the iPhone's 8.25 hours of battery time over the BlackBerry's lowly 6.25 hours as well as the iPhones ease-of-use and the iPhones stronger email client. And they said it couldn't be done!

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PC Users Biggest Thieves
Ouch! The NDP Group, who is quickly building a respected reputation, has revealed today that Apple owners are more apt to pay for music downloads then PC users. Only 16% of PC users were found to actually buy their music while more than 50% of all Mac users buy theirs. Thieves. They are everywhere!

New Apple Store To NY's UWS
The NY Post let it leak today that Apple is going to open another "amazing" Apple store on the Upper East Side of New York. Great location and perfect building. Take a look.