Adobe eBooks Support Coming to Stanza – The Kindle 2 may have only just recently come out, and it looks like it may be a very nice little reading machine, but Stanza isn’t about to stand by and let it take back some of its many readers. They’ve just announced upcoming support for Adobe eBooks, which will broaden their huge library even more. Take that, Bezos.

Windows 7 Public Beta Starting to Shut Down – Microsoft opened up the initial pool of public beta testers for Windows 7 beyond their initial limit, but now they’re starting to shut down the servers that house the image file for download. All new downloads have already been cut off, and now they’re just letting those who’ve started finish up.

A Tale of Broken Networks and Broken Hearts – Over at GigaOm today, network head Om Malik has a post up about the end of his love affair with Apple’s iPhone. It wasn’t you, iPhone, it was AT&T’s network. Somehow, that doesn’t make it hurt any less.

Jailbroken iPhone Gets Turn-by-Turn, The Rest of Us Still Lost – A Cydia app called xGPS, which has been around for a while, just got a big update, which allows it now to deliver true turn-by-turn navigation, like the talking kind, on top of Google’s Maps app. If only that feature weren’t more lost than background push notification for legit phones.

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Users Soon to “Prey” on iPhone – There have been rumors of fully functional first-person shooters arriving on the iPhone before, but Prey may be the first that’s playable and well-developed, if it does indeed come out in the next week or two like it’s supposed to. Watch for the non-accelerometer controlled interface, should be interesting.

Apple Asked Google Not to Use Multi-Touch, Google Agreed – Google seems less a competitor to Apple in the cell phone market and more a booster every day. First Google Sync launches on the iPhone, and now it comes to light that Apple politely asked Google not to use multi-touch tech in their Android OS, and Google politely complied. Then they had a tea party.

Leopard To Bring ZFS Support to Servers, Printer Drivers on Demand – If you get in your way back machine, you’ll find that Apple had originally planned to bring full ZFS file system support to the Mac with Leopard. Now, it’s looking like the desktop will again get passed up in Snow Leopard, although ZFS will come server side. Also, printer drivers will be on demand, so as not to add clutter.

Seinfeld, Microsoft Needs You – I liked the ads personally, and this article on CNET by Don Reisinger provides a stirring defense of the odd-ball Gates/Seinfeld team-ups.

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Apple Surveying Customers About Apple TV – In an odd move from a company that seems to me to sometimes act in spite of customers’ wants, Apple today released a survey seeking information and feedback about the Apple TV. Some of the questions seem to indicate that Apple is after the market of customers who download or rip their movies, and wants to possibly enhance interoperability between Apple TV and other devices.

Finally, Minority Report Interface Becomes Real – MIT researchers have developed a new technology that would trump multi-touch, if it becomes much less geeky looking. It projects an interface onto pretty much anything, including your hand, or in theory, other parts of the body. Imagine the possibilities!

Apple Says Facebook Not Being Blocked – It was just in yesterday’s Daily Apple, but apparently it wasn’t true. Today an Apple spokesperson denied that Facebook was being blocked in Apple stores. They cite that iPhoto now has Facebook integration, which makes a lot of sense now that I think about it.

Microsoft To Compete With MobileMe, Too – Today we posted about Google’s new contacts/calendar sync service for iPhone users, but it looks like Microsoft wants to join the party too. They’re working on their own contacts/calendar/mail, etc. sync service, under the working title “My Phone.” Creative.

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Repair Support Being Phased Out By Apple for “Vintage” Products – I”m having second thoughts about picking up that 12″ Powerbook I was thinking about getting since Apple refuses to release a proper netbook, now that they’ve announced they’re dropping official repair support for the older portable, among others. Check to see if you’ve become obsolete.

Apple Tries Fourth Design for Georgetown Store – Fourth time’s the charm, maybe? It seems like Georgetown is becoming slightly more willing to play ball with Apple’s industrial design mavens. Three previous attempts were blocked, since the neighborhood really likes its heritage and heritage look-a-likes, which does not include a giant glowing white Apple symbol.

Court Upholds Ruling Against iPhone Exclusivity in France – We reported earlier when a watchdog group found France Telecom’s iPhone deal with Apple to be in violation of regulations governing competitiveness. Now, an appeal by the telecommunication company has resulted in the decision being upheld.

iPhone App Makes Up for Weak Built-In Camera – 2 megapixels is lame, and the iPhone camera, with its limited focal range, is not going to win any awards, even among other cellphone cameras. This new app for jailbroken iPhones does a little fancy footwork to double your resolution.

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Norway Okay With iTunes, Now That DRM is Gone – Norway’s consumer ombudsman has dropped his complaint against Apple now that they’ve gone DRM-free with iTunes tracks, according to CNET. They’re just one of many European groups to have lodged complaints against Apple for their protection, all of which will likely be dropped now that they’re no longer relevant or meaningful. Makes sense to me.

17-inch MacBook Pro Shipments Get Delayed – Apparently it wasn’t late January, like we reported earlier. In fact, its now early February, and users are receiving notices of delays instead of shiny new 17-inch MacBook Pros. The new ship date of 3-4 weeks puts delivery into March. Apple give the reason as “wrapping” difficulties. The new packaging must be amazingly complicated.

Samsung App Store to Launch With Over 1,000 Titles – Samsung, who makes a lot of phones, has decided to start up an app store of their very own for their devices. That officially makes the app store thing a full-fledged trend, since pretty much everyone is getting on board. Where’s yours, Nokia, or do you want to become as irrelevant as Motorola?

Take Out the “D”, Add In An “H, N, E” – That’s how your turn an iPod into an iPhone. Or, as the analyst quoted in this piece suggests, bundle iPhones with a built-in data plan. My way is easier, if less tangible.

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More Tablet Rumors Stirred Up By Patent Application – I’m on a roll, with two patent mentions in two days. This one’s about an Apple tablet, rumors of which will never die because the thing is so many Apple diehards’ most tantalising fantasy. It’s not hard to make a good one, as Axiotron knows, so I don’t know what’s stopping them.

Kindle 2.0 Could Come from Amazon Early as Next Monday – Take that with a grain of salt, as its based on the research of a Citigroup analyst, and so constitutes little more than an educated guess. We’ll see if they make enough improvements to threaten the iPhone’s position as the most popular e-reader.

Lawsuit City for Apple Over 3G Speeds – Two more lawsuits have been launched against Apple and AT&T over the speeds of the iPhone 3G’s network. The suit claims insufficient hardware speed and infrastructure, which explains why both parties are to blame. I have no frame of reference, but I’ve never had cause to become impatient because of the thing. I think I just ruined my eligibility to cash in should a class action suit result in a pay out.

Twitter-Generated List of OS X Software – Blogger Darren Barefoot just recently got a Mac, and was looking to outfit it with apps, so he turned to Twitter. The result of his inquiry is a rather handy list of great apps for OS X. Check out part two, as well.

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March 29 Could Bring New Mac Pro Processors – Not, I should note, the Mac Pros themselves, but the next generation Xeon processors that could eventually provide the brains of the operation. They have the same clock speeds, but are supposed to gain lots of performance power through the introduction of other new techs, including a replacement of the legacy “Front Side Bus.”

Music Industry Cowers Before iTunes’ Might – The New York Times has an interesting article about how tense relations are between Apple and the big players in the music industry, owing to Apple’s strongarm bargaining tactics and the industry’s fear of courting their disfavor.

Patent Points to Video Conferencing iPhone – Usually I don’t pay much attention to the myriad of patent applications Apple makes, because most of them seem to come to nothing. This one, though, is one I’m really pulling for. The iPhone needs video capabilities, and this shows Apple’s at least considering it.

Apple Market Share Up in January – To nearly 10 percent, according to data gathered by Net Applications and reported by Ars Technica. That’s a new record for Macs, and an increase for the iPhone as well. Windows slid over the same period.

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Apple News Week in Charts and Lists – Since I once dabbled in the desktop publishing trade, no one knows better than me the value of a nice chart. Here are five nice charts from CNNMoney’s Fortune blog, all detailing some different way in which Apple is awesome. The cumulative effect is a reassuring one, for those of us who were worried about the state of the company following Steve’s leave.

More Talk About Dell Smartphones – As early as next month, but maybe as late as never, Dell is (still) considering taking on Apple by releasing at least a few models of smartphone. The phones will be WinMo and Android-based, and at least one will feature a touchscreen. I wonder what Dell thinks they have that HTC, RIM, Palm, etc, etc. don’t?

17″ MacBook Pro Now Shipping – MacRumors noticed the disheartening acceptance of pre-orders has changed to the refreshing “Ships in 7-10 business days” at the online Apple Store. If I was buying one, it would be here in a little over a week. I’m not, but oh boy, if I was, that’d be sweet.

Rowmote: Like Your Hardware Remote Except Better – This handy little app just arrived in the App Store today. It turns your iPhone or iPod touch into an Apple Remote, capable of controlling all the applications on your Mac that the hardware version can, but it doesn’t need line of sight. Costs a buck, so a good deal if you didn’t already fork out when you ordered your new Mac.

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Useful Data Privacy Tips to Celebrate Data Privacy Day – Today, TUAW marked the “global initiative to highlight information security rights and practices” by providing seven tips to help you stay secure. Most of them are very common sense suggestions, which is exactly why they bear repeating. Your Mac may be tough, but it isn’t invincible.

Blackberry Storm More Expensive to Make Than iPhone – Say what you will about the Blackberry Storm, Research In Motion spared no expense when it came to putting the thing together. According to iSupply, the touchscreen device costs $203 to make, compared to just $173 for the iPhone. How much is better design worth, though?

More Rumors About Subsidized Apple Notebook - Like a broken record, rumors of an AT&T subsidized Apple notebook continue to surface. This time, the source is AT&T’s Emerging Devices president Glenn Lurie, who hinted about the prospect in an interview with Fortune magazine.

NVIDIA Update Gets Pulled, No One Knows Why – This was the patch released only earlier this week, that was meant to fix “cursor issues,” but that didn’t fix the screen distortion issues users were having when connecting displays via the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-DVI adapter.

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Android Has Malware Scare, Now Apple’s Iron-Fisted Rule Makes Sense – Apple gets a lot of flack for their App Store approval process, but Google recently had a near miss with a malware app that makes it look pretty reasonable. The app in question, MemoryUp Personal, apparently deletes memory cards and spams people. Good feature set.

NVIDIA Display Fix Doesn’t Fix Everything – Distortion issues on monitors connected to MacBooks via Mini DisplayPort to Dual-DVI adapters were not fixed via Monday’s update, says Gizmodo’s Jason Chen. The issue is an intermittent one that resolves after a few reconnects, but still, this isn’t amateur hour Apple.

Speaking of Concepts, Here’s a Whopper – A tri-fold Macbook design? Kooky. It’s a magic little MacBook Mini, or in other words, what an Apple netbook might look like. I often wonder what else these people designing Apple concepts do with their time. Maybe show little poor girls pictures of ponies they’ll never, ever have?

Steampunk-y iPhone Design… On a Shirt! – This thing is really cool. I like the pan flute part, and the compass-dial thingy where the Home button should go. Another wonderful, impossible device that I will sadly never be able to have.

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