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  If you're wondering why Mac writers get twitchy when Apple goes
  quiet for a few months, last week's deluge of product announcements
  provides the answer. At a special press event on Tuesday, Apple CEO
  Steve Jobs released new aluminum iMacs along with iLife '08
  (including a completely new iMovie application) and iWork '08, now
  supplemented by Apple's new spreadsheet application Numbers. That
  would be enough for most companies, but Apple also upgraded the Mac
  mini and the AirPort Extreme Base Station, and rolled out bug-fix
  and compatibility updates for the new iMac, the new aluminum Apple
  Keyboard, Mac Pro desktops and the latest MacBook Pro models. Also
  this week, Charles Maurer notes a new direction for Asiva photo
  editing plug-ins and Glenn Fleishman points to increased storage for
  Google services plus troubles for KisMAC due to a new German law.

Articles
    Apple Releases New Aluminum iMacs, Refreshes Mac mini
    Hardware-Related Updates Follow Apple Announcements
    Numbers Joins iWork '08
    AirPort Base Station Upgraded to Gigabit Ethernet
    German Laws Kill KisMAC,Threaten Privacy
    Asiva Plug-In Demos Now Available
    New iLife '08 Revealed, .Mac Upgraded
    Google Offers Paid Storage Boost for Services
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/13-Aug-07


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