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Snow Leopard, the next version of the Mac operating system, will be released this Friday – August 28th. Snow Leopard is built on speed – making the entire system run faster.

Apple has publicly responded to the FCC’s inquiry into the Google Voice fiasco. They note that they have not denied the Google Voice app yet, but it is still under review. Michael Arrington from the popular TechCrunch has some interesting thoughts.

The U.K. based Sunday Times wrote a profile piece on Steve Jobs. The article notes that people call him a dictator. It also goes into an interview where he was asking inappropriate questions and then gobbling like a turkey. What makes the story even worse is that Apple P.R. tried to stop the publication of the piece.

The TomTom iPhone application was finally released. There are different versions of the maps in different countries  for different countries. TomTom is currently developing a dock that will attach to your car window that will give your original iPhone and iPod Touch GPS capabilities.

If you are like me, you have issues waking up in the morning. The Philips Wake Up Light awakes you to a nice soft light. It also includes an iPod and iPhone dock to play your favorite music.

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The USAA Bank announced that they will update their iPhone application to support check deposits from your iPhone. You take a picture of the check and then upload it.

The Boy Genius Report says that iTunes 9 (to be released in September) will have support for BluRay and social-media applications.

Jason Calacanis, the CEO of Mahalo, wrote an op-ed newsletter on how Apple is loosing its’ charm. You can find the web-version of his news letter here.

Apple is now giving prospective 15 inch MacBookPro buyers an option of an anti-glare matte screen. It will set you back $50. This has been an option on the 17 inch MacBook Pro (and on every model a few years ago!). There is no matte option for the 13 inch MacBook Pro.

It seems like we get more hints about the Mac Tablet every week! Gizmodo says that it will come in two models, one for education and one for home. Another report by Silicon Scoop says that they will have an OLED screen.

Snow Leopard is reported to be Gold Master.

We are launching a new segment called the Mac News Weekly Tip of the Week. We will help you get the most out of your Mac. Today’s tip is TinyGrab – screenshot sharing.

Microsoft will completely re-build Entourage to Outlook for the Mac and make it more user friendly.