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Today is Apple CEO Steve Jobs 52nd Birthday! We wish him all the best and many happy returns. I know we all can’t wait to see what new products Apple have yet to release - all made possible because of Steve.

Sorry for the lack of update, there hasn’t exactly been much in the way of news and rumors recently…

Apple is to hold a Special Event in late-March where they will unveil Mac OS X 10.5 and the new Leopard-dependant iLife ‘07 and iWork ‘07. All 3 releases are expected to be in stores 3-4 weeks later. Recently Apple has rapidly been increasing the number of builds internally and has made progress faster than expected. New features in 10.5 include “Time Machine”, Spaces, an updated GUI and HD-DVD and Blu-ray disc support. New features in iLife ‘07 include PhotoBooth 2 and updated versions of the other apps. iWork ‘07 will feature a brand new app called “Lasso” which is a spreadsheet/chart application, Pages 3 and Keynote 4.

Courtesy of “Broo2″ at Flickr.

Update: Seems this was a joke, an employee swapped the “iPod and $15 iTunes” offer with the “Zune and headphones” one.

Think is a new way of working with your Mac when you just need to focus. Think is a cleverly streamlined application to shift your workflow from overwhelming to under-control with just the flick of a mouse. Think allows users to “illuminate” any Mac OS X application they’re using, blocking distractions from other windows and applications, so that they can focus on the task at hand. Since many work projects require multiple applications, Think also allows guest applications to be temporarily brought forward, and when no longer needed, quickly hides them away. Best of all, it’s free!

This new Samsung D700 is due to be formally announced next week but already it is causing a stir online with people proclaiming the iPhone dead before it’s even shipped. We won’t put anything to that claim but yes, it is rather stunning. Full(ish) specs are below…

Same as last week - come on America, buy some new songs! New album releases include American Idol’s Katharine McPhee debut and Norah Jones new album. We are also loving the new Avril track at the moment.

United States Top 10:

1. Irreplaceable - Beyoncé
2. Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
3. Push It to the Limit - Corbin Bleu
4. How to Save a Life - The Fray
5. Fergalicious - Fergie
6. It Ends Tonight - The All-American Rejects
7. Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
8. Keep Holding On (From “Eragon”) - Avril Lavigne
9. I Wanna Love You - Akon (Ft. Snoop Dogg)
10. Smack That (Dirty) - Akon (Ft. Eminem)