News: New Get a Mac Ads Jab Windows 7 (The Mac Observer)
Apple’s latest Get a Mac ads rolled out on October 22, the same day that Windows 7 launched, and by no small coincidence the take jabs at Microsoft’s latest OS. The three new commercials feature John Hodgmann and Justin Long in their familiar roles as PC and Mac.

News: Chrome for Mac Gets QuickTime Support (The Mac Observer)
The latest pre-release version of Google’s Chrome Web browser for the Macintosh is a little more functional thanks to the addition of QuickTime and printing support.

Some right wing views on television – the BBC and Fox News versions (Crikey)
The pick of the morning’s media

News: Google May Be Prepping Music Service (The Mac Observer)
Google may be ramping up to take on the iTunes Store with its own online music service called Google Audio. Apparently the Internet search giant has been negotiating with record labels for content in recent weeks.

News: Amazon Plans Kindle Reader for Mac (The Mac Observer)
Amazon is planning to bring a Kindle reader to the Mac platform, according to a report from Fast Company. The question came  up after Microsoft announced during the Windows 7 launch this week that Amazon would release a Kindle reader for that OS, and an Amazon spokesperson confirmed for the magazine that Kindle was coming to the Mac, too.

Thursday October 22, 2009 - 10:11 EST (Rolling Good Times)
PokerStars , the world’s largest online poker site, today announced the launch of a freeroll tournament featuring Interscope Records’ hip-hop star Drake.

News in brief (West Salem Coulee News)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.

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