Apple gets a major check in the win column with the recent ruling by a California judge. We're not surprised but Ray has an interesting idea concerning EULAs.

4,000 iPhones are stolen in Belgium just in time for the holidays and it's a slow news day as another Apple tablet article gets written.

Plus, we answer your hard-hitting Twitter and Facebook questions! Okay, they weren't that hard-hitting.

The latest OS X update has dropped and it fixes the dreaded guest account bug. It also kills hackintosh netbooks with it's lack of Intel Atom processor support.

The super-speedy quad-core 27-inch iMacs begin shipping this week and the staff find at least two uses for it not advertised by Apple.

The Apple TV makes its way back into the Apple news cycle with an OS update. The Apple TV also gets to ride the coat tails of the report that Apple is shopping a $30 a month TV subscription service to television networks.

Finally, Adobe gets all passive aggressive on Apple with its latest jab at the iPhone's lack of Flash.

Phil Schiller told Gizmodo that there wouldn't be anymore Apple products released this year. That wasn't good enough for Apple, they called and clarified, "The holiday lineup is set." Uh okay.

Another set of Apple tablet news items appear. Now it's the Slate according to the executive editor of the New York Times, Bill Keller.

New iMacs, Mac minis, a MacBook and a shiny new mouse fills our hearts with love and sets our cash ablaze as it burns a hole in our pockets.

We discuss the new machines and how we feel about these machines and what are the chances we'll part with our chase in pursuit of these shiny new Macs.

The iPhone is appearing on additional carriers in Canada and the UK and we're still stuck with an exclusive carrier here in the US. Remember kids, competition is good.

Disney asks Steve and the Apple retail team to help with Disney retail redesign and Apple responds to reports that it wants $10,000 in production fees for iTunes LP in the iTunes Store. 

Adobe announced that Flash Professional CS5 will allow developers to create native iPhone apps and we discuss the pros and cons of the announcement and ready ourselves for the upcoming swarm of Flash games converted to iPhone games in the App Store.

A Google ad sets the rumor world ablaze with speculation. Macs gain a few percentage points in the American home and we invite you to join our DonorsChoose '09 Challenge.

The rumor mill is gearing up for iMac and Mac mini refreshes. Just in time for holiday shopping and to give Jan a dose of buyers remorse. Palm takes a stand and states that it will continue to enable iTunes syncing for the Palm Pre even though Apple keeps disabling it.

Tablet rumor mongers are scrapping the bottom of the barrel to keep the the tablet relevant. They even throw the Apple TV in the mix.

The FCC wants to e the consumers best friend with its new rules and AT&T tests a solution to the 3G network issue.

Got a question, but you're afraid to leave a voice message because of Witness Relocation Dept. rules? Drop us a question via Twitter twitter.com/maclife.

We discuss last week's iPod event and what Apple released and what they didn't. We still pine for an updated Apple TV, and MMS for the iPhone begins a slow rollout. Let's just say we're not surprised to be excluded from the lucky few to be picked to have MMS early.