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Filed under: Features, TUAW Business, Weekend Review

Welcome to the latest installment of TUAW's best of the week, where we gather up our favorite posts for your easy clicking enjoyment. TUAW would like to give a big welcome to our three new bloggers: Robert, Steve, and Joshua.

	AT&T disables free iPhone WiFi? Just as quickly as we saw it appear, it suddenly disappeared -- leaving many angry iPhone owners. The free service later reappeared on the iPhone AT&T service plans, but once again AT&T took that down.
	TUAW Faceoff: Screenshot apps on the firing line There are tons of applications out there to make taking screenshots "easier," but Christina shows you which ones are worth your time and money.
	Broken iPod: fix it or replace it? Every iPod owner is (or will) be faced with this issue at least once in their lifetime: what to do with that broken iPod? Well, look at this article to find out!
	Vodafone to sell iPhone in 10 countries With iPhone sales soaring through the roof, Apple is looking to move into several other countries. No doubt that iPhone will be the most-sold device in Apple's history (excluding, of course, Macintosh).
	Boston's Apple Store to open May 16 With Boston's first flagship Apple Store fixing to open in just a matter of days, there's only one question ... will the members of the Boston Red Sox show up? Well, you might just have to go to the opening and be sure to say "hello" to Dave!
	iMac turns 10 The iMac was a defining point in Apple's history back in 1998. Apple was down to life or death, and the iMac saved it. Therefore, TUAW gladly celebrated the iMac's 10th birthday this past week.
	Rumor: .Mac relaunch to coincide with iPhone 2.0? Could .Mac be revamped and include some new iPhone specific features at the WWDC '08? Well, our tipster seems to think so.
	BREAKING: New iPhone SDK & Firmware released Earlier this week a new iPhone SDK and Firmware for iPhone 2.0 was released. There were a couple new features in the firmware too.
	iTunes: Free Tuesday Get some free tunes.

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Photon 1.1 Released
Filed under: Multimedia, Software
Photon, the speedy digital photo workflow app and labor of love from Mike Bernardo's Green Volcano Software, has been updated to v1.1.

Photon differs from Aperture, Photoshop, and the like by focusing on the front end of the photography workflow. Importing RAW images from DSLRs is fast, and Photon's stacking feature simplifies sorting and culling your photos. The update includes:
- An overhauled caching engine to improve import speed and responsiveness
- A "Discards" stack for unwanted image files that provides a direct route to Trash
- A "File stack" feature for moving existing files to a new spot on your hard drive(s)
- Improved memory card download performance
- The ability to save and recall stacks when re-launching the app.
The update is free to registered Photon users, or you can buy Photon for $69 (Universal Binary).

Thanks to Mike B. for the tip!
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Back to My Mac saves a stolen laptop
Filed under: Odds and ends, .Mac

A clever Mac user helped police recover a stolen laptop using Back to My Mac's screen-sharing feature.

After her apartment was burglarized, the victim received a call from a friend while she was at work (conveniently enough, at the Apple Store in Westchester, NY). The friend noticed her stolen computer was online. The victim then quickly used another Mac to connect to the stolen laptop.

The article doesn't mention the technical details, but I reckon she activated screen sharing, and started Photo Booth (or another app that activates the laptop's built-in iSight camera). After a while, the perps showed up, and the victim's roommate recognized one of them as an acquaintance who had attended a party at their apartment some weeks before.

Armed with names and photos of the alleged thieves, police quickly arrested two men, who were in possession of most of the property stolen in the burglary.

If that isn't worth her year's subscription to .Mac, I don't know what is.

(Update: The New York Times has a story with some more details. She used Photo Booth, too. Who called it, baby?)

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
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