We are getting closer to Christmas everyone! What does that mean in the Mac world? Why it’s mac mini fakes and layoffs! Oh joy!

AT&T Now offers the iPhone to buy online »
Well for me seeing as I’m not American this doesn’t matter to me but I’m sure plenty of others will make use of this. Now if only they would bring back the online activation from the first generation.

Aspyr Media confirms layoffs »
Famed Mac and PC game publisher is tightening their belt and sources say they have layed off 30 or more people. Aspyr Media was the publisher that brought Sims, Call of Duty and a variety of other games to the Mac.

Mac kicks PC’s butt in a Transformers Mac vs. PC parody »
Yeah, it’s not exactly Apple new but it’s cool nonetheless. I mean who doesn’t want to see a fight between Mac and PC tranformers?

Steve Jobs Sets His Priorities Straight »
A brilliant piece by Joe Wilcox about Jobs giving his health a higher priority than Apple, and how it is okay for him to do so.

A Mac mini (fake) product image appears »
I mean, Apple would never use a straight quote for an Apostrophe.

Intel seems to have fired their icon designers »
Seeing as they are plainly copying icons from Apple’s iPhoto, Final Cut and Script Editor for their new Intel Convertible Classmate, I can make no other assumption.