Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's --except, of course, Microsoft--has run into some trouble, as a U.S district judge has ruled that U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will indeed have to reexamine the patents in question. Sadly, the case will likely take an even sharper turn for the worse when the examiners discover that the patent filing is actually just Allen's unpublished sci-fi novel.

(Gizmodo)

A reprint of a lengthy interview with Apple CEO and co-founder from 1987. The best part? When the interviewer asks Steve what he thinks about the Mac being called "the world's most expensive Etch A Sketch." Some things .

(MacRumors)

Word on the Internet says that a new Thunderbolt-enabled Apple Cinema Display that will soon replace the current Mini DisplayPort version. The update has supposedly been confirmed by revised product shots culled from Apple's site, which show the new display in a variety of . Man, any more clues and this will read like a Dan Brown novel--except, you know, much better written.