I wondered why the leaves at the bottom of my morning tea looked like a one and a five. Must be because supplies of the 15-inch MacBook Pro are supposedly running short at Apple Stores. AppleInsider suggests that the shortage means new 15-inch models are en route, possibly using Intel's new Ivy Bridge chips. I say it's far more likely that Apple is discontinuing the 15-inch MacBook Pro because the iPad is so successful.

(Forbes)

Whoops! Apple asked a Russian domain name registrar to take down a server supposedly being used by the Flashback malware; unfortunately, the site in question was actually a "sinkhole server" being run by Dr. Web, the Russian-based security firm that first uncovered Flashback's botnet. To make matters worse, Dr. Web's CEO claims that Apple never responded when he first reached out to the company about the threat. To be fair, I'd think twice before responding to a security firm run by too.

(MacRumors)

AT&T's announcement that was surprising enough, but the carrier is also reportedly unlocking in-contract phones belonging to U.S. military personnel deployed overseas. AT&T going above and beyond? It's a Christmas miracle!