Let's be honest: even if you use a PC you have to admit the Apple "Get a Mac" ads are hip, funny, and interesting. Despite my PVR I will stop a commercial skip and watch a new "Get a Mac" ad.

It's been a bad few weeks for Apple. MobileMe issues, iPhone 3G connectivity problems, and on Tuesday Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) reported that two new reports of minor fires due to suspected iPod nano battery overheating occurred in Tokyo this month.

If you have an AT&T Premier account, through your work or other means, anyway. Yep, although AT&T and Apple aren't going to sell it online to everyone, as they did with the original iPhone, you can order it through AT&T, if you don't mind waiting 7 - 10 business days for delivery (of course, this also means you don't have to stand in line).

As I noted earlier, Chrysler was planning to add wi-fi to the list of distractions available in cars, in addition to text messaging / email, reading, putting on makeup, talking on cell phones, and the like. They've now announced that the increased distraction will begin on August 25th, when 2009 Chrysler models will be able to get this option.

I'm sure you know about the issues with some NVIDIA mobile GPUs, as earlier in July NVIDIA admitted it was taking a $150 - $200 million charge to cover (emphasis mine):

... anticipated customer warranty, repair, return, replacement and other consequential costs and expenses arising from a weak die/packaging material set in certain versions of our previous generation MCP and GPU products used in notebook systems. All newly manufactured products and all products currently shipping in volume have a different and more robust material set.