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As we pass by the week of September 12th you guys have the iPhone on your mind, well duh. Seriously, do I even need to type this any longer? Even with all the iPhone excitement our top spot goes to Corey Tamas with his news that Portal is free until September 20th. Our 2nd most popular post from Josh Schnell, is somewhat odd as people don’t normally get terribly excited over EFI updates, but this one sparked some controversy and a lot of great debate. Finally in 3rd was an iPhone rumor from Josh Wright of an oddly shaped screen protector speculated to be for the iPhone 5 (seriously, I could make something that looks more real than that). 4th up was a release date rumor from Thomas Towner, and at this point these are the ONLY iPhone 5 rumors I want to hear. Last up is one of my favorite iPhone posts ever from Josh Wright, with a hack that puts a glowing Apple on the back of your iPhone 4, so freaking cool. Have a great rest of your weekend and thanks for all the comments, tweets and feedback this week.

• Portal free till September 20
• MacBook Air gets EFI update as Thunderbolt Displays get ready for shipment
• Screen protector shows elongated home button, could be iPhone 5, 6, or 7, but not 8
• Rumor: iPhone 5 release date tipped as October 21st
• iPhone inches closer to MacBook styling with glowing Apple logo mod

Several days have passed since Nintendo announced there’s no chance of it entering the mobile gaming space. Talking at a 3DS press conference, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, when asked about the possibility of Nintendo developing mobile titles, stated explicitly:

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The Macgasm weekly rewind focuses on our original content and reviews that you may have missed the week starting September 12th.

Hello friends. How are you all doing? We had some really great posts this week, including some that sparked a bit of controversy and blew up our comments section. To be honest, I love it when that happens. You get all this passion from both sides of the subject at hand, and in the end I think it gives the readers quite a bit to think about. If you want to get caught up with what I’m talking about, check out Josh’s post on the MacBook Air EFI update, then go onto Corey T’s “Lion, Link Baiting..” post. Don’t let all the Lion controversy get to you though, as we had some great reviews this week too. Susan found a great app for our teacher friends (please note that I was present in her class and on time). Marco took a moment away from his Angry Bird’s obsession to review Jetpack Joyride. Jen reviews Rdio for iOS and OS X. Have you subscribed to our podcast feed yet? Josh covers some tech startups in his hometown ‘hood in Ottawa in this week’s video podcast. Corey C. finds Lion’s Wi-Fi diagnostic tool and brings us the joyous news that Google Chrome supports Lion’s full screen mode now. Lastly, I feature a reader’s photography in my Flickr Find Friday post. As always, thanks for reading and keeping the comments fun!

• MacBook Air gets EFI update as Thunderbolt Displays get ready for shipment
• Lion, Link Baiting & the world of Tech Journalism
• iTeacherBook: Finally! An academic planner for educators!
• Jetpack Joyride shows Angry Birds the real meaning of flight
• Rdio for iOS and OSX, \är-d’E-O\
• Video Podcast: Putting Ottawa on your map
• Lion hides Wi-Fi diagnostics tool, usefulness questioned
• Google updates Chrome with Lion full-screen support
• Flickr Find Friday: Trackpad “Dancers”

This cat is up to no good. I know it. “I’m in your Mac, deleting your emailzzzz”. I had a special request last week to bring back the kittehs, who am I to not oblige? Do you have a special request? Or a photo you’d like to see here? What are you waiting for? Get to uploading your Mac related photos to our Macgasm Flickr Pool.

Find out where we’re hiding

Valve has released their ridiculously awesome hit game, Portal, free for the taking until September 20. Using Valve’s game distribution/community software, Steam, you can pluck Portal right out of the internetz and start playing.

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All this Lion talk here at Macgasm this week had me thinking about some of the things I really like about it, the gestures. While some may complain about “backwards” scrolling and other gestures, I have fully embraced them and love it (she types while ducking and waiting for the screaming mobs). Like them or hate them, I think they are here to stay. Salavat Khanov, thank you for taking the time to document your gesturing and for uploading it to the Macgasm Flickr Pool!

Photo Credit: Salavat Khanov

Do you want to be a photographer or just play one on the web? Here’s your chance! Join Macgasm’s Flickr group and upload all your beauty shots of your Apple gear. Each week we select one lucky participant to be featured on Flickr Find Friday. Go join our Flickr Group now. Get creative. Upload up to 7 pics a day. Tune in on Fridays (like you ever miss a post, right?) and see if you have what it takes to be featured. Good luck and happy snapping.

FINALLY. Google Chrome stable branch gets a very welcome update today — native support for Lion’s full-screen mode, as well as the awesome disappearing scrollbars that everyone hates loves! I’m pretty happy about it, considering this comes after an interesting discussion with the Chrome dev team about whether or not all this was necessary.

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If you think your iPhone or iPad needs more Gears of War, then pay attention this September 28 when Madfinger brings Shadowgun to the App Store. As bounty hunter John Slade, you pick up your sidearm and forage forth into a guarded mountain fortress to take out Doctor Edgar Simon. As you can guess, it won’t be easy; like every good medical professional, he is surrounded by angry mutants, violent cyborgs and other nasty, heavily-armed guards of different types.

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