I’m kinda busy today, so here’s a quick news update in glorious dot-point form:

• Bloomberg tells us that “industry experts” are saying Apple should be more forthcoming with the health of Steve Jobs.
• Apple likes to turn perceived disadvantages, into advantages. Case in point – App Store approval process is a good way to keep malicious apps out, instead of a complex software based security system.
• Optus has a really weird “Happy Place” PR stunt going on down in Circular Quay, for the iPhone 3G S launch. AppleSource & Gizmodo check it out. A bunch of blowhards (except Firement) are talking crap about how they use their iPhone.
• John Carmack tells Forbes how much he digs the iPhone as a gaming platform.
• The tap tap tap guys show us how grunty the iPhone 3G S is when it comes to 3D graphics. They found it to be 4x faster in a range of benchmarks.
• CNet’s Crave blog list 5 steps Apple can take to make the iPhone the leading handheld gaming platform.
• The New York Times blog writes how inaccurate laptop battery testing is.
• Our friends at IceTV have a referral program going – if you get a friend to sign up to a 12 month subscription of IceTV, IceTV will give you an extra 3 months for free. Sweeeeeeet.
• Our other friend, Xenex, found out that Office 2008’s installer needs Rosetta installed to install Office. Fail.
• Belkin are releasing gigabit speed powerplug ethernet adaptors. Expect them around August.
• A dude on LiveJournal called happywaffle, has a well written, real-life experience with Find My iPhone.
• Rocking a Canon 5D Mark II? Trammell Hudson has made a replacement firmware for the camera, called Magic Lantern, that has many tweaks for video shooting.
• Linkinus, an IRC client I quite enjoy when I have to delve into that seedy IRC underbelly, has been updated to v2.0 and brings the snazzy.
• Macworld get hands on with a pair of Bluetooth headphones and iPhone OS 3.0.
• Are you the go-to guy whenever someone has a problem with their Mac? These tips from Macworld may make your life easier.