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The phones are still locked, however, which means they will still work only on AT&T’s network. Apple used to require an AT&T contract for its phones, even for the ones being purchased without a contract subsidy. The FAQ included in the memo specifically states, “Q: Do you have to be an AT&T customer to purchase…

Attendees wanting to take advantage of the free expo registration can sign up at the Macworld Expo Web site. 

McGraw Hill, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K-12, and Kaplan are among the publishers that have teamed up with ScrollMotion to develop digital versions of their books that are more than text-to-screen conversions.ScrollMotion is working on enhancing text books by adding in video, the ability to highlight text and record lectures, note taking support, searching, and…

Technocel PowerPak Sometimes you’re lucky enough to grab an iPhone and hit the road. But sometimes you have to travel with a whole collection of gadgets, any one of which might run out of charge at the wrong time. Technocel’s PowerPak is the answer: it’s a wall charger and external battery pack rolled into one.…

LCD or Plasma? Manufacturers would have you believe that LCDs, even LED backlit LCD HDTVs are just as good as Plasmas. That turns out not to be the case. In the September 2009 issue of Widescreen Review magazine, Raymond Soneira, Ph.D. in a series of instrumented and calibrated tests reported that a lot of, ah,…

Some parts of the globe area already on Calendar, of course, such as Japan and Australia, but the UAE is still on Thursday, as of this writing. U.S. customers must wait until 8:00 AM on August 28th (Friday morning) for their local Apple Stores to open to get their copies (or wait for their deliveries,…

SSD drives use MLC NAND flash components rather than the usual disk (or platters) used in a traditional hard disk drive. With no moving parts, the drives make substantially less noise, are often cooler, and are currently considered more robust. The company said the new drive, part of the M225 series, offers 250MB/sec read speeds…

I took some golf lessons last fall. I was told by my instructor, a golf pro, that the average difference in handicap between the top 10 money making pros and the 2nd tier guys who struggle to make a living is about 1 or 2 strokes. That is, as a very good pro, if you…

The sale effectively offers users five books for US$29.95 — all five books will be in PDF format, and will be downloadable. The sale is on now, and ends on Friday, February 13th, 2009. SitePoint stressed that all of the proceeds from the sale would be donated to relief efforts, and the company hopes to…

“We think there is strong reception of AAPL’s new iPhone 3G Gift Card program, where the process of giving the iPhone as a gift is greatly simplified without the need for activation and personal information,” Mr. Wu wrote. “We estimate several hundred thousand to one million units could be impacted.” That said, he also noted…

  FileMaker, the publisher of the newly released Bento 2 individualized database application, has just released a Holiday Pack with special templates and new views that let you easily create a database for your holiday card list and/or your gift and donation list. The company is offering the Contacts & Cards and Gifts & Donations…

If y ou’re a huge corporation with lots of cash in the bank, you’re inevitably going to be a target for lawsuits. Heck, even if you are a moderately-sized company with next to no cash in reserve, you can expect to be sued on a regular basis. Apple Inc. is certainly no exception here. Indeed,…

Until September 30, Parallels is offering their virtualization software, Desktop 3.0, along with eight others Mac apps, valued at US$300 for just $49.99. Parallels Desktop normally sells for $79.99 by itself.

A prominent economist wrote that Apple is about to finally take a hit from the slowing economy. However, thatis not going to happen this quarter thanks to back to school purchases, according to BusinessWeekis Arik Hesseldahl on Thursday. A remarkable number of college students are planning to buy Apple notebooks. Mr. Hesseldahl is so certain…

Dreamweaver is Adobeis professional Web site design application. The CS4 version includes a new live view for previewing sites under construction, a new code navigator view, support file management, Ajax and JavaScript code hinting, Photoshop Smart Object support, Adobe AIR authoring support, and more. Fireworks is Adobeis interactive Web site design and prototyping application. New…

OnScreen Science announced on Friday the immediate and permanent price reduction of its DNA visualization software. The new prices for the Lite, Standard, and Pro editions of OnScreen DNA are US$29, $99, and $134, respectively. OnScreen DNA, which runs under Macintosh OS X and Windows XP, is designed to make the detailed structure and workings…

VersionTracker is offering a special promotion starting Wednesday. The bundle includes a free copy of the Griffin RoadTrip for iPod. The complete bundle includes the following: A two year subscription to VersionTracker. Access to MacFixIt Pro which has ten years of archives. Griffin RoadTrip for iPod. Mac Pilot which unlocks over 300 hidden Mac OS…

OnScreen Science, Inc. announced on Wednesday that they have reduced the price nearly 50 percent for their educational software, Particle Physics. The software is designed to make the strange quantum world of subatomic physics accessible to students at the high school level and above. The prize-winning software makes it easy for students to experience and…

The new B&H Photo Video Hot Deals page has offers on the LaCie 500GB Quadra external hard drive with FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0, Viewsonic VX922 19-inch Xtreme LCD monitor, Sportfolio Case for MacBook from Marware, Glovez neoprene sleeve for MacBook in silver from Case-Mate, Samsung ML-2510 laser printer for only, I-Trigue 2200 2.0 multimedia…

The new Gadget Locker Hot Deals page has offers on the Keynote Theme Park Superset for Appleis Keynote application from Wow You Design, iLuv portable iPod video/DVD player with 7-inch screen, iLockr metal shell security case combo lock + iWRAPr shrink wrap protection for 30GB iPod video from i2Electronics, Sportfolio Deluxe Blue protective case for…

The new B&H Photo Video Hot Deals page has offers on the SyncMaster 941BW widescreen LCD display from Samsung, X-240 2.1 speaker system with MP3 player cradle from Logitech, iKey USB Slim Combo keyboard and optical mouse from Macally, 3-port USB 2.0 T3Hub portable hub from Dr. Bott, EyeTV 250 USB TV Tuner from Elgato…

Letis say I want to buy a new digital camera. Instead of searching the Web myself for deals, I go to DealsOnTheWeb.com to see whatis available. Then hereis what I do: Enter what you want to find in the Search filed, and click the Search button. In this case, I entered “digital camera.” The search…

The new PowerMax Hot Deals page has offers on the BT600 full-size BlueTooth wireless mouse from RadTech, iBook/PowerBook AC adapter APL-1110-G4 from Micro Accessories, 18x internal DVD-/+R/RW optical drive for the PowerMac G4/G5 from MCE, TrafficJamz FM Transmitter and charger for iPod from Monster Cable, HL-2070N monochrome laser printer for home or office from Brother,…

Schools must have at least 25 systems for recycling, and Apple doesnit care what brand computers are included. Apple will pick up the computers and recycle them completely within the U.S. Schools have until June 30 to register, and until July 31 to have the computers picked up. Additional information is available at the Apple…