Apple has updated its Hot Deals Web site with the latest offerings from ClubMac, Other World Computing, O’Reilly, and the online Apple Store. Apple also announced that Ramjet has joined the Hot Deals program. Great prices can be found on iBook G4 RAM, MacSoft’s Halo: Combat Evolved, OWC Neptune 120GB FireWire external hard drive, and refurbished iPods.
Read MoreApple will open a new retail store in Tigard, Oregon, on Saturday, November 15. The Apple Store is located at the Washington Square shopping center, and will open its doors at 10:00 a.m.
Read MoreThe Babel Company today announced that it has put together a primer for approaching the issue of running backups under Mac OS X. “Since the introduction of Panther folks have been reporting issues of data loss from many separate issues, and after seeing these reports I decided to assemble a practical primer to help folks make good choices when backing up their data under OS X,” said Steve Elliott of Babel.
Read MoreMacMice has announced that SightFlex, its flexible stand for Apple’s iSight Web camera, is now shipping. SightFlex is a 20″ high, flexible metal tubing shaft tall enough to place an iSight looking over a Cinema Display, and flexible enough to mount the iSight in any number of positions to meet the needs of CRT or LCD display owners, as well as PowerBook users. SightFlex is priced at US$29.99.
Read MoreApple Taiwan is taking road trips on iPod Music Buses to promote the digital music player in the country. “Four buses — they come in yellow, purple, blue, and green — are digital music stores on wheels,” according to a Taiwan News article. “Each bus represents a consumer’s taste in music — yellow for hip-hop, purple for dance music, green for inspirational and family tunes, and blue for R&B and jazz.
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