Year: 2006

FastMac ships TruePower battery upgrade for iBook G3, G4

Posted by | Jun 30, 2006 | |

FastMac today announced it has started shipping TruePower laptop batteries for all models of the iBook (G3 and G4). The TruePower iBook battery is priced at US$99.95 and offers up to 50% more capacity than the original, notes the company. “All customers that placed pre-orders through the company’s Web site will receive their shipments in the next few days. All TruePower laptop batteries come with a 1-year warranty and 30 day money back guaranty.

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AP: ‘French Lawmakers Approve iTunes Law’

Posted by | Jun 30, 2006 | |

Lawmakers in France today gave their final approval to new legislation that could potentially force Apple to open up its iTunes DRM software to rival music players, reports the Associated Press. “Both the Senate and the National Assembly, France’s lower house, voted in favor of the copyright bill, which some analysts said could cause Apple Computer Inc. and others to pull their music players and online download stores from France,” notes the story.

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iClip free from MacZOT in preparation for new version

Posted by | Jun 30, 2006 | |

MacZOT.com today announced a special deal on iClip. Normally priced at US$19.95, visitors to MacZOT.com can get version 3 for free during a weekend promotion beginning today. The special deal does not include the free upgrade path to the next version, but Mac users will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to fully extend the power of their clipboard. iClip allows you to extend the standard clipboard by allowing sets of clippings. They can be named and categorized and remain in easy reach with a dock-like action.

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