Year: 2010

Walmart cuts price in half on 8GB iPhone

Walmart has lowed the price of the 16GB iPhone 3GS from US$197 to $97. You still, of course, must sign up for the two-year service contract.

Also, the 32GB version is still $297 at the giant retail chain. There are rumors that Apple will announce a new iPhone at June’s Worldwide Developer Conference.

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Apple launches back-to-school promo

Apple has launched its 2010 back-to-school promo (http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school). Students and educators can buy a Mac and get a free iPod touch.

If you’re a college student or a faculty or staff member at any grade level and you buy a new Mac with Apple education pricing from May 25 through Sept. 7, 2010, you can get a free 8GB iPod touch. You’re also eligible for a US$50 discount on the MacBook, $100 off a MacBook Air, up to $200 off of a MacBook Pro, and up to a $100 on an iMac.

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OpenTrust Mobile extends its support to the iPad

OpenTrust (http://www.opentrust.com), a next gen IT security software publisher, says it has successfully secured the iPad using its OpenTrust Mobile technology to secure access to corporate networks.

OpenTrust Mobile supports the most common Mobile OS including iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows. This latest development will allow customers to manage digital identities held on the Apple iPad, along with smart phones equipped with Digital IDs, to remotely and automatically authenticate themselves to corporate networks, according to OpenTrust Chief Technical Officer Sherley Brothier.

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Kroll Ontrack beefs up services for Mac users

Kroll Ontrack (http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/apple%2Drecovery%2Dservices/) — a provider of information management, data recovery, and legal technology products and services — has announced improvements to its data recovery capabilities for Mac systems, addressing the surge in usage of Apple systems, services, applications and devices, including the iPad, iPhone and iPod.

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