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Palm today took the wraps off its new Palm m125 handheld, which features a 33MHz processor, 8MB of RAM, Palm OS 4.0, and Palm’s dual-expansion architecture that accepts Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard cards, as well as Palm’s Universal Connector for hardware accessories.

IDG — organizers of Macworld San Francisco 2002 — have changed the terms of their pre-registration expo passes according to MacCentral. Late in August it was announced that “Free Exhibits Only Passes” were available if you pre-registered before October 15.

Apple has added MacWarehouse to its Macintosh Products Guide Hot Deal Program, which spotlights special deals and bundles from selected resellers. MacWarehouse joins The Apple Store, CompUSA, MacMall, MacConnection, MacZone, J & R, ClubMac, and Outpost.com.

Not to be outdone by the release of StuffIt Deluxe 6.5 earlier today, Aladdin has also posted StuffIt Expander 6.5, an update to its free decompression utility. Expander 6.5 adds the ability to automatically set Palm OS downloads to be copied to a Palm OS-based handheld next time the device is synchronized.

Charles Haddad’s latest Byte of the Apple column for BusinessWeek takes a look at Apple’s retail store strategy. “Call me crazy, but I agree with the handful of analysts who believe Apple-branded stores are a stroke of genius. Indeed, I don’t believe the company has any choice but to open them.”