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IBM today cut the price of its Microdrive by up to 32 percent. New prices for the drives are now: 340MB, US$199 (was $299); 512MB, $259 (was $399); and 1GB, $379 (was $499). The Microdrive competes with the flash memory market for storage in portable devices, such as digital cameras and MP3 players.

VersionTracker notes the release of TinkerTool 2.0, a new version of the popular utility for easily hacking certain features and functionality into Mac OS X, although the product’s page has yet to be updated with information on the new version. TinkerTool is available free of charge.

Bare Bones Software has released Super Get Info 1.0.2, an update to its Mac OS X utility that offers more features than the operating system’s “Show Info” command. The new version adds “Empty Trash” command, which allows users toempty the Trash even when the Finder claims you do not have sufficientprivileges to do so, provides compatibility with NFS servers, improvements when dealing with items on locked volumes, and several minor bug fixes. Super Get Info sells for US$20; a fully functional 14-day demo is available.

Quark has pulled out from MacExpo, the UK show that takes place November 22-24, according to Macworld UK. The company cited adverse economic conditions as the reason for withdrawing. “We regret that Quark won’t be able to attend MacExpo. We have every faith in the event, and wish for a very successful show,” a Quark spokesperson told Macworld UK. The company added that its commitment to the Mac market remains “firm.”

Brian A. Peat has put together a ten minute video of the Easton Town Center Apple Store opening in Columbus, Ohio. The video is currently only available in two high-quality versions; a more compressed version of the video for users on narrowband connections will be available in the coming days.