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Amazon Drops Prices on Current and Older MacBooks

On Thursday, Amazon.com announced that it had lowered prices for both its older model MacBook laptops as well as the recently released units. According to MacNN, the new prices are as follows: -White 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB of RAM, 120 GB hard drive: US$1,200 after a US$100 rebate; -Black 2.16 GHz […]

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OWC Now Offering MacBook, MacBook Pro Memory Upgrade Kits

On Wednesday, Other World Computing announced that its one, two and three gigabyte RAM modules for MacBook laptops had become available and were immediately shipping. The modules are priced competitively against Apple’s factory upgrade option, wherein upgrading from one gigabyte of RAM to two gigabyes would run US$175, Other World Computing cites that their upgrade […]

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Apple Files Anti-Theft Patent for Its Devices

In March of 2004, Apple submitted a patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a technique that would hopefully better guard its devices. The patent, credited to company storage chief Paul Wahrenberg, centers around an “acceleration-based theft detection system”, the device sensing its own motion and determining what’s happening from there. […]

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Skype 2.6 for Mac Released

On Wednesday, Skype released the final build of Skype 2.6, its Voice over Internet Protocol software for the Mac. The new version, which is available as a free 30.4 megabyte download, includes a new call-transfer feature currently unavailable on its Windows client as well as stability fixes, a public chat feature and a chat typing […]

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Amazon to Offer DRM-Free Digital Music

On Wednesday, Amazon.com announced that it plans to launch a DRM-free online music store later this year. The site would sell audio content in a straight MP3 format without any Digital Rights Management protection constraints built into the files sold according to Macworld News. This news follows announcements by EMI and Apple in April that […]