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Apple Now Accepting iPad Apps, Planning “Grand Opening” of iPad App Store

Apple is now accepting iPad apps for a “grand opening” of the iPad App Store, according to an email just sent to registered developers.
“iPad will begin shipping soon and your opportunity to be part of the grand opening of the iPad App Store starts today,” the email says.
There’s no details about when the store’s grand [...]

Security Expert: “Mac OS X Is Safer, But Less Secure”

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Tech site H-Online has an interesting story today, quoting security expert Charlie Miller about his forthcoming talk at the CanSecWest conference next week.
He says OS X is full of security holes. There are lots more than in Windows, he claims.
And yet: OS X is a safer system to use. Why? Because, in the words [...]

Apple Devotes Entire Home Page To Jerome York Obituary

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If ever you needed a sign that Apple was a different kind of technology company, this is it.
What other computer manufacturer would remove its top-selling, hype-inducing, industry-altering new product from the prime spot on its website home page, and replace it with an obituary to an investor?
This is one of those “Here’s to the [...]

Coming Soon: Steve Jobs, the Sitcom

Fake Steve creator Dan Lyons just signed a deal to bring Steve Jobs to another small screen near you.
The half-hour series called “iCon” is billed by the presser as “a savage satire centering on a fictional Silicon Valley CEO whose ego is a study in power and greed.”
Making sure the barbs prick will be the [...]

Daily Deals: $824 24″ Cinema HD Display, MiLi iPhone Power Pack, Air Hockey for iPhone

We start the day off with a trio of Mac deals, including Apple’s 24-inch Cinema HD Widescreen LED LCD for just $849. If you are more in the mood for mobile, there is the stylish MiLi Power Pack Extender battery for your iPhone. The device clips on to your iPhone, providing a 2000mAh boost for 6.5 hours of talking, 9 hours of video or an impressive 31 hours of tunes. Finally, if you are fidgeting over what Apple could announce Wednesday, put that nervous energy to use with an Air Hockey game. What’s even better, it is a free app for your iPhone or iPod touch.

As always, details on these and many more items is available on CoM’s “Daily Deals” page after the jump.

B&H Photo-Video offers the Apple 24″ Cinema HD Widescreen LED LCD Monitor, model no. MB382LL/A, for $827.79 with free shipping. (Although that’s $18 over our November mention, since expired, it’s still the lowest total price we could find by $21.) It features a native resolution of 1920×1200, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 14ms response time, 330 cd/m² brightness, built-in iSight camera, 3-port USB 2.0 hub, and Mini DisplayPort connectivity.

Small Dog Electronics offers dealmac readers the MiLi Power Pack for iPhone in Blue, model no. HI-C10, for $49.99. (With $9 for shipping, that’s $20 off and the lowest total price we’ve seen by $4.) The MiLi Power Pack is an external 2000mAh battery that snaps onto the iPhone. It provides up to an additional 6.5 hours of talk time, 9 hours of video, or 31 hours of audio. It charges via USB.

Today only, the iTunes App Store offers downloads of Air Hockey for iPhone / iPod touch for free. (That’s a buck off and the lowest price we’ve seen for this multiplayer game.)

Today only, MacUpdate.com offers downloads of Office Time 1.5 for Mac for $24.95. (That’s $22 off and the lowest price we could find for this software, which helps you keep track of time spent on a project, expenses associated with it, and more.) Click here for more information.

ClubMac.com offers the factory-refurbished Wacom Bamboo Fun Medium Digitizing Tablet, model no. CTE650W, for $94.99. (With about $9 for shipping, it’s $24 under the cost of a new one and the lowest total price we could find.) This 13.3″ x 8.8″ tablet features 1,024 levels of sensitivity, USB connectivity, and a wireless pen and mouse. A 1-year Wacom warranty applies.

Best Buy offers the Mitsubishi Diamond 46″ 120Hz 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LT-46249, for $1,939.98. [With free shipping and free hook-up, it's the lowest total price we could find by $39, outside of the mention below.] Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a native resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p), integrated online content streaming via VUDU, built-in Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound, 120Hz refresh rate, four HDMI inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs.

Of note, Crutchfield offers this television for $1,979.10 with free shipping. Coupon code “3A825″ knocks it to $1,959.10. Crutchfield charges sales tax is less locations, but does not offer the free hook-up.

Buy.com again offers this HP Bluetooth Wireless Printer and PC Adapter 2-Pack for $19.99. (With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $20 for this adapter in this quantity.) This adapter allows you to print wirelessly from Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Buy.com offers the Iomega eGo 320GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive in Ruby Red, model no. 34615, for $69.99 with free shipping ($0.22/GB). [That's $5 under our July mention and the lowest total price we could find by $10.] This drive features Drop Guard, which protects it from falls of up to 51″, and USB 2.0 connectivity.

Buy.com offers the Cavalry Serial ATA 2-Bay USB 2.0 Dock, model no. EN-CAHDD2B-ZB, for $44.99. This $20 mail-in rebate drops it to $24.99. (With free shipping, that’s $5 under our mention from last fall and the lowest total price we could find by $15.) This USB 2.0 docking station connects two 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA hard drives to a Mac or PC. It features hot-swappable bays with open design for access and ventilation. Rebate ends February 1.

JR.com offers the ViewSonic 8GB MovieBook Portable Media Player in Black, model no. VPD400, for $114. This $20 mail-in rebate cuts it to $94. (With about $8 for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $4, although we saw it for $2 less in December, since expired.) It features a 4.3″ 800×480 LCD, microSD card slot, voice recorder, up to 10 hours of audio playback or three hours of video per charge, compatibility with AVI, MPEG, XviD, DivX, RM, RMVB, DAT, VOB, MP4, H.263, H.264, MP3, WAV. OGG, FLAC, APE, ACC, WMA, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and PNG file formats, and USB connectivity. Rebate ends February 20.

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Ed Sutherland

Ed Sutherland is a veteran technology journalist who first heard of Apple when they grew on trees, Yahoo was run out of a Stanford dorm and Google was an unknown upstart. Since then, Sutherland has covered the whole technology landscape, concentrating on tracking the trends and figuring out the finances of large (and small) technology companies.

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