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Daily Deals: $899 MacBook Pro, 3%-Off 22″ and 27″ iMacs, App Store Freebies

We close out another week with a deal on a refurbished 2.16GHz MacBook Pro with 17-inch screen for $899. Also at the top of our list: 3 percent off an iMac 22-inch or 27-inch desktop computer, plus the latest batch of App Store freebies, including "Coolrado," a 3D platforming game.
Along the way, we'll check out [...:]

Another iPhone App Named in Teen Sex Case

A 44-year-old man is in federal custody after using a social networking app to meet and have sex with a 14-year-old girl.
Moses Virgil Campbell Jr., 44, allegedly used the "iDate-Personals Dating Service for Singles of Any Sex" app on his iPhone to hook up with a teen, according to an affidavit written by FBI Special [...:]

Five Fun Games: Alice Redux, Your Life Rewound, Visiting Luminaries and More

Happy Friday! Here's this week's selection by Mac Games and More featuring fun casual games you can play into the weekend. The games include living your life over, a time traveling mission, a wacky fantasy adventure game and more.




Mushroom Age – Mushroom Age is one of the silliest Mac games I've ever played, which is [...:]

Heavily Discounted Mac App Bundle And One Freebie At MacBuzzer

Deals are good; free stuff, better —Macbuzzer currently has both on their site.
We've just started playing around with Cockpit, a customizable multi-controller that controls other apps on your Mac; normally $25, Macbuzzer is giving it away for free.
If that doesn't hit your sweet-spot, they're also selling a collection of nine Mac apps that includes: time-tracking/invoicing [...:]

Sorry Naysayers: First Quarter iPhone Shipments Up 131%

First quarter iPhone shipments are more than double what they were in 2009, IDC reports.
Apple now has 16.1% of the mobile market share, landing it in the top three smartphone vendors after Nokia and Research in Motion.
The bump in shipments was in part due to iPhones reaching outside North America, the report noted, adding forthcoming [...:]

Nokia Sues Apple, Claiming iPad, iPhone Infringe Patents

Nokia is again back in court, this time claiming Apple's iPad and iPhone infringe five patents. The venue — a federal court in Wisconsin — has some people scratching their heads.
In its latest legal jab at the Cupertino, Calif. consumer electronics giant, Nokia alleges the patents involve "enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning [...:]

Apple: 9 More iPad Countries Announced

Apple announced Friday the iPad will be available in nine more countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK May 28. International pre-orders for the iPad are set to begin Monday, May 10.
The next round of international launches are expected to be announced in July with the Cupertino, Calif. company selecting Austria, [...:]

WWDC Sold Out in 8 Days

One wouldn't ordinarily mention "scalpers" and "Apple developers" in the same sentence, but this time it seems appropriate. The World Wide Developers Conference has sold out the 5,000-seat San Francisco, Calif. venue in just eight days. This, despite a series of limitations Apple imposed on this year's event.
First, the Cupertino, Calif. company hiked the ticket [...:]

Bloomberg: iPad 3G in Short Supply

It can be difficult getting your hands on an iPad. Apple admits it. Analysts announce it. Now the mainstream media are reporting it. Following up on online stories stretching back into mid-April, an investigation now finds Apple retail stores in 13 cities across the country have no iPad inventory.
New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, [...:]

How To Fix Common Email Problems [MacRx]

As an IT consultant you get accustomed to certain problems and complaints from users.  "My computer is running slow" is a universal favorite.  "You said this would only take a few minutes" is another perennial frontrunner.
But one stands out as arguably the most common end user headache: "My Email Isn't Working."
Sigh… Welcome to the club.  Email [...:]