HTC Hero: $99 At Best Buy Now [Updated]

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Deal alert! Deal Alert! Boy Genius reports that several tipsters have informed them of an incredible deal on one of the best Android smartphones on the market. The HTC Hero is apparently now selling for just $99 with a 2-year Sprint contract at Best Buy.

Update: The Sprint HTC Hero is now on sale for $99.99 on the Best Buy site with contract.

There's been no official word yet from Best Buy on this, and Sprint has yet to mention any sort of a price cut or discount. It's possible that an official press release from Best Buy will hit tomorrow, and that the stores selling the Hero now just started their deals a little early. More information should be filtering out soon.

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Posted on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:32:25 CST | by Robert Evans

Amazon Black Friday Magazine Sale Available Now [Update]

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Amazon just published a Black Friday Magazine sale offering 10 Magazine subscriptions for only $5.
The offer is good until December 1st.
The offered magazine subscriptions include Popular Science, Food&Wine, SmartMoney, Cosmo and People StyleWatch.
Shop for the magazines on this page. Update: The prices are not updated since hours. I assume Amazon is not launching this $5 Magazine sale yet, despite the page being still online.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

$8 Zhu Zhu Pets In Stock At Walmart Stores? [Update]

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Walmart now features on their Holiday Savings page a list of toys alongside the previously mentioned $100 Gift Card Deal with BlackBerry Phones purchases.
Among the toys listed, the hard to find Zhu Zhu Pets hamster at the low price of $8 stands out.
Update: Walmart has removed the Zhu Zhu Hamster from the Holiday Savings page. I assume they are out of stock.

Walmart always has the Zhu Zhu Hamsters listed online for $8 (See our Zhu Zhu Pets Shopping Guide), but I never saw them in stock.
Now that Walmart published the $8 Zhu Zhu on the Holiday Savings page, I would assume they actually have them in stock in stores now.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:58:42 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Black Friday: $249.99 Acer Laptop Appears On Best Buy Site [Update]

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As reported yesterday, Best Buy will be offering a Windows 7 Acer notebook for $249.99 today online and in-stores. The bargain laptop already appears on the Best Buy homepage, but the link to the product is not working yet.

The 15.4-inch Acer Laptop is only available in limited quantities. It is important to be among the first to order. Read more

Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:59:35 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Available Now

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Apple released a new update for OS X Snow Leopard with OS X 10.6.2.
The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
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Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Apple TV 3.0.1 Update Fixes Critical Issue

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Apple released the new 3.0 Apple TV software update on October 30th. Yesterday Apple released an emergency update that Apple advises you to install immediately if you have already installed 3.0 on your Apple TV.
The new Apple TV version 3.0.1 prevents content from temporarily disappearing until it is resynced. Read more

Posted on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Droid Only $149.99 With Contract On Sale At Sears Online [Update]

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Verizon Wireless launched the Motorola Droid Android 2.0 smartphone today. The Verizon Online store offers a cool user interface for purchasing the Droid, but it costs you $199.99. I just saw on the Sears site that they sell the Droid with contract for only $149.99 because of a $50 instant discount for new Verizon Wireless customers.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:33:27 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

iTunes 9.0.2 Update Is Available

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Apple unveiled the new Apple TV 3.0 Software and also a new version of iTunes with iTunes 9.0.2.
iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV 3.0, improves accessibility, new iTunes Store look and iTunes U category. See the full iTunes 9.0.2 release notes below.
For you Palm Pre owners, according to PreCentral, Apple killed your iTunes sync again. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple TV 3.0 Software Update With New UI Released

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Early yesterday Apple TV 3.0 was just a rumor, but then Apple unveiled the new major software update for the Apple TV.
Apple TV 3.0 featuring a redesigned main menu that supposedly makes navigating your favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes Store even better on your TV.
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Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:26:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Magic Mouse Software Updates Released

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Good news, Mac users. Apple has released a software update that allows the multitouch capabilities of the Magic Mouse. The update, (AppleInsider) which is out for both Leopard and Snow Leopard, is 64 mb in size for Leopard, and 36 mb in size for Snow Leopard.

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Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:28:44 CDT | by Robert Evans

Zhu Zhu Pets Giant Hamster City Playset Is On Pre-order At Only $99.99 [Update]

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Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster toys are the hot 2009 Holiday toy trend and have been hard to find and way over-priced for weeks. Now ToysRUs (Update: available again, ships 11/23/09) offers a great Zhu Zhu Pets package that gets you Hamsters and acccessories in one package for only $99.99.
The Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Giant Hamster City Playset includes Fun House, Hamster Wheel, Hamster Car and Garage, Sleep Dome, Adventure Ball, and two Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters.
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Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iBuypower Updates Full Gaming PC Line to Windows 7

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Gaming computer maker iBuypower announced last week that its entire line of gaming computers including desktops and notebooks have been transitioned to Windows 7. That means that you can get its Chimera, LAN Warrior, and Paladin XLC machines with the new Microsoft OS.

The best feature of the OS for gamers is support for DirectX 11 for improved graphics. The company also offers different levels of overclocking on the new gaming computers as well with 10%, 20%, and 30% overclocking levels for $49 for level 1 and $99 for level 2 or 3 overclocking. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

BlackBerry OS 5.0 Update Rumored To Be Released This Week

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RIM is expected to release the new BlackBerry firmware update 5.0 in the coming week on October 28th.
According to CrackBerry the list of BlackBerry phones that will be able to run OS 5.0 include BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200, Curve 8330, Curve 8350i, Curve 8900, Bold 9000, Tour 9630 and as reported already the BlackBerry Storm. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Google Music Service Rumored [Update]

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Google is rumored to soon launch a music service according to a report on TechCrunch.
It could be named Google Audio, but this name is not very sexy in my mind. It is not known yet if the Google music service would be streaming like Spotify or a download service like iTunes. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:01:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Needed For Magic Mouse

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To use your new Apple Magic Mouse to the full extent you apparently need the upcoming Mac OS X 10.6.2 update. MacRumors reports that users found a note in the Magic Mouse user guide that contains such a reference.
This means that Apple will soon release the OS X 10.6.2 update. I hope it fixes some other performance issues my wife complains about, especially with Safari on her MacBook. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:28:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Store Just Went Down For Updating

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All rumors point to Apple revealing new iMacs and more today.
Just now the US Apple Store went down. The Asian and the Australian stores were already down for updating.
So lets see if Apple really will unveil an impressive iMac, new Mac mini, and a new plastic Macbook. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:51:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Canon 7D Gets Firmware Update

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Canon issued a firmware update for the new Canon 7D. Canon announced the new Canon Eos 7D DSLR camera in early September and it is now on sale on Amazon.com.

The mid-range DSLR Canon EOS 7D features 8fps continuous shooting, 8MP resolution and full HD video recording with variable frame rates and manual exposure control.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Firmware Update To Make BlackBerry Storm Not Suck?

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The BlackBerry Storm has some issues. It's been panned by many critics, and users alike for it's slow speed, buggy nature, and sub-par touchscreen. For a phone that was supposed to bring RIM back into the winner's circle, the Storm was pretty much a complete failure. Fortunately, it looks like RIM has fixed the major problems of the Storm, just in time to release the vastly superior Storm 2.

If you're one of the folks who bought a Storm and immediately regretted it, you could be about to get restitution. PhoneArena reports that there is a firmware update en route to you right now. This update will make the Storm and Storm 2 "practically identical" when it comes to software.

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Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:18:05 CDT | by Robert Evans

Samsung Updates Story Station with Low Power Standby

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Samsung launched their Samsung Story Station external hard-drive line in April. Today Samsung announced that updated Story drives will be launched in November with reduced standby power consumption of 95%.

Samsung has lowered the standby power consumption of the Story Station by over 95 percent, to 0.09W from the conventional level of 2.5W. The reduced power level for standby mode was achieved by adopting a new circuit structure, which makes the drive non-operational when the power cable is connected and the USB port is not.
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Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:41:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iFrame Video Format Support With iMovie 8.0.5 Update

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Apple issued an update that brings iFrame video format support to the iMovie application available in the iLife '09 software package.
With the iMovie 8.0.5 update you can use the new iFrame format designed by Apple to speed up importing and editing by keeping the content in its native recorded format while editing. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:41:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Huge Microsoft Security Patch Hits Tuesday, Includes Windows 7 Updates

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Microsoft will release a huge security patch tomorrow October 13th containing eight critical and five important security bulletins fixing 34 vulnerabilities.
Affected software includes Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Silverlight, Forefront, Developer Tools, and SQL Server.
Windows 7 is also affected by this monster patch fixing a critical IE 8 bug and two important marked issues found in the Operating System. Windows 7's release is still 10 days away. So you will already have a security update waiting for your new Windows 7 computer when you get it. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:41:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr