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New Apple Family

Here is a picture of the new Apple family lineup as announced today by Steve Jobs.
Form left to right, new iPod nano, new iPod Classic and new iPod Touch.

iPhone for $399, $200 price drop

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Apple has splashed a whopping $200 price drop on the iPhone 8GB version. Now it's only $399. Previously it was tagged at a staggering $599! The new touchscreen iPod, named iPod Touch, retails for $399 for the 16GB version and $299 for 8GB.

Also note that the 4GB iPhone is discontinued, some say due to its lagging sales behind the 8GB version.

So now you can either have an 8GB iPhone or a 16GB iPod Touch for the same price of $399. Trade the phone feature for extra 8GB of free space? Is it worth the trade off? I personally would chose the iPhone over the Touch, since they are pretty much the same thing.

All these thanks to the launch of the new iPod Touch, iPod Classic and iPod Nano.

p/s: this wasn't in the previous rumor post.

New iPod Touch Announced, Similar to iPhone

Steve Jobs made the announcement that many have predicted or seen in the rumors, as posted in this previous rumor post, which turned out really close to the real deal. The new iPod Touch has the same size screen as the iPhone (so it's almost the same thing dang!) however, it's a little thinner than the iPhone itself. The new iPod Touch incorporates the same touchscreen user interface as the iPhone. All the previous claims are verified, widescreen, built-in Wifi and touchscreen controls. Additionally, it brings in the "flick through your photos" feature and you even get the "slide to unlock" feature too. And yes, this thing actually has WiFi. Battery life is said to be 22-hours when playing back audio and 5-hours when watching video. The iPod Touch 8GB and 16GB will be priced at $299 and $399, respectively.

New Apple iPod Rumor: Touchscreen iPod Video, Widescreen, Wi-fi with Screenshots

The rumor of new iPod lineup on Wednesday is heating up.
In just about 24 hours time, everyone in the world will know what's the new product annouced.
However, there are rumors going on already as you know.
The 'strongest' rumor so far which I have seen is by the Taiwan-based contract manufacturers for the iPod Video, iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle which correspond to Inventec Appliances, Foxconn and Asustek respectively.

"The new iPod video will also come with a widescreen panel, high storage capacity and Wi-Fi connectivity, the sources indicated. In addition, the new iPod video is expected to be powered by NAND flash, instead of a harddisk drive (HDD)."

MacMALL is a certified iPod Direct Reseller.



Below is the summary fo the new iPod lineup tomorrow (by rumors):

iPod Video New Features
Widescreen, an operating interface similar to the iPhone, built-in Wi-Fi connectivity (Inventec Appliances)
(The current iPod video is manufactured by Quanta Computer)




iPod Nano New Features
Increased storage capacity, iPhone-like interface, price to remain unchanged (Foxconn)





iPod Shuffle New Features
Increased storage capacity, price to remain unchanged (Asustek)



Beat the rush on Apple's site and alternatively buy from MacMALL, the iPod certified direct reseller.

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Flickr Test Post Successful

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Flickr Test Post

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New Second Arrest Warrant Issued for Thaksin Shinawatra (Manchester City owner)

Remember the arrest warrant for former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra? A new second arrest warrant was issued by Thailand's supreme court on September 3rd. The former Thai prime minister and his wife are the subject of a police inquiry into the couple's alleged violation of stock-trading laws.
Last month saw the country's Supreme Court issue a first warrant after the pair failed to return home to answer corruption charges relating to a land sale.
Thaksin is accused of abusing his position by helping his wife buy land from a state agency at a favourable price.
The Department of Special Investigations have also been looking into allegations Thaksin, who bought City this summer, and his wife Pojaman concealed their assets in a firm, SC Assets Co Ltd.
The DSI said a second warrant had been sought as the couple had repeatedly failed to appear in Bangkok to hear the charges.
Thaksin has not returned to Thailand since he was deposed as premier a year ago.
He and his family have denied all corruption allegations against them, and claims the charges are politically motivated.
Thaksin's lawyer Noppadol Pattama recently claimed his client feared his life would be in danger if he returned to Thailand.
Yeah, he's scared to go home and he bought up Manchester City! How can he do that when he's facing corruption charges? He should have his assets frozen pending the outcome of the investigations. I think he knows that he'd be doomed if he ever returns to Thailand.

2007 Black Friday Ads

Shopping weekend is here! It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means shopping craze is about to spread nationwide this weekend (especially on Black Friday!) Some merchants have already started their sales while some have already posted their circulars online. But many of the jaw dropping blackfriday bargains are available in limited quantities and only valid in-store. So for those who just can't drag their lazy bums 5am on Black Friday morning, those who are not willing to queue and fight with others for the deals, your best bet would be buying things online, from online merchants like BestBuy.com, Staples.com and Walmart.com.
BestBuy has lotsa good deals and prices are pretty reasonable (depending on what you're hunting for) When buying things online, one should never ever leave out the coupon factor. It's a sin for a bargain hunter. This site has a comprehensive section of Black Friday Ads which you can take advantage of in the process of getting yourself a good deal/bargain. All of the Black Friday deals from BestBuy currently listed on this page. They are sorted out in alphabetical order, so feel free to browse through the list to check if there's any hot deal which meets your need(s). Current on-going deals are also listed and are updated continuously! Happy Black Friday and happy shopping!