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Several readers note that Apple has made a small change to their company website. The "Music" Tab has now been replaced with an "iTunes" tab. The Music tab appeared with the launch of the Apple iTunes Music Store, and was the target of iTunes Music Store Apple's marketing. Television commercials directed customers to AppleMusic.com -- which then redirected users to...

Students and Teachers can get Microsoft Office v. X (Student and Teacher edition) for only $99 at Amazon. This represents a $50 reduction from the retail price. Link: $99 Office. v. X (Student and Teacher)...

Amazon lists the 15" PowerBook with Superdrive as "This item is not stocked or has been discontinued". Significance...

PowerPage claims to have heard that the PowerBooks are due this week, with specs including a 1.25GHz G4, right-sided ports, FW800 and nVidia video cards. They also hint at a fourth product introduction this week, beyond (presumably) the three new...

IngramMicro (major distributor) has no 15" PowerBooks in stock and very low stocks of 12"...

Toast Titanium 5.0 for Mac OS X, Retail Price = $99 J&R: $79.88 - $40.00 Mail In Rebate = $39.88 Rebate lasts until 08/31/2003. Toast 6 is due in September, but an upgrade path is reportedly...

AppleInsider's News Bytes update with a blurb that Microcenter is no longer are advertising 15" PowerBooks. AppleInsider also reports hearing the August 19th date, but unclear about the origin of the...

Numerous readers report that that Sherlock temporarily gave a curious error message today: "Must upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 to use this version of [channel]" The error message disappears after relaunch of Sherlock. ...

Microsoft introduced new Office packages today. Some mail order companies already have these products listed... Office v.X Professional - $429.99 Office v. X - $345.99 Office v. X Student & Teacher - $139.99...

MacNews.net.tc provides a "weekend roundup", but it is unclear what is speculation/old rumors/new rumors. The site claims that PowerMac G5s will be updated in January up to 1.8GHz, 2.0GHz, and 2.2GHz. Previous claims from this site included 1.4GHz, 1.6GHz, and 1.8GHz PowerMacs at WWDC, which were incorrect. PowerBooks are pegged at 1GHz and 1.33GHz speeds in a week, but previous...

Amazon is offering the PowerMac G5's for below retail. You must add the items to your cart to see the reduced prices. Savings are

Dell (Small Business) is now offering 15% off all Dell CRT monitors select Dell LCD Monitors until 8/13/03. These include the 19" LCDs this time around: UltraSharp 1800FP 18" LCD: $529 - $79.35 = $449.65 UltraSharp 1900FP 19" LCD: $699 - $104.85 = $594.15 (500:1 contrast ratio) UltraSharp 1901FP 19" LCD: $749 - $112.35 = $636.65 (600:1 contrast ratio) UltraSharp 2000FP 20"...

gtrinity notes that Hotjobs.com lists a new job offering from NVidia. "OS X DEVICE DRIVER ENGINEER": Help design and implement new features for NVIDIA's graphics drivers for OS X. Work with the latest Apple equipment and NVIDIA GPUs before they are released, in a cutting edge environment with a top-notch team. ...

One reader (mrougeux) reports that his credit card called him regarding a charge from Apple Computer for his Dual 2.0GHz. Online store stats don't reflect shipping, but credit cards are typically not charged until products ship. [Indeed, it's possible that it could have been a preapproval charge placed... but we won't know more until mrougeux can supply some...

MacBidouille claims there is now a 6-8 week delay on PowerBooks, hinting at updates...

Samsung ML-1710 Monochrome Laser Printer. $169.23 at Office Depot. $20 Coupon (via link) $70 Mail in Rebate ---------------- $79.23 Total Readers have recently discussed their experience with this printer. Link: Office Depot: $20 off $100 - (Will appear at checkout) ...

BestBuy is offering a $150 mail-in rebate on all Laptops as well as free shipping. Offer ends on August 9, 2003. $1999 - 15" PowerBook w/ Combo Drive $1799 - 12" PowerBook w/ Superdrive $1299 - 12" iBook w/ Combo Drive [Update: Items have been removed from BestBuy.com]...