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Dell continues to have 10% off certain accessories: 10% off All Digital Cameras 10% off All Memory Free Ground Shipping Also, they are offering another 1 day only coupon: "D8C26FF4CEC1" which gives you $40 off orders $350 or more, excluding some Dell peripherals. Coupon good only for today (7/10/03) until 11:00pm CST. They have a broad range of digital cameras, and...

LoopRumors.com claims that Bluetooth accessories are ready to go. ...

Batteries.com is having a summer promotion which gives you 15% off any product. They carry, well, batteries, of course. Anything from AA's to Digital Camera and Cell Phone batteries. Coupon Code: "summer03" Good through September 2003. Link: Batteries.com...

An Appleinsider thread claims that certain photos at Apple's site depict Displays without the horizontal stripes. A later post in that same thread then claims that this was confirmed after speaking with someone at Apple...

Certain stars have aligned at Dell's online store -- allowing you to combine discounts: 10% off Digital Camera, PDAs, Printers, Scanners and more. 5% off Monitors & Projectors ...and with a coupon... Coupon Code: "59342DCCE914" $35 off a Purchase of $300 or More You can come up with some interesting discounts on perhipherals. Canon PowerShot S400 => $499 -...

MacBidouille claims that Apple will be supporting some professional video cards in Panther. The list includes NVidia's Quadro 2, Quadro 4 and ATI's Fire GL 8700, GL 8800, GL2, and GL4. Of additional note, they claim that certain Select and Premier developers have started receiving PowerMac G5 orders. Being so far ahead of the general population, it's unclear how accurate this report is....

Kodawarisan claims that Apple's Displays will get a revamp with an aluminum/mesh look -- as well as preparation for a 30"...

Several have noted these benchmarks from an individual who works at...

MacBidouille reports on some rumors of upcoming technologies coming in the PowerMac G5 line. According to the site, PCI-X is only the beginning, and to expect technologies such as PCI-X 2.0, a 1.7GHz Bus "in the beginning of 2004", 3GIO/PCI-Express in 2004/2005. Macbidouille also claims that plans for 2GHz and 2.5GHz speeds are for the end of the year. Few details of these rumors are ...

For items that you don't need next-day'd over to you, Amazon offers "Super Saver Shipping" -- which is free shipping for orders over $25. Some restrictions apply. Amazon.com...

MacConnection is offering the new PowerMac G5's with Microsoft Office v.X included for "free". These prices are pre-rebate: $2094 - 1.6GHz G5 PowerMac w/ Office $2494- 1.8GHz G5 PowerMac w/ Office $3094- Dual 2.0GHz G5 PowerMac w/ Office A MacConnection sales representative stated that these bundles come with a $100 rebate, bringing actual costs down slighty below retail...

One unconfirmed source claims that the Xserve G5 is due in just a few weeks, and the configurations should include a Dual 2GHz G5, a single 2GHz G5, and a Dual 2GHz Cluster Configuration. Edit: Typo Corrected (2GHz, not...

Dell is offering 15% off select LCD's until July 2, 2003 Dell 15-inch Flat Panel LCD - $279.65 (was $329.00) Dell Ultrasharp 15-inch LCD - $322.15 (was $379.00) Dell Ultrasharp 2000FP 20-inch LCD - $934.15 (was $1099.00) Dell Ultrasharp 19-inch LCD - $636.65 (was $749.00) Dell? Yes... people seem to like their Ultrasharp monitors... and if you wanted to pick up a...

Apple's You Save. They Rave. rebate offers $99 back with purchase of a Mac and an HP Printer. Offer is only available at participating stores and lasts until September 27,...

Griffin Technology's iMic provides Mac users without audio in capabilties, the ability to plug in a microphone or other audio in source into their Macs. With iChat AV, there's one more reason to need such a device -- the iMic, along with a headset/mic combo, lets you talk to others in a more familiar headset mode, rather than in speakerphone mode by using your built in speakers. The...

Early reports indicate that BestBuy will carry (almost) a full line of hardware, including 17" LCD, 12" PowerBook, 15" PowerBook, 17" iMac, 15" iMac, eMac, 12" iBook, PowerMac G4 1.25. Notably absent are the high end configurations of the 17" PowerBook and G5 PowerMacs. Obviously, stock/inventories may change by launch day. ...

A reminder that Apple's online store automatically charges local sales tax on your purchases -- which on a $3000 PowerMac can add up. The following MailOrder vendors only charge sales tax in states in which they hold a presense: MacWarehouse: CT, NJ, OH and TN MacMall: CA, TN, WI ClubMac: CA, TN, WI These vendors are also offering "Free" Printers and other discounts...

Unreal Tournament 2003 is now shipping for Mac. Unreal Tournament 2003 uses the very latest Unreal Engine technology - where graphics, sound and gameplay are taken beyond the bleeding edge. Unreal Tournament 2003 is a lightning-fast, no-holds-barred sport of the future, where warriors face off like the Gladiators...