Month: August 2010

Music, not politics, made Wyclef Jean a household name in Haiti and a multimillion-record-selling international star who has always proclaimed his Haitian origins. Read the original post by New York Times

Following the overturning of Proposition 8 in California, Lady Gaga took to her Twitter and announced she was writing new music to comemmorate the event. Read the original post by NY Daily News

Meritline.com offers this Clear Screen Protector for Apple iPhone with Soft Cleaning Cloth for $1.75. (Select the left-most choice.) Coupon code “MLCK259129080583AL1″ drops it to 29 cents. With free shipping, that’s 40 cents under our May mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for such a kit. The screen protector is anti-glare, UV-protecting, and…

The Gateway ID49C07u makes a strong fashion statement with its aluminum skin and glowing touchpad, all at a modest fee. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

There isn’t anything glamorous about the Lenovo IdeaPad Z560, but it gives you all the necessities for one low price. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

In a world of slick, simple PC networking and file sharing, Laplink Gold for Windows 7 is an anachronism. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Google has always offered an unlocked model of one of its phones as a developer phone, and as of Thursday, that model is now the HTC Nexus One, which recently saw its online sales discontinued. Read the original post by Fairfield County Weekly

SuperBiiz.com offers the Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 2.5″ Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive, model no. ST9500420AS, for $75.99. Apply coupon code “STUDY10″ to drop it to $65.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.13/GB and the lowest total price we could find by $3, although it was $6 less three weeks ago. It features a…

Sears offers the Sumdex Explorer CompuPac 15″ Notebook Backpack in Yellow for $14.97 plus $6.95 for shipping. Although that’s $2 up from our mention from last fall, since expired, it’s the lowest total price we could find by $58. This backpack fits most notebooks to 15.4″ and includes a padded sleeve, drop pocket, zipper pockets,…

Today only, MacUpdate.com offers downloads of SizeUp 1.2.1 for Mac for $6.99. That’s $6 off and the lowest price we could find. SizeUp allows you to quickly position a window to fill half the screen, a quarter of the screen, full screen, or centered via the menu bar or configurable shortcuts. Click here for more…

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg.com offers the OEM Samsung Spinpoint M7E 2.5″ 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive, model no. HM641JI, for $79.99. Coupon code “EMCYWYS47″ cuts it to $59.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.09/GB, $6 under our mention from three weeks ago, and the best price we’ve seen for any 640GB…

Meritline.com offers the Leather Case for iPhone 3G / 3GS in Black for $2.40. Apply coupon code “MLC262553080559AL1″ to drop it to 99 cents. With free shipping, that’s tied with our mention from a month ago and $8 less than the best total price we could find for a comparable case elsewhere. It features a…

GamersGate offers downloads of Dragon Age: Origins for Mac for $14.97. That’s the lowest price we could find for this game by $10. Of note, GamersGate also has downloads of Dragon Age: Origins Digital Deluxe Edition for Mac for $19.97, a price low of $20. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $2. Several of these apps were created for the iPhone and iPod touch and are compatible with the iPad, but will run at a significantly lower resolution. (Check the individual apps for further…

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Chevelle’s Sci-Fi Crimes for $4.99. It’s the lowest price we could find for this 11-track, DRM-free album, released in 2009. (iTunes charges $9.99) Amazon MP3 downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com