Month: August 2010

Today only until 11 pm ET, ThingFling.com offers the Philips 6-Outlet Surge Protector 2-Pack, model no. GP64F, for $8.99 with $6 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for a pair of these power strips by $29. Features include a 4-foot cable, energy rating of up to 1,080 joules, and more. Read…

Buy.com offers the SanDisk 4GB Cruzer Blade USB 2.0 Flash Drive, model no. SDCZ50-004G-A95, for $8.95 with free shipping ($2.24/GB). That’s the lowest total price we could find for this model by $6. It’s SanDisk’s smallest USB flash drive and supposedly weighs as much as a penny. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Today only, MidnightBox.com offers the refurbished Apple Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, model no. MB572Z/A, for $9.95 plus $3.99 for shipping. That’s $2 under our April mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this adapter from Apple, although we’ve mentioned new generic models for as low as $6 shipped. Note: A 30-day warranty…

Bob Dylan is the latest artist to find a way around scalpers and outrageous service fees from outlets like Ticketmaster and Live Nation. He wants his fans to pay cash at the door. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Dallas – Fort Worth

Android and iPhone are the current “hot” smartphone platforms, but Microsoft hopes to strike back with Windows Phone 7. While nothing has been announced yet, some phone information has leaked, as in this image of a Windows Phone 7 device headed for AT&T. It’s an HTC device, as that device manufacturer heads back to Windows…

Apple has released a Security Update today for Mac OS X Server 10.5, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X Server 10.6, Mac OS X 10.6.4 which addresses issues in the following software: CFNetwork, ClamAV, CoreGraphics, libsecurity, PHP, Samba … Read the original post by ABC News – Brian Ross

Today only, Dell Home offers the Sony 720p HD LCD Home Theater Projector, model no. VPL-BW7, for $399.99. With free shipping, it’s tied with our July mention as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $208. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 1280×720 (720p) resolution, 2,000 lumens brightness, 1,000:1…

A catchy but expletive-laden new song from Cee-Lo has quickly gone viral. The title includes an expletive but racked up more than 1.8 million views by Tuesday afternoon after being posted last week on Cee-Lo’s YouTube page. Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego

MegaMacs.com offers dealmac readers Apple’s Mac Box Set Family Pack, model no. MC582Z/A, for $99.49 plus $5.21 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we’ve seen by $2. This retail-boxed package includes iLife ‘09 and iWork ‘09, as well as Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard. It installs on up to five computers. Deal…

When Facebook launched Places , its geo-location check-in service last week, the immediate question in the high tech industry was whether location-sharing start-ups like Foursquare could survive. Read the original post by BNET

We’ve highlighted the dangers of checking-in and status updates on Facebook with regards to possible burglary before, but how about stalking? We haven’t really covered that, but a Internet site put up by some security researchers has been put up to spotlight the possible cyberstalking dangers of TMI . Read the original post by NBC…

Bloomberg reports that Apple is in advanced talks with News Corp. to let iTunes users rent TV shows for 99 cents each. Other media companies are said to also be considering the possibility. Viewers would be able to rent prog… Read the original post by WPDE

Today only for its newsletter subscribers, newegg.com offers the Hitachi Travelstar 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 2.5″ Internal Notebook Hard Drive, model no. H2IK5001672SP, for $74.99. Coupon code “EMCYWNR46″ drops it to $59.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.12/GB and tied with our mention from three weeks ago as the lowest total price we’ve seen for any…

Meritline.com offers this USB 2.0 Secure Digital / Memory Stick Memory Card Reader for $1.49. Coupon code “MLCK400318082466AL1″ drops it to 69 cents. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find for this particular “multi-in-one” reader by $9, although we saw it for 20 cents less in June (since expired). It reads…

For its newsletter subscribers only, Everydaysource.com offers this Silicone Case for Apple iPod touch in Black for $4.99. Apply coupon code “S8APT3″ to drop it to 99 cents. With free shipping, that’s the least expensive iPod touch case we’ve seen by $3. It purports to be compatible with the first, second, and third generation iPod…