Briefly: MacBook "dusts" iBook

In brief: A tech columnist has commented on Apple's new MacBooks, saying that the notebook "leaves its predecessors in the dust" and ranks as one of Apple's most anticipated laptops ever.... Photoshop World Conference & Expo -- which is held September 7-9th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas -- is offering an advance registration discount of $100 now through Friday, August 4th.... The FastIcon today released a new icon set for Mac Soccer fans' desktops entitled "World Cup 2006," containing six freeware icons.... A new report states that Apple's iPods are constructed primarily by female employees who earn as little as $50 per month, but who work 15 hours per day.... ezGear today debuted the ezVision Video iWear ($400, shown at right) for Apple's iPod video and video gaming systems.

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