http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/verizon.offers.30.netbook.10.smartphones/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/verizongateway.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As part of its Thanksgiving and Black Friday celebrations, wireless provider Verizon will offer the Gateway LT netbook for just $30 with a two-year data contract from Verizon. It represents a $70 in savings as the netbook is currently priced at $100. The netbook has a Wi-Fi connection and an embedded 3G module, along with a 10.1-inch screen, a 160 GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/verizon.offers.30.netbook.10.smartphones/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/att.thanksgiving.weekend.focus.on.bberries/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/blackberrycurve8310-attsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T dipped into Black Friday deals with word today of its Thanksgiving promo. The cell carrier promises unspecified deals on Friday itself starting from midnight but plans a major promo for each day of the weekend as well as Monday. Saturday will focus exclusively on BlackBerries and will give away the Curve 8310 or Pearl 8110 for free on a smartphone contract. Price drops are also due for the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/att.thanksgiving.weekend.focus.on.bberries/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/lg.bringing.amudsen.android.phone.to.china/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lgamundsenin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG on Wednesday announced it will soon release a new Android phone exclusively sold through China Mobile, the GW880. Also known as the Amundsen, after South Pole explorer Roald Amundsen, the handset runs on China's TD-SCDMA network and sports a 3.5-inch, 800x480 touchscreen, along with a GPS receiver, Bluetooth, and a 5-megapixel camera.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/lg.bringing.amudsen.android.phone.to.china/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/bb.curve.tops.in.us.but.makes.prices.fall/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/blackberrycurve8330-verizonsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The BlackBerry Curve line fended off the iPhone 3GS to claim the title of top-selling phone in the US, the NPD Group said this week. Without providing numbers, the analysts noted that RIM's basic QWERTY phone still outsold the high-end iPhone during the summer. The iPhone 3G reached third place and reflected its relatively low price.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/bb.curve.tops.in.us.but.makes.prices.fall/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/smartphone.to.get.snapdragon.processor.winmo.65/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lgsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG's IQ smartphone, also known as the Monaco, has surfaced with a branding badge for the Canadian carrier Telus, according to images posted by the Mobile Ninjas. The handset reportedly features a Snapdragon processor, WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. An optical trackpad is present to help users navigate the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, which appears to be ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/smartphone.to.get.snapdragon.processor.winmo.65/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/lg.bl40.christmas.edition.has.accents.8mp.cam/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lgxmaschocin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG recently announced it will soon release a special Christmas Edition of its already available BL40 New Chocolate handset in its home market of South Korea. The device will sport a special black case with golden accents and includes a voucher than can potentially win owners of the handset prizes valued at the equivalent of more than $4,000. The main other functional difference of the Christmas Ed... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/lg.bl40.christmas.edition.has.accents.8mp.cam/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bbblackfri.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy has posted its Black Friday specials online, confirming many of the prices and deals that were seen in a leaked flyer as well as some new doorbuster deals. The new deals include a Palm Pre handset priced at $80, matching a recent sale price at Amazon, as well as a 15.6-inch HP G60 notebook powered by a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron processor priced at $197. Unlike the other deals, the HP notebook ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/lg.x120.netbook.gets.att.3g.smarton.interface/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lgx120in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The LG X120 netbook introduced early this year will soon be available in US, exclusively at RadioShack, the computer maker announced on Monday. LG's first netbook for the country sports a 10.1-inch LED backlit display with a 1024x576 resolution, Intel's 1.6GHz Atom processor and 1GB of RAM. The 160GB hard drive is preloaded with Windows XP, not Windows 7 Starter, and users can quickly access the w... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/lg.x120.netbook.gets.att.3g.smarton.interface/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/qualcomm.mirasol.e.book.reader.coming/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/qualcommmirasolreader.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Qualcomm today showed off a new implementation of its mirasol technology that could lead to a major advancement in e-book readers. The semiconductor designer has developed an early mockup of an e-book reader that has a 5.7-inch, 1024x768 color e-paper display. While not fully functional, it represents a design that should not only be capable of supporting richer colors than any other reader but ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/qualcomm.mirasol.e.book.reader.coming/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/googles.own.android.phone.custom.made/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/htcdragon-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google's rumored self-developed Android phone is real but has been pushed back, a scoop claimed on late Tuesday. The handset would be built by a third party, most likely LG or Samsung rather than the previously preferred HTC, but would carry only Google's branding and is said by TechCrunch to be designed almost exclusively according to Google's design. It would launch in early 2010 after a delay... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/googles.own.android.phone.custom.made/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMT