MacNN | christmas News 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 christmas, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Little girl opens iPod, gets book instead http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/27/ipod.replaced.with.book/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/boo_071227_booksm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A little girl in Maryland this Christmas opened a box that was supposed to contain an iPod classic, only to discover a book and a strange note in place of the portable player she thought she had received, according to myfoxdc. The box, which her father purchased at a local Wal-Mart store, contained "Awakening Loving-Kindness" by Pema Chodron accompanied by a strange letter, which reads: "Reclaim y... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/27/ipod.replaced.with.book/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:20:00 GMT Holiday Mac game update, new release http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/holiday.mac.games/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/fro_071219_pasm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Macgamestore.com today announced the release of Venice Mystery -- a unique puzzle game designed for all ages, and Frogames released an update to Penguins Arena with a Christmas theme. Created by Gamgo Games and published by Big Fish Games, Venice Mystery challenges players to travel through Venice to solve an ancient mystery before the city sinks into the water. Venice Mystery is priced at $20, an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/holiday.mac.games/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT Apple posts Christmas ship times, specials http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/17/apple.shipping.times/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/17-apple-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />With Christmas fast approaching, Apple has provided many specials for its wide variety of products, with details posted in the Apple online store. In order to make sure that customers receive product by Christmas, a minimum purchase date last is available through the online store portal. Dates range from December 13th to the 19th for standard orders, and December 20th to the 21st for overnight shi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/17/apple.shipping.times/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:30:00 GMT AKVIS Frame Suite Christmas decorations http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/17/akvis.frame.suite.26/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/akv_071217_fssm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AKVIS has released AKVIS Frame Suite 2.6 for Mac and Windows systems. AKVIS Frame Suite enables users to apply frames and edge effects to pictures, simplifying the process of creating greeting cards from personal photos. The latest revision adds new Christmas decorations to the pattern library, joining the 12 edge effects to provide a vast number of photo frame possibilities. AKVIS Frame Suite 2.6... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/17/akvis.frame.suite.26/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:35:00 GMT Santa's Super Friends for Mac released http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/14/santas.super.friends/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/mac_071214_ssfsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Macgamestore.com today announced the release of Santa's Super Friends for Mac, a new title created by Toybox Games challenging players to find out who Mr. Stink is and why he would steal all the toys before Christmas. "As you make your way from Candy Cane Cove to Santa's Workshop, you'll meet some Super Friends along the way like Gingerbread Jr. and Edmund the Elf. They'll give you information abo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/14/santas.super.friends/ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:50:00 GMT Apple posts holiday Get a Mac ad http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/13/holiday.get.a.mac.ad/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/app_071213_getamacsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple today posted a new 'Get a Mac' TV spot on its website depicting animated characters singing 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town.' Animated versions of 'Mac' Justing Long and 'PC' John Hodgman accompany Santa Claus as they proceed to sing the classic Christmas tune. Partway through the song, however, 'PC' decides to interject his own lyrics about purchasing a PC rather than a Mac this holiday seas... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/13/holiday.get.a.mac.ad/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:15:00 GMT MacSanta 2007: 10% to 20% off Mac software http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/01/macsanta.2007/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/1-macsanta-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MacSanta is back for 2007, after running a successful program for Christmas 2006, offering discounts on featured titles from many different software developers. The promotion is running from December 1st, through to the 24th, and will feature five developers' products at 20-percent off, updated daily at midnight (PST). Once the featured products are updated, MacSanta offers 10-percent off of forme... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/01/macsanta.2007/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:05:00 GMT