June 27 - 1:55pm EDT   Apple's online store is currently offering a selection of refurbished Mac mini's at discounted prices. Starting at $419 is the 1.83GHz Mac mini with 1GB of RAM and 80GB hard drive. Next up is the 2.0GHz model with 1GB of RAM and 120GB hard drive for $469. Lastly is the 2.0GHz model with 2GB of memory and 320GB hard drive for $699. Other refurbished Mac models include the 2.0GHz unibody MacBook with 2GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive for $949. The 1.6GHz MacBook Air with 2GB of RAM and 80GB hard drive for $999 and the 20-inch, 2.66GHz iMac with 2GB of RAM and 320GB hard drive also priced at $999. [full story]

June 26 - 3:25pm EDT   The latest Mac mini, at least in its entry-level design, is not an especially profitable product for Apple, says the analysis firm iSuppli. In conducting a new teardown of Apple's cheapest desktop, the firm notes that the bill of materials is estimated be $376.20, a little less than $223 below the retail price. Adding manufacturing brings costs up to $387.14, and the company must also pay for expenses such as licensing, marketing and shipping. [full story]

June 22 - 6:00pm EDT   LodgeNet Interactive has announced a new IPTV+ system designed for use with the Mac mini. The product is geared for hotels and provides guests with access to a variety of HD or SD on-demand video, including web-based or television-based content, and an Interactive Program Guide. LodgeNet IPTV+ also offers hotel owners the option to integrate custom applications for content such as branded graphics, marketing materials or in-room booking for additional hotel services. [full story]

May 11 - 11:00pm EDT   In brief: The advanced calculator iPhone application, PCalc, is now on sale for $5. This is a 50% discount from the applications usual price and will only last for a limited time. Macminicolo has announced that it will be updating its Mac Server Series. The new series will include video guides that can help set up a Mac server using a Mac Mini and OS X Leopard. Meanwhile, the band FeelAbout recently performed one of their original tracks live at a concert in Israel using iPhones and iPod touch devices as the instruments. The group used guitar, piano, drum and bass applications that are available in the App Store to recreate their song Follow Me Down. [full story]

May 8 - 11:35am EDT   Apple's online store has a wide range of refurbished Mac models that fall below $2149. Starting at $419 is the 1.83GHz Mac mini with 1GB of memory and 80GB hard drive. The white 2.1GHz MacBook with 1GB of memory and 120GB hard drive is priced at $849. Also priced at $849 is the 20-inch 2.4GHz iMac with 1GB of memory and 250GB hard drive. MacBook Airs start at $999 for the 1.6GHz model with 2GB of memory and 80GB hard drive. Get a 2.0GHz unibody MacBook with 2GB of memory and 160GB hard drive for $1099. Twenty-four inch iMacs start at $1299 for the 2.66GHz model with 4GB of memory and 640GB hard drive. MacBook Pro's start at $1699, configured with a 2.4GHz processor, ... [full story]

May 1 - 11:45am EDT   Apple's online store today has six refurbished Mac models for $999 or less. Starting at $419 is the 1.83GHz Mac mini with 1GB of memory and 80GB hard drive. Two white MacBook models are being offered for $849, both have 1GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive as well as an 8x SuperDrive, one has a 2.1GHz processor and the other has a 2.0GHz processor. Two iMacs are also included for $999. Both models have a 2.66GHz processor, 2GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive however the one has an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO video card while the other has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M video card. Last on the list is the 1.6GHz MacBook Air (also priced at $999) with 2GB of memory and 80GB hard ... [full story]

April 24 - 10:45am EDT   Today Apple's online store has a variety of refurbished Mac models starting as low as $419. The 1.83GHz Mac mini has 1GB of memory and 80GB hard drive for $419. A white 2.1GHz MacBook with 1GB of memory, 120GB hard drive and 8x SuperDrive is priced at $849. The 20-inch 2.4GHz iMac with 1GB of RAM and 250GB hard drive is also being offered for $849. For $50 more ($999) is the 2.66GHz, 20-inch iMac with 2GB of memory and 320GB hard drive. Also priced at $999 is the 1.6GHz MacBook Air with 2GB of RAM and 80GB hard drive. The 1.8GHz MacBook Air is available for $100 more ($1099) and has the same memory and hard drive specs as the previously mentioned MBA. A unibody ... [full story]

April 17 - 10:15am EDT   Currently Apple's online store has a large selection of discounted refurbished Mac models including Mac minis, unibody MacBooks and iMacs. Two Mac minis are being offered: the first is priced at $419 and has a 1.83GHz processor with 1GB of memory and 80GB hard drive the second is $469 and has a 2.0GHz processor 1GB of RAM and 120GB hard drive. Unibody MacBooks start at $1099 for 2GB of memory, 160GB hard drive and 2.0GHz processor top off at $1899 for the 2.4GHz model with 2GB of memory and 128GB solid state drive. Low cost iMacs are available starting at $849 for the 20-inch model with 2.4GHz processor, 1GB of memory and 250GB hard drive. Mac Pro models are being ... [full story]

April 10 - 6:20pm EDT   Today's featured deal at DealNN is on the 1.83GHz Mac mini. It is regularly priced at $599 at J&R.com, but for a limited time they have dropped the price by $140 to $459 and included FREE shipping. This Mac mini has a 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 1GB of RAM and a 80GB hard drive. [full story]

April 8 - 9:35am EDT   OCZ has swung its attention towards Macs by launching storage and memory specifically geared towards iMacs, MacBooks and Mac minis. The Vertex Series Mac Edition is specifically validated in Apple's testing centers to work in the MacBook and MacBook Pro and provides much faster speeds than the stock rotating hard disks, reading data at 240MB per second and writing it at up to 170MB per second (100MB sustained). OCZ vows not only faster load times but also the improved battery life and impact resistance inherent to most SSDs. [full story]

April 6 - 9:00pm EDT   Macessity has expanded its line of Mac accessories with the Stand By Mi V2 for the Mac mini. The V2 offers the same build and powder-coated finish as the company's existing Mac stands, with steel construction for support and non-skid footing. The stand also provides a four-port USB 2.0 hub built into the side, along with a compact power adapter. An optional power grip bracket is also available. [full story]

March 17 - 11:25am EDT   Using Software Update, Apple has begun distributing a firmware upgrade for users of the Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter. The software is said to address problems Macs have had with the adapter, in which video will flicker or go completely blank during use. Difficulties began roughly around the launch of the first unibody MacBook Pro on October 14th. [full story]

March 11 - 5:10pm EDT   Today's featured deal at DealNN is on a bundle package from MacMall. The bundle includes a 1.83GHz Mac mini, 17-inch HP LCD display, and a MacAlly keyboard and mouse all for $589.98 after mail in rebate. The Mac mini features 1GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive, built-in speakers and a headphone jack as well as a variety of connectors including one FireWire 400 port, four USB ports, a DVI output and more. [full story]

March 11 - 12:30pm EDT   A number of new developments are in progress behind the scenes at Apple, claims Kaufman analyst Shaw Wu. Sources currently say, for instance, that Mac OS X Snow Leopard will only be released this summer at the earliest, and possibly as late as the fall. This stands in contrast to predictions from Apple's own director of Unix engineering, who in November said that the OS would ship before the end of March. It is thought however that Snow Leopard may be laying the groundwork for future iMacs, equipped with quad-core Intel processors. [full story]

March 6 - 3:25pm EST   OWC now offers DDR3 memory upgrade kits for the new 2009 Mac mini models, with available capacities up to 4GB. The company claims to offer a savings of over 50 percent from the factory-installed modules. Customers can add a single 2GB module to an existing 1GB factory chip, totaling 3GB of DDR3 memory, or purchase a kit with two 2GB modules for 4GB of RAM. [full story]