Apple has joined with EMI to offer 30,000 limited edition apple-shaped USB flash drives pre-loaded with 14 remastered Beatles titles together with the album art, expanded liner notes, rare photos and mini-documentaries (about the studio albums).

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Apple has released new Mac commercials, though this time round the maker is seen as trying too hard to counter the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system that was recently launched. Check out the videos on the next page.

A shortage in 55nm products, both ATI and Nvidia has been speculated about ever since the release of ATI's HD 5800 series. From the Nvidia side of things, this is rumoured to be a discontinuation of the GTX 200 series.

Bright Side of News and Mydrivers.com now report similar rumours - Apple has snapped up two months' worth of HD 4800 stock, particularly the HD 4850. These HD 4850s will find their way into BTO (Build-to-Order) Macs.

A quick check around e-tail reveals that HD 4800 series actually has better availability than HD 5800 series. The HD 5850 is hard to come by - everytime it shows up for sale, it is sold out within a matter of hours. HD 5870 is availability is improving. HD 5700 series availability is sketchy - with no signs of the HD 5750 512 MB. It is clear AMD is struggling to keep up with demand, and we hope these availability issues are fixed to complement an otherwise successful Evergreen launch.

According to sources, online advertisements from Apple have hinted new iMacs, MacBooks, and Mac minis even before the official word from the manufacturer. Nevertheless, this is good news for Mac users who are looking for some new Mac machines.

You might have heard of Intel's Light Peak technology, a new high-speed optical cable technology designed to connect your electronic devices to each other.

Lightpeak also has the ability to run multiple protocols simultaneously over a single cable. Catchy huh? What has this to do with Apple ? Read on

Atlona Technologies has launched the AT-DP200, a DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter, allowing use of the new Mini-DisplayPort monitors (e.g. Apple 24’’ Cinema Displays) on Apple systems purchased before 2009 or standard DVI video cards used on PCs. The adaptor is able to convert the signals from the DVI graphic card to the Mini DisplayPort monitors whilst maintaining the display's optimal resolution and HDCP compatibility. The new AT- DP200 will start shipping in September with a MSRP of USD$179.00 in the US. For those who do not know about the Mini DisplayPort, it’s a miniaturized version of the DisplayPort interface announced by Apple on October 14, 2008.

After a long absence, Steve Jobs made a comeback and took stage at the Apple's music event at San Francisco, U.S, announcing the new Apple iPod Nano with built-in video camera. The iPod Nano will feature a larger 2.2-inch color display, integrated FM radio, iTunes Tagging, and available today at US$149 for 8GB model and US$179 for the 16GB model. Read on for the official releases.

Update: The new iPod nano will be available in Singapore today in 8GB (S$228) and 16GB (S$288) in silver, black, purple, blue, green, orange and pink. The yellow and (PRODUCT) RED are available through Apple store (www.apple.com.sg/store).

The new 8GB, 32GB and 64GB iPod Touch are retailing at S$308, S$468 and S$628 respectively, while the iPod shuffle comes in 2GB (S$88) and 4GB (S$118) in dilver, black, pink, blue and green.

Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) is a feature within Apple's latest Mac OS, Snow leopard, which allows software developers to write applications to take advantage of multicore processors. And Apple has decided to make the codes for GCD open source.