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When I write computer buyers' guides, I typically focus on Windows computers, not the Macintosh. I assume that buying a Mac requires little guidance: It's sold by only one company and comes in only a few models. However, in recent weeks, I've been bombarded by reader e-mails asking for Mac-buying advice. So, here's a quick guide to shopping for a Macintosh.

Mac FAQ: What Can Apple Do for You

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Macnewsworld reports that T-Mobile won the right to offer the iPhone only with a two-year contract

Apple and its carrier partner in Germany won a key legal victory Tuesday, with a court tossing out an injunction that had forced T-Mobile to offer an unlocked iPhone and upholding the legality of the exclusivity agreement. T-Mobile won the right to offer the iPhone only to customers who agree to two-year contracts with the carrier, overturning a lower court's ruling.
German Court Backs Apple, T-Mobile on Locked-Up iPhone

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The inventor who claims to have developed the first PDA filed a slew of lawsuits Monday, including an action accusing Apple and iPhone partner AT&T of infringing on his patents with the device's much-heralded Visual Voicemail feature. Klausner Technologies is seeking both damages and future royalties that it estimates amount to as much as $360 million.

iPhone Voice Mail Suit Could Tear Hole in Apple's Deep Pockets

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Belkin's TuneBase FM is an FM transmitter that lets you charge, power and listen to your iPod in the car by sending its output to your FM stereo. While it seems like every iPod accessory maker offers a product like this, TuneBase FM has a few unique features that make it one of the best -- if not the best -- FM transmitters we've ever tested. But first, a confession: I hate FM transmitters.

Belkin TuneBase: Smarter Than Your Average iPod FM Transmitter