MacBreak Weekly 141

Palm Pre, iPhone 3 rumors such as LG OLEDs, Microsoft laptop hunters, new Mac ads, and more.

• Palm Pre to be available on Sprint in US on June 6, 2009
• Rumored specs and launch date (July 17, 2009) of next-gen iPhone
• LG rumored to be provider of OLED screen
• Microsoft "Laptop Hunter" ads effective, according to market research company BrandIndex
• Apple releases three new "Get a Mac" ads
• Additional Apple web ads:
  • Banner ad from New York Times web site
  • Apple ad - Leopard is better than Vista
  • Apple's new 'Get a Mac' Web Ad: Emergency Refresh
  • Apple "Get a Mac" Web ad: "Easy as 1-23"
  • Get A Mac - WSJ web AD - Electrocuted PC

Picks of the week:

• Craig Syverson: Layers; a screen capture utility that allows you to create Photoshop layered images - $19.95;
• Andy Ihnatko: Verizon MiFi 2200 Wireless Mobile Broadband Router - Price varies based on data plan selected
• Scott Bourne: Mapature Plug-in; a geotagging plug-in for Apple Aperture - Free; $39.95 for Mapature Pro
• Leo Laporte: Curio - $99.00 for Standard Edition

Keynote '09 Essential Training with Craig Syverson

Audible picks of the week: Pompeii: A Novel, Unabridged, By Robert Harris, Narrated by John Lee. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.

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