New and Noteworthy: Apple announces 8GB Model of iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED; How-to: MacBook Pro hard drive transplant

Apple announces 8GB Model of iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Apple has announced a new 8GB model of the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition "in response to outstanding customer demand." The new 8GB iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition holds up to 2,000 songs and is available for $249, joining the 4GB model priced at $199. Both models come in a red aluminum enclosure and feature 24 hours of battery life. Apple will contribute $10 from the sale of each iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED to the Global Fund to help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. More.

How-to: MacBook Pro hard drive transplant ZDNet has some commentary on swapping hard drives from one MacBook Pro to another. "Since I purchased the 120GB configuration and my previous MacBook Pro has a 160GB drive (which is 80 percent full, mind you) it wasn't practical to use Apple's handy Migration Assistant to move my data over. Nor was it possible to clone one drive to the other with Mike Bombich's excellent Carbon Copy Cloner software. My strategy was to physically swap the larger 160GB hard drive from the old MBP to the new one but you need to do a few things to make it work properly." More.

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