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Apple’s Giving Out Gift Cards For Recycling Your iPhone

1:00AM August 10, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Apple’s updated its reuse and recycling program to include iPhones and iPads. If you trade in your handset or computer, you’ll receive an Apple gift card for “fair market value”. They’ll also recycle any old, non-Apple displays or computers for free, even if you’re not buying a new Mac. [MacRumors]


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ProTip: Unless You Like Lawyers, Don’t Use An Apple Trademark In Your Website Name

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2:15PM May 25, 2011 | Nick Broughall

It’s not exactly news that Apple has an army of lawyers who vehemently fight to protect Apple’s trademarks. You know – words like iPod, iPhone, iTunes… So if you want to avoid the Cupertino company’s wrath, best not stick iTunes in your site’s name, and avoid using Apple’s own logo. More »


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All Borders Gift Cards Now Expire April 3

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10:10AM March 24, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Gift cards are the perfect gift, right? Wrong! The administrators now running Borders and Angus and Robertson have put an expiry date of April 3 on all gift cards, so if you don’t use them by then, you’ve just wasted your money. More »


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Woman Hangs Up On Apple, Nearly Misses Out On $US10,000 App Store Prize

7:00AM January 24, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Gail Davis hates telemarketers. Hates ‘em. Hangs up on their ilk as soon as she hears a wisp of their tortured, desperate breath over the telephone. Sadly, this same hatred nearly cost her family a cool $US10,000 gift card. More »


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Is A Gift Card A Good Gift?

4:00AM December 24, 2010 | Brian Barrett and Kyle VanHemert

When you give someone a gift card, you’re essentially putting down the cash to let them buy whatever present they want. It’s definitely one of the easiest gifts you can give, but is it a good one? More »


Buy Two $30 iTunes Cards For $40 At KMart This Week

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10:00AM November 9, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It’s roughly six weeks until Christmas, which means it’s time to stock up on iTunes gift cards. So on Thursday, get yourself down to your local KMart – they’ve got two $30 iTunes cards on offer for $40. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better way of getting $20 worth of free iTunes downloads stuff. [iTunes On Sale Thanks Rowan!]


Intel Graciously Unlocks The Processing Power Your PC Already Has For $US50 Fee

2:30AM September 20, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Those $US50 Intel/Compaq “Upgrade” Cards from Best Buy unlock latent processing power your computer already has kicking around inside its silicon guts. How nice of them! More »


Pick Up A 50% Discount On iTunes Cards Next Time You Shop At Coles

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11:42AM January 6, 2010 | Nick Broughall

If you do your grocery shopping at Coles, it might be worth picking yourself up a little bonus this month. Because if you spend more than $100 in a single transaction, you can buy an iTunes gift card for 50% off. More »


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The Vile History Of Gift Cards And How They Destroyed Christmas

1:00AM December 28, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Gift cards have ruined Christmas. An utterly depressing fact: They’re the most popular present in the United States. Did you know Blockbuster is responsible for the modern gift card? More »


Target Tries To Make Gift Cards More Exciting With Remote Control

5:20AM December 2, 2009 | Sean Fallon

It isn’t much, but I have to give Target credit for trying yet another unique approach to gift cards. This time, they are attempting to make the card two gifts in one with remote control functionality. More »