Apple’s deal to add HBO programs to its iTunes offerings also added variable pricing to the online digital media store. Peter Cohen looks into whether different prices for different programs will become a common practice at the iTunes Store.

TapDex offers a simple and easy-to-use way to access your contact data without having to open Address Book.

Fastmac's U-Charge is a universal battery charger for Apple laptops.

In this edition of Macworld Video, Executive Editor Dan Miller looks at installing virtualization programs on your Mac and offers some tips for optimizing your performance.

New research from comScore concludes that for the first time, Google has overtaken Yahoo as the most-visited Web site in the U.S.

When simple methods such as restarting fail to patch up your Mac, it may be time to call on Disk Utility’s First Aid tools. Ted Landau walks you through the process.

While the Mac is generally a picture of health, many things can go wrong with such a complicated system. When trouble strikes, figuring out what exactly the problem is and where it’s coming from is half the challenge In this excerpt from our Total Leopard e-book, Ted Landau takes a look at some of the most common Mac problems and walks you through the steps you should take to solve them.

Yahoo responded to Carl Icahn’s threat to unseat its board, saying its own board members are “the best and most qualified” to handle its affairs.

Ted Landau’s Time Machine backups began sticking at the “Preparing…” stage of starting a backup. So he did some digging to find out what was causing the problem.

Whatever you have laying around the house can be turned into an instrument and Big Fish Audio proves it with its new release Found Percussion.

Duplicate file search utility, Tidy Up, has been updated adding support for Apple's Quick Look.

Ableton has released Live 7 LE, giving more users the opportunity to use the sequencer at a lower price.

If you're using WebKit (a version of Safari with a newer web page rendering engine), here's how to make it use your preferred home page instead of the WebKit nightly home page.

Wondering how to mix your new song? MacProVideo has a new tutorial that will show you.

The iPhone’s reach expanded again Friday, with Orange announcing plans to sell the phone in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. However, selling the phone might prove to be a challenge in some of those markets.

Silicone iPod touch cases provide the best of both worlds—a protective covering without adding a lot of bulk. In this week’s case roundup, I look at Agent 18's Flower Vest, DLO's Jam Jacket, and Power Support' Silicone Jacket.

For years, if you wanted the best possible glossy prints, you had to purchase a dye-based printer. The R1900 changes all that. On Epson’s Premium Glossy and Premium Luster papers, images pop off the page.

A visit to Google’s Mountain View, Calif., campus finds a stepped-up emphasis on developing for the Mac. And that push is coming from employees at the company as well as its top executives.

Google has had close ties to the iPhone since the mobile device’s debut in June 2007. And with the iPhone 2.0 software expected next month, those ties should continue, as Google readies native applications for the iPhone.

A recap of the week’s technology news.