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Scoutmob puts local deals on your mobile device

Scoutmob is a location-aware coupon service that pushes local restaurant and retail deals directly to your mobile device. No need to print or purchase anything, just scroll through the local 50 percent off (and more) coupons available, click "USE THE DEAL," and flash your screen at the location. It's like Groupon, only simpler and better.

What gives Scoutmob its edge over its other deal-serving competitors is that there's no need to purchase anything ahead of time. If your GPS-enabled mobile device detects that you are at the deal location, you get the deal. And most deals … Read more

AT&T's Yellow Pages to launch Groupon rival

AT&T is becoming the latest company to take aim at Groupon.

The company's Yellow Pages service has created YP Deals. Like with Groupon, subscribers will receive a local deal delivered to their e-mail in-box each day. The YP Deals page states that it will launch "soon" in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Los Angeles.

YP Deals is the latest in a growing number of e-mail-based deals services, led by Groupon and Amazon.com-backed LivingSocial.

Google reportedly attempted to acquire Groupon last year for $6 billion, but the deals company rejected the offer. In response, the search … Read more

Software bundles save Mac users 80 to 90 percent

Everything from troubleshooting applications to virus protection to utilities are being bundled for Mac users, saving them between 80 and 90 percent. These deals are the result of three different software bundles featuring some Mac user favorites such as Data Rescue, Contactizer Pro, MacTuneUp, and SuperCal.

The first bundle is brought to you by TheMacBundles and features a variety of troubleshooting, utility, and extension applications for your Mac. You'll get 10 programs for just $39.95, and you've only got 23 days left to cash in on the deal. The full list of applications:

A-Dock X Automaton BookMacster … Read more

Get Emsisoft Mamutu for free

Today, we bring you this special offer on Emsisoft Mamutu. From now until Sunday, we are giving away a free copy of Mamutu. Not only does it monitor all active programs for dangerous behavior, but it also blocks malicious activities in real time. Its Behavior Blocking and Zero-Day-Attacks technology recognizes new and unknown Trojans, backdoors, keyloggers, worms, viruses, spyware, adware, and rootkits without the need of daily signature updates, protecting you long before the signature databases have been updated.

So, where does this funny-sounding name come from? The word Mamutu is composed of two words: "Malware" and "… Read more

Fight your slow PC and clean out your junk w/ SLOW-PCfighter and FULL-DISKfighter

This is your problem: Your PC is starting to show its age and it no longer performs as fast as it once used to. Files and Programs take too long to load, and you're able to brew a fresh batch of coffee in the same time it takes for your computer to startup.

Here is your solution: SLOW-PCfighter and FULL-DISKfighter are complementary utilities that provide you with a number of tools for optimizing Windows and your hard disk in order to ensure your PC is performing at its fullest potential.

SLOW-PCfighter features include:

Seeks out and removes "problem … Read more

Sony to enter tablet market

Links from Tuesday's episode of Loaded:

Facebook launches Facebook Deals in a few, select cities

Facebook also rolls out the Send button, which is similar to the Like button, only not so public

Sony plans this fall to launch two tablets that will run Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" and have access to PlayStation content.

Yahoo buys IntoNow, a social network for couch potatoes

The Barnes & Noble Nook Color gets an update that allows it to run apps

T-Mobile pulls the Bobsled app because it was confusing Facebook users

Facebook begins testing social-buying program

Facebook announced this evening it is ready to begin testing its new local deals offering--the social-networking giant's effort to cash in on the feverish interest in social buying.

First revealed in March, Facebook Deals offers members local deals they can buy and also share with their friends on the network. The test will launch tomorrow in Austin, Atlanta, Dallas, San Diego, and San Francisco, but may be expanded to include other cities, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said in statement today.

Users in the five test cities will be able to learn about offerings through e-mail and notifications, … Read more

Tax Day special on NovaBackup Pro - save 50% through Monday

As if filing your taxes wasn't stressful enough, can you imagine losing all of your important documents? Just in time for the big Tax Day, we have an exclusive special offer for you from NovaStor on their award-winning product, NovaBackup Professional. Regularly priced at $49.99, you can take advantage of this special offer for just $24.99 until Monday, April 18, 2011.

NovaBackup Pro can help you back up your files and emails to a local drive, device or to an online location automatically - taking the headache and the manual work that can be very time-consuming. Not … Read more

Free Panda Cloud AV Pro with WinRAR

Today, we bring you a special offer from the two of our top performing products on CNET Download.com - WinRAR and Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro. For a limited time only, you can get Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro for FREE when you upgrade to WinRAR. That's a savings of more than 50% off and both can be yours for just $29.

So, what do they do and why should you get them?

WinRAR is ranked #1 in the File Compression category and was also one of the Top 10 Most Downloaded products of 2010. On CNET Download.com alone, … Read more