HOW TO: Set Up And Get The Most Out Of E-Mail In Mac OS X Lion (AAPL)

Mail is easily one of our favorite new features in Mac OS X Lion.

It takes the best features from the iOS app, merges it with the classic Mail desktop app, and gives you the perfect balance of simplicity and power.

Everything from set up to sending messages is very similar to iOS. If you're new to Mac, we'll show you how to get started with Mail right here.

First, you need to set up your e-mail address. Open System Preferences from your dock.

Now click "Mail, Contacts, & Calendars." If you're familiar with e-mail on the iPhone or iPad, you'll have no problem with this.

Lion gives you options for several popular e-mail accounts. Gmail, Yahoo, MobileMe, and AOL all use the same process. We'll use Gmail for this demo.

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Spotify set to launch in US within days

Spotify US is now in T-minus territory. The popular European on-demand music streaming service will be available stateside within a matter of days, according to sources familiar with the company's US launch plan. As we've reported, Spotify's US debut has been slated for mid-July.

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Everything You Need To Know About Apple's Rumored TV Set (AAPL)

As we approach September and all those eagerly-anticipated Holiday gadget announcements, rumors have started up again that Apple is working on its own television set.

We've thought for a whole that an Apple-branded TV was the next obvious step for the company. and thanks to some leaked details a few weeks ago, it seems more and more likely to happen.

We put together everything we know about Apple's television set right here. Click below to check out the latest rumors.

The launch will coincide with the iPhone 5's in September (Maybe)

Some analysts think Apple will announce the television this fall when it announces the iPhone 5. That would be around the same time that the second Apple TV was announced, and just in time for the Holidays.

It will run the same OS as the current Apple TV

The television will run iOS, just like the current Apple TV does. Think of it as Apple TV without the box.

You'll be able to download apps from the App Store (Likely)

This is something many have been waiting for. The Apple TV set may finally allow developers to create apps for the platform. Google TV will be getting access to the Android Market, so it makes sense for Apple to do the same. Plus, who doesn't want to play Angry Birds in their living room?

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The Company That Powers Facebook And Apple Looks Set For A Red-Hot IPO

Fusion-io, the company that makes flash memory chips that big companies including Facebook and Apple use in their datacenters, has priced its IPO above-range at $19 a range, or a $1.5 billion IPO valuation, AllThingsD reports.

Not only that, but brokers seem to be getting orders well above that, so it looks like it's going to be a roarer.

When Fusion-io set its range, there were concerns about how much of its revenue depends on a small number of clients. Fusion-io makes flash memory for datacenters, which is faster and less power-hungry than hard drives (but more expensive). 

Oh, and the company's Chief Scientist is Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. 

Get ready for a huge pop, and probably a roller-coaster.

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In Case You Missed It: AMAZON Will Set The Prices For Paid Apps In Its Android App Store (AMZN, GOOG, AAPL)

Here's something big we missed earlier this month when Amazon was talking about the App Store it's building for Google Android -- and we're not sure it got the attention it deserves.

Amazon itself -- NOT app developers -- will ultimately set the prices for paid apps in its store. That is a big change from what developers are used to (and have grown comfortable with) on the iPhone and Android.

And an iPhone/Android developer we just met with is not sure if they like it. 

(We try to stay super-plugged-in to this topic, so we're surprised we didn't hear more about this.)

Here's how it works: When developers submit apps to Amazon's app store, they will be able to set a suggested retail price ("MSRP"). It can be free, it can be $50, whatever. 

Then Amazon -- not the developer -- will set the retail price. It can be full price, it can be a sale price, or it can be free.

Developers will get to take home the standard 70% of the app's retail price (what the app sells for) or 20% of the MSRP (what the developer thinks it should sell for), whichever is greater.

So if your $10 app is sold for $10, you get $7. If it's sold for $5, you get $3.50. But if it's sold for $1 or free, you're at least guaranteed $2, or 20% of your $10 MSRP.

In theory, Amazon will be able to use whatever sales algorithms it has to generate the most possible revenue (retail price times number of buyers). But developers themselves won't have control over app pricing.

This is sort of like the way Amazon sells other goods, such as paperback books and DVDs, but in this case, Amazon doesn't pay a wholesale price or take physical inventory. And it's the opposite of the "agency model" e-book pricing technique, where publishers themselves set the price of e-books.

This could be a good thing for developers, if it generates more revenue than standard pricing set by the developer.

But it could create some problems. For example, if your app is $10 in the official Android market and $10 in Apple's iPhone app store, but $5 at Amazon's store, it could hurt sales in your other channels where you get more revenue per sale.

Then there's the element of giving up pricing control, which may be more of a subjective, emotional thing to get over than a real problem. But it still may deter some companies from participating.

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