It is the time of the year when parents in the US are all worked up to get their children back to school after the vacations. However, it is not always easy to find good deals on clothes, books and more that students require for their school life.

There are several departmental stores and online retailers who provide parents and students with good discounts on back to school purchases, if you do not make use of them, you are definitely missing out on some great savings. Here are some places where you can buy back to school deals where parents can find backpacks, uniforms and other clothing, healthy snacks, and every classroom supply that ever made it onto a teacher’s list.

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Back-to-School Savings, Textbook Discounts and More

Amazon has some really good discounts on their Back-to-school Savings page, you can find deals under school supplies, school uniforms and more. In addition to that Amazon is also offering free a free Amazon premium membership for students which offers two-day shipping for one year to students, you can sign up for an account by visiting the Amazon Student page.

You can also get discounts when you purchase textbooks on Amazon. You can shop for a wide range of textbooks at the Amazon Textbook store. In addition to that you will also find deals for back-to-school products in local stores like Staples, Macys, Target and more, both online and offline.

Laptops, Software, Gadgets and More Back to School Savings

Looking to buy that perfect laptop to help your child study better or want Office 2010 or Windows 7 at a discount? You are in luck, several laptop and manufacturers have some good back to school offers which will save you a lot of money on buying laptops, software and gadgets.

Microsoft will be publishing some good back-to-school deals on their Facebook page, you can keep an eye on the deals by become a fan of them on Facebook here. Apple also has deals where you can buy a Mac and get a iPod Touch free, you will find the deal here.

You will find good deals on Laptops for big brand manufactures like Sony, HP, Apple, Lenovo and more at online retail stores and in-store too. We’ll update this page with more back to school deals and savings for the next few days, so keep checking back.

Wondershare Software will be together with Giveawayoftheday.com to provide free Wondershare USB Drive Encryption. This would be good news to those who intend to encrypt USB drives for their confidential personal and company data in case of data leakage over lost or stolen USB flash drives.

Priced at $24.95 originally, Wondershare USB Drive Encryption is free on http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ on May 13, 2010. Please remember the free offer is only valid for 24 hours on May 13, 2010. Giveawayoftheday.com is a new initiative in the software distribution world, which everyday offers for FREE licensed software that users have to buy otherwise.

Wondershare USB Drive Encryption can help you protect USB devices with password, preventing unauthorized users from your sensitive data. With correct password, the encrypted data is viewable for you in any computer without USB Drive Encryption installed. It also has the ability to hide your encrypted data and protect the encrypted data from viruses.
Characterized with US military-level 256-bit AES algorithm, Wondershare USB Drive Encryption allows you to get the highest level protection available now for your data. It’s a good option for you and your company to encrypt USB drives.

With Wondershare USB Drive Encryption, I no longer have to worry about leaking my private photos and business secrets when my USB flash drive is misplaced, lost or stolen.Christina, a user of the test version of USB Drive Encryption said. That is exactly what Wondershare USB Drive Encryption wants to bring to users.

ChinaGrabber is shipping an unlocked Linux smartphone which has an impressive set of features.

Founded in 2007, ChinaGrabber is a sourcing company. We are exclusive sellers of many of the latest Phones, Car DVD Players, GPS Navigation, BT Multi Interphone, Mp3 and Mp4 players on this site.

The unlocked phone has no brand except for the name bPhone and sports ARM Linux 2.6 on Marvell’s ARM/XScale PXA320 processor.But you might have a good reason to have some interest in this feature packed gadget.

To start with, it sports a decent 624 MHz of processor frequency with a 256 MB flash storage and a 128 MB RAM. There is a SD card which can extend your memory to 16 GB. The outstanding feature of the bPhone though, is it’s scree which is huge at  800 x 480, has a 180 degree swivel and is fully touch screen. The display can be folded back into the phone at a hinge just like a notebook.

Apart from that, it features a full QWERTY keyboard and has WiFi, Bluetooth, FM Radio and GPS. The talkime is estimated at 4 hours. The interface supports widget and the OS has support for Java applications.

The phone is selling for $57 which is a $230 discount on the regular price of $800. Head over to ChinaGrabber to claim your bPhone.
[ Via: linuxfordevices ]

THQ’s Metro 2033 is among one of the most highly anticipated games of the year. It is a sci-shooter set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world, which combines action, horror, and role-playing game elements. Based on a novel of the same name, Metro 2033 chronicles humanities struggle for survival.

Any action game fan looking for something different should give THQ Metro 2033. The good news is that you don’t even need to shell 50-60 bucks for the game. eCost is offering at an insane price of $26.99 (shipping charges not included). HKOfferhouse and NewEgg are selling it for $37.99 ($4 shipping) and $42.99 (free shipping) respectively.

(via Original-Gamer)

Attention all Assassin’s Creed fans, Ubisoft has released Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer free of cost for iPhone and iPod Touch users, this deal is only valid for the next 48 hours.

Assassin’s Creed II was a highly anticipated game and will allow users to compete against their friends online. Ubisoft has decided to give out the game for free for the next 48 hours only, so if you have been waiting for this game, head over to this iTunes link to download it right away.

If you wait up for more than 48 hours, you will have to pay $2.99 for the game. The game allows for real-time online action over Wi-Fi, where users have to hunt other players and kill them before they can do the same to you. Should definitely be fun for players who have enjoyed the desktop or console game.

Peggle Nights has been a very popular game and at $19.95 it has to be, but now can get it for absolutely free courtesy PopCap. In a promotion for the PopCap Passport signup promotion, PopCap is offering users an opportunity to gift the Peggle Nights game for free to anyone with an email address, but with a catch, read ahead.

Users who are looking to get the Peggle Nights game for free will have to signup for the PopCap Passport (signup page). However, once you sign up, you will have to subscribe to a compulsory newsletter from PopCap without which you cannot complete the signup.

To get the Peggle Nights game for free, head over to the signup page and enter the details required to create a PopCap Passport account. Wait for the confirmation email and click on the link in it to confirm your account.

Once you do that, head over to the Passport Offers page and scroll down till you see something like the previous screenshot in the right hand side and click on it. Enter and confirm the email address of the person you want to send the free copy of Peggle Nights to and click on the "Send it Free!" button. You can enter your own email address too.

Not a bad deal at all, so have fun getting the game for yourself or gifting it to someone for free. You will only be able to gift one game per email address though, and the offer might disappear soon, so hurry while you can.

The iTunes store is being generous once again, this time around for reaching 3 million fans on Facebook. iTunes users will be able to download a free sampler of 15 songs from the House of Soul, featuring music from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Sugarman Three, Lee Fields among other artists.

In addition to that users will also be able to download 20 free songs from the Artists to Watch sampler featuring upcoming artists including Fanfarlo, Cold Cave, Local Natives and Surfer Blood.

To create and redeem a code to download the free House of Soul sampler from iTunes, head over to their Facebook fan page and become a fan of iTunes or head over to this page and follow the instructions to create a code and redeem it.

The Artists to Watch sampler will be available for free till March 15th and the Songs from the House offer will expire on 30th April, however, the offer may expire before that date, so hurry up and get your free songs right away.

The second edition of the popular game Battlefield, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will start retailing on March 2. However, if you cannot wait to get your hands on the game, here is your chance to get a great deal on the PC version of the game.

Barnes & Nobles is selling pre-orders of the PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for $19.95 with shipping extra. This is by far the best deal on the game. Amazon is selling a copy of Battlefield 2 PC game for $49.99, so that is a cool $30 savings on this popular FPS game.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Details

Battlefield Bad Company 2â„¢ brings the spectacular Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of next-gen consoles and PC – featuring best-in-class vehicular combat set across 8 huge sandbox maps each with a different tactical focus. New vehicles like the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and the UH-60 transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics in the warzone, extensive tuning ensures that this will be the most satisfying vehicle combat experience to date.

Release Date: 3rd March 2010

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GoDaddy has been creating new ads every year for the Super Bowl. However, it looks like they are also offering a new coupon code which will allow you to register 99c domains for 1 year.

Users will be able to purchase a domain name for 1 year by just paying 99 cents, an additional ICANN fees of 18 cents will take the final price to $1.17. To avail of this offer make sure to use the coupon code BOWL2010 (thanks Slick Deals) before you checkout with your domain.

This coupon code might not lost for a long time, so hurry and get your own domain name before it expires.

Amazon has the God of War Collection for PS3 on sale at $30, this is a $10 discount on the retail price. The God of war collection contains a single Blu-ray disc consisting of God of War and God of War II.

In addition to that, users also get a Playstation Network (PSN) voucher to access the God of War III E3 2009 Demo. The God of War Collection is a popular version of the game which was available on the PS2. The game has been remastered in high-definition at a resolution of 720p and including anti-aliased graphics for 60 frames per second gameplay.

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