Old macbook seems dead....bought new one...transfer my apps?

OK so my 2008 has these exact symptoms and no fix worked.
"So far I have tried removing the battery and AC, resetting the PRAM and the SMC per Apple's instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1365
No change to this behavior:
1) When I open the cover, the sleep light goes dim. When I close the cover, the light goes bright.
2) Built-in display and external display both remain black with no indication that they are getting a signal.
3) No combination of key presses seems to affect anything.
4) Pressing and holding power does turn the unit off, but when I turn it back on, DVD powers up and USB gets powered but otherwise behavior is the same."
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2769007
So I bought new one:
17-inch: 2.2 GHz
Is these any way I can transfer my apps (Photoshop, pro tools..etc..), from the dead one to the new one?

If the hard drive isn't dead then remove it and put it in an external enclosure. You should then be able to transfer your data using Migration Assistant.
If the drive is dead, however, then you are out of luck. You would need to send it to a data recovery service - very expensive.
Or you can restore your data from your backup.

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