3G iPhone To Cost Only $199 at AT&T

The second generation iPhone, you know, the one that will soon come with 3G connectivity, might be cheaper than the first version, the EDGE-only one. This will be possible thanks to AT&T, the sole

carrier who can currently sell the iPhone in the US (apparently, it will be the only one selling the 3G version too).
According to Fortune (that quotes someone “familiar with the strategy”), when the 3G iPhone will hit AT&T stores, the double-t carrier will subsidize its price, bringing the 8GB edition to only $199, from $399, and the 16GB edition to only $299, from $499. This discount will only be available to customers who also want to sign a two-year contract agreement with AT&T.
Now, before getting your hopes up – meaning all those who want a 3G iPhone – we have to mention that the “cheap 3G iPhone” is only a rumor for the moment, so until official statements from AT&T or Apple come out, you should stick to the thought that the long-awaited 3G handset will in fact have a “normal” price.
Anyway, if the $199 pricing proves to be true, the 3G iPhone will probably sell even better than the original one (I believe you remember the huge queues that formed outside AT&T’s stores when the iPhone first came out). With such a price tag, Apple’s handset will be accessible to a wider range of users, and they’ll surely not miss the chance to get their hands on the 3G touchscreen device.
Besides the fact that it could cost as much as two Palm Centros, the 3G iPhone will (apparently) have a slimmer case, with about 2.5 millimeters, and it will also feature built-in GPS. So what we’ll have is a 9.1 millimeters thick advanced piece of technology with even more features than the existent iPhone. I don’t know why, but this sounds too good to be true. We’ll see in June, when the 3G iPhone is rumored to be launched, if the price discount detail is true.

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Direct Links for Windows Live Components

First of all as you know to download windows live components such as Live Messenger, Live Mail, Photo Gallery…etc you have to download Windows Live Installer and download through that.

This method is the recommended way to install Windows Live products but sometimes the installer gets stuck halfway for no reason or if you want to reinstall you would have to download all over again.

So to end all those frustrations here are direct links to Live Components and instructions on how to install them.

1. Download from the below links

Sign-in Assistant (4.200.520.1)

Windows Live Mail (12.0.1606.1023)

Windows Live Messenger (8.5.1302.101

Windows Live Toolbar (03.01.0146)

Windows Live Photo Gallery (12.0.1308.1023)

Windows Live Writer (12.0.1366.1026)

Windows Live OneCare Family Safety (2.0.5817.2)

Windows Live Writer Update (12.0.1367.112

For the Windows Live Writer update file do not follow the below steps. Extract the .MSP file which is inside the cab file using winrar and install. (you need to have Live Writer installed first)

2. Now that you have downloaded you will be having an EXE file similar to this “mu_wlwriter_7ee55ff154a0c7d42a77540e12cc20efb3267f53.exe”. If you double click this EXE fill you will notice nothing happens. So what needs to be done is to extract the the actual MSI file which is inside the EXE.
3. To extract the MSI file you will need a Resource Editor.(I recommend ResHack or XN Resource Editor).
4. Open the EXE file from the resource editor (for this example I have used ResHack).

5. Select the “0″ in the MSI tree section(see screen shot). Select Action->Save Resource as a binary file. Save with a .MSI extension

6. Now you have the finished installer which works.

 

-dotNETwizard.net

The second-gen iPhone: 3G, GPS, only slightly thicker

So we’ve got it on authority that the second-gen iPhone is already well into testing, and numerous units are floating around in super secret pockets. A trusted source got a chance to check one out, here’s what we’ve heard.

 

• The first thing people will notice: the 2nd gen iPhone will be about the same size and shape as the first gen.
• It will, of course, have 3G. And proper GPS!
• The most noticeable physical difference is back of the phone is no longer metal — the whole thing is glossy black, from top to bottom. The volume buttons are now chrome.
• Because it’s got a little less metal to deal with, it doesn’t have quite as many angular edges. The battery is (still) not removable.
• The phone itself will be slightly thicker than the first gen device.
• The headphone jack will no longer be recessed, and will finally be flush with the body.
• The device itself uses roughly the same size and resolution screen as the first generation product.
• No solid word on battery life or storage capacity.

It could ship (or be introduced) as early as July — but it’s worth noting that none of this is necessarily finalized, and any of it could change between now and its introduction. You really never know with Apple!

[Image via iPod Observer]

[Source: Engadget]

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330)

Official description

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses key feedback from our customers. SP1 addresses specific reliability and performance issues, supports new types of hardware, and adds support for several emerging standards.

Languages included: English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional)

Keep in mind that this is the standalone version, if you don’t want to download the whole thing separately its available via Windows Update which is said to be smaller in size.

36 Language version will be available in April

Download Vista Sp1 (32bit) (5 Language Standalone)[Size->434.5MB]

Download Vista Sp1 (64bit) (5 Language Standalone)[Size->726.5MB]

Windows Vista install information

Mozilla Firefox 4 Pre-Alpha 1

It seems, that the Mozilla corporation is working heavily on the upcoming versions of Firefox. While Firefox 3 is still in Beta Phase. Now they released a nightly that has the Version “Minefield/ 4.0a1pre” It is using the Gecko engine 2008030402 while Firefox 3 Beta 4 is using 2008030305.
Firefox 4 successfully passed the ACID 2 Test.

Firefox Alpha 4 Screenshots

FF 4 Pre-Alph is available for dl from here

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 beta has been released….Check below for downloads.

Brief Description

Internet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page and introduces a new way to seamlessly experience the power of the Web whether you are a Web developer writing to standards, or an end user discovering a new online service.

This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements.

[Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1]

Windows Live Messenger 2008 Calendar

This is the brand new 2008 calendar Windows live messenger, with numerous screenshots on the different seasons. The download is free, but you can see a small preview below:

 

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is coming in March 18

According to the site Tech ARP, Microsoft chose the date of March 18 to launch the first wave of installation of Service Pack 1 of Windows Vista in the cottages. At least, the cottages countries using five languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese. At that time, however, the facility will not be automatically offered in Windows Update.

About three weeks later, on April 9, a second wave of installations will be launched, and it will target systems using Chinese (simplified, traditional Hong Kong), Korean and Portuguese (Brazilian). It was not until April 18 for Windows Update proposes to automatically install the service pack, with a number of languages based on the first two waves.

There would thus be a great difference between March 18 and April 18. In the first case, the updated manual and will be voluntary. It will go to the Microsoft site to go look Service Pack 1 which will be available in its full form and who takes particular all patches released since the advent of Vista on Jan. 30, 2007. On April 18, the automatic version is available, but Windows Update will not propose that what is needed is calculated by deducting the total all updates already installed. Microsoft talking about 65 to 70 MB downloads for a system always up to date.
As a reminder, here is the list of improvements and changes made by Service Pack 1 of Vista:

Source softwaretipspalace.com: Windows Vista News