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- Microsoft reveals Windows Family Pack and Windows Anytime Upgrade pricing
- Nokia 5800i XpressMusic shows up with improved camera but without WiFi?
- Windows Phone Mobile OS (Windows Mobile 6.5) walkthrough using HTC Touch Diamond2
- Members of the invitation-only Windows 7 Technical Beta Program are eligible to get a free, final copy of Windows 7 Ultimate
- Sony PlayStation 3 manufacturing costs down by 70%? Price drop iminent?
- AT&T HTC Warhawk (Touch Diamond2) passes through the FCC
| Microsoft reveals Windows Family Pack and Windows Anytime Upgrade pricing Posted: 02 Aug 2009 04:30 PM PDT Microsoft has revealed pricing for additional variants on Windows 7, particularly a Home Premium Family Pack which allows you to upgrade 3 personal computers to Windows 7 Home Premium. The Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack is priced at $149.99.
As for those who might want to migrate from one version of Windows 7 to another, Microsoft also has a plan for that and they call it the Anytime Upgrade. You can upgrade from Starter (the version which will be pre-installed in most netbooks once Windows 7 is out) to Home Premium for $79.99, or upgrade from Home Premium to Professional for $89.99 and lastly, upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate for $139.99.
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| Nokia 5800i XpressMusic shows up with improved camera but without WiFi? Posted: 02 Aug 2009 03:00 PM PDT The FCC was recently graced by the presence of a device dubbed as the Nokia 5800i XpressMusic. The only improved aspect of which, appears to be the camera now indicates a focus distance of 4.6mm instead of the previous 3.7mm. WiFi is also believed to have been left out of the device. Nowadays, WiFi is basically a feature necessity when a person is shopping for a phone. It definitely beats me as to why Nokia would even think of removing such a feature from a touchscreen device. Shown above are shots of the side, top and bottom parts of the device. Everything is indeed aesthetically the same as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. I guess we’ll have to wait it out until official announcements have been made before we assume the worst. [via FCC] See also:
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| Windows Phone Mobile OS (Windows Mobile 6.5) walkthrough using HTC Touch Diamond2 Posted: 02 Aug 2009 01:30 PM PDT The Inquirer has an exclusive first look on the Windows Phone OS (previously know as Windows Mobile 6.5/WM6.5) running on a HTC Touch Diamond2. Click here to view the video. I decided not to embed the movie on this post because it wasn’t loading up correctly. It takes quite some time to load, and runs just a bit over 10 minutes.
Apparently, the underlying software still looks more or less the same as previous versions of Windows Mobile. The only major overhaul that appears to have been done was to make menu navigation more finger-friendly. Quite frankly, it looks pretty sluggish. The only thing that probably holds up for newer Windows Mobile-based phones is the WVGA resolution (800 x 480) which is tremendously bigger compared to the measly 320 x 480 resolution of found on the the Apple iPhone. No multi-touch gestures have been showcased, those are believed to make their way into Windows Mobile when version 7 comes out, probably sometime next year. [via INQ TV] See also:
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2009 12:00 PM PDT It appears that Windows 7 beta testers might be able to get their hands on complimentary Windows 7 Ultimate edition software (which is worth $219.99 $319.99).
I’m not quite sure whether each beta tester will be getting a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate edition or if there are certain requirements that you have to meet.
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| Sony PlayStation 3 manufacturing costs down by 70%? Price drop iminent? Posted: 02 Aug 2009 11:30 AM PDT Reports have been circulating that the cost of producing/manufacturing a Sony PlayStation 3 has gone down by as much as 70%, which brings the cost of production to $240.
The original manufacturing cost of the PlayStation 3 is believed to be around $800. While this may look nice to the general public, giving thoughts of a possible price drop in the near future, I don’t think Sony’s gonna please everyone just yet. Remember that they’ve been selling the consoles at a loss for a while now. It may also take them a while to get them back on their feet, profit-wise. Hopefully, everyone’s gonna get that $100 price drop soon. [via Joystiq] See also:
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| AT&T HTC Warhawk (Touch Diamond2) passes through the FCC Posted: 02 Aug 2009 09:00 AM PDT AT&T’s HTC Warhawk (otherwise known as the HTC Touch Diamond2) passed FCC approval. Everything is basically the same as the unbranded version, except that this one has AT&T-specific firmware.
While the FCC has already approved the device for AT&T, it may still be a while before this device makes its way into AT&T stores. Pricing has also not yet been announced. Shown above are some data from the FCC document which indicate that the frequency bands that the North American version will be using. [via FCC] See also:
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