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Vodafone lowers iPhone prices, Airtel sticks to the original

Apple’s iPhone was launched in India in a midnight extravaganza, but its prices in Mumbai slipped overnight, with Vodafone, the service provider for the gadget in Mumbai, selling both the versions of the phones around Rs 1,500 lower than the original cost. The price tag for the gadget is now pegged at Rs 29,640 for 8GB and Rs 34,580 for 16 GB. Vodafone has 33 outlets in the city. The original launch price was of Rs 31,000 for the 8GB version and Rs 36,100 for the 16GB version.

Wayne Kramer, Sex Pistols, And Motorhead Re-Record For GH: World Tour

Kotaku writes: "The only thing better than original master recordings in a rhythm game is having the original artists go back and do the whole thing over again, and Guitar Hero: World Tour is boasting three separate re-recordings on its set list when the game hits store shelves. In addition to The Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant" and Motorhead's "Overkill", MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer has recruited a little help and hit the studio to re-record the classic "Kick Out the Jams". The new recording uses the original vocals from singer Rob Tyner from 1968, with Kramer, Alice in Chains (the press release says Alice "and" Chains) guitarist Jerry Cantrell and former Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke."

Historic recordings by inventor of stereo sound re-engineered

August 5, 2008 Historic recordings by the inventor of stereo have been digitally cleaned up so the public can hear them for the first time. The recordings, which include Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in 1934, were made by Alan Blumlein, an EMI research engineer, who lodged the patent for “binaural” sound in 1931. The original recordings were digitally re-engineered by sound engineer Roger Beardsley to remove the crackles and hiss from the original 78 pressings. Beardsley said the recordings, “have never been properly reproduced, but we've recovered the original information that was there".

Original Red Alert available for free

Electronic Arts will distribute the original RTS hit Command & Conquer: Red Alert for free, as part of promotional efforts ahead of Red Alert 3's release this year.

Original iPhone Owners Have Options To Upgrade

Companies are willing to pay enough for Apple, Inc.'s original iPhone to buy the new iPhone 3G. Or owners could give older iPhones to family members or sell them online. Owners can even jailbreak Apple's first-generation iPhone, or get apps from Apple's App Store. But the App Store doesn't allow tryouts and the reviews can be slanted.

3G iPhone: cheap version of original

Apple’s new 3G iPhone is in reality just a cheaper-to-make version of the original iPhone with a few added features.

Postal III to Star The Village People's Original Cowboy, Randy Jones

July 10, 2008 - Running With Scissors (RWS) has announced Randy Jones of the original '70's musical group sensation The Village People as the first in a series of celebrities who will be appearing in the third major installment of its long-running Postal series, Postal III.

Postal III to star The Village People's Original Cowboy Randy Jones

Postal III developer Running With Scissors (RWS) has announced Randy Jones of the original '70's musical group sensation The Village People as the first in a series of celebrities who will be appearing in the third game.

Sync Old Settings After Upgrading from Original to 3G iPhone

You've made it through the line, finally foisting the iPhone 3G upwards like the captain of a hockey team with the Stanley Cup. If you're upgrading from an original iPhone, here's how to transfer your old settings to the new device.

Microsoft sets Xbox 360 with triple memory at original price

the Redmond, Wash., software on Sunday unveiled a version of its Xbox 360 games-and-entertainment console with triple the storage space of the original machine at the same estimated retail price, $349. The new 60-gigabyte Xbox 360 will be available at retail early in August, Microsoft said. The company also cut the price of its 20GB Xbox 360 console in the U.S. and Canada to US$299 from US$349. End of Story

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

A prequel to the original open-world FPS with RPG elements, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky looks to make numerous improvements on the original including support for DirectX 10 and improved artificial intelligence. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky takes place one year before the nuclear event in the Zone. Play as Scar, a mercenary s.t.a.l.k.e.r. who must fight his way through hostile sectors of the Zone, eventually leading to the events described in Shadow of Chernobyl.

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15

Mozilla Firefox, the popular web browser, caused a stir with the original release, but apart from minor changes, visual improvements and security fixes, there haven’t been a wide range of new features since the original 1.x release. This is all about to change, with the release of Firefox 2.0. Windows version available to download from this page.

Effective Optical Disc Repair?

CyberKnet writes "I have an extensive music collection on original CD media. While most of it is in impeccable condition, I have a few discs that have suffered extensive scratching through listening to the disc either via a portable disc player, or in a car CD stacker. I've long since learned the error of my old ways and don't listen to discs in those devices any more, but those discs are irreplaceable in many cases. I would very much like to be able to repair them or have them repaired to original condition, or at least well enough that I can pull the tracks off once and archive the track data. I have heard really uncomplimentary things about devices like the Skip Doctor; ranging from it not helping to it making things worse. I've heard great things about JFJ devices that are seen on the counters of most Hollywood and BlockBuster video s

UPDATE: Steve Wozniak (With Posse) Has Space Saved In Line at San Jose iPhone 3G Launch

UPDATE: Crisis averted, it seems. Comments on and about the original CNET article, including from Steve Wozniak and Leo Laporte, indicate that Woz waited from 4:00 a.m. until the doors opened at 10:00 a.m. All the people in line Friday morning before Woz arrived had agreed that it would be fine if he went in to the store first. In fact, they insisted, said one Gizmodo tipster. This appears to be a case of a few jilted iPhone line sitters trying to soil Woz's good name! Final ruling: Woz had a space saved in line at the 3G launch (posse included). Original post appears in its entirety after the jump.

K9Copy Helps Make DVD Backups Easy

"When using K9Copy to copy a DVD, you can either keep the original menu structure on the disc or create a new one. You can also create an ISO image or compress the original video (producing an AVI file, for example) and store it on your hard disk or burn it to a CD. K9Copy is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPLv2), so it's fully open source and also free of cost."

Send SMS for Free via AIM on iPhone

I expected that iPhone 3G service from AT&T would be more expensive compared to the original iPhone - $30 per month for data on top of voice service, a $10 increase), but the telco slipped in a poison profit pill by removing SMS text messaging from the plan. Instead, you can pay $5 per month for 200 messages (the amount included in the original iPhone plan); $15 per month for 1500 messages, or $20 per month for unlimited messages. If you sign up for a FamilyTalk plan, your choices are either $30 per month for unlimited or $0.20 per message.

Apple iPhone 3G Review

(Review) - We’ll get right to the chase. Apple’s iPhone 3G is very similar to the original iPhone. In fact, first-generation iPhones can be updated to use the iPhone 2.0 software, which will give a lot of the software capabilities of iPhone 3G to its predecessor. However, that doesn’t mean that iPhone 3G isn’t worth the upgrade. If you were holding out on the original iPhone in hopes of iPhone 3G, this is your chance to grab one, assuming can get past the strict requirements of activating the phone in AT&T or Apple Stores. That’s of course to prevent a lot of folks from unlocking their iPhones.

Apple explains iPhone 3G upgrade process

Apple this week began posting information for iPhone users intending to update their device to the new iPhone 3G. A new support document explains how to replace an original iPhone with an iPhone 3G using the same carrier: "If you follow these steps to backup your original iPhone first, and then restore the backup to your iPhone 3G, your saved SMS messages, email accounts, photos, notes, and other personal settings will be present on your iPhone 3G," the company noted. The instructions indicate that iPhone users in the US will not need to transfer their SIM card (a new one will be provided with the iPhone 3G) and describes how to transfer settings, personal info, SMS messages, and other data to the new device using iTunes' backup iPhone feature.

Joytoto USA, Inc. to Develop and Distribute Its Own MP3 Device

announced it has begun development of its own MP3 device. The device is expected to initially be available in Mexico, and Central and South America. Currently the Company designs and manufactures multi media devices as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) for big box retailers' in-house brands primarily distributed in the United States. The move comes as an effort to capitalize on the rapid growth being experienced in emerging markets within Latin America. Michael Cho, CEO of Joytoto USA said, "By leveraging our design, engineering and manufacturing expertise in Korea we are able to offer the Latin America markets advanced MP3 player technologies at a competitive price point. With the growth in consumer electronic spending in these markets we can become a leading supplier of portable entertainmen

Disney Interactive Studios Challenges Everyone to Be the Star with New Karaoke Video GameDisney Sing It Video Game (Graphic: Business Wire)

BURBANK, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Disney Interactive Studios today announced Disney Sing It, the only karaoke video game that challenges players to out-sing friends with songs and authentic videos from favorite Hollywood Records artists, Disney Channel Original Series and Disney Channel Original Movies. Fans of all ages can discover their inner performer by belting out hits from Camp Rock, High School Musical, Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, Jesse McCartney, Aly & AJ and more. Disney Sing It will be available for all major video game consoles this holiday season.

Bose intros SoundDock Series II for iPod and iPhone...

Bose on Thursday introduced the second generation of its SoundDock digital music system, the Series II, that becomes the first Works with iPhone-certified product from the company. While the new SoundDock looks only slightly different from the original, it features added functionality and will support both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G without requiring that they use Airplane Mode. A new auxiliary input will allow users to connect other MP3 and CD players as well as music phones to the updated SoundDock.

Brightnets are Owner Free File Systems

elucido writes "OFF, or the Owner-Free Filesystem is a distributed filesystem in which everything is stored in reference to randomized data blocks, as opposed to a 1:1 copy of the original data being inserted. The creators of the Owner-Free Filesystem have coined a new term to define the network: A brightnet. Nobody shares any copyrighted files, and therefore nobody needs to hide away. OFF provides a platform through which data can be stored (publicly or otherwise) in a discreet, distributed manner. The system allows for personal privacy because data (blocks) being transferred from peer to peer do not bear any relation to the original data. Incidentally, no data passing through the network can be considered copyrighted because the means by which it is represented is truly random.

WIPO orders Narnia domain transfer, makes 11-year-old cry

A Narnia-like battle has erupted over a domain name that one party argues will leave an 11-year-old child without a birthday present thanks to greedy, powerful rightsholders. Control of the domain, narnia.mobi, was taken away from its original registrant this week by the World Intellectual Property Organization and awarded to the estate of C.S. Lewis, author of the popular The Chronicles of Narnia series, a decision that the original registrant is referring to as "scandalously one-sided."

Apple adds Smithsonian Channel programming to iTunes Store

Smithsonian Channel today makes its award-winning programming available on Apple's market-dominating iTunes Store, with initial offerings such as Stories from the Vaults, Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25, Day of the Kamikaze and Nature Tech. Smithsonian Networks programming celebrates the American experience with branded original content drawn largely from the assets of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex and features original documentaries, short-subject explorations and innovative and groundbreaking programs highlighting America's historical, cultural and scientific heritage.

Today's Panasonic Plasma TVs Might Outlast Owners

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic, the market leader in Plasma HDTVs and the Official HDTV of the Olympic Games, announced that its entire best-selling 2008 line of 1080p VIERA Plasma HDTVs is rated to last 100,000 hours before reaching half its original brightness. Based upon the U.S. average daily viewing time of six and a half hours, Panasonic 1080p Plasma HDTVs could on average take more than 42 years to reach half of their original brightness level. "There has been a lot of misinformation circulating about Plasma HDTVs and longevity, and we're happy to once again set the record straight on the durability of Panasonic Plasma," said Robert Perry, Senior Vice President, Panasonic Display Products Company. "Quite simply, our Plasma TVs are built to last a very long time -- as much as 100,000 hours to half their brightness.

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