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Apple starts to sell an iPhone for$99 and rolled out new laptops for $300 less than previous models. Apple unveiled two new models of the iPhone — the 3G S — that will sport a faster processor and sought-after features like an internal compass, a video camera and an improved photo camera. A 16-gigabyte version of the 3G S will cost $199 and a 32-gigabyte model will be $299. The 8-gigabyte iPhone 3G, which came out last year, will be cut to $99 from $199.

The iPhone news highlighted a two-hour presentation by Apple executives at their annual conference for software developers.

Despite anticipation that he might make a cameo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs did not take the stage. He is due back from his medical leave at the end of this month.

The newest iPhones go on sale June 19, just as two-year contracts for the buyers of the original models are expiring and Apple’s phone faces tougher competition from the likes of Research in Motion Ltd. and Palm Inc.

Shares of Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple were down 90 cents, 0.6 percent, at $143.77 in afternoon trading.

Lowering the price of the least expensive iPhone could be risky for Apple — a bet that the new versions have enough appealing features to keep higher-priced models selling briskly. AT&T Inc., the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., said today it’s confident its wireless profit margins will hold steady overall.

AT&T shares were down 3 cents at $24.53.

Apple might also be banking on expanding the profits it reaps from taking 30 percent of the revenue from downloadable applications on the iPhone and the iPod Touch.

In the updates to the MacBook line, Apple showed off a MacBook Pro laptop with a 13-inch screen that starts at $1,200. A 15-inch model sells for $1,700 and up — both $300 less than existing similar models. The company also lowered the price on its ultra-thin MacBook Air to $1,500 from $1,800.

Multi-touch display with full QWERTY soft keyboard
Safari web browser
Email access
Built-in Wi-Fi
Holds up to 3,500 songs
Up to 22 hours of music playback
Up to 5 hours of video playback
4.2 ounces
4.3 x 2.4 x 0.31 inches
Apple Earphones
USB cable
Dock adapter

Storage and song capacity 16GB (3,500 songs)
Battery life Up to 22 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback
Display 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
Ports Dock connector, stereo minijack
Connectivity USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables, sold separately); audio through headphone jack
Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Charge time About 3 hours (1.5-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)
Audio support AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, and AIFF
Photo support Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG formats
Video support H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Software Safari, Calendar, Contacts, You Tube, Clock, Calculator, Mail, Google Maps, Weather, Stocks, Notes
Size 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.31 inches
Weight 4.2 ounces
Included accessories Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter, polishing cloth, stand

This video can help you to learn the way getting Free TV on your iPhone, iPhone3G, iPod Touch 1st & 2nd Gen.

iPod and iPhone devices have support for getting TV on

iPod touch
iPod touch (2nd generation)
iPhone (software version 1.1.1 or later required)
iPhone 3G
iPod nano (3rd generation)
iPod nano (4th generation)
iPod classic
iPod (5th generation)
iPod with color display (iPod photo)

The following docks support TV out when used with an iPod model or iPhone that supports TV out:

Apple Universal Dock (requires either the Apple Composite AV Cable or the Apple Component AV Cable – will not work with the iPod AV Cable). Search the store for part number MB125G.

iPod Universal Dock or iPod with color display Dock (iPod photo Dock)
Important: The iPhone dock does not support TV out.

iPod models that support TV out can support viewing on a television in several different ways. Use the tables below to see which cables and docks can be used with each iPod model. Check the documentation that came with the cable or iPod for information on how to connect and enable TV out.

Applications designed for iPhone are nothing short of amazing. That’s because they leverage the groundbreaking technology in iPhone — like the Multi-Touch interface, the accelerometer, GPS, real-time 3D graphics, and 3D positional audio. All you have to do is just tap into the App Store and choose from thousands of applications ready to download right now.

With ‘Trixie Tracker’ iPhone app users can track naps, breastfeeding, medicines, diapers, and feeding schedules for up to three children. Accounts may be added for up to five additional users.

The ‘Trixie Tracker’ software will also work with any web-enabled mobile device or in a standard web browser, so the information can be easily shared with family, childcare-givers and medical professionals.

There are sharing and viewing features, as well as a feature that allows users to compare data with other ‘Trixie Tracker’ babies. You can fins a free 14-day trial is available on the ‘Trixie Tracker’ website.

This was bound to happend and this happend during the first quarter of 2009. I mean the discovering by F-Secure the first ever SMS virus.

Finnish anti-malware firm F-Secure is predicting that SMS-generated mobile spam will be a major problem in the future. Describing the SymbOS/Yxe worm as the most significant threat to emerge over the period they predict that the problem of SMS viruses can become one of the most danger and widely spread viruses in the close future.

The worm spreads by sending an SMS promising a ’sexy view’, with links to a malicious site prompting the user to download the malware. It will then use the victim’s contact list to spread.

“Sexy View is the first text message worm ever. It’s also the first mobile phone worm that circumvents the signature checks that are meant to secure the latest smartphones,” said F-Secure chief research officer Mikko Hypponen.

“And the motive behind it seems to be to collect information for mobile phone spamming purposes. Mobile phone spam is already a big problem in some parts of the world, and eventually it will be an issue everywhere.”

The iAcqua iPhone DockAn interactive tabletop computer suiting to any flat surfaceappear and allowing a user to insert the iPhone into the center slot just like a faucet handle has appeared. There is a touch screen, speakers and a projector which allows photos, songs and movies to be projected out from the iPhone onto the workspace.

So, now you can get fun playing around with the magic iAcqua iPhone Dock turning up the faucet (iPhone actually) and the icon images spill onto the floor via the projector fitted in the stand and that’s really funny!. Besides that you can the stand a bit to spill the images to a particular spot and view larger picture by your wish.

It will start selling contract-free iPhones, AT&T Inc. reported on Thursday. But one must be prepared to pay $400 more.

Spokesman Michael Coe said AT&T will start to sell the phones next Thursday for $599 or $699, depending on the storage capacity. The two models cost $199 or $299 under contract.

The new phones will still be “locked” to AT&T and won’t work with any other cellular carrier unless they’re modified. AT&T will only activate them on the regular iPhone plans, which include a $30 monthly charge for data access. Prepaid service will not be available.

Apple Inc., the maker of the iPhone, has been selling the device from its stores and Web site, but would not say if it would sell the contract-free version.

Apple is widely expected to release a new version of the phone this summer.