Over 75 Percent Apple Retail Stores Experiencing iPhone 3GS Shortage

Like last year, Apple has again started iPhone 3GS availability website that gives up-to-date availability information for the new iPhone. Apple launched the website to help customers after it was reported last week that iPhone 3GS stocks were dwindling throughout the country. Apple says that shipments of iPhone 3GS arrive most days and availability is updated hourly. As of Monday afternoon about 76 percent Apple Stores (159 out of 208) didn’t have at least one iPhone model. Read More

Windows 7 Home Premium for $49.99 Only and Professional for $99.99 on Amazon

Amazon.com today announced that the Amazon Software Store is now offering Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system Home Premium Upgrade and Professional Upgrade packages for $49.99 and $99.99, which represent a savings of 50 percent and 58 percent from the suggested retail price. Amazon.com customers can pre-order Windows 7 at these prices now through July 11, while supplies last. Customers who pre-order Windows 7 from Amazon.com can take advantage of the additional convenience of receiving the product when it is released on October 22, which means they can order from their PC or mobile device and receive Windows 7 on the same day it’s released in physical stores.

You can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium for $49.99 and Windows 7 Professional for $99.99 on Amazon today. The offer is only available till July 11th, after which the price will go back to $119 and $199 respectively.

One Million Palm Pre Apps Downloaded

Though Palm Pre launch was nowhere as big as iPhone 3GS launch, but the Palm Pre app store is going very strong. Palm announced that customers have downloaded more than one million applications from the app store for Pre. It took Palm about 3 weeks to reach one million mark, which doesn’t look that impressive when compared to less than three days Apple’s App Store required to reach one million download after launch last year. Read More

Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Availability Information, Pricing Details and a Special Offer

Microsoft today announced release details and pricing for the upcoming Windows 7 after unveiling the packaging for the software yesterday. In the video above, Microsoft’s VP of Windows Consumer Marketing, Brad Brooks talks about Windows upgrade options, international availability, pricing and the special offer.
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iPhone 3GS Floors Competition in Various Benchmarks

Many websites have posted videos and speed test results showing how fast the new iPhone 3GS is. Even developers are impressed by the speed and frame rates iPhone 3GS is able to achieve. CNET was one of the first website that posted speed test video of iPhone 3GS vs. iPhone 3G and Palm Pre. However, CNET’s tests were done unscientifically and their results depended more on AT&T’s 3G network in the given area than the performance of the new iPhone. Read More

Sony's New VAIO P offers 1.6GHz Processor and 128 GB SSD for .. Whoa! $1499

Sony has updated its VAIO P series and added new ultraportable configuration that comes with 1.6GHz Intel Processor, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 128GB SSD, GPS, Bluetooth and Verizon Mobile broadband for $1,499. The new VAIO P model is available for pre-order and it will start shipping by end of this month. You can get more information about the new model on Sony’s website. Now the main question – why would someone pay $1,500 plus taxes for a netbook? Read More

Apple Sells Over One Million iPhone 3GS Over the Launch Weekend

Apple today announced that it has sold over one million iPhone 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch. In addition, six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software in the first five days since its release. Read More

Review Roundup: Apple iPhone 3GS Faster and More Powerful

Apple introduced the new iPhone 3GS on 8th June and started shipping the phone on 19th June. The new iPhone 3GS packs faster process, more memory and better graphics engine. Apple claims that iPhone 3GS is twice as fast as iPhone 3G and has longer battery life for every feature except 3G talk time, which stays at 5 hours. Most reviewers agree that the S in iPhone 3GS stands for speed, and the new phone is faster, more powerful and overall better than its predecessor iPhone 3G. We have selected 10 best iPhone 3GS reviews and added links below:
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iPhone 3G S Set to Outsell iPhone 3G’s Launch Day Sales

Apple today launched the new iPhone 3G S and the initial data from various industrial sources indicate that the new iPhone launch will be an even bigger success than last year’s iPhone 3G launch. The two major iPhone carriers O2 in UK and AT&T in US have already announced that they are seeing much more than expected demand for the new phone.

O2 said that by lunchtime they had sold more iPhone 3G S than they sold iPhone 3G devices on the launch day last year. O2 added sales are still going strong and we expect to sell 50 percent more iPhone 3G S by close of business today than we sold on iPhone 3G launch last year. O2 also reported that their in store traffic is 10 times higher and their online site traffic is 150 percent higher than usual business day.

In US, AT&T’s CEO announced “AT&T sold hundreds of thousands of iPhone 3G S in pre-order process prior to the launch, which exceeded our own expectations for iPhone 3G S.” Along with AT&T, Apple has also been taking pre-orders for the new iPhone in US, and it is very likely that they will also have similar numbers or maybe even higher.

Last year, on the iPhone 3G launch weekend, AT&T and Apple sold somewhere in between 400,000 to 500,000 iPhones. And it looks like this year they will cross the number in pre-orders only. Now the question is will Apple cross one million mark in less than 24 hours for iPhone 3G S.

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Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update

As announced at WWDC on June 8th, Apple has released the iPhone OS 3.0 software update for current iPhone owners. According to the release note the update contains over 100 new features, including the following: Read More

Live Coverage: WWDC 2009 Keynote on June 8th at 10am PST

We will be doing detailed coverage of all the announcements made by Apple later in the evening. Join us on TechzTalk for more information about all new Apple products.

• That's it from WWDC 2009 keynote.
• Phil is now recapping the keynote and he is thanking at Apple for their hard work.
• Apple shows a new ad for iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3GS will ship on June 19th. the 16GB model will be priced $199 and the 32GB model will be priced $299. The present 8GB iPhone 3G will now ship for only $99.
• Battery life on iPhone 3Gs has improved slightly.
• There will be hardware encryption and it will offer instantaneous data wipe, data in iTunes will also be encrypted.
• Like rumored the phone will include Nike+ support.
• The phone will include a built-in digital compass that will integrate with Maps and new Compass app. The new Accessibility settings bring VoiceOver feature to the iPhone.
• Voice Control will be available for various iPhone functions like playing music on the iPod.
• iPhone 3Gs will also include Voice Control. Just hold down the Home button and say "call Scott (or any other name in your address book)" to make a call.
• You can edit the video on the iPhone itself and then send MMS or post it online.
• The new iPhone will also capture video at 30fps in VGA with autofocus, auto white balance and auto exposure.
• iPhone 3GS features a 3-megapixel autofocus camera with autoexposure. He shows some brilliant pictures take by new iPhone camera.
• Phil says that this is the fastest iPhone ever and it support OpenGL and 7.2Mbps HSPA connection. It is 2.1x faster for messaging, 2.4x faster in Sim City and 2.9x faster for browsing.
• Phil announces the new iPhone 3GS where S stands for speed.
• He says to call iPhone 3G a hit would be an understatement. he shows a graph of mobile browser usage with iPhone have more than 65 percent share.
• Phil is back on stage.
• So the demos are over. iPhone OS 3.0 will be free for all iPhone customers and $9.99 for iPod touch owners. It will ship on June 17th and Scott leaves the stage.
• Line 6 and Planet Waves will do the final app demo and hopefully we will see the new iPhone after that.
• Pasco, another developer shows a science app. Apple show us the new iPhone.......
• They are demoing Star Defense their new game.
• Another game developer ngmoco is on the stage now.
• Tom Tom will also release a docking accessory for the iPhone this summer.
• The application provides turn-by-turn navigation with a female voice. the interface is similar to most Tom Tom GPS units.
• This one is interesting Tom Tom is developing navigation software for the iPhone.
• Show us the new iPhone Apple.
• Apps demos for iPhone 3.0 software are impressive, but boring.
• Now developers are showing their Apps using the new iPhone OS 3.0. Gameloft is first.
• Apple will allow developers to build turn-by-turn apps in iPhone OS 3.0. Apps can now embed Google Maps directly and use the Maps for navigation.
• Scott says that these are only few of the features in iPhone 3.0 software, Apple has added more than 1000 new APIs to the software that will being many new features to the phone.
• iPhone 3.0 will have Find My iPhone feature that will allow you to find a misplaced or lost iPhone by simply logging in to your MobileMe account.
• Safari on iPhone 3.0 runs JavaScript almost 3 times faster and it also support HTTP streaming audio and video. Safari will have autofill and full HTML 5 support including audio/video tags.
• iPhone 3.0 will support Tethering over USB and Bluetooth. no software is required once it is turned on through the carrier. 22 carriers will support Tethering in 44 countries.
• Next it's iTunes, and yes you will be able to rent and purchase movies right from your phone with iPhone 3.0.
• Like Mac OS X, iPhone will also get Spotlight for searching anything on you phone.
• Next feature in iPhone 3.0 is MMS and AT&T will be ready to launch it by end of Summer.
• He says that copy and paste won't be a superficial feature but will include shake to undo, developer APIs and Cocoa touch support for text.
• Scott now talks about the cut copy and paste feature in the iPhone.
• He is showing a video that shares stories of various developers.
• Scott is on the stage, he says more then 50,000 apps are available on App Store now. and Apple has sold more than 40 million iPhone and iPod touch in past two years.
• Now is iPhone's turn.
• Family pack will be priced $49. Snow Leopard will ship in September.
• Snow Leopard will be available for all Intel Macs and it will be priced just $29.
• There are some nice features that Apple has added to Exchange. Like you can drag a contact out of address Book and directly into a calendar to create an event.
• Exchange support is next on the list. Snow Leopard will have built in Exchange support for Mail, Calendar and Address Book. he is now demoing exchange implementation in Mac OS X.
• After Grand Central its OpenCL's turn, he is talking about how Apple has made it an open standard and all the top graphics card manufacturers are going to support it.
• The next topic is multi-core CPU and the new Grand Central technology that will give built-in support for multiple threads.
• Now Apple is talking about full 64-bit architecture in Snow Leopard and how it will give memory limit of 16 billion GB.
• He is again talking about QuickTime and how it is designed to to put video on the center stage.
• In the Demo, Apple is now showing new Expose feature with Safari and Mail, full history search in Safari.
• He now shows QuickTime which now supports hardware acceleration, ColorSync and HTTP streaming. Now he is demoing the new QuickTime player.
• Snow Leopard will bring handwriting recognition for trackpad. Safari 4 adds a new feature that will keep the browser window intact even if a plugin crashes. you just reload the page again.
• Snow Leopard will install 45 percent faster. and it will be half the size of pervious OS.
• Snow Leopard will bring Expose to the Dock. when you click and hold on an app it automatically zooms out your active windows.
• They are talking about various new technologies that Apple has added to Snow Leopard. However they haven't changed the finder. it will remain the same.
• Now Phil is talking about Mac OS X Snow leopard and makes fun of Windows Vista/7... calling Windows 7 same old Vista.
• The Air will have two standard configs 1.86GHz with 120GB hard drive for $1,499 and 2.13GHz with 128GB SSD for $1,799.
• Apple is also dropping the price of MacBook Air from $1,799 to $1,499.
• Two models her 2.26GHz with 2GB RAM and 160GB hard drive for $1199 and 2.53GHz with 4GB RAM and 250GB hard drive for $1,499.
• Now the 13-inch MacBook will join the MacBook Pro lineup with up to 8GB RAM and standard backlit keyboard, the starting price will be $1199.
• There will be three standard configs - $1,699 with 2.53GHz and 4GB RAM, $1,999 with 2.66GHz and 4GB RAM and $2,299 with 2.8GHz processor. The 17-inch model also sees a price drop now it will be $2,499.
• At last Apple has also added a SD card slot to MacBooks. The new MacBook Pro will have up to 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processor, up to 8GB RAM and up to 500GB hard drive or 256GB SSD. and the starting price is just $1,699.
• The 15-inch Macbook Pro uses the same battery that Apple introduced in 17-inch model earlier this year. it will give 7 hours battery life and up to 5 years of life for typical user.
• Now Phil is talking about unibody MacBook. He announces a brand new version of 1-inch MacBook Pro.
• He says that in just two years Mac OS X user base has tripled.
• He starts with Mac OS X, shows a growth chart of Mac OS X over last 10 years.
• He talks about WWDC plan and attendance, calling WWDC 2009 the biggest ever.
• Phil Schiller is on the stage greeting everyone.
• I am a PC ad is now playing.
• We have been asked to silence our cellphones and the lights are dimming
• We will find out very soon, most people are in the hall now, the party should begin soon.
• And will Steve come on stage or will it be Phil's show only...
• What will be Apple's big surprise today new iPhone models, updated laptops or a tablet?
• We are moving into the hall, as always music is playing with Apple logo on the front screen.
• Apple online store is down, we might see some new hardware today.
• Well we are here and waiting to get in the hall. It looks like very soon they will let us in.

We will be doing live coverage of WWDC keynote on June 8th starting at 10am PST/ 1:00pm EST. Apple announced in May that Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, would lead this year’s keynote. It has been rumored that Steve Jobs might make an appearance at the keynote, which is highly unlikely. We will do the live coverage of WWDC 2009 keynote at live.techztalk.com.
It is believed that Apple will showcase Mac OS X Snow Leopard along with iPhone OS 3.0 at the keynote on Monday. It is also rumored that Apple will announce that next generation iPhone models at the event. We have added links to the latest iPhone rumors below:
32GB iPhone Rumors and iTunes Video Download
Various Storage Sizes, Camera and Compass Application

Review Roundup: Palm Pre Hardware Ok, WebOS Great

Palm announced their new handset “Pre” at CES 2009 in January this year. Palm Pre had smitten the tech world instantaneously with its slide-out QWERTY keyboard and the new interface. Pre comes with 3.1-inch 320 x 480 multitouch screen, 3-megapixel camera, 8GB onboard memory, 3G EVDO Rev A, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. Pre will use Palm’s new Linux based operating system called webOS.Palm Pre will start shipping on June 6th via Sprint and reviews for the device have started flooding in. Below we have added links to eight best reviews of Palm Pre available online:
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Next Gen iPhone to get Radio Tagging, Nike Sport Kit and Application Sharing

AppleInsider reader Will has discovered code strings in iTunes 8.2 update that was released few days back. The code strings point to radio capabilities as well as Nike Sport Kit support in upcoming iPhone. The above references were not visible in the same files distributed with iTunes 8.1 update. The radio reference in the code is not tied specifically to upcoming iPhone, but it is the most likely candidate, as iPhone will use new Broadcom chip that will support FM radio transmission along with 802.11n WiFi. Read More

Bucketload of iPhone Rumors: From Storage Capacities on New iPhone to All the New iPhone Software

With WWDC 2009 less than a week away, iPhone rumors are increasing exponentially. Last week, we reported about the matte finish casing for next gen iPhone, however today we have lot more to report. Before putting all down, we would just says that these are all rumors and we weren’t able to confirm any, but it is becoming more and more likely that most of these rumors will come true. Read More

Qualcomm Announces 1.3GHz Snapdragon Chip for Smartphones

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips are the fastest ARM based processor available on the market. Present generation processor can run up to 1GHz while consuming a fraction of energy required to run an Intel Atom processor. On Sunday, Qualcomm announced that it is adding new 1.3GHz chip to Snapdragon lineup. The new chip will be made using 45nm process technology and it will be aimed at smartphones and smartbooks market. Read More

Leaked Images and Video Reveal Upcoming Sony PSP Go

Engadget has posted leaked images and videos of upcoming Sony PSP Go that Sony will announce at E3 2009 press event. Most of the rumors about PSP Go specifications have come true. It feature a slide out gamepad and it will be 43 percent lighter than PSP-3000. Other hardware features include 3.8-inch LCD screen, 16GB onboard memory, WiFi, Bluetooth and Memory Stick Micro slot. Read More and Watch Videos

Review Roundup: Mac Pro with Intel Nehalem Xeon Processors

Apple updated its Mac Pro lineup with Intel “Nehalem” Xeon Processors in March 2009. The new Nehalem architecture delivers up to twice the performance of the previous generation system. Apple also lowered the starting price by $300 to $2,499. In fact, out of all three Apple desktop updates in March this year, Mac Pro was the most significant one as it was adopting completely new system architecture. Below we have added links to seven best reviews we found online:
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LG Unveils Two New Touchscreen Phones GW520 and GT505

LG has unveiled two social networking inspired touchscreen devices called GW520 and GT505. The GW520 features slide out QWERTY keyboard with push feature for social networking. The phone also has LiveSquare that allows users to add custom animated characters to their homescreen to represent their friends and family they call the most. Read More

First Palm Pre Review Posted

BGR has posted first Palm Pre review on their website. BGR loves the touchscreen on Pre and rates it just behind the iPhone’s glass capacitive touchscreen. However BGR wasn’t impressed by Palm’s hardware. They didn’t like the QWERTY keyboard and felt that hardware design is not Palm’s strong frontier. BGR says the Pre feels good in you hand, but the actual build quality really leaves a lot to be desired. However they were really impressed by the wonderful size of the handset, as it was perfect in both pocket and hand. Read More

Alienware’s “All Powerful” M17x Gaming Laptop Revealed

PC World revealed Alienware M17x gaming laptop today. The new laptop is the first machine that is part of Alienware’s “All Powerful” marketing campaign. The two inch thick laptop comes with 17-inch 1920 x 1200 LCD screen and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU with HybridPower technology. The base model starts at $1,799 with reasonably good gaming configuration. The base model features single 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics card, 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB RAM, 250GB 7200RPM hard drive, DVD burner and 802.11n WiFi. Read More