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Portables (Apple)

Submission + - Apple slashes iPhone to $400, Drops 4GB, & Ref

Cycon writes: "Apple has announced they will be dropping the price of the 8GB iPhone to $399 (plus contract), will be dropping the 4GB model, and in response to frustration from early-adopters, and will offer a refund in the form of $100 store credit to early adopters. "Our earlier customers trusted us and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like this," says Steve Jobs."
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Submission + - XFree86 project releases 4.7.0

bushing writes: To quote the official site: 'Rumour is true and 4.7.0 has been released. Get yours now and be ahead of the curve.' Go on!
Games

GTA IV Delayed Into Next Year 138

1up has the news that Take Two is moving Grand Theft Auto IV's release out to Spring 2008. Sam Houser (the executive producer for Rockstar Games) says that the demands of creating games for the new consoles, along with the scope of the game, forced their hand to maintain the quality they wanted. "'With Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar is setting a new standard for next generation video games,' stated Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two. 'Certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected, especially given the commitment for a simultaneous release on two very different platforms. We all recognize that perfecting the game is vital and I can assure everyone it will be worth the wait.'"
Operating Systems

Journal Journal: Is Vista the last major release of MS Windows?

There is general agreement that Vista will be the last major MS operating system release for some time to come. However, does it represent the last major release of the Microsoft operating system, period? Discussions are growing on the subject. Gartner Research predicts (http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=17&artnum=2&issue=20061229) this is the last major release as we know it. Future OSes from Microsoft will be modular and released incrementally. Other analysts a

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