Rogers finally released their data pricing plans for then iPhone.

The pricing starts from 60$ a month, and goes up to $115 a month. The cheapest plan offers 150 free minutes, unlimited weekends and evenings, 75 SMS, 400mb of Data usage, while most expensive plan has 800 free minutes, 300 SMS, and 2GB of data.

You can see all plans in the following picture:

Interestingly you will have a free access to Rogers and Fido Wi-Fi hotspots. as well as an identical plan from Fido.

“As the wireless provider voted number one in wireless satisfaction(x), Fido is thrilled to offer a variety of well-priced voice and data plans making iPhone 3G accessible to as many of our customers as possible,” said Sylvain Roy, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fido. “These pricing plans will allow our urban customer base easy enjoyment of all that iPhone 3G has to offer.”

Orange will be launching the new 3G iPhone on 17 July 2008

• The 3G iPhone offers even faster internet access plus new features such as GPS and email via Microsoft Exchange
• Orange will be selling the 3G iPhone from €149, as exclusive operator
• Orange plan subscribers upgrading from the previous iPhone will be able to get the 3G version at a preferential rate

  

You can download full version of press release in PDF format here

T-Mobile has unveiled iPhone 3G prices and plans in Germany. The cheapest package costs 29 Euros a month, with the iPhone costing 169 Euros. However if you choose complete XL package which costs 89 Euros you will get a free 8GB iPhone (or 16 GB for 99).

Back when the iPhone first launched in the UK, many users were disappointed by the comparatively high price Apple and carrier O2 were charging.  One of the key messages from the iPhone 3G announcement, then, was the confirmation that the same $199 (or equivalent) entry point would be matched in all markets.  O2 have just unveiled their monthly contract details, including confirmation that the carrier will be subsidising the 8GB iPhone 3G to free on certain contracts, as well as revealed that for the first time the handset will be available on pay-&-go prepay.

O2 are yet to release details of pay-&-go iPhones, but we do know the pricing for the contract version.  A new £30 plan has been introduced, which means there are now four contract choices (£30, £35, £45, £75); on the two cheaper plans the iPhone 3G will cost £99, whereas on the two higher-priced plans it will be free.  That assumes a new eighteen month contract.

All tariffs include unlimited browsing, unlimited Wi-Fi access, visual voicemail and reduced roaming rates with O2’s International Traveller Service.  Existing iPhone owners will be able to upgrade to the new 3G model without penalty, as long as they sign up to a new 18-month contract; they’ll pay the normal price for whatever tariff they choose.

LiveJournal iPhone Client updated to 0.3.0.

• new splash screen
• menu added (double tap in the text area)
• editor
  1. paste pix from library
  2. paste LJ-user
  3. LJ-cut
  4. bold
  5. italic
  6. strikethrough
• pix store LiveJournal ScrapBook, not accessible to Basic account
• ability to set pix width
• new tab “Storage” in settings, drawing information about ScrapBook storage

To download it you should add repository http://i.cosysoftware.ru to Installer App

[via Igrick LiveJournal]

This is a list of web apps IM

Meebo (http://www.meebo.com): Yahoo!, MSN, GTalk, AIM, ICQ
Trillian Astra (http://www.astra.im/iphone/): Yahoo!, MSN, GTalk, AIM, ICQ
JiveTalk (http://iphone.beejive.com): Yahoo!, MSN, GTalk, AIM, ICQ
Mundu IM (http://iphone.mundu.com): Yahoo!, MSN, GTalk, AIM
eBuddy (http://www.ebuddy.com): Yahoo!, MSN, AIM
Heysan (http://m.heysan.com): MSN, AIM, ICQ
Tinybuddy IM (http://tybyim.com/): AIM
FlickIM (http://www.flickim.com): AIM
iPhoneChat (http://davidcann.com/im/): AIM
IM+ for Skype (http://www.skypeforiphone.com): Skype
CommunicationTube (http://communicationtube.com/): ICQ, MSN, IRC, GTalk

It’s always interesting to see how different analysts come up with numbers. Take for instance the raw cost of materials for the new iPhone 3G. Portelligent released their estimates not long ago which suggested that Apple’s cost was only roughly $100. Well iSuppli has taken a look and come up with a drastically different figure.

According to the recent findings from iSuppli, they believe Apple will be paying roughly $173 for materials and manufacturing of the 8GB iPhone 3G. While they are estimating $73 higher than Portelligent, that’s still considerably less than the original iPhone, which was around $226.

You can bet that Apple is hoping you spring for the 16GB model (I know I am) as it is estimated that the additional memory will only cost them $23 more than the 8GB model. Of course, we’ll be paying an extra $100, so that’s a nice $77 in Apple’s pocket.

[via AppleInsider]

Apparently you can now find out whether you’re eligible for upgrade pricing on the new iPhone 3G, via AT&T’s site and your account details page.  I say apparently because I’m a Pay-As-You-Go plan customer, and my details pages are not helpful in this respect – more on that just a little later on.

For those who have ’standard’ iPhone contracts though, you should be able to go to http://www.attwireless.com, login to your account, go to the ‘Phone/Device’ section and hit the ‘Upgrade Phone’ link.  This should give some insight on whether you’re able to get the new iPhone at the advertised $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB) prices.

There are a number of things that could negate this story, but it is still one of those rumors that you just really hope is true. A screen shot of the iPhone loading the site lonelyplanet.com, shows the device rendering out Flash content on the site. The site has a mini map on the side, that looks a certain way when loaded up in Flash, and also a certain way when loaded up without it.

That is what the site looks like under iPhone firmware 1.1.4, a flat map with no Flash, and no variations. It is clearly very different from the screen shot of a normal desktop web browser, loading the site up, with full Flash support.

As you can see in this screen shot from a desktop, the map is a little fancier. It has color variations, and also hover effects and mouse over actions.

Lastly, this is how it looks on the iPhone 3G. Well, this is how it might look. Clearly the device shows a full version of the page in the browser, but this is almost certainly marketing material. Meaning screen rendering, and this could be an oversight by Apple. On the more exciting side, Apple could have thrown in Flash support and waited for someone to catch on to this little detail, you decide.

[Via iPhone Atlas]

Speck released their two new models of iPhone 3G cases with removable bottoms that allows them to be docked in a standard iPhone dock. One line will include see-thru cases that will retail at 29.95 and another line of rubberized cases built to withstand any wear and tear you put your phone through, those will retail at 34.95. You will be able to purchase these early July, right around the release of the iPhone 3G.

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