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Sony PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.20 Available Now!

You can now force them to give up all of their BD-Live downloadable treasures via a new update online. In case you need a final reminder, this update brings us a whole bunch of improvements to the PS3’s Blu-Ray playback (including Blu-Ray Live), as well as nifty features like letting you use your PSP as a remote control for your PS3 for music playback.

Microsoft Corp. is offering free support to any Windows Vista user experiencing problems with installing Service Pack 1 (SP1), according to a company spokesman.

“[Anyone] needing technical support regarding your installation of Windows Vista SP1, please go to the following URL and choose the bottom option that says, ‘Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (All Languages),’” said Brandon LeBlanc, a Microsoft employee who posted several comments to the company’s Vista blog. The link LeBlanc pointed users to led to a Vista SP1-specific support site.

“You have a variety of options you can choose for support, all of which will not cost you any support fee,” said LeBlanc. “I repeat: Support for SP1 will not cost you anything.”

“That’s a good move on their part,” said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft.

The SP1 site offers support via e-mail, online chat and telephone, and it lists hours of operation for the last two options. Free phone support, for instance, is available from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time on weekdays and from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific time on weekends. The free support will be available for one year, and it covers installation and compatibility issues.

Normally, Microsoft offers no-cost support only to users who bought Windows at retail. Users who obtained the operating system already installed on a PC are referred to the computer manufacturer or reseller; the company’s for-fee support runs $59 per request unless the user or business has a prepaid support plan with Microsoft.

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The Acer’s 8.9-inch low-cost PC or Asus EeePC competitor is expected to be priced around US$50 less than the free on board(FOB) price of Asustek Computer’s second-generation Eee PC.

With the company’s large economy of scale, Acer has set the FOB price of its low-cost PC at US$250-300, while the market ASP (average selling price) is estimated will be around US$350-400.

Asustek has decided not to engage in a price competition with Acer and has set the FOB price of its 8.9-inch second-generation Eee PC at around US$300-350, while the market ASP should fall between US$400-500, added the sources

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Have you plan to getting a mouse? I have a suggestion here, get the super slim USB optical mouse from DealExtreme cost $11.32with world wide free shipping.

This black and half-transparent red USB mouse is equipped with a 800dpi optical sensor. It has one top button with a patented front/rear operation, and a scroll wheel at the side. The small oblong mouse measures 3.23 x 0.94 x 0.71 inches and weighs only 3.17 oz, making it great for travel.

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 is coming soon!

Windows XP Service Pack 3 includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.

Date Published: March 21 2008

Download Size: 428 KB - 1.0 MB*

*Download size depends on selected download components.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional N; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

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