We just learned that AT&T's policy of allowing current iPhone owners a subsidized upgrade—even though they're only as most one year into their two-year contracts—quite literally applies to current iPhone owners. That means that if you sold your iPhones recently in order to raise money for the new one, you might be out of luck. And by out of luck, we mean you have to pay the unsubsidized price ($399 for 8GB and $499 for 16GB) in order to upgrade to the iPhone 3G, not the $199 and $299 you thought you were going to pay. Let us explain.

We've confirmed from an AT&T rep that if you aren't using the iPhone, then by definition you aren't an iPhone customer. That makes you a regular AT&T customer with regular upgrade qualifications. How does AT&T know whether or not you're using the iPhone currently? Well, when you stick your old SIM into a new phone, they can detect exactly what you're using even if you haven't switched your plan to something else besides the iPhone plan. Bottom line is, you should go to AT&T and use their eligibility checker to see if you qualify. If you're really lucky, you only sold your phone recently and you haven't gotten around to sticking your SIM into something else.

It is pretty easy to work with: click at any time on the PlayStation button and XMB will pop up on top of the game you are playing. From there you can do anything you can normally do in the main crossbar: read and send messages online, change games, activate your Bluetooth set, or change the game music soundtrack to your favorite music playlist. According to Eric, it will work in "the majority of games." [Playstation Blog and PS3 Fanboy]

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Also, Windows 7 will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit, just like Vista is, so don't expect a 64-bit revolutionary OS that forces all developers to go 64-bit. Steven also admitted that marketing and communications mistakes were made with Vista insofar as they revealed too much to the public too soon, and when features were cut, developers were upset. Expect a much quieter run-up to Windows 7's launch this time. Yes, that was the problem with Vista. [CNET]

As far as upgrade details go, the PS3 is DivX-certified, meaning not only is playback guaranteed to function properly, but game developers can also use the compression format for in-game cutscenes In comparison, the Xbox 360 merely supports playback of DivX-encoded videos [DivX]

Their new extended battery pack is 20% larger than the original PSP battery at 2200mAh, and comes with a special PSP replacement cover to accommodate its larger size. Running about $45 when it's released in December, the extended battery will keep PSP slims running for 10-12 hours...which is almost enough reason for us to upgrade our PSP and our battery pack. [electronista]

Availability: As of right now it's still not available on iTunes (in the US), meaning if you really want to update you're going to have to manually download the firmware yourself.

New features: Foreign language support, including UK English, French, German and Italian. A battery status indicator in iTunes is all you get other than that.

Brick status: Jailbroken but non-unlocked phones are upgrading without any trouble.

Jailbreak status: Supposedly jailbroken using an as-of-yet unnamed method, but not actually applicable (released) to any phones yet. Consider it not jailbroken for any practical use. There are reports of downgrades from 1.1.2 to 1.1.1, however, in case you accidentally update your phone and want to revert. This hasn't been available to the public yet, so don't count on it being a safety net for you.

SIM Unlock status: Users report their phones re-locked after update. No news on unlock yet from either iPhoneSIMFree or the dev team.

Who should update right now: People in the US on AT&T who need foreign language support for some reason (like writing emails in French or German or Italian), but don't need third-party applications. Everyone who actually needs foreign language support probably lives outside the US, and therefore need SIM unlock to use their phones. In that case, you should not upgrade until a jailbreak and unlock has been released.

What's in it for iPod Touch: It actually supports adding and editing Calendar Events natively, without a patch. Although considering that you lose third-party applications and jailbreak status in exchange for a feature that you could already enable via a simple patch, it's not quite worth it.

Thanks to Tuaw comments for supplemental info.

Palm has kept OS II largely under wraps, but the company's early plans for the upgrade include faster application switching, better power management and improved multitasking, such as being able to handle voice and data calls simultaneously.

Palm OS II Delayed Until 2008 [CrunchGear]

Motorola Q9h Hands On [Boy Genius Report]

Press Release [Apple]

Rotate or Pivot LCD Monitor [Instructables via Make]

Head over to the forums to find out which drives and enclosures have been confirmed to work—which should be updated frequently—and various other gotchas you should look out for when doing your own upgrade. Brian will get right on it as soon as he's done cleaning the bodily fluids off. – Jason Chen

Series 3 Upgrade FAQ [TiVo Community]

And if you were confused, it's just the Dash that's getting the upgrade tomorrow. The other phones get them later. – Jason Chen

Upgrade Page [T-Mobile]

Oh, and now you can even choose between minimizing or closing an app when you hit the X button on the top right. At least you get that feature now without having to wait till WM6. – Jason Chen

Download Page [HTC America via Mobile Burn - Thanks Keebles]

Reader Jimmie tells us that he installed it just fine and his phone hasn't been bricked. Nice work Jimbo. Now try and find the official MDA upgrade as well. – Jason Chen

Download Link [Rapidshare via Gadgets on the Go]

If you're using the HTC TyTN, the 620, the P4350, P330 or the Advantage, upgrades will be rolled out on their site starting June. But if you're in the US, you may have to wait longer, as HTC has to hand off the upgrades to the provider for them to brand and certify first before propagating them to you. – Jason Chen

Ufficiale: HTC rilascia gratis WM 6, ma non per tutti i PDA [Solopalmari - Thanks Mike!]

Product Page [Cult of Mac via GizmoWatch]

Treo 750 Review [Wireless Info]

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He sent along these two pictures (click on the gallery below for enlargements) showing the results of his hard drive upgrade, with a promise to tell us how he did it later on today. Watch this space. – Charlie White

Update: Here's the full step-by-step guide.

(Thanks, Jonathan!)

Above are two screenshots of the same game rendered in DX9 and DX10. Can you tell which is which? Maybe you need to see the larger versions after the jump. Can you tell now? If not, then it's probably not worth it.

– Jason Chen

Shacknews [via Kotaku]

We're still looking into whether other phones can be upgraded to WM6, so check back to see if yours can. Most of the OS improvements aren't hardware reliant, so most should be fine. – Jason Chen

Thanks Tipster!

Their newest patent, published by the USPTO February 1, shows the iPhone communicating wirelessly to a "service", which may include a "client device" running a "local application", which then communicates to content servers and commerce servers. It's a little hard to digest if you're not a robot, but it looks like Apple's coming up with a way to upgrade phones remotely and/or purchase content as well.

– Jason Chen

Apple Files Patent Relating to iPhone/iTMS Transactions [Macnn]

Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart [Bbspot]