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This kit for Apple iPhone includes wallpapers, sliders, sound effects and over 90 Vista-themed icons. There is also a simulated version of Vista’s Sidebar and familiar Start menu.

Requirements for the installation: A Jailbroken iPhone, SSH access and SummerBoard.

Get full download and instructions at ModMyiFone.

[via Technabob]

iRinger is a nice application that can practically convert any videos to iPhone ringtones, including YouTube videos. Idea is interesting; might that be another use of YouTube?

iRinger creates free ringtones for your iPhone from virtually any music or video file you own. iRinger exports ringtones to iTunes, so there is no need to “jailbreak” your iPhone. You will be creating ringtones in seconds. It’s that simple.

• FREE.
• Three Steps: Import, Preview then Export. Done.
• Convert virtually any audio format into an iPhone ringtone
• Extracts audio out of video
• Choose which section of the audio you want to hear
• Adjust ringtone length, volume, fade in, fade out and loop gap
• Export to iPhone ringtone format and import right into iTunes
• Export to iPhone using SCP/SFTP and skip using iTunes
• Use audio effects: Delay, Flanger, Boost, Reverse, etc.

In only a day’s time, one of the biggest rumors about Apple’s iPhone has been debunked. Intel Germany General Manager Hannes Schwaderer previously confirmed the possibility of an Intel Atom-based iPhone coming very soon. But after the news about this rumour spread, the same source of the original rumour takes it back, with a statement from Intel to finally clear things up.

According to the report where Intel disclaimed the rumour, Intel Germany’s CEO was only generalizing about the kinds of device that the Intel Atom might be able to power in the future. Sure, it might be a nice idea, but right now there simply is no truth in the rumors saying that Intel is working closely with Apple now for such a device.

Come to think of it, that the iPhone will have an Intel Atom chip does seem pretty far-fetched, since that would make it more of a UMPC, and not a phone anymore. But haven’t we seen this behavior before, where we innocently spot a few clues somewhere, that later end up being explained by their owners because the news has spread faster than wildfire across the Internet?

Whatever the case may be, feel free to weigh the facts and decide for yourself, if there will be an Atom-based iPhone soon or not.

When it comes to cool factor, OrbLive has to be one of the coolest native application for the iPhone. Orb Networks has just released a native Orb client making it possible for you to watch live TV, Internet TV, and webcams on your iPhone or iPod Touch. We no longer need to wait for a native client of Sling Media for the iPhone.

1. Install the Orb streaming application
   (Version 2.01.0013 or later. Localized versions coming soon.)
2. Create your login and password
3. To watch live TV or a webcam you will need a TV turner card or webcam attached to your PC
   Need a tuner card?
   • Get the Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2
   • Or get the Diamond XtremeTV PVR 660
4. Leave your PC on and connected to the Internet so it can stream stuff to your iPhone or iPod touch

1. Click on the Installer icon in your iPhone app menu
2. Click the Install icon at the bottom
3. Scroll through the list of categories and click on Multimedia
4. Click on OrbLive
5. Click Install at top right
6. Click Install in the popup that appears
7. When the package has installed, go to your
   iPhone app menu and click the OrbLive icon
8. Enter the login and password you created when you installed Orb on your PC
9. Enjoy!

There has been a ton of rumors going around about the imminent launch of the 3G iPhone. However, the pre-release version of iPhone firmware 2.0 included in the latest Apple iPhone SDK Beta 5 (Build 5a274D) which is currently available only to members of the iPhone developer program, has revealed that Apple is planning to release the long awaited 3G iPhone probably as early as June just like the rumors have indicated.

It has been officially confirmed by Apple that the iPhone is sold out and will not be available online in the UK and U.S. Further elaboration was declined though we are guessing that the 3G iPhone may show up earlier than we were expecting.