The video, spotted by Gear Diary, is an interview between Greta Schlender, a HP Spokesperson, and Phil McKinney, CTO of HP’s Personal Systems Group. McKinney explains the development and excitement around the Slate PC ahead of Apple’s rumoured iPad device. McKinney claims 2010 is the year of the Slate form factor due to “convergence of low cost, low powered processors” and Windows 7 which is a touch aware operating system allowing for third party applications to thrive.

Neowin got a hands on with the Pegatron Slate PC at CES earlier this month. Although the Slate devices are an exciting and new form factor we firmly believe that Windows itself has a long way to go until it can be used as touch only. HP and other device manufacturers will likely build touch interfaces on top of Windows 7 to provide an even better touch friendly experience. Unfortunately, as is the case with Windows Mobile, building applications on top of an operating system to gloss over the misdoings of the system is a recipe for disaster. HTC has tried this approach with its Windows Mobile devices over the years but as soon as you need to step out of the vendors touch interface then the annoyances and issues of an operating system not designed for touch ensue. It remains to be seen whether HP can build their Slate to withstand these issues.

Unfortunately there’s still no pricing information available or a firm release date. Ballmer demonstrated the device in Las Vegas last month at the Consumer Electronics Show but HP had no devices available for attendees to observe. A HP spokeperson would only confirm the device is “coming later this year”. Thanks Neowin.net

Firefox 3.6 beta will be the smallest upgrade Mozilla has released to date. It is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine and containins many improvements for web developers and add-on developers.

The most significant new change in this new version has been the addition of Personas to the core of Firefox. This will allow users to change the appearance of the browser with a single click, without having to separately install the add-on.

The major new features in this release are posted below:

* Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
* Open, native video can now be displayed full screen.
* Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.

For the curious minds, here is a list of the many new features in Firefox 3.6.

Ready to test the new beta? download it from Mozilla. Available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

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This is probably the first of its kind type of initiative by Microsoft that demands user interaction and makes them more enthusiastic and excited about whats to come.

All you have to do is Apply Online to host a Launch Party, choose a day from October 22nd to October 29th and if you are selected, you’ll not only receive a special Signature Edition of Windows 7 Ultimate but your very own Windows 7 Party Pack.

This initiative is only applicable to users living in the following countries. Australia, Italy, Canada, Japan, Mexico, France, Spain, Germany, USA, Hong Kong, UK, India.

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Roomba not sucking the way it used to? Samsung sure hopes not, as it has just recently pushed out a robotic vacuum cleaner of its very own. Quietly showcased during IFA earlier this month, the Furot II packs an oh-so-familiar design and sports an integrated camera and mapping system that enables it to find its way, remember its course and clean your floors with practically no human assistance. There’s also an array of sensors that keep it from slamming into this and that, and the rechargeable battery keeps it humming for around 1.5 hours before petering out and making a beeline for its charging station. We get the impression that it’ll be available in both black and refulgent red, though no price and release date is currently available.

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as well as their big counterparts but the only difference is that they can be taken wherever you need them…..into the car, to work, or even to collect your most beautiful designer pieces!

You can use it with AC power supply but also in the car or boat with DC power supply. It is not only a mini fridge but you can also use it to keep things warm, like for example the milk for the baby. Pep up your room or office utility décor and also your appetite for just $130.
Size : 26 x 19 x 25,50 cm
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Gute Nachrichten für Twitter Benutzer in Pakistan sind, daß jetzt Sie bekanntgeben zu Twitter über SMS auf Ihrem Mobile werden, dem Mittel Sie nicht mehr einen GPRS/EDGE ermöglichten Hörer erfordern, oder Daten planen und was holt, mehr Freude zu diesem Angebot daß es ist frei ist und Sie erhalten nur durch Ihre lokale Fördermaschine für ein SMS pro Tweet aufgeladen.

Dieser neue Service wird Ihnen durch geholt Twitter Pakistan Projekt Initiative vorbei ausgestoßen iSMS welches einen on-line-SMS inbox Service für bewegliche Benutzer in Pakistan zur Verfügung stellt.

Ist so hier, wie man begonnen erhält.

1. Bilden Sie eine Anmerkung auf diesem Pfosten, der uns erklärt, warum Sie Twitter lieben und wir Sie einladen verschicken, um zu verwenden iSMS wie es in privatem Beta ist.
2. Sobald Sie mit dem einladencode registrieren, steuern LOGON und zu iSMS Einstellungen.
3. Tragen Sie Ihre Telefonnummer ein (z.B. 03335408221), Name und stellen sicher, daß der Kasten empfangen SMS überprüft und dann Update klickt wird.
4. Jetzt im Twitter Integration Vorsprung, tragen Sie Ihre Bescheinigungen und Klicken Update ein.
5. Sie empfangen jetzt ein SMS von einer Zahl, die Ihren Telefonaktivierung Code hat. Verwenden Sie es, um Ihr Konto zu beglaubigen und die Zahl als Kontakt mit dem Namens„iSMS“ an Ihrem Telefon zu speichern.

Und das ist es!

Jetzt, wann immer Sie zu Twitter bekanntgeben, ein SMS bilden und ‘Tweetraum Tweetinhalt< ‘> und ihn zur iSMS Kontaktzahl schicken möchten, die Sie früh speicherten. Suchen Sie nach einem Beispiel unten.

Tweet Tweeting in Pakistan wird soviel erschwinglich und Spaß sein ab sofort

Stellen Sie sicher, es heraus zu prüfen und informieren Sie uns, wenn Sie in irgendwelche Probleme laufen. Wir versuchen, Ihnen zusammen mit der iSMS Mannschaft heraus zu helfen.

Für die in Pakistan, das sich noch was wundert Twitter ist? Kurz gesagt ist es eine Weise, Ihren Status zu aktualisieren und informierte andere, was Sie auf einem bestimmten Augenblick tun konnten. Sein ein Spaß und eine süchtig machende neue Weise des Bleibens angeschlossen mit Ihren Freunden, wohin Sie gehen. So voran und gibt geht es einen Versuch und ich bin sicher, daß Sie es lieben.

Grosser Dank Yaser für das Spitzen wir auf diesem.

We have got a couple of hacks which might help users from China in unblocking and accessing YouTube in their region. Some of these hacks and tricks have gone obsolete with time but most of them still do work.

Most effective of all remains the FreedomStick project which is basically a collection of pre-installed software that can be mounted on any USB flash drive and can be used to bypass any sort of firewall.

The FreedomStick project is specially focused towards helping users in China in bypassing the great Internet firewall which filters all traffic and information.

vTunnel, on the other hand, provides an in-browser proxy solution to access YouTube behind any firewall and watch videos. It is highly recommended for its good performance and high-speed streaming.

Also, UltraSurf is another light software proxy client along with some other free tools to bypass Internet firewalls. For quite a different scenario, HotSpot Shield can be used to access Internet over a private VPN.

And if you know the URL of a video on YouTube, simply head over to Keepvid to download a copy of it locally to your computer and watch it without any restrictions.

by Saad Hamid on March 24, 2009

A couple of days ago we shared links to download the iPhone 3.0 beta Firmware and as promised, we are back with an exclusive article on how to update your iPhone or iPod Touch device to iPhone 3.0 beta firmware.

Before I continue with the procedure, let me remind you folks that it is an advanced level hack so only proceed if you have a clever understanding of what you are doing. I strongly recommend users with unlocked iPhones to wait till the iPhone Dev team releases a patch for the new firmware.

Following procedure is applicable for those with a AT&T locked iPhone and all iPod Touch users.
Installing iPhone 3.0 beta on the iPhone

1. Make sure to have downloaded the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware that relates to your iPhone (2G or 3G).
2. Extract the firmware IPSW to a folder.
3. Connect the iPhone to your computer.
4. Get the UDID registered on the iPhone Developer program. (How to?)
5. Open iTunes and click Restore while holding the Shift key (for Windows) or Option key (for Mac).
6. Locate or browse to the firmware IPSW.
7. Wait for iTunes to unpackage and install the firmware.

Note: Attempting to do this upgrade on a unlocked iPhone can make it useless forever. Even the AT&T locked iPhone users will need to get their UDID registered before trying to upgrade.
Installing iPhone 3.0 beta on iPod Touch

iPod Touch users are pretty safe in this case as there is no question of baseband like iPhone but their is still a catch which I shall be mentioning further below.

1. Once the firmware has been downloaded, extract the IPSW to a folder.
2. Connect the iPod Touch to your computer.
3. Get the UDID registered on the iPhone Developer program. (How to?)
4. Make sure to disconnect from Internet such that iTunes cannot communicate with the web.
5. Only then, open iTunes and click Restore while holding the Shift key (for Windows) or Option key (for Mac).
6. Locate or browse to the firmware IPSW.
7. Wait for iTunes to unpackage and install the firmware.

Note: Step-3 is optional for iPod Touch users but in case you decide not to get your UDID registered, you won’t be able to Sync with iTunes. The upgrade method is valid for both iPod Touch 1st Gen and 2nd Gen.

Please note that after upgrading to iPhone 3.0 beta, you might not be able to downgrade to firmware 2.2.1 later on so it is always a good choice to wait for the official release which is due in summer. iPod Touch users are always safe but I have already clearly warned the iPhone users to proceed at their own risk.

Keep checking back for more hacks and tips related to the iPhone, I shall be publishing more of it soon.