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Dell Latitude XT Multi-touch Update Available Now

Just a reminder, that Dell Latitude XT multi-touch firmware update is available right now. Click here to grab the ~15MB update for Vista 32 bit, 64 bit or Windows XP. Then you can use multi-touch for browsers, Office, Google Earth and more. Hurray.

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Evidence mounts for August Eee PC carnage with $299 Dell E launch

Doing with a single E what takes ASUS three, Dell’s mini netbook looks to be on track for an August kill sprEee. We’ve already seen Dell’s launch timeline and specs, of course, and this morning we’ve got the hushed whispers of DigiTimes’ “market sources” again claiming that the Compal manufactured Dell 8.9-inchers will launch in August for $299. For that price, assuming everything we’ve heard so far is correct, you’ll get an instant-on Linux distro running atop Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom processor, a 1,024 x 600 display, 3x USB, a wee SSD, integrated webcam, WiFi, and more in a 0.82-1.22-inch thick sled weighing about 2.2-pounds. With the netbook market now thoroughly saturated, we expect the Dell launch to mark the beginning of an industry shakeout. Any bets on who will survive?

iPhone 3G Jailbroken

After unlocking and jailbreaking iPhone OS 2.0, the iPhone Dev Team has now liberated the new iPhone 3G, only five days after launch. This means a Pwnage tool that will allow you to install the unofficial applications that Apple doesn’t want you to have in your iPhone, along with the App Store ones, like game emulators or some voice over IP apps. The upcoming Pwnage will support the classic iPhone, the iPod touch, and the iPhone 3G.

We can’t wait for the tool to be released. [iPhone Dev Blog]

AT&T’s Official iPhone FAQ

As for the subsidized iPhone pricing, AT&T has clarified that it’s available for “new customers, current postpaid iPhone customers in good standing prior to July 11, and AT&T non-iPhone customers who are currently eligible for an upgrade discount” with a two-year agreement.

AT&T have assembled a very useful FAQ page and cut several videos to lay out all the necessities of picking up an iPhone 3G. It includes topics like what you should have on hand if you’re transferring a phone number from another carrier (bring you current wireless bill, they suggest, along with your old account PIN or passwords), the costs of various plans (they start at $69, but expect to be jacked for text messaging), the unsubsidized price of an iPhone ($399 for 8GB, $499 for 16GB), and the unlocked, unsubsidized price of the iPhone ($599 for 8GB, $699 for16GB). So hit the links if ever wondered if hair will start growing in funny places once you buy your new iPhone (which it will).