Dell Latitude XT2 it just feels good. The rugged metal-alloy casing gives it a solid, substantial frame. Pick it up, and the 13.3-inch machine is deceptively light (3.8 pounds). Put all of that together, and you seem to have a premium choice for mobility-minded businessfolk in need of a tablet PC. It has style in spades and a host of great features.

The Dell Latitude XT2 has a very professional, business-like appearance with sharp lines and edges, all dark-grey design, and even exposed screws. This notebook is definitely not targeted towards those looking for the next designer notebook. Instead, it is aimed squarely at those who just want to get down to business. The brushed metal surfaces are actually specially painted covers that give the look of metal but with the ease of maintenance that paint gives. The finish resists smudges and is much easier to wipe clean than most brushed metal exteriors. If it was painted matte black and had a Lenovo logo printed on it, you would swear it was a ThinkPad.

The machine translation is pretty weak, but Dell 12.1-inch (1,280 x 800 pixel) Latitude XT2 looks to have just made its first tentative steps in a global launch. The video posted after the break comes courtesy of Korean site, AVING, where the convertible tablet was apparently just released. Pinch to zoom and two-fingers swipes. yup, it is in there. 11-hours of battery (6-cell plus battery slice) and DDR3 memory (max of 5GB!) too in a chassis just 2.5-cm (0.98-inches) thick. Click through for the video while we track down the official specifications that already seem to be aligning with the unofficial specs leaked earlier.

Dell Latitude XT2 Specifications:
* Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4GHz (800MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)
* Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32-bit)
* 12.1inch Premium WXGA (1280 x 800) LED-Backlight Display with Multi-touch
* Intel X4500MHD Integrated Graphics
* 3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM (2GB + 1GB)
* 120GB Toshiba 1.8inch 5400RPM HDD
* 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) through docking station
* Intel 5100AGN WiFi, Bluetooth, and 1Gb Ethernet
* 6-Cell 42WHr Battery
* Limited 3-year standard parts and labor warranty with on-site service
* Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.7 x 1.1inch
* Weight: 3lbs 13.6oz

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After last week’s iPad announcement by Apple, Google has been playing around with a similar web-tablet concept for Chrome OS. It went up on Google’s development site Chromium last Monday, two days before Apple unveiled iPad. Google’s User interface designer for Chrome OS, Glen Murphy, blogged about the tablet concept on his personal blog yesterday.

So far, this is just a concept of Chrome OS’s touch interface, but Telegraph claims that Google is already in talks with HTC, the handset manufacturer behind Google branded Nexus One and countless other Android powered handsets.

“Although Chromium is not an official Google website, the concept video has been put together by Glen Murphy, one of Google’s Chrome OS designers. Google is also reportedly in discussions with Taiwanese consumer electronics giant HTC about making a touch-screen tablet computer. HTC already makes many of the mobile phones that run Google’s Android operating system, and designed and built Google’s own-brand handset, the Nexus One.”

Chrome OS was initially meant for the netbooks and this concept could very well mean they could be considering the possibility of scaling their new operating system to touch input based tablet computers as well. Meanwhile, companies like HP are already working on their own tablet computers.

Chrome OS tablet actually sounds like a neat idea, if at all it ever sees the light of the day. Since hardware manufacturers like Dell and HP would very soon be rolling out their own iPad killers, it makes sense for Google to support touch input devices for Chrome OS.

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Dell has launched the new Inspiron One 19 all-in-one home PC.

“The Inspiron One 19 is a perfect fit for the lifestyles of many different people. It will fit almost anywhere in the home, apartment or a university dorm room,” said Girish Mehta, Consumer Marketing Director, Dell India. “And the Inspiron One 19 performs as well as it looks so it can handle the common tasks we all use at home every day.”

Features include:
•Glossy black, all-in-one design with 18.5-inch display
•Intel Pentium Dual Core/Core2Duo processors with integrated graphics.
•Up to 4GB dual-channel DDR2 memory
•Up to 640GB hard drive storage
•Tray-load 16x DVD+/-RW optical drive
•Integrated networking and available 802.11 b/g wireless connectivity
•Integrated audio with dual 2-watt side speakers
•Built-in 8-in-1 media card reader
•Standard 1.3MP Webcam and integrated microphone
•I/O ports: 6xUSB 2.0, headphone and microphone jacks, 2xPS/2, parallel, serial

The Inspiron One 19 is available for purchase immediately from select retail partners in India starting at Rs. 29,900.

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Dell’s Alienware has come to India and the very first gaming notebook to be launched here is the 17-inch M17x.

The Alienware M17x comes in an anodized aluminum casing with aggressive lines and a unique chassis and features:

- Up to Dual 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M graphics processing units (GPUs)2 with SLI technology
- Configurable with Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-core overclockable Mobile Processor
- Up to 8GB DDR32 1333MHz Memory
- 1TB3 7200RPM or 512GB of Solid State Storage Capacity (Raid 0)
- Optional Beyond HD resolution with a WUXGA 1200p (1920 x 1200) Edge-to-Edge LCD design
- Internal Wireless a/g/draft-n with MIMO (2×2) Technology
- Exclusive Alienware Command Center Software Solution
- Exclusive designed AlienFX Illuminated Keyboard
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G1 GPU with HybridPower technology
- Microsoft Windows Vista (64 bit)

“The Alienware M17x is a gamer’s dream and sets the universal standard for 17-inch laptops that enthusiasts worldwide will love,” said Girish Mehta, Marketing Director for the Dell India Consumer Business. “Alienware’s premium performance is important to the larger Dell consumer product portfolio and the introduction of the Alienware M17x to the Indian market ensures avid gamers in the country will be able to experience the most innovative and immersive gaming experience on a laptop. The M17x sets a new benchmark for combining out-of-this-world performance with the industrial design our customers have come to expect”.

Price starts from Rs. 1,39,000.

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