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Dell is to release its first Tablet PC - the Latitude XT - on November 5th, according to the forum post on the French website LessDelliens.

The leaked specifications say the 12.1-inch Dell Latitude XT convertible notebook features the Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage U7600 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, the ATI RS600ME/SB600 chipset with the Radeon Xpress 1250 integrated graphics, and support for up to 3GB of RAM.

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Engadget has revealed more details on upcoming Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC, which is the company’s first touch screen convertible computer.

The Latitude XT, aimed at educational, healthcare and corporate marketplace, features a (the most likely12.1-inch) widescreen display with 1280 x 800 screen resolution, the pen and touch input support, and an optional outdoor viewing capability. It is powered by Intel’s single or dual-core ultra-low voltage (ULV) processor and has an integrated graphics solution reportedly.

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Along with a Precision M4300 mobile workstation, Dell Inc. has officially unveiled the Latitude D430 ultraportable notebook. The first D430 models are not built on the latest Intel “Santa Rosa” notebook platform. Instead, they feature older “Napa” platform, introduced in January 2006.

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Dell announced today it will replace for free the faulty LCD displays with vertical line problem in some of Inspiron 6000 and 8600, Latitude D800 and D810, and Precision M60 and M70 notebook computers.

According to Dell, the displays in small number of these laptop PCs develop one pixel wide vertical line or multiple lines across the screen. The cause of the problem has been traced to one specific component used in some of LCDs shipped on the potentially affected systems.

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Dell Business Product Group General Manager Jeff Clarke has confirmed the release of Company’s Tablet PC, which will be a part of Latitude mobile computers lineup.

Dell Tablet PC, called the Latitude XT reportedly, is designed for educational, healthcare and corporate marketplace, according to Clarke. It is “one of the lightest convertible tablets”, and features the “pen and touch” interface.

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Dell has announced the Latitude D531 business low-cost notebook featuring the latest AMD M690T chipset, dual core AMD Turion 64 X2 and single core Sempron processor options, and an integrated ATI Radeon X1270 graphics. Dell Latitude D531 is configurable with an option of a 14.1-inch (1280 x 800) or 15.4-inch (1280 x 800 or optional 1440 x 900) widescreen display.

It is offered with up to 120GB hard drive, along with an encrypted HDD and announced hybrid hard drive options. The Latitude D531 supports up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory and provide Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth and 56k modem connections, as well as wireless 802.11/a/b/g and an optional 802.11n draft connectivity.

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The new 15.4-inch Dell Latitude D830 business-class notebook built on new Intel Centrino “Santa Rosa” platform, features improved performance and battery life, as well as an optional wireless N, solid state drive (SSD), hybrid hard drive (H-HDD), and Intel TurboMemory options, Dell Inc. announced.

The PC maker claims that the test of 14.1-inch Latitude D630, which is very similar to D830, shows increased performance over its precursor by up to 15 percent and features up to 9.4 hours of battery life with 9-cell battery.

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The new 14.1-inch Dell Latitude D630 business laptop based on Intel’s Centrino “Santa Rosa” platform, features improved performance and battery life, as well as an optional wireless N connectivity, solid state drive (SSD), hybrid hard drive (H-HDD), and Intel TurboMemory options, the PC maker announced.

Dell claims that the D630 has increased performance over the previous D620 generation by up to 15 percent and features up to 9.4 hours of battery life with 9-cell battery.

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Dell will offer 14.1-inch and 15.4-inch Latitude D531, as well as 14.1-inch Latitude D631 business notebooks, both featuring the latest AMD M690T chipset, dual core AMD Turion 64 X2 processors and integrated ATI Radeon X1270 graphics. The new notebooks will provide a choice of a standard HDD, solid-state drive and hybrid hard drive, while the D631 will additionally have an optional wireless N connection, according to our retail sources in Europe.

Dell Latitude D531 will come with an option of a 14.1-inch (1280 x 800) or 15.4-inch (1280 x 800 or optional 1440 x 900) widescreen display. The Latitude D631 has a 14.1-inch widescreen (1280×800 or 1440×900). Both notebooks support up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory and provide Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth and 56k modem connections, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity.

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Dell today announced that it is offering a 1.8-inch 32GB solid state drive (SSD) from SanDisk on Latitude D420 ultra-mobile and D620 ATG semi-rugged notebooks.

“Dell sees potential for flash-based drives and is committing to offer them across next generation Latitude notebooks because they enable better reliability, increased performance and noise reduction”, according to press release.

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PC maker Dell will release its tablet PC in the September/October 2007 time frame, according to jkOnTheRun’s sources.

Dell’s convertible notebook will be based on the Latitude D420 laptop and will be compatible with all Latitude D series accessories such as docking stations and power adapters. Also, this tablet PC will be the last system released in the popular Latitude D series. According to jkOnTheRun’s report, the Dell tablet PC will have an active digitizer only, widescreen display and an optional wireless broadband connection.

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The pre-installed Linux on Dell Inc’s notebook and desktop computers may be coming before the end of April, DesktopLinux’s sources say.

“We still do not know which Linux Dell Inc. will be installing on its desktops and laptops. Among the distributions we know to be under consideration are: Novell/SUSE, Red Hat, Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu. It would be safe to say now, though, that Ubuntu will be at least one of the Linuxes that Dell will be offering,” DesktopLinux claims.

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Dell Inc. is now offering the Computrace LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection service to its notebook PC buyers.

Absolute Software, the maker of LoJack for Laptops, explains that LoJack software installed on your computer works behind the scenes to silently and securely contact its Monitoring Center, and if the laptop is stolen, reports its location using any Internet connection. The Recovery Team then tracks your computer’s location and partners with local law enforcement to get your computer back.

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Dell Inc. has confirmed that it will offer notebook and desktop computers with factory installed Linux operating system, after the thousands of Dell’s IdeaStorm blog visitors voted for that idea.

“Dell has heard you and we will expand our Linux support beyond our existing servers and Precision workstation line. Our first step in this effort is offering Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook systems. We will provide an update in the coming weeks that includes detailed information on which systems we will offer, our testing and certification efforts, and the Linux distribution(s) that will be available. The countdown begins today,” the company responded.

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Dell Inc.’s fourth-quarter profits plunged 33 percent because of weak sales of its notebook computers, Associated Press reports.

Mobility products sales, including laptops, fell 2 percent year-over-year despite a 2 percent increase in units shipped. Desktop PCs, meanwhile, saw an 18 percent decline, despite the launch of Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system.

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