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Someone recently uploaded a video showing an HTC Touch HD running Windows Mobile 6.5 (build 21159.5.0.0). From the looks of it, it seems to be a fairly rough beta version of the OS but it does showcase a new home screen, “honeycomb” launcher, portrait mode, IE Mobile and lots of other interface tweaks.

Dell’s 12.1-inch (1,280 x 800 pixel) Latitude XT2 looks to have just made its first tentative steps in a global launch. The XT2 offers multi-touch support, which means you can pinch to zoom and use two fingers to swipe. It also has a whooping 11-hours of battery (6-cell plus battery slice) and DDR3 memory (max of 5GB!), all packed in a chassis just 2.5-cm (0.98-inches) thick.

Specs:

* Up to 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ULV SU9400 processor with Montevina chipset
* Intel integrated GMA 4500MHD graphics
* 12.1-inch LED backlit capacitive touch-screen with EM Digitizer pen
* Windows Vista Ultimate on down
* up to 5GB of DDR3 1066MHz (1×1GB, 1×4GB DIMM)
* up to 120GB 5400RPM SATA disk or 128GB SSD
* SATA ODD
* 802.11a/g/n WiFi and gigabit Ethernet
* eSATA, 2x USB 2.0, firewire, and ExpressCard 54 slot
* 3.78-pounds (1.72-kg) with 6-cell battery

Dell’s XT2 will be sold in the US for prices starting at $2,399.

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A Russian site named Wzor has leaked out a few screenshots of the Microsoft Office 14 alpha build that was given out to certain select testers this week.

The screenshots show an array of applications, including Excel, Access, Groove, InfoPath, OneNote, InterConnect, Powerpoint, Publisher, Project, Outlook, Word, Vizio, and SharePoint Designer.

Office 14’s UI looks pretty similar to that of Office 2007 and has not been overhauled yet.

According to the alpha testers, Office 14 will most probably have a 2009 release and will maybe named as Office System 2009.

Screenshot 1 | Screenshot 2 | Screenshot 3

In one of my earlier posts, I gave information regarding Nokia’s upcoming N97. If you’ve not read that post, give it a shot.

The guys over at Engadget recently had their hands on the N97. The phone is fairly sleek and stylish and comes with a QWERTY keyboard. For more on the N97, take a look at the video above.