Canon EOS 50D Hands-on Preview: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review
Specs:
- 15.1 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
- 6.3fps continuous shooting, max. burst 90 JPEGs with UDMA card
- DIGIC 4 processor
- ISO 100-3200, expandable to 12800
- 9-point wide area AF
- 3.0” Clear View VGA LCD with Live View mode & Face Detection Live AF
- Magnesium alloy body, with environmental protection
- EOS Integrated Cleaning System
- HDMI connection for high quality viewing and playback on a High Definition TV
- Full compatibility with Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites
Pretty exiting news 
Looking forward to the 5D replacement now 
Digic 4 and 920000 pixel screen 
Also Canon released a low end 18-200 zoom with IS, good starter lens for the camera.
Norwegian news about it: http://www.vg.no/teknologi/artikkel.php?artid=525253