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Dell Finishes Wyse Acquisition

Dell's attempts to move away form home sales and into end-to-end IT hasn't really been doing great things to its finances so far, but its latest deal may finally help make up for it. A few days ago, Dell published its financial results, and there wasn't much cause to rejoice from reading through them...

26 May 2012
15:21 GMT

Dell’s First Windows 8 Tablet Comes with Atom Clover Trail [Pictured]

American company DELL is one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world. For a long time an Intel exclusive partner, DELL is reportedly getting ready to launch its first Windows 8 tablet which will be powered by an Intel processor. The device will have quite a large 10.8” screen and will sport the drea...

25 May 2012
03:40 GMT

Dell Profits Fall 33%, Investors Probably Not Happy

The financial evolutions of IT companies during the past quarter are proving to be somewhat baffling, as those set to suffer flourished and others took hits in their stead. After seeing that both Seagate and Western Digital do more than fine despite the so-called HDD crisis, Lenovo is turning out to be the only so-...

23 May 2012
17:01 GMT

Dell Latitude 6430u Business Ultrabook Spotted

Even though they haven't really been selling as well as companies hoped, ultrabooks are the subject of discussion for the media and IT companies alike, so we're not surprised to read about a new one. Dell is the company in whose labs the new device originated, or we should say will have originated once th...

22 May 2012
13:01 GMT

Alienware Laptops Get Killer Wireless-N 1202 Wi-Fi Cards

Add-on wireless network cards aren't really all that popular, even though they are quite a bit better than the integrated solutions usually found in motherboards and laptops. Most people won't really be able to tell the difference all that easily between the two, mostly because the data capacity that need...

22 May 2012
09:11 GMT

Acer Is World’s 2ND Notebook Manufacturer

When it comes to the total shipments in the first quarter of 2012, well-known notebook manufacturer Acer is back being the second-largest notebook vendor according to IDC. Lenovo was a bit ahead Acer since last summer, but it’s back again on the third place. The “lots of Intel” policy from Dell do...

10 May 2012
02:18 GMT

Dell Finishes Acquisition of Security Company

Dell revealed, about two months ago, that it had negotiated a deal through which it would completely acquire a company that specialized in technologies meant to increase security and reliability. The company in question goes by the name of SonicWALL, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it went by that ...

9 May 2012
15:01 GMT

Dell to Launch Ubuntu 12.04 Laptop

Dell will be launching an open source laptop targeted for developers, called Sputnik, that will run Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). George Barton, Director of Marketing for Dell’s Web vertical within the Global Vertical group, has made this announcement on his blog. The laptop will be based on an existing v...

9 May 2012
06:35 GMT

Dell PowerEdge C5220 Gets 22nm Intel Xeon Processor

Since Intel is using its 22nm manufacturing process for chips besides the Ivy Bridge consumer series, Dell decided it was high time it actually put them to work. Dell has a certain line of microservers going by the name of PowerEdge C5220, which is really just one system with customizable insides. Enterprise custo...

8 May 2012
15:21 GMT

Dell Launches XPS and Vostro Computers

As we have come to expect, Dell has introduced new systems based on Intel's third-generation Core central processing units, two to be exact. The two desktop PCs that Dell formally launched in its latest press release are called XPS 8500 and Vostro 470. The former is described as suited to the needs of music ...

3 May 2012
03:32 GMT

DELL Launches Alienware M17x Ivy Bridge 17” Laptop

American computer company DELL has just announced the Alienware M17x Ivy Bridge 17” laptop, on its official website. The Alienware M17x is powered by Intel’s Core i7-3610QM CPU with 6 MB of Level 3 cache and a maximum Turbo Boost frequency of 3300 MHz. There are two more CPU options consisting of Intel&r...

30 April 2012
20:18 GMT

HP, Dell, ASUS Will Release Ultrabooks Without Optical Drives

One of the tricky parts about making ultrabooks is adding an optical drive, as there simply aren't many such products that fit the very thin form factor. In fact, even the slot-in, slim versions are unsatisfying for some product makers, especially when factoring in the prices. After all, slimming down any PC ...

24 April 2012
12:21 GMT

New and Improved Dell Precision Workstations Debut

Dell's series of tower workstations has gone through a transformation, one whose purpose is to boost versatility and productivity while not changing the hardware all that much. Dell came up with its new case after soliciting input from hundreds of engineering, finance, software development, scientific, and med...

23 April 2012
10:09 GMT

Dell Alienware M14x, M17x and M11x Change Too, or Not

Dell's Alienware-branded gaming laptops are getting updated now that 2012, and the many new hardware components brought by it, are here or almost upon us. We'll first get the absentees out of the way, or the one absentee anyway: Alienware M11x, the 11.6-inch gaming ultraportable. While Dell updated the ...

19 April 2012
11:21 GMT

Specs Leaked for Dell Alienware M18X R2 Laptop

Dell probably didn't mean for this to happen, but it really is no surprise that it did, knowing just how thoroughly the web is looking to uncover every scrap of info regarding the next Intel CPU series. What we mean by this is that, since the next Alienware notebook will get an Ivy Bridge CPU, its specs have b...

18 April 2012
04:55 GMT

Dell Shopping Spree Continues, Make Is Bought

Dell really does seem to be buying other companies left and right, so we can't help but wonder who will follow after Make Technologies. That's right, since Clerity and Wyse were clearly not enough, Dell has signed a deal with Make for the full acquisition of the latter. Make produces software and provid...

5 April 2012
09:33 GMT

Dell Buys Clerity, Modernizes Its Applications

We reported on Dell buying Wyse and, now, we can say that the company doesn't mind making one acquisition after another, having also announced the buyout of Clerity. Clerity makes services and means for modernizing applications, which is to say that it helps companies move from old hardware to new one and advi...

3 April 2012
09:46 GMT

Dell Buys Wyse, Gets Cloud Expertise

Dell and Wyse have reached an agreement through which the former is completely gaining ownership of the latter's various assets. Through this deal, Dell hopes to start once again acquiring market share in the desktop and data server markets, after losing some to Lenovo last year (2011). Wyse already has some t...

2 April 2012
10:44 GMT

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabooks Gets New BIOS and Trackpad Driver

Dell's XPS 13 isn't bad as far as ultrabooks go, but it did leave people a bit annoyed with a couple of things, issues that have been fixed by the latest software updates. Granted, that isn't a totally accurate way of saying things, since this isn't one of those automatic, over-the-air (OTA) sof...

22 March 2012
05:19 GMT

Dell Decides to Buy Security Software Developer SonicWALL

Intel's new Xeon E5 central processing units may be particularly good at securing data, but there is only so much they can do, which means that IT solution providers, like Dell, have to play their part too. Dell has chosen to get serious and increase its security technology portfolio, even if it means that it ...

13 March 2012
14:01 GMT

Dell’s Upcoming 15.6-Inch XPS Notebook Detailed Ahead of Launch

Dell is currently working on a new version of its popular 15.6-inch XPS series notebooks that will be designed to feature Intel’s next-generation Ivy Bridge processors and, most probably, Nvidia Kepler graphics. Some of the specifications of this new XPS range were uncovered by Dell Labs, which has learned tha...

12 March 2012
19:01 GMT

Hackers Find Flaws in Microsoft, Dell and TBS Sites

A security researcher that goes by the online handle Flexxpoint found a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft’s main site. The official sites of Dell Australia and Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) were identified as containing security holes by the grey hat hacker team known as BlitzSec. E Hack...

8 March 2012
09:21 GMT

NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Used in Xeon E5-Based Dell PowerEdge Servers

Since Intel has released the Xeon E5-2600 server chips, NVIDIA figured it would make a move in the industrial sector as well. The Santa Clara, California-based company did not actually launch any new product. Instead, Dell is the one who did that. More specifically, Dell has announced the PowerEdge R720 and Power...

7 March 2012
04:15 GMT

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Available Now in the US for $999 (750 EUR)

Announced at the beginning of this year during the CES 2012 fair, Dell’s much anticipated XPS 13 Ultrabook has now become available for purchase in the U.S and Canada with prices starting just under $1000 US (about 750 EUR). Released into the same XPS line as the company’s previous 14z and 15z ultra-thin...

1 March 2012
10:25 GMT

Dual-Core Dell Streak Pro GS01 Arrives in Japan on March 8

While most Japanese handset makers announce their entrance on other markets, such as Europe, US-based company Dell is withdrawing its presence on this market due to low sales. The company seems to have limited its operations to Japan and possibly North America, at least for the moment. With only a few days left unti...

23 February 2012
18:01 GMT

Dell Intends to Play It Seriously on ARM Server Field

ARM has more or less succeeded in breaking the boundaries of the mobile consumer electronics market, enough for Dell to seriously consider using its chips in servers.ARM processors use very little energy compared to the x86 CPUs from Intel and AMD.Since there is arguably more emphasis than ever on energy efficiency i...

22 February 2012
10:43 GMT

Dell XPS 13 Manual Reveals Ultrabook Details

Dell's XPS 13 is one of the ultrabooks that should start shipping sooner or later, but there has been little information about it, until now. We could probably write pages and pages and pages of info, but that would defeat the purpose of Del having published all those PDFs here. People who think an ultrabook...

22 February 2012
10:30 GMT

Dell Opens New Data Center

Showing that it is at least as committed on the enterprise front as it is on the consumer market, Dell has made the official announcement of its newest technology outlet, a so-called world-class, multi-client data center. Dell is aiming for enterprises in search of secure private and hybrid clouds, as well as any o...

13 February 2012
11:14 GMT

Dell Alienware M18x R2 Gaming Notebook Packs Super-Strong GPUs

Dell will soon launch a new notebook from the Alienware series, the line known for being both powerful and good-looking. Bearing the name of M18x R2, it will be so powerful that it will barely break a sweat when playing a game, regardless of how hardcore the graphics settings are. The again, when a PC has mighty, n...

3 February 2012
11:27 GMT

Alienware 2012 Notebook Lineup Reportedly Revealed

Later this year, Alienware plans to refresh three of its most popular gaming notebooks out there, the M14x, M17x and M18x, to sport Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors as well as discrete graphics cards from the AMD Radeon HD 7900 and Nvidia GTX 600 series. Making our way from top to bottom, the first notebook t...

25 January 2012
18:11 GMT

Dell Precision T1600 Desktop Workstation Set to Receive Ivy Bridge Update

Even though almost three months separate us from the launch of the first Ivy Bridge processors, Dell has apparently already started to make plans for the release of the T1650 desktop workstation, which will be based on Intel’s upcoming CPUs. Starting most probably with the second quarter of this year, users wi...

25 January 2012
04:45 GMT

BIOS of the Day 01/24/2012

Despite the fact that those who list software over the Internet tend to neglect the small-format motherboards, we're not letting them slip out of attention. Therefore we're glad to bring you BIOS for two A75 motherboards, one from ECS and one from Asus. Next comes the Dell Latitude E5520 notebook BIOS vers...

24 January 2012
11:00 GMT

Softpedia's BIOS Pick of the Day 01/20/2012

We're closing the day (here) with another hefty assortment of BIOS files comprising the usual HP notebooks and Acer desktops, together with new software from Dell and Asrock. Asrock brings BIOS for three A75 motherboards; the A75 series comprises boards running the FM1 socket, for AMD's 100W processors. Th...

20 January 2012
10:57 GMT

FBI Arrests NVIDIA and Dell Employees, Insider Trading Scandal Escalates

Santa Claus would have probably not visited Dell and NVIDIA this past Christmas if he knew that NVIDIA and Dell hadn't been all that good. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested several Dell and NVIDIA employees on charges of having participated in insider trading. FBI arrested seven men in...

19 January 2012
10:23 GMT

Softpedia's BIOS of the Day 01/18/2012

It's been quite a busy day here at the Softpedia drivers' area and this is why we can bring you a really nice BIOS list. For today we've got Acer desktops, HP and Dell notebooks and a socket 775 motherboard from Gigabyte. Here we go: Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H (rev. 1.4) Bios F7 Acer Veriton X4610G BIO...

18 January 2012
11:55 GMT

AMD Opteron-Powered Cluster Goes Live at the Technical University of Ilmenau

ClusterVision, a company specialized in developing high performance compute, storage and database clusters, has announced the opening of a new HPC cluster system at the Technical University of Ilmenau based on Dell’s PowerEdge servers.The resulting HPC cluster consists of 49 Dell PowerEdge R815 servers with AMD...

16 January 2012
08:52 GMT

Softpedia's BIOS of the Day 01/13/2012

Today is the last day of the CES 2012, and major motherboard manufacturers have announced their upcoming motherboard series, most of them sporting the new Intel chipsets.It seems like the next weeks or months will be flooded with a lot of new gear and we'll be focused on delivering you the newest drivers and BIO...

13 January 2012
10:52 GMT

CES 2012: Dell XPS 13 Laptop Is the Outfit’s First Ultrabook

Dell certainly took its time to come out with an Ultrabook design of its own, but with today’s launch of the XPS 13 the company finally has something to offer its clients searching for an ultra-portable computing solution. Released into the same XPS line as the company’s previous 14z and 15z ultra-thin n...

11 January 2012
02:58 GMT

Dell Reforms, Makes One Big Sales Organization

Dell has just made an official announcement in which it reveals that its business is undergoing a fairly major restructuring. Dell's latest words shouldn't come as such a great surprise to those who've been keeping up to speed with technology news. After all, the year 2011 was hard on many companies...

6 January 2012
18:41 GMT

Dell to Revamp Latitude Notebook Line with Four New Models

After months of stagnation, Dell will soon revamp its lineup of Latitude notebooks with four now models that will feature an updated hardware platform and possibly even a new design to make them stand out of the crowd.The new Dell laptop models will be called the Latitude E5430, E5530, E6430 and E6530, the “30&...

4 January 2012
09:42 GMT

Softpedia's BIOS Pick of the Day

Another day brings a new assortment of BIOSes listed on Softpedia. Today, we are offering you BIOS for HP and Dell notebooks, ECS, Asrock, Asus and Gigabyte motherboards.It's nice to see that ECS have managed to release a BIOS update for one of their three X79 motherboards. While other manufacturers have already...

19 December 2011
11:05 GMT

Dell Stops Selling Netbooks, Won't Do Cedar Trail Either

Dell might be doing what Acer plans to do, only faster, as its online store has been quietly removing some products, like the Dell Mini line of netbooks. Yesterday, we heard it mentioned that Acer will reduce its number of product lines by two thirds starting in next year (2012). Now, it looks like Dell is doing ...

16 December 2011
04:28 GMT

Dell Latitude Notebooks Get New Mobile Broadband Options

Dell has just announced that its Latitude line of business notebooks can now be ordered with embedded mobile broadband from T-Mobile in addition to the already available AT&T, Verizon and Sprint options.According to Dell, this feature is available in the Latitude E6220, E6320, and E6420 laptop models that measure 12....

14 December 2011
09:50 GMT

Dell Launches Its Mightiest Gaming Desktop, Alienware Aurora

Alienware is a brand that doesn't often get stapled to a machine, but when it does, it definitely means that the computer is among the highest-end that Dell has to offer. This once, the Alienware brand has landed not on a laptop, but on a full-fledged desktop personal computer. Dell US hasn't yet unleash...

13 December 2011
05:09 GMT

Dell Halts Online Sales of Streak 7

Dell’s Streak 7 tablet PC is no longer available online. This is the message that users looking for the device receive when accessing the company’s website. This is also a state of facts. Dell has killed off the online sales of Streak 7, although the device is still available via retail channels in a s...

5 December 2011
14:21 GMT

Dell Offers $100 Discount for All Alienware Gaming Laptops

Dell has also come out with its special promotion for Cyber Monday which shaves $100 off the price of any Alineware gaming notebook, including the M11x, the M14x, M17x and the M18x.The offer is only valid as long as stocks last and for getting the discount one has to enter the D95K0RNX$0XF10 code (thanks Logic Buy) w...

28 November 2011
12:31 GMT

Dell Basically Misleads Customers About Graphics Cards

Dell must really be going through some tough times if it resorted to misleading images when making the “Help me Choose” pop-up assistant. Granted, after being called out on it, Dell quickly removed the offending picture and apologized, saying that it was never its intention to mislead its buyers or cause...

25 November 2011
20:31 GMT

Dell, Acer and HP Could Have Some New Ideas Next Year

The PC market is getting more varied, and even challenged in some cases, so the companies involved have to get creative, hence what reports say is being done by some companies. The past year might not have started out that way, but it ended up changing enough of the PC market that it got large-scale companies serio...

24 November 2011
10:27 GMT

AMD Opteron 6200 Chip Enables Mighty Dell PowerEdge Server

Dell's PowerEdge series of servers just got their latest and greatest series member, one that is, in great detail, described as much better than the competing solutions from HP and IBM Dell says, in its announcement, that the PowerEdge C6145 gets its might from the AMD Opteron 6200 series of high-tier processo...

23 November 2011
09:11 GMT

ASUS, Dell and Probably Acer Not Abandoning Tablets

You may have been there when we said how Digitmes reported the possibility of ASUS, Acer, HP, Dell and others leaving the tablet market alone. We also said not to be too quick in believing the rumor and, true enough, ASUS, at least, bluntly said it was untrue. "As usual, the rumors and reports from Digitimes ...

19 November 2011
11:11 GMT


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