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Given all the rave about tablets and smartphones, it is, perhaps, less shocking to learn that Alienware, Del's sub-brand dedicated to good-looking and powerful gaming products, is thinking of making some.
Alienware has just released new 14-inch, 17-inch and 18-inch gaming notebooks. We've already detailed... |
11 June 2013
03:38 GMT |
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The market for gaming notebooks might be the only segment of the laptop industry that hasn't noticeably declined over the past years, since they aren't the type that can just be replaced by tablets.
Yet, the companies that make gaming mobile personal computers continue to make new ones and improve their e... |
11 June 2013
02:31 GMT |
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Dell Software has launched Dell Quest One Identity Manager ─ Data Governance Edition Classification Module, a comprehensive solution which, according to the company, adds identity to the classification of unstructured data.
According to a survey conducted recently by the company, 52% of enterprises have witnessed a ... |
10 June 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Not content with dry press releases, Dell decided to introduce its latest systems in style, so it released videos of them all. Above and below are the official flicks describing the Dell Optiplex 9020 Business Desktop, the Dell OptiPlex 9020 All-in-One with Touch Screen, and the Dell Latitude E6540 business laptop.... |
4 June 2013
10:23 GMT |
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Gaming PCs needn't be too huge, something that Dell fully agrees with. If it didn't, it wouldn't make things like the X51 mini PC.
The device sells under the Alienware gaming brand, just like the ASUS Maximus VI Formula motherboard ships under the ROG brand.
X51 combines the might of a quad-core In... |
4 June 2013
09:01 GMT |
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Microsoft continues to bet big on Windows RT, even if though lots of people are actually criticizing the operating system for the lack of support for desktop applications. As a result, sales are rather slow, but there’s one company that expects things to change significantly in the coming months. Neil Hand, v... |
3 June 2013
15:51 GMT |
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Converting between tablet and laptop modes seems to be quite popular. Tablets started out as a keyboard-less gadget, but docks soon began shipping alongside them. Then companies came up with ways to integrate them in a way that allows for a seamless transition.
It has left the distinction between tablet and notebook... |
3 June 2013
10:58 GMT |
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Just as I’ve told you this weekend, Dell is the latest member of the Windows 8 critics club, as the company has clearly explained that Microsoft’s new OS has failed to become a catalyst for the PC market.
But the company has also revealed that it has high expectations from Windows 8.1, the upcoming refre... |
20 May 2013
05:43 GMT |
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The Raspberry Pi credit card-sized ARM computer made sure that most everyone was aware that super-small computers were definitely possible and useful, which is why Dell's latest project might not cause as much shock as it otherwise would have.
And by Dell's latest project we mean just that: the Project Op... |
20 May 2013
02:29 GMT |
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Even as it hops over, or pushes through, all the hurdles in the path of going private, Dell continues to do its job as world-class provider of computers and other consumer electronics devices. Case in point, the company is developing more notebooks for the Latitude series, two of which are expected to debut during t... |
18 May 2013
03:40 GMT |
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Windows 8 is already on the market, the first update is on its way, but many customers are still choosing Windows 7. At least that's what Dell said in its recent earnings conference call. Corporate consumers are now migrating from older operating systems, such as XP or Vista, to Windows 7 instead of Windows 8, ... |
18 May 2013
01:34 GMT |
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Since product and video designers, as well as accountants and pretty much everyone working in corporate environments, could always use a better computer, Dell has expanded its Precision line of workstations.
The Dell Precision T1700 is among the more noteworthy of the additions, with its small form factor (mini-towe... |
16 May 2013
09:01 GMT |
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Price cuts happen all the time, but the really big ones are very rare, especially when they are permanent.
Which is why Dell is getting attention right now: the Dell XPS 10, formerly shipped for around $450 / €450, is now listed for $300 / €300.
The exact price is of $299.99 / €299.99 of course.
On the same note, ... |
15 May 2013
09:32 GMT |
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Michael Dell has been trying to turn Dell into a private company controlled by himself and with no shareholders to cater to.
Unfortunately, his hopes of a quick takeover were dashed when billionaire activist Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management made a counteroffer.
Barely avoiding a hostile takeover, Mich... |
13 May 2013
08:28 GMT |
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Dell managed to avoid a hostile takeover by billionaire activist Carl Icahn last month, but it was only a momentary setback for the latter.
Carl Icahn was not pushed out of the game. That's what happened to Blackstone group.
Instead, Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have outlined a counter-offer to Mi... |
10 May 2013
10:34 GMT |
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Microsoft has contributed with $2 billion (€1.5 billion) in the Dell buyout, but it seems like the PC manufacturer might benefit even more from the software giant’s involvement.
Just like ArsTechnica noted, the documents of the deal are now public, revealing some very interesting terms that might support ... |
7 May 2013
16:51 GMT |
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On Thursday, Dell released SonicWALL Hosted Email Security 2.0, a cloud-based service that provides organizations with multi-layered protection against threats such as spam, phishing and malware attacks.
Hosted Email Security 2.0 provides policy filters and outbound email scanning that’s capable of identified ... |
19 April 2013
07:45 GMT |
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The other day, we learned that Dell had avoided a hostile takeover attempt by billionaire activist Carl Icahn.
At that point, there were three parties seeking to gain control of the corporation: Carl Icahn himself, Blackstone, and Michale Dell / Silver Lake.
Now, Financial Times reports that Blackstone has withdr... |
19 April 2013
02:57 GMT |
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When Michael Dell initiated the process of turning the Dell company private, he probably didn't count on someone making a better offer than the one he was arranging with a couple of partners.
Nevertheless, it happened. The gist of it is that billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, and Blackstone Group, basic... |
16 April 2013
10:29 GMT |
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With ultrabooks basically commandeering the high-price laptop market, “normal” laptops have dropped in price to the point where they ship for the same as what netbooks used to, at one time.
Dell's Latitude 3330 is a perfect example of that: a laptop with a price of $419 / 319 Euro.
Measuring 13.3 i... |
16 April 2013
09:07 GMT |
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Some companies are distancing themselves from the Windows RT operating system, but there are a few that are willing to push forward, like Dell, whose vice president recently said that new XPS products were on the way.
One of the corporations that has all but given up on Microsoft's ARM-ready version of Windows... |
16 April 2013
03:29 GMT |
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Alienware, a manufacturer that produces custom high-performance PC gaming laptops and desktop computers, has announced that Ubuntu is now part of its lineup.
Until the release of Steam on Linux, there weren't any PC manufacturers that would consider putting together a high-end desktop system based on Linux. The... |
8 April 2013
02:49 GMT |
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Alienware, as a brand, seems to be trying to stand for itself, but most people probably still remember that it is a sub-brand of Dell. Dell's high-end gaming and otherwise unusual system brand that is.
As such, when Alienware is switching from Windows over to Linux, we can be sure that Dell is trying to branch... |
6 April 2013
04:49 GMT |
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The founder of Dell has found that his plans to take the company private aren't going as smoothly as he hoped, and there is even a chance for him to be outbid by a different group, something that could result in losing his post as CEO.
Right now, he is essentially threatening to cash in his shares and walk awa... |
2 April 2013
02:18 GMT |
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We've been following the story of Michael Dell starting the process of turning Dell into a private company, and the latest episode has a lot of drama.
Until March 25, 2013, things were looking up for the founder of Dell. While some shareholders were dissatisfied with the money offer, there wasn't a better ... |
1 April 2013
07:23 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft is one of the companies that supported the Dell buyout with a $2 billion (€1.5 billion euro) contribution, the Redmond-based technology giant is partially at fault for the financial problems of the PC manufacturer. The company mentioned the reasons it decided to go private in a statement s... |
1 April 2013
03:42 GMT |
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As if it weren't bad enough that Dell was facing years of litigation over the private deal initiated by its founder, Michael Dell might completely lose control of the situation now. Reuters often provides the world with very interesting information, in addition to official statements and such, but now it is ac... |
25 March 2013
04:49 GMT |
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The Southern Illinois University has outlined a plan to provide freshmen with Windows 8 tablets, in an attempt to offer students access to free or very affordable educational resources.
According to a report by InformationWeek, the SIU will give each student in the first year a Dell Latitude 10 tablet running Window... |
20 March 2013
18:01 GMT |
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As Dell strives to get that troublesome private deal closed, it has to cut corners and make the best of the sources of revenue it still has, something that apparently isn't going very well if a certain report is true.
According to Digitimes, the company has begun demanding price cuts from upstream component su... |
14 March 2013
10:13 GMT |
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For a while, we thought that the 20-Inch 4K UHD tablet from Panasonic would be just a lone oddity, but then ASUS revealed the Transformer AiO and now Dell is preparing the XPS 18 All-In-One.
The 20-inch 4K UHD tablet is exactly what it says on the tin: a 20-inch all-in-one that is actually an all-in-one shaped like... |
13 March 2013
03:38 GMT |
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Canonical has announced that it has signed an engineering agreement with Dell to support Ubuntu 12.04 LTS across the full range of Dell’s latest 12th generation PowerEdge Server.
So far, over 45 Dell PowerEdge Servers have been certified by Canonical for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This certification is available for U... |
12 March 2013
12:26 GMT |
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We knew that Dell shareholders were unhappy with the private buyout, but we didn't really get a clear idea of how great the opposition is.
According to AllThingsD, Michael Dell, the company founder, might be facing years of litigations.
Carl Icahn, one of the company's main investors, is none too pleased ... |
8 March 2013
04:27 GMT |
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In an idea world, tech products would never become defective, but this is not an ideal world, which means that they sometimes, if not often, do. Here are the tablets that don't necessarily depend on their warranties.
Warranties are a great boon for customers of certain companies, like Apple. The iPad, MacBook ... |
1 March 2013
04:46 GMT |
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Just like any other Windows contraption, the new Windows 8 comes with support for a long list of keyboard shortcuts which are supposed to help you make the most of the operating system more easily and a bit faster. As we’ve already told you, there are plenty of hotkeys available in Windows 8, both new and old,... |
28 February 2013
07:22 GMT |
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The Latitude 10 Essentials would normally not warrant a headline right now, since it was actually released back in early January, but Dell revised it for a new market segment, so here we are. The name of the new tablet version is Latitude 10 Enhanced Security, owed to the Dell Data Protection Access, a management s... |
27 February 2013
05:45 GMT |
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Dell's XPS 10 Windows RT tablet isn't exactly news, but the device did lack LTE connectivity until now, which is why the newest FCC filing is of interest.
“LTE” is the acronym for “Long Term Evolution” broadband. LTE is a sort of stepping stone between 3G and 4G, though some just call it 4G for simplicity... |
26 February 2013
10:47 GMT |
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The problem with ultrabooks is that they don't have enough room for all the ports and other technologies that normal notebooks pack. Dell has decided to offer a workaround for this problem, for one of its ultrabooks at least.
Buyers of the Latitude 6430u Ultrabook may want to acquire a little something called D... |
26 February 2013
03:25 GMT |
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Ultrabooks aren't all consumer products, though the majority of them definitely think of convenience and portability before other things. Dell's XPS Developer Edition is an example of the unusual.
Dell didn't launch this particular laptop today. Instead, the XPS Developer Edition was released months ... |
22 February 2013
09:42 GMT |
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The main problem facing the IT industry at the moment, or one of them, is the decline in consumer interest for personal computers.
Shipments of PCs have been going down for over a year now, and this has been doing bad things to the revenues of large companies.
HP and Dell seem to have it the worst. While Lenovo and... |
16 February 2013
05:21 GMT |
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A few days ago we reported that some Dell shareholders were not satisfied with the price that Dell had offered for their shares. Now we have learned that the company founder will meet with shareholders in order to smooth things over, since he isn't about to let their disapproval stop the deal in its tracks. Si... |
15 February 2013
03:59 GMT |
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The new business and video design monitors that Dell released are all well and good, but the company has some complementary products to brag about as well.
Namely, there are two accessories that will make monitor use and installation easier and more convenient, especially for multitaskers.
One of them is the Dell S... |
12 February 2013
10:00 GMT |
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The UltraSharp series of monitors from Dell has just received three additions, though none of them are selling yet, and Dell isn't saying exactly when they'll get here.
Called U3014, U2713H and U2913WM, they measure 30 inches, 27 inches and 29 inches, respectively.
The U3014 has a native resolution of 256... |
12 February 2013
09:38 GMT |
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Dell's private buyout has ruffled quite a few feathers, and has made certain rival companies speak out (HP being particularly condemning). With that in mind, it isn't so shocking to hear shareholders have their complaints as well.
Reuters reports that shareholders think they should be paid more per share ... |
11 February 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Dell recently confirmed it was going private, and HP was quick to pipe up and say the move would leave customers in the “curb,” so the company's founder felt some verbal reassurance was in order.
In an open letter, Michael Dell says that it took the company private because it is the easiest way to ... |
9 February 2013
04:39 GMT |
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Dell's move, through which it went private yesterday (February 5, 2013), is meant to act as a catalyst for a better marketing and financial performance, but HP does not think this goal will be reached, at least not easily.
Since Dell is one of the greatest and best-known IT and consumer electronics brands in t... |
6 February 2013
05:53 GMT |
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Microsoft has decided to support the Dell buyout with a $2 billion (€1.4 billion) loan, but the company’s involvement in the process is raising concerns among the other hardware manufacturers in the business. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the New York Post writes that Microsoft’s deal wit... |
6 February 2013
02:55 GMT |
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Dell has officially gone private for approximately $24.4 billion (€18 billion), with Microsoft to be one of the companies that will provide financial support for the transaction. Even though it remains to be seen whether Microsoft will actually benefit from its involvement in the Dell privatization, the Redmond... |
5 February 2013
10:06 GMT |
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The past couple of weeks were filled to the brim with reports and speculation about Dell and how its founder wanted to make it private, in order to free it from the damaging effects of shareholder conflicting interests. Now, Dell itself has published a press release in which it announces the buyout. The financing h... |
5 February 2013
09:54 GMT |
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Anyone reading the Wall Street Journal will have probably run across a certain article about what will come of the reported decision of Dell's founder regarding the company. For those that haven't been keeping an eye on things, rumors have been going around the web about Dell going private. Michael Del... |
5 February 2013
03:34 GMT |
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Michael Dell feels that Dell isn't doing well because it is stretched thin trying to satisfy shareholder desires.
About two weeks ago, it came out that the man wanted Dell to go private, so that it might be easier to control by the leader, and hopefully easier to make grow.
Now, Bloomberg says that the compa... |
31 January 2013
11:21 GMT |
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