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1. Analysts spout crap, charge megabucks

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Friday, 16 October 2009

   ... a mystery as to where the figure of almost two thousand bucks a seat to upgrade to Windows 7 comes from. Especially when a quick glance at Dell’s site tells us we could buy any number of quad core, 4GB ...

2. Wal-Mart offers $298 laptop

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 23 July 2009

   ... attract the cash-strapped as part of its back-to-school push. It is selling Dell Inspiron laptops for $398 in colors ranging from pink to purple to aqua. Analysts are saying that while the deal could ...

3. Dell's Android plans published by mistake

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 07 May 2009

   ... operating system. It pretty much confirmed that Dell has been working with Android for months. BELLVUE, WASHINGTON - We love it when this sort of thing happens. Yesterday, mobile software developer Bsquare ...

4. The race to kill the MacBook Air is on

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 11 February 2009

   ... as Dell preps a challenger. Dell shifted its teasing campaign into a higher gear ahead of the launch of this highly anticipated MacBook Air-killer, dubbed Adamo Thirteen. Chicago (IL) - Although MacBook ...

5. Update: Dell says no changes to Windows XP downgrade cost

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 09 December 2008

     Update: A previous version of this article claimed that Dell recently increased the cost of downgrading some of its consumer computer systems from Windows Vista from $50 to $150. Dell contacted ...

6. U.S. gets the Dell Inspirion Mini 12

   (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

   Friday, 14 November 2008

   Today, the Inspiron Mini 12 was officially launched in the United States after it had its initial test run in Japan. The 12” notebook is a combination of a netbook and an ultraportable notebook. It does ...

7. 35,000 Sony notebook batteries recalled

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Friday, 31 October 2008

   ... than 10 million notebooks globally. The 35,000 batteries in this latest recall were used in notebooks from Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and Dell in systems that were sold between November 2004 and June 2006. ...

8. Dell Inspiron Mini 12 - the big-screen, thin $599 netbook

   (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

   Monday, 27 October 2008

   The netbook designation was always a bit tricky, and it's hard to tell where the "under $600" Dell Inspiron Mini 12 fits in. As the name suggests, it has a 12.1" WXGA (1280 x 800) screen, where netbooks ...

9. Dell mini-notebook offers Linux for a premium

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Thursday, 04 September 2008

     Dell today announced its first mini-notebook that squarely aims for a market that has been created by products such as the OLPC or Asus EeePC. It comes in a stylish package with an 8.9” screen ...

10. Dell releases BIOS updates for failing Nvidia GPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 28 July 2008

      Dell is offering BIOS updates to mitigate the effects of faulty GPUs shipped by Nvidia. The BIOS upgrade will not “repair” the GPU, but Dell hopes that the update will alleviate problems caused ...

11. Dell is serious about Ubuntu: Launches first consumer Linux PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 18 July 2008

      Dell today flipped the switched and is now officially offering consumer desktop and notebook PCs with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed. Two notebooks and one desktop join two desktop systems in Dell’s ...

12. Dell channels old school Apple with a twist of Linux

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Sunday, 29 June 2008

      Analyst Opinion - Before the introduction of Dell’s Studio Laptops, you really had only two choices when you were looking for a new PC. You could choose Apple and get a really good user experience, ...

13. Dell Studio notebooks: What color would you like?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 26 June 2008

      Ok, we got it. Design and style are dominating the notebook world this year. If we believe Dell (and Apple’s success), then notebooks are becoming much more a fashion statement for certain consumer ...

14. Dell launches final Windows XP PC systems

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 15 June 2008

      Retail and direct OEM sales of Windows XP will be drying up by the end of this month, so it should not be too surprising that vendors are pushing out their XP inventory this month. Dell has added ...

15. Seagate rolls out speedy 320 GB notebook hard drive

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 19 May 2008

      Dell and Alienware have begun offering Seagate’s new flagship notebook hard drives. The third-generation Momentus 7200 drives are now available with up to 320 GB capacity. Scotts Valley (CA) – ...

16. Blu-ray notebooks drop below $1000

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 28 March 2008

      The high-definition war is over and it suddenly appears that Blu-ray is becoming much more affordable, with more products supporting the technology surfacing every day: Dell is the first major ...

17. Dell to push its entry-level notebooks in low-cost PC market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Monday, 03 March 2008

    Dell will let the entry-level segment of its consumer-based Inspiron and enterprise-based Vostro notebooks tackle the low-cost PC market, according to Stephen Felice, president of Dell's operations in ...

18. Dell dumping AMD?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Saturday, 09 February 2008

    Dell has slimmed down its product line using AMD processors, triggering a wave of speculation that Dell may actually be phasing out its partnership with AMD. The CPU manufacturer however claims that what ...

19. Dell coming to Best Buy in United States

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 07 December 2007

    Dell will soon be sold at over 900 Best Buy retail outlets in the United States.  Dell's world-wide in-store presence will be nearly 10,000 stores following this deal. Round Rock (TX) - Dell ...

20. Dell Q2 FY2008 results solid despite accounting investigation

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 30 August 2007

    Dell released financial results for its latest fiscal quarter, showing off a 46% gain in quarterly earnings despite a costly investigation into its accounting practices. Round Rock (TX) - Dell released ...

21. Acer begins testing water for Gemstone-design consumer notebooks in the US

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Sunday, 08 July 2007

    ... AS5920, which is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 CPU instead of the more common T7100 or T7300, is aiming at similar models from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, according to market sources, noting ...

22. Dell bundles online storage with computers

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 27 June 2007

    Dell has started bundling online storage with new Inspiron and XPS desktops and laptops. Round Rock (TX) – Dell has started bundling online storage with new Inspiron and XPS desktops and laptops.  ...

23. Dell goes color crazy

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 25 June 2007

    Dell has refreshed some of its consumer notebooks and desktops for the second half of the year: Pink, green and yellow Dell computers are coming your way – even with Linux. Round Rock (TX) – ...

24. Dell PCs (mostly) cheaper at Wal-Mart than online

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 08 June 2007

    More than 3300 Wal-Mart stores will be putting Dell desktop PCs on their shelves this weekend. The computers will be available from $500 – and differ in price from what Dell charges through its ...

25. Dell ships Linux PCs today

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 25 May 2007

    Linux fans can rejoice because Dell is now shipping Ubuntu-installed desktops and notebooks. Round Rock (TX) - Linux fans can rejoice because Dell is now shipping Ubuntu-installed desktops and notebooks.  ...

26. Dell starts selling AMD-powered Latitude notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 06 November 2006

    Dell has introduced an AMD-powered Latitude notebook computer. The Latitude 131L is powered by an AMD mobile Sempron processor, but customers can order the Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor an an option. ...

27. AMD Inside: Dell starts selling AMD-powered laptops

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 01 November 2006

      Dell, long known for their Intel-powered laptops, is now selling laptops with AMD chips inside. The new Inspiron 1501 line of laptops will have either AMD Turion 64 or the less powerful Mobile AMD ...

28. Dell laptop catches fire at Yahoo research building

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 20 September 2006

    In what has become an almost daily occurrence, another Dell laptop has caught on fire, this time at Yahoo's Silicon Valley research center in Santa Clara. The fire caused several hundred employees to ...

29. Core 2 Duo notebooks offered from $850

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 28 August 2006

    Is Alienware becoming the "economy sport" division of Dell? With today's introduction of a Core 2 Duo T5500-based lightweight notebook starting at $850 (reasonably configured for under $1100), Alienware ...

30. Dell, others roll out Core 2 Duo notebooks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 28 August 2006

    Several notebook builders are expected to announce the first wave of Core 2 Duo systems today. This includes Dell, which has deployed the new processor, previously code-named ""Merom"", across its product ...

31. Dell recalls suspect notebook batteries made by Sony, including XPS M1710

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 15 August 2006

    An estimated 4.1 million Dell notebook computers sold worldwide are being voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, cooperating with the US Consumer Products Safety Commission, after admitting to having ...

32. Dell recalls 4.1 million notebook batteries

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 14 August 2006

    After several reports of self-combusting laptops, Dell is recalling millions of lithium-ion batteries. More than 4.1 million batteries for the Dell Latitude, Inspiron and Precision notebooks are being ...

33. Dell offers draft 802.11n wireless cards

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Monday, 17 July 2006

    ... Dell is the latest vendor that has begun offering an optional wireless draft-n card for "select Inspiron" notebook models and its XPS notebook line. Dell says that the card, which is based on Broadcom's ...

34. Dude... Your Dell is on fire: Dell laptop catches fire during conference

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 21 June 2006

    It looks like one laptop user is lucky to be alive after his Dell laptop caught on fire during a conference in Japan. One of the Inquirer's readers recounted the incident and snapped two amazing pictures ...

35. Intel's Robson flash technology is impressive, when it works

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 14 June 2006

    ... it's actually impressive to watch a computer load Windows instantly, albeit after the usual initial boot time. At a demonstration here at Computex in Taipei, the test bed Dell Inspiron 630m machine with ...

36. And on the 366th day, the Lord said: Bugger, me hard drive just failed

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Saturday, 06 May 2006

    ... "We need two hundred new hard drives," then you can expect next day delivery at the latest. Ass kissing inclusive in the deal. However I recently had a consumer-level encounter with Dell's tech support ...

37. Dell promises greater availability of dual-core notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 04 April 2006

    Introduced four months ago, Intel's Core Duo processor has been a rare sight so far. Apparently, Intel has caught up with market demand as Dell announced that it will be offering the processor not just ...

38. Low-priced Core Duo-based Mac mini flanked by iPod's new portable speaker

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 28 February 2006

    ... Had it not been for Dell's announcement just hours earlier of a $779 Core Duo-based Inspiron notebook, Apple's Mac mini would possibly have been the least expensive Core Duo-based PC system to date. At ...

39. Dell announces sub-$800 dual-core notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 28 February 2006

    Dell today announced two more notebooks models that can be equipped with Intel's Core Duo processor. The new Inspiron 1505 and 6400 cover a broad range of the thin-and-light segment - including mainstream ...

40. Dell recalls 22,000 notebook batteries

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 19 December 2005

    Dell and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today recalled about 22,000 notebook batteries that can overheat and pose a fire risk. The batteries were sold in 18 notebook models of the Inspiron, Latitude, ...

41. Dell intros entry-level Inspiron notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Tuesday, 15 March 2005

      Dell today introduced Inspiron 2200 notebook computer in a segment that marketing people describe as "value-priced". Dell today introduced Inspiron 2200 notebook computer in a segment that marketing ...

42. Dell debuts first-ever consumer Notebook with 17" screen

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 26 October 2004

      Inspiron 9200 Notebook combines large screen, advanced graphics to improve the PC entertainment experience. Inspiron 9200 Notebook combines large screen, advanced graphics to improve the PC entertainment ...

43. Inspiron owners complain of SP2 slowdown

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 03 September 2004

      Owners of Dell Inspiron notebooks have reported that Microsoft's Windows Service Pack 2 is cutting their system speeds dramatically - in some cases by a factor of almost ten, from 2.6GHz to 300MHz. ...

44. Dell adopts NiMH batteries for notebooks; HP expected to follow suit

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 12 July 2004

      Dell's decision to use NiMH (nickel metal hydride) batteries in its recently launched Inspiron 1000 notebooks reflects the vendor's new pricing strategy of lowering the unit costs for the notebooks, ...

45. Dell issues adaptor electric shock warning

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 05 July 2004

      Dell has warned that around 38,000 power adaptors it shipped between December 2003 and May 2004 could cause electric shocks. Dell has warned that around 38,000 power adaptors it shipped between ...

46. Dell recalls portable power adapters

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 02 July 2004

      Dell is recalling about 38,000 power adapters sold worldwide that can cause an electrical shock if they are used with power cords from third-party manufacturers, a company spokesperson says. Dell ...

47. Dell likely to launch Inspiron XPS-like Latitude notebook

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 22 March 2004

      Dell plans to launch a new version of the business-use Latitude notebook based on its powerful Inspiron XPS, aiming to boost its sales in the desktop replacement market, according to sources at ...

48. Dell launches new Inspiron 9100 notebook

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 27 February 2004

      People who look for performance in their mobile PC, today got another alternative to look at. People who look for performance in their mobile PC, today got another alternative to look at. Dell ...

49. Dell launches gaming notebook 'Inspiron XPS'

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 13 February 2004

      Dell is taking its consumer notebook line to the next level with the introduction of the Inspiron XPS, its first gaming notebook aimed at enthusiasts. Dell is taking its consumer notebook line ...

50. Dell laptop lines to diverge in 2004

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 18 November 2003

      Dell plans to make its two laptop lines more distinct in the second half of 2004, a move that could better suit its products to a growing customer base. Dell plans to make its two laptop lines ...