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Dell Windows 8 Tablet Details Leak

Amit Chowdhry — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:06:22 +0000

Neowin.net has received a leaked photo with the specifications of the upcoming Dell Windows 8 tablet. The Dell Latitude 10 has a 10.1″ HD (1366×768) capacitive multi-touch screen with an optional stylus. The processor is an Intel Clover Trail Atom Dual Core. It has 2GB of DDR2 800 MHz memory and up to 128GB SSD hard drive. The standard security of the tablet is TPM/lock slot with optional integrated fingerprint/smart card reader. Other specs include WLAN+Bluetooth, mobile broadband, speakers, stereo headphones/microphone combo, 2 megapixel front camera, and 8 megapixel rear camera. The battery is removable with a smaller battery being able to get 6-8 hours of life and a larger battery at 10-12 hours.

Dell Acquires Make Technologies

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:10:44 +0000

Dell has acquired Make Technologies, a company that brings legacy applications up to modern standards by bringing them into the cloud. This is the third company that Dell has acquired in four days. Dell previously bought Wyse and Clerity. Make Technologies migrates the code and modernizes legal application portfolios. They also cut maintenance costs and modifies outdated code.

Dell Acquires Cloud Client Company Wyse Technology

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:11:18 +0000

Dell has announced that they will be acquiring Wyse Technology. The terms of the deal were undisclosed, but Dell expects Wyse to be added to their fiscal 2013 earnings. Wyse will be integrated into Dell’s subsidiary of enterprise companies. Wyse is best known for making thin clients, but they have expanded into desktop virtualization software and hardware. The acquisition of Wyse will make Dell more competitive against companies like Citrix and VMware. Wyse has shipped over 20 million units and they have a pretty broad intellectual property portfolio. Dell will also start selling thin clients, cloud management software, and mobility tools to their product-line. Wyse has about $375 million in revenues trailing for the last 12 months and 500 employees. About 140 of those employees are software engineers that will work for Dell.

Dell Ending Smartphone Sales In The U.S.

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:33:36 +0000

Dell is ending the sales of smartphones in the U.S. The company is planning to focus more on emerging markets and higher-margin products to improve their financials. This means that customers will no longer be able to buy the Venue and Venue Pro smartphones anymore. No replacements have been announced.

Dell does plan on launching more mobile products later this year, but a Dell spokesperson did not say whether a smartphone would be among those products. Dell originally entered the market in August 2010 with the Aero and Streak 5. The Venue smartphones had Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating on them.

Dell will continue to sell smartphones outside of the U.S. like the Venue Pro in India, the Venue in South Korea, and the Streak in Japan. Dell is also going to discontinue netbooks to focus on higher-margin consumer products.

Dell Phasing Out Streak 7 From Product Line

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:13:25 +0000

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) will no longer be selling the Streak 7 tablet device. The device is no longer available online. It has only been a few months since Dell phased out the Streak 5 as well.

“Dell remains committed to the mobility market and continues to sell products here and in other parts of the world,” said Dell in a statement. “Streak 7 delivered a unique experience for customers who wanted a larger screen-size yet the freedom of staying connected to their personal and professional content while on the-go. It continues to be available in many markets through retail, distributors and carrier partners such as Optus in Australia. A 10-inch version of the tablet, Streak 10 Pro, is currently offered in China, offering the ultimate digital divide between work and life. ”

Dell has not been successful when it came to selling tablets and part of the reason for that is by announcing devices well in a good amount of time before they made it available on the market. For example, they showed a prototype of the Streak 5 several weeks before the iPad the iPad was announced. Dell did not end up shipping the device until August 2010. The hardware and software was unchanged from what they showed.

[Electronista]

Dell Quickly Retracts Misleading Graphics Card Ad

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:14:41 +0000

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is best known for building customized PCs for their customers. However this past weekend a Reddit user noticed on the Dell website that there was a faulty suggestion for what the purpose of graphics cards are.

After clicking the “Help me choose” link on the Dell website when configuring a compact OptiPlex PC, the above image appeared. Both monitors appear to be part of the same model, but the one on the left is powered by a cheaper “standard graphics card.” That cheaper graphics card was not keeping the desktop screen in focus. The one on the right was sharper.

People tend to opt-in for more expensive graphics cards if they like playing games with sharper images. Standard graphic cards are still good enough to see the desktop and does not make your computer look like that image on the left at all.

Dell removed the image and ended up apologizing for it:

“Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Dell endeavours to help customers to make the best decisions regarding their purchases. It was never our intention to mislead customers, and we apologise for any confusion caused. We have now removed the image from our Global sites. Dell remains committed to delivering the best possible experience to all our customers.”

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Dell Paying $700 Million In Cash To Acquire Force10 Networks

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:18:30 +0000

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is acquiring Force10 Networks Inc. for $700 million in cash. Force10 is a high-speed Ethernet networking equipment company that was planning to go the IPO route.

Force10 is best known for developing 10 gigabit Ethernet networking switching and routing products. Force10 was founded in 1999 and merged with Turin Networks Inc.

Between Turin and Force10, they raised over $630 million in venture capital. The company’s most recent round of funding was $30 million, which gave the company a valuation that is greater than $200 million.

Some of the previous investors in the company include Advanced Equities, Crosslink Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, DCM, Morgenthaler Ventures, New Enteprise Associates, Pacesetter Capital Group, RWI Ventures, Tudo Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, and Worldview Technology Partners.

Apple Now Third In US PC Market

Riley Kennysmith — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:58:32 +0000

Apple, with 10.7% of the market share, is now the third-largest vendor of PCs in the US. Mashable reports that the Gartner data shows Hewlett Packard at the top of the market with 26.9%, followed by Dell with 22.6%. This is an 8.5% growth for Apple.

Dell To Release Thin 15.6 Inch Laptop Soon [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:39:57 +0000

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is preparing to launch a new 15.6″ display laptop that will be very thin and comparable to the MacBook Air. The 15.6-incher will be available at the end of this month and will have Intel’s “Sandy Bridge” Core i5 and Core i7 processors. Yet it will cost you less than $1,000. Check out the video teaser below:

New Dell Android and Windows Tablet Names, Specs, and Release Dates Get Leaked

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:14:41 +0000

The names, specifications, and release dates of Dell’s newest tablets running on Windows and Android have been leaked by AndroidCentral.

The Dell Latitude ST has a 10″ HD (1366×768 resolution) screen, Intel Oak Trail 1.5 GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, up to 128GB SSD storage, dual-cameras (1.3 megapixel front and 3 megapixel rear), GPS, Accelerometer, full 1080p output, Active Pen Support, 8 hour battery life, and Windows 7.

The Streak Pro has a 10″ WXGA (1280×800 resolution), NVIDIA Tegra T25, Android Honeycomb operating system, Data Only-Modular Modem, 2 microphones, 2 video chat / video, Enterprise application stack, and Dell “Stage 1.5″ User Interface.

The Latitude XT-3 is a 13″ Convertible Tablet, Intel Huron River Core i3/i5/i7 SV CPU, 4GB RAM, full 1080p output, active pen support, e-family docking solutions, Windows 7, TPM, Bit Locker, Smart Card Reader, Fingerprint Reader, and Encrypted HDD. The Streak Pro is expected in June and the Latitude HT3 in July. We likely won’t see the Latitude ST until October.

[Engadget]