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Dell Inc. plans to sell computers and other electronics gear at 1,400 Staples Inc. stores, the latest departure from the direct-to-customer business model pioneered by the No. 2 computer maker.
Dell Inc. is launching a new line of notebook and desktop personal computers called "Vostro" that are aimed at small businesses with 25 or fewer employees.
In a departure from the direct-to-consumer business model it was founded on, Dell Inc. plans to sell computers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer.
Dell Inc. has agreed to work with Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. under an alliance the rival software makers formed last year to make it easier for the Windows operating system and the increasingly popular Linux system to work together, the companies said Sunday.
Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.
A new class-action lawsuit claims that computer maker Dell Inc. inflated profits with secret payments of about $1 billion a year from chip maker Intel Corp.
In a memo to Dell Inc. employees days after returning as chief executive officer, Michael Dell said the beleaguered computer maker is quashing bonuses for 2006 and reducing managers to help cut costs and steer the company back toward dominance.
Michael Dell's return as chief executive officer of Dell Inc. may have appeased analyst demands for now, but they say he faces an enormous, long-term challenge in fixing nagging problems that have plagued the computer maker.
Computer maker Dell Inc. on Tuesday opened its first global business center outside the United States to provide 24-hour engineering and technology support to its branches worldwide.
It wasn't too long ago that Dell Inc. was riding high on the success of its patented direct-sales model to consumers and businesses, boldly predicting during an April 2005 meeting with analysts that the computer maker would soon swell from $50 billion in revenue to $80 billion.
Dell Inc. shares tumbled 2.8 percent Friday, capping off a week of bad news that included a record-setting recall of notebook batteries, the disclosure of a federal accounting probe and a 51 percent decline in second-quarter profit.
Dell Inc., already limping after a massive laptop battery recall earlier in the week, had more bad news for investors in its second-quarter earnings report. And it wasn't just the 51 percent decline in net earnings. The Round Rock, Texas, computer maker also revealed that federal regulators with the Securities and Exchange Commission have been investigating its accounting for the past year.
I hope Dell computer owners like classical music, because they'll hear a lot of it when they're on hold to order replacement batteries for their notebooks.
Dell Inc. is recalling battery packs made for the following models of notebook computers that were shipped between April 2004 and last month:
In the largest electronics-related recall involving the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Dell Inc. agreed to replace 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp. because they can burst into flames.
Responding to customer complaints, Dell Inc. said Thursday it plans to gradually reduce its use of mail-in rebates and its often confusing array of other promotional offers.
Dell Inc., which is seeking to expand in the lucrative business of maintaining other companies' computers, plans to launch a new service plan Wednesday that uses mapping technology from Google Inc.
Dell Inc. announced Friday it will add up to 1,000 jobs in Tennessee as it expands customer service operations.
Google on Thursday confirmed a long-rumored deal that will bundle some of its software on Dell Inc.'s personal computers, providing the online search engine leader with another potentially potent weapon in its fierce rivalry with Microsoft Corp.
Dell Inc., a company known for selling computer systems directly to consumers and businesses, has announced plans to open its first two full-sized retail stores this year.
Just five months after its $19 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. gave Hewlett-Packard Co. the No. 1 ranking in worldwide personal computer shipments, a new batch of market numbers delivered some stomach-turning news to HP — rival Dell Inc. had just snatched the top spot right back.
The world's largest PC maker says it was merely bowing to customer demand when it decided to start offering microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in some of its high-end servers.
Dell Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell, responding to concerns about his company's recent stock declines, said Thursday he remains confident in the direct-sales model that helped create the world's largest PC maker.
Dell Inc. Chairman Michael Dell defended efforts to hire abroad during a recruiting visit with Oklahoma college students Wednesday.
Let me step onto my own personal soapbox for a minute. I've always been one of those do-it-yourself, "hardcore" PC guys. I believed that the only good desktop PC was one you built yourself, and that's just what I've done for the last 10 years.
This week (Oct. 18), Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) released to provide several enhancements over its predecessor Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) and Dell is going to release its new Linux-based laptops and Desktop PCs with Ubuntu 7.10 preinstalled.
At this week's Connecting World Design Congress, industrial design, in all its facets, will take center stage for three days. But amid all the demonstrations, talks, networking and parties one thing will be clear: Looks do matter, especially for personal computers.
The Apple iPhone — the geeks very own messiah — has been the hot topic of conversation the world over. Geeks and lay men and women have all been gathering around the proverbial water-cooler with one thing on their mind (two if you include Britney Spears).
That's why we at FOX Business decided to cobble together the FOX 50 (FOX50), an index of the largest U.S. companies that make the products you know and use every day. Think of it as the stock index of your life.
Claims made by Microsoft that Linux violates its software patent have not affected sales of Linux-based hardware, according to Michael Dell.
It was 10 years ago that Michael Dell, speaking before several thousand technology executives at ITxpo97 in Orlando, answered a question about what he would do if he were CEO of Apple with a remark he probably instantly regretted:
10 years after Michael Dell said "What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders" when asked what he would do if he was CEO of Apple.
For Dell, going carbon-neutral means the company will find ways to offset every pound of greenhouse gas generated in the production, transportation and sales of its computers.
It's portraying itself as at the head of the pack among computer makers with a big initiative to help the environment.
Michael Dell says he aims make his company "carbon neutral" in 2008, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.
It's been rumored for some time, and, in a press release I received by email a short time ago, Dell has officially announced the Dell XPS M1730 Notebook. This notebook starts at $2,999 and is available immediately. Dell has a nice nickname for this product: The Beast.
While Microsoft is still pushing Vista hard, the company is quietly allowing PC makers to offer a "downgrade" option to buyers that get machines with the new operating system but want to switch to Windows XP.
Najarian: the weak dollar is bullish for technology stocks, which will benefit off of global growth. Finerman: buying S&P; 500 and Russell put options to hedge her portfolio. Oil was above $83 again for the fourth record close in a row.
News – A Brazilian physician bought a PC from Dell Brazil but then... (in Italian)
News of solid state disks (SSDs) continues to roll in on weekly basis. Last week, we saw the introduction of a new low-cost SSD solution from SanDisk along with high performance and outrageously expensive solutions on the high-end from Mtron.
Dell is on the ropes. The customizable PC giant's assembly lines have been brought to a veritable stand-still by massive delays relating to the manufacture of their popular XPS M1330 series laptops.
Unless you use an Apple Mac – or you're a particularly dedicated geek – your computer almost certainly runs a version of Microsoft Windows. There's little choice in the matter; almost all consumer PCs come with Windows already installed. Can you be bothered to change that?
Profits at the world's number two computer have soared 46%, helped by lower component costs. The US giant's net profit rose to $733m (£364m) in the three months to 4 May from $502m at the same time last year while revenues rose 5% to $14.77bn.
Apple was the US' third biggest retail laptop vendor in June, market watcher NPD has revealed. The Mac maker is behind only HP and Toshiba, but ahead of Dell, Gateway and Lenovo.
Douglas Brown said his Dell 9200 wide-screen laptop's batteries exploded into flames, it "looked like fireworks which would have been cool had it not been in my house."
According to NPD, Apple's U.S. retail notebook market share for June 2007 was 17.6 percent, an increase of 2.2 percentage points over the same period last year when Apple posted a 15.4 percent market share.
Dell Inc.'s disclosure that executives routinely adjusted accounts to meet financial goals raises questions about the role of founder Michael Dell.
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