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Downturn Derails Dell's Turnaround 

Cost-cutting kills off plans for flashy new product lines

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 28, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Shifting consumer demand and the sagging economy spell trouble for Dell's turnaround strategy, the Wall Street Journal reports. Founder Michael Dell had been making progress since returning to the company last year with a two-pronged rescue plan, but weak sales mean his goals of cutting costs at the low end of the PC market while developing high-end gadgets are starting to conflict. More »

More about:  computer • retail sales • Dell • economic slowdown • personal computers • Michael Dell • Dell Inc • computer sales

 Dell Boots Up New
  Ultralight Laptop

Latitude weighs 2 pounds, boasts 19-hour battery

MarketWatch MarketWatch Aug 13, 08 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dell has unveiled a new ultra-portable Latitude laptop to go head-to-head with Apple's MacBook Air. The new entry into the most active segment of the PC market comes with a 12.1-inch screen, weighs just 2 pounds and has a 19-hour battery life with an add-on, reports MarketWatch. More »

More about:  Apple • Dell Inc • MacBook Air

 Dell Looks to Muscle In on iPod

New player, music service could debut by September

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jul 30, 08 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dell has decided it’s time for a rematch with Apple’s iconic iPod, and the company is planning to introduce a new digital music player and online download service as early at September, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dell failed in its bid to gain a seat at the online music table with a stable of MP3 players it introduced in 2003. More »

More about:  Apple • iPod • iTunes • Michael Dell • Dell Inc

PC Makers See Big Trouble
in Smaller 'Netbooks'

Web-focused computers, starting at $300, yield little profit, may forecast trend

New York Times New York Times Jul 21, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smaller and lighter than most textbooks, “netbooks”—the latest generation of computers used for light computing and surfing the web—are causing heartburn among PC manufacturers who see the low-cost innovation as a threat to already-slim profit margins, the New York Times reports. Perhaps more worrisome to giants like Microsoft and Dell is that the trend could signal a major industry shift. More »

More about:  Hewlett Packard • computer hardware • Dell Inc • Netbooks • Acer

Indians Pray to the 'Visa God'

Priest uses deity to hook believers hoping to work in the West

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Dec 31, 07 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Every week, 100,000 worshipers converge on a temple in Hyderabad, India, that honors a local incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. But the faithful aren’t praying for good health or fortune: They seek visas to the US and other Western countries, and the deity they’re praying to is known as the Visa God, the Wall Street Journal reports.  More »

More about:  Microsoft • India • immigration • General Electric • visa • Hindu • Dell Inc • H-1B visa • Vishnu • Hyderabad

NEW RELEASE

Dude, This New Dell Is Sweet

Desktop is 'elegant, handsome, and cleverly designed'

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Dec 28, 07 6:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The iMac’s latest challenger is coming from an unlikely source: Dell. The maker " long associated with boxy, boring machines" brings the buzz with its newest contender, the XPS One, raves the Wall Street Journal ’s Walt Mossberg. The sleek desktop machine, he says, is “elegant, handsome, and cleverly designed," and “matches or exceeds the iMac in hardware design.” More »

More about:  Apple • Sony • Microsoft Vista • Microsoft Windows • Dell Inc • desktop computers • Mac OS X Leopard • iMac

Investors Worry Dell's Road to Recovery is Too Rocky

Quarterly earnings announcement prompts big Wall Street selloff

Austin American-Statesman Nov 30, 07 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Computer-maker Dell’s rollercoaster ride isn’t over and it’s left investors woozy. Despite increasing net income 27% in third quarter earnings released yesterday, Dell shares slipped nearly 10% in after hours trading, giving back nearly everything the stock gained leading up to the report and underlining CEO Michael Dell’s statement: “There’s more work to be done,” reports the Austin American-Statesman. More »

More about:  computer • earnings reports • corporate earnings • laptop • Michael Dell • Dell Inc • PC makers

Dell Refiles
SEC Statements

PC giant blames $92M reduction over 4 years on software, warranty revenue accounting

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Oct 31, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a yearlong internal audit and SEC probe, Dell yesterday refiled financial statements that blamed methods of recording software and warranty sales on a $92 million profit reduction from 2003 to the first quarter of this year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The reduction was about 1% of the Texas-based company's $12 billion net income for the period. More »

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