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  • September 2008

    • Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy

      Wall Street Journal  |  10 hours, 20 minutes ago

      Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy

      (Newser) - Dell is looking to sell off its computer factories, the Wall Street Journal reports, drastically altering a business model that was once the envy of the industry. Journal sources say the aim is to sell most, if not all, of the plants in the next 18 months; most likely buyers would be big contract manufacturers expert at finding efficiencies in manufacturing. More »

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      fuel costs  • Dell  • Michael Dell  • PC makers  • laptops  • computer sales

  • August 2008
  • May 2008

    • Mixed Day Yields Mixed Results

      MarketWatch  |  May 30, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Mixed Day Yields Mixed Results

      (Newser) - Stocks ended mixed after a seesaw session today, with strong performance by tech and energy shares contrasting with bad news on consumer spending and incomes, MarketWatch reports. The Dow closed down 7.90 at 12,638.32. The Nasdaq gained 14.34 to 2,522.66, while the S&P 500 ticked up 2.12, ending at 1,400.38. More »

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      S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • oil price  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • technology  • inflation  • computer  • commodities  • Dell

    • Low-Income Buyers Make Brazil 5th-Biggest PC Market

      Bloomberg  |  May 21, 08 7:00 PM CDT

      Low-Income Buyers Make Brazil 5th-Biggest PC Market

      (Newser) - Brazilian consumers are putting better credit offers and growing wealth into computers, and HP and Dell are the beneficiaries. The country is now the 5th-biggest PC market in the world, and low-income buyers are fueling the boom there. Computer shipments rose 38% last year to 10.7 million, Bloomberg reports, as overall purchases passed TVs for the first time ever. More »

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      computer  • Brazil  • Latin America  • Dell  • Hewlett Packard

    • Dell Gets Behind Alienware for Gaming PC Push

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 13, 08 11:48 AM CDT

      Dell Gets Behind Alienware for Gaming PC Push

      (Newser) - Dell is dumping its popular XPS line of gaming PCs so it can focus exclusively on the once-hot Alienware brand it acquired in 2006, the Wall Street Journal reports. The PC giant is in the midst of a full turnaround push, having fallen behind arch-rival HP, so it’s hoping the overdue-but-risky move will once again vault Alienware to the top of the $12 billion gaming-PC market. More »

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      video game  • Dell  • gaming  • computer games  • personal computers  • desktop computers

  • April 2008

    • Dell Jumps on Cheap Notebook Trend

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 10, 08 8:21 AM CDT

      Dell Jumps on Cheap Notebook Trend

      (Newser) - Cheap, small notebooks look like the next big thing. Dell today announced it was jumping into the burgeoning segment, which doesn’t quite have a name yet—some call them netbooks, others mini-notebooks, still others ultramobile PCs or UMPCs. Dell’s machine will start at $399, and sport a wee 8.9-inch screen, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      computer  • laptop  • Dell  • PC makers  • Netbooks  • low-cost PCs

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Tanking Dow Drops 315 Points

      MarketWatch  |  Feb 29, 08 3:15 PM CST

      Tanking Dow Drops 315 Points

      (Newser) - The Dow lost an incredible 315.79 points today to close at 12,266.39 as AIG reported the biggest losses in its history and bellwether Dell reported a year-over-year fourth-quarter profit decline of 6%. The Nasdaq slipped 60.09 to 2,271.48, and the S&P 500 lost 37.04 to close at 1,330.64. More »

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      S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • consumer spending  • commodities  • AIG  • Dell  • gold  • Ambac  • The Gap

    • Profits Slide as Dell Streamlines

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 6:30 AM CST

      Profits Slide as Dell Streamlines

      (Newser) - Dell posted a 6.5% decline in profits for its fiscal fourth quarter yesterday, citing slowed consumer spending and the cost of restructuring, which included slashing thousands of jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dell results are likely to cause concern about other tech stocks—especially those that rely on the US consumer market—and doubts about Dell's ambitious turnaround plan. More »

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      computer  • Dell  • job cuts  • tech stocks  • quarterly results  • tech sector  • Michael Dell  • restructuring

    • Facebook Graffiti Proves Worthy

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 3, 08 6:50 PM CST

      Facebook Graffiti Proves Worthy

      (Newser) - Most blog posts, Flickr pics, and YouTube vids are junk, a Los Angeles Times blogger laments, but Facebook has drummed up a cyberspace winner called Graffiti. The online painting tool has had more than 8 million users and sparked fine submissions in Dell’s “ReGeneration Contest," which asks artists to "explain what green means to you." More »

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      Facebook  • YouTube  • art  • Dell  • Flickr  • graffiti

  • January 2008

    • Don't Worry About 'Tingling Sensation': Dell

      Techworld  |  Jan 18, 08 9:55 PM CST

      Don't Worry About 'Tingling Sensation': Dell

      (Newser) - Dell has acknowledged that some of its laptops give a “tingling sensation” to users when plugging in cables or accessories—but insisted the “voltage does not present any risk of injury.” Complaints about the surprise jolts have been trickling in about a few different models for the past year, Techworld reports. Dell simply recommends unplugging AC adapters before attaching peripherals. More »

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      laptop  • Dell  • electrical shocks  • AC adapters

  • December 2007

    • Dude, You're Losing an Account

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 3, 07 1:22 AM CST

      Dude, You're Losing an Account

      (Newser) - Computer giant Dell has chosen WPP to handle all of its global advertising and marketing - bringing to one agency $4.5 billion worth of billings that had been spread among an astonishing 800 agencies world wide. The Wall Street Journal reports Dell and WPP will strike a unique partnership to create a new firm that will handle all of Dell's product promotion business. More »

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      advertising  • marketing  • Dell  • Michael Dell

  • November 2007

    • Techs Put Damper on Optimism

      MarketWatch  |  Nov 30, 07 3:38 PM CST

      Techs Put Damper on Optimism

      (Newser) - The markets closed up today on rumors of a coming interest rate cut, but bad news in the tech sector limited gains. The Dow climbed 59.99 points to 13,371.72, but only after a negative forecast from Dell erased a sizable morning rally. The S&P 500 climbed 11.42 to 1,481.14, while the Nasdaq slumped 7.17 to close at 2,660.96. More »

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      Federal Reserve  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • Ben Bernanke  • interest rate  • Countrywide  • Dell

    • HP Earnings Spike 28%

      CNN  |  Nov 19, 07 6:37 PM CST

      HP Earnings Spike 28%

      (Newser) - Computer and printer giant Hewlett-Packard rode strong server, software, and PC sales to a 28% boost in fourth quarter earnings from a year ago, CNN Money reports. The company posted a net profit of $2.2 billion, with a share price of 81 cents, up from 60 cents a year ago. The profits defied low industry expectations set by tech companies like Cisco Systems and Qualcomm, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      computer  • corporate earnings  • Dell  • Cisco Systems  • Sun Microsystems  • Qualcomm  • servers

    • Sun Rises on Dell

      New York Times  |  Nov 15, 07 11:09 AM CST

      Sun Rises on Dell

      (Newser) - Computer seller Dell, looking to regain momentum by responding to business customer demand to offer broader, simpler technology solutions, will install the Solaris operating systems on its servers, giving a boost to longtime rival Sun Microsystem’s efforts to grow its software business, reports the New York Times.   “This is world-changing,” said Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz. “It positions both companies better.” More »

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      IBM  • Dell  • operating system  • Sun Microsystems

  • October 2007

    • Apple's Bite Bigger Than Ever

      New York Times  |  Oct 22, 07 2:37 AM CDT

      Apple's Bite Bigger Than Ever

      (Newser) - Sales of Mac computers are booming, boosted by the success of Apple's iPod and iPhone among PC users. Apple will move into third place among computer makers today—behind Hewlett Packard and Dell, reports the New York Times . The surge comes just as Apple is about to release the new Leopard version of its OS X operating system. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • computer  • iPod  • Steve Jobs  • laptop  • Dell  • Hewlett Packard  • Leopard  • OS X  • Mac

    • Buying a PC? Read This First

      allthingsd.com  |  Oct 19, 07 1:42 PM CDT

      Buying a PC? Read This First

      (Newser) - Wall Street Journal tech guru Walter S. Mossberg wants you to think, and think hard, before buying your next PC. Here are some tips from the man himself: If you're going for Vista over Windows XP, opt for the Home Premium version. Avoid junk software that slows your computer by buying Dell's Vostro models and opting out of trial software. Go with 1G of memory for Home Basic, 2 for other Vista versions. More »

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      list  • Intel  • Microsoft Vista  • Dell  • Microsoft Windows  • Windows XP  • Walt Mossberg

  • August 2007

    • Dell to Rewrite Cooked Books

      Reuters  |  Aug 17, 07 2:53 AM CDT

      Dell to Rewrite Cooked Books

      (Newser) - The Dell computer company will have to restate four years of financial data after an audit revealed that executives inflated numbers to meet quarterly goals, firm officials announced yesterday. The adjustments would lower the company's stated net income by as much as $150 million, Reuters reports. But analysts say the news is better than expected, with Dell rising 3 percent in after-hours trading. More »

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      computer  • finance  • Dell  • NASDAQ

    • Microsoft Renews FCC Fight Over TV 'White Space'

      Washington Post  |  Aug 13, 07 9:28 AM CDT

      Microsoft Renews FCC Fight Over TV 'White Space'

      (Newser) - Regulators won't OK Microsoft's plan to give consumers access to the Internet through unused TV airwaves, but the firm isn't taking no for an answer. The FCC has already nixed a protoype that caused static on existing broadcasts, but Microsoft says it now has a version that works, and a filing today will ask regulators to reconsider the initial ruling. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • television  • Microsoft  • technology  • FCC  • Dell  • airwaves  • white space

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