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Dell Streak may receive Opus One successor: dual-core and high-definition screen

Published on: 18th November, 2010

Dell is supposed to upgrade the Streak in a manner able to address the limitations of the Android tablet in a large fashion. Together with mentions of new colors for the Streak, rumors came of the Opus One, with a five-inch screen and possibly a resolution of 1,280×800 or similar, this way addressing complaints of [...]

Dell replaces BlackBerry with Windows Phone 7 for its workers

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Dell has hurt Research in Motion recently by switching its entire BlackBerry-equipped staff to the company’s own phones. More than 25,000 workers currently using BlackBerries will switch over to the Venue Pro based on Windows Phone 7. David Frink, representative of the company, said that the switch would start in the near future, but the [...]

The 14th suicide reported by Foxconn in 2010

Published on: 8th November, 2010

Reuters says the electronics producer Foxconn has already reported fourteen worker suicides this year. The most recent is that of a person not yet identified by name, aged 23 and found outside one of the dormitories in Foxconn’s campus in Shenzen. An investigation is carried out by police and Foxconn claims to fully cooperate with [...]

On October 22nd, Dell will stop shipping Windows XP-based systems

Published on: 13th September, 2010

Dell has recently confirmed that, following Microsoft’s guidelines, it would no longer ship PCs with Windows XP Home or XP Professional starting with October 22nd this year. XP will be no more offered as an OEM or as a downgrade option on Acer’s PCs starting this month in order to prepare the termination of every [...]

Dell commits to open-source Streak code

Published on: 27th August, 2010

Lionel Menchaca, Dell’s official blogger, has recently promised that the Streak’s approach to be Android would probably be open-sourced. As there have been critics that the company hasn’t given out source code for the tablet’s device drivers, Menchaca said that Dell would adapt to all applicable requirements and would even post details. Even if a [...]

Gartner Research shows Mac sales at 24 percent in US, more than industry average

Published on: 22nd July, 2010

A report recently published by Gartner Research says that US Mac sales in the second quarter have reached 24 percent, which means 1.7 million units. This is outpacing the average of the industry. Gartner analysis places the domestic market share of Apple at 9.8 percent, which is higher than the 8.8 percent estimated by IDC. [...]

Apple credited with 8.8 percent US computer share and is closer to Acer

Published on: 18th July, 2010

Apple is closer to Acer’s third place in the United States computer market, as IDC estimates. Apple claims now 8.8 percent of market share and is ranked fourth, after a growth situated above the average year-over-year rate. It has 1.62 million Macs. Acer is third but has dropped from 12.3 percent to only 11 percent. [...]

AT&T may release the Dell Streak on July 19

Published on: 18th July, 2010

According to an unnamed source who talked for the Boy Genius Report, AT&T seems to be preparing the release of the Dell Streak on July 19. This unconfirmed report does not provide, though, any other details regarding subsidized pricing, for example. It is known that the new device will be sold for $500 as an [...]

Threadless designs added to Dell’s custom notebooks

Published on: 14th July, 2010

Dell, the PC manufacturer, has recently teamed up with Threadless, in order to offer custom designs from the clothing label on notebook lids. Customers can choose the original graphics from the maker’s Design Studio. Currently, there are 11 designs available, but new ones will soon be added too. The Threadless designs are available for Studio [...]

Dell and Google to have a deal for Chrome OS netbooks

Published on: 25th June, 2010

Dell has confirmed talks with Google for the implementation of Chrome operating system on netbooks. Amit Midha, Dell’s president of greater China and South Asia has acknowledged that such devices were in the development phase. Such references suggest Dell would be part of this year’s first wave. If Dell adopts Chrome OS, it would be [...]

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