Dell

My buddy Charlie [aka Goose] had asked myself and my other good buddy Denny [aka Bugsy], what laptop he should buy? He wants to buy a unit from Costco since they provide an extended warranty plus their pricing for laptops is competitive. He sent us an email yesterday with a HP model he was looking [...]

Psion is claiming that it has a trademark in effect for the term ‘netbook’ and that no one is allowed to use it. The company, which stopped producing a CE powered ‘netbook’ back in 2003, is threatening that the use of the term must stop by the end of March 2009. If anyone, which includes [...]

Dell may have stumbled onto a new lucrative business model in which twitter users are being steered to the Dell outlet store. Dell seems to be offering those who join exclusive deals which Dell claims are super deals. Over at TechCrunch they state in an article that:
The new marketing program was, of course, announced on [...]

Dell is slashing the price on their Dell Mini 9″ that comes with Ubuntu. The pint sized computer comes with only 512 MB and only 4G SSD drive. Even though this might be a light weight netbook, this unit would be great for those who wish to use it for surfing the net and sending [...]

Intel originally came out with their Atom CPU and thought it would be used in Netbooks in the 10″ or smaller models. But now some OEMs are going to use the midget processor in their new 12″ models. Both Dell and Samsung have plans for new 12″ Netbooks which should be released soon.
So why is [...]

The NY Times is being sued by a company called Gatehouse Media who states that the Times illegally linked to their site. The law suit alleges that the Times violated copyright infringements using the links.

In an article from Real Tech News it further states that:

“You’ll recall that earlier this year AP took a hardline stance [...]

Over at the Washington Post they have an article which is part rumor, part speculation and part assumptions that the new Dell Adamo may be as thin as the Mac Air. A recent article about the new computer which described what the new computer will be has mysteriously disappeared from the Internet. However, other sources [...]

I just got finished reading an article by Jesus Diaz, in which he claims about the sloppiness of todays hardware and software. He complains about products such as the iPhone, Vista and other stuff being rushed to market. That we consumers than end up with unfurnished or half-baked products that need to be fixed on [...]

There are numerous articles being posted on the Internet concerning Dells new Mini 12 netbook system, which some are comparing to the MacBook Air. Yes the Dell Mini 12 is sleek and thin and yes it is a whole lot cheaper priced at $599, but it comes with Microsoft’s Windows Vista. Which makes me ask [...]

I have noticed that I am still receiving comments from readers to two previous articles I have written. One back on December 16, 2006 about Dell adapters not staying connected. The second about two wire Dell adapters that won’t charge the on board battery. Both of these are adapter problems are for Dell’s laptop computers.
Most [...]

Dell is closing a support center in El Salvador that employs 900 people. In the article about the closing it stated that the call center provided assistance for those living in South America. Though the article didn’t state where support would be provided from, one could guess that India would be a good choice. After [...]

Dell has admitted to a minor hardware error in which some Dell Mini 9 models, may only show a hard disk size of 4GB. The problem is for systems with 8GB and 16GB using the Linux operating system only. Dell is recommending that Linux users repartition the hard disk and reinstall Linux to correct the [...]

Over at the GottaBeMobile web site, they have an article concerning the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC, and many of the problems that users are experiencing with their computer. One comment indicates that for seven months Dell has been trying to correct several issues without success. The article states:
I’ve worked with Dell engineering support, solicited [...]

If you haven’t been to the Dell business web site, you may not be famaliar with Dell’s downgrade policy, as accepted by Microsoft. If a user buys a Dell busniness system with either Vista Business or Vista Ultimate, they can downgrade to Windows XP Pro for an additional $99.00. But over at the Valleywag web [...]

HP is turning to touch screen technology to try and boost their sales figure. HP is scheduled to introduce more touch screen laptop and netbook computers before years end. HP is hoping that touch screens will turn around a sluggish computer market and hopefully turn around what could be a slow holiday sales for new [...]

Dell and Paramount Pictures are joining forces to bring digital content to new computers. Consumers will have the option to have preinstalled movies loaded onto their new computers during the ordering process. Currently only Iron Man will be available, but more should be following. Dell is hoping that the new format will be successful, since [...]

Dell originally had warned that the economy for technology was slowing down some in Europe and Asia. But the major computer manufacturer now says things are also slowing down here as well.  Dell also indicates that businesses are also slowing down on the purchases they make. In this article from Fortune on Cnn Money it [...]

Microsoft Windows XP - the operating system that will not go away is now getting a third lease on a life and could be extended even further.Microsoft is finding itself between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Windows XP and its life expectancy. The company had planned on dumping XP and [...]

Dell is planning to try and sell their manufacturing plants here in the U.S. and also located in other countries. What is disturbing about the news is this statement:
Other factories could close
What this basically means is more jobs could be lost here in the U.S. if Dell is unable to locate a buyer. In [...]

Dell has finally released their much anticipated mini-9 netbooks that currently come in 3 models.
A Linux box starts at $349 and comes with a smallish SSD hard disk at only 4GB in size. Next comes a Windows XP system with 8GB of storage at $399. Both the Linux and Windows systems have 512 [...]