News tagged with dell
Lenovo 3Q profit up by half, warns of disk supply
(AP) -- Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's second biggest personal computer maker, said Thursday that quarterly profit grew by more than half but warned hard drive costs would remain high amid a global shortage.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Dell abandons Android tablet in US
Dell said it would halt sales of its Android tablet computer in the US market, as rival Amazon's new Kindle Fire has heated up in a market dominated by Apple's iPad.
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Dec 06, 2011 |
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Dell expects disk drive shortage to hurt revenue
Dell is likely to be hampered for a couple quarters by an industry-wide shortage of computer storage drives resulting from the recent flooding in Thailand, the computer maker said Tuesday.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Dell earnings rise slightly though revenue is flat
(AP) -- Dell's third-quarter net income rose 9 percent though revenue remained flat from last year as the computer maker continued pruning less profitable parts of its business.
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Jobs had Google phones in crosshairs: biographer
Insights into Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's vendetta against Google and his criticisms of fellow high-tech titans spread quickly online ahead of the Monday release of his authorized biography.
Oct 22, 2011 |
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PC market grows in 3Q, but sluggishly, firms say
Personal computer shipments continued to grow in the third quarter but at a sluggish pace, intensifying concerns about the industry's dimming prospects going into the all-important holiday shopping season.
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Microsoft opens first Latin America tech center
Microsoft has opened its first technology center in Latin America and promised to invest $690 million (522 million euros) in Mexico in the next year.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Texas Stampede supercomputer to join the eXtreme Digital (XD) program
(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of a National Science Foundation grant, the Texas Advanced Computing Center, or TACC, from the University of Texas at Austin announced its plans to develop and support a new supercomputer ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Dell cuts guidance, showing industry uncertainty (Update)
(AP) -- Dell Inc.'s decision to cut its revenue forecast for the year shows how computer makers are getting pulled in two directions at once, stretching some investors' faith to a breaking point.
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Dell's 2Q comes amid PC strife
(AP) -- Dell Inc.'s latest earnings come at a difficult time for the PC industry. Consumer demand is sagging, as tablets and smartphones steal market share. The Round Rock, Texas-based company's fiscal second quarter results, ...
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Dell buying US datacenter networking firm
US computer maker Dell on Wednesday announced a deal to buy high-performance datacenter networking firm Force10 in a move aimed at broadening offerings for businesses.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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PC 2Q sales weak, raising doubts about earnings
(AP) -- The personal computer market grew slower than expected in the second quarter, hurt by the rise of tablet computers and anemic consumer demand in the U.S. and Europe.
Jul 14, 2011 |
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HP targets Apple's iPad with new tablet
US technology giant Hewlett-Packard rolled out its new TouchPad tablet computer on Friday, seeking to dethrone the dominant Apple iPad and revive its slumping fortunes.
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Jul 02, 2011 |
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US tablet users paid $53 for apps: study
More than 90 percent of US tablet computer users have downloaded applications and most have bought apps, spending over $50 on average during the past 12 months, according to a study released on Wednesday.
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Jun 22, 2011 |
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Dell to create 150 jobs in modest boost to Irish economy
US computer giant Dell plans to open "cloud computing" research and support centres in Ireland, creating 150 jobs for the heavily indebted country, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced on Tuesday.
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Dell
Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL, HKEX: 4331), a multinational technology corporation, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Based in Round Rock, Texas, Dell employs more than 76,500 people worldwide as of 2009[update].
Dell grew during the 1980s and 1990s to become (for a time) the largest seller of PCs and servers. As of 2008[update] it held the second spot in computer-sales within the industry behind Hewlett-Packard. The company currently sells personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, and computer peripherals. Dell also sells HDTVs, cameras, printers, MP3 players and other electronics built by other manufacturers.
In 2006, Fortune magazine ranked Dell as the 25th-largest company in the Fortune 500 list, 8th on its annual "Top 20" list of the most-admired companies in the United States. In 2007 Dell ranked 34th and 8th respectively on the equivalent lists for the year. A 2006 publication identified Dell as one of 38 high-performance companies in the S&P 500 which had consistently out-performed the market over the previous 15 years.
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