Web Buzz » dell

Canalys: Apple leading PC maker in Q4 2011, if you count iPads

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:50:00 +0000

Best quarter in Apple's history? Check. Retaking the smartphone crown from Samsung? Check. How about becoming the world's largest PC manufacturer? If you're Canalys and you factor iPads into the equation, then yes, another check. Per the research firm, "client PCs" (which include "desktops, netbooks, notebooks and tabs") grew by 16 percent to hit 120 million in Q4, from which Apple's 20 million units (15 million iPads + 5 million Macs) grabbed the leading 17 percent share. Cupertino's followed by HP, Lenovo, Dell and Acer in that order -- all of whom, save for Lenovo, saw their piece of the PC pie shrink. Not only did their slices shrink, but without slates the entire tart was .4 percent smaller than last year -- meaning that all of the growth in "client PC" segment was due to tablets. With that kind of statistical precedence Windows 8 can't come soon enough, right Stevie B?

Continue reading Canalys: Apple leading PC maker in Q4 2011, if you count iPads

Canalys: Apple leading PC maker in Q4 2011, if you count iPads originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Canalys | Email this | Comments

European Union retailers to be required to accept e-waste without charge, says Parliament

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:29:00 +0000

Not sure what to do with your old, outdated electronics? If you live within the European Union, getting rid of your e-waste may soon be as easy as dropping by the local electronics shop. In an effort to increase electronic waste collection from four kilograms per capita to 20, the European Parliament has approved plans that would require electronic retailers with a retail space of 400 square meters or larger to accept e-waste for disposal, free of charge. The new rules will be implemented over the next seven years, and are part of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive -- a measure that also aims to limit illegal e-waste exports to developing countries. Between keeping your house uncluttered with old gadgets and keeping developing nations clean, what's not to like?

European Union retailers to be required to accept e-waste without charge, says Parliament originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | PC World | Email this | Comments

Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle decade-old patent spat

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:59:00 +0000

It's no secret that Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft have a long and somewhat litigious relationship, but today the two companies are letting bygones be bygones. CNET is reporting that A-L and MS have reached a "confidential settlement" in a patent dispute dating all the way back to 2002. Originally targeting Dell and Gateway, then-Alcatel alleged that information entry techniques used by Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Money and Windows Mobile violated a portion of its patent portfolio. Microsoft stepped in on the OEMs' behalf, and in a 2008 ruling, a court granted the newly formed Alcatel-Lucent over $350 million in damages -- subsequently reduced to $70 million in July of 2011 and further reduced to just over $23 million upon appeal. The final settlement is, as we said, unknown, but a Microsoft spokesperson was quoted as saying the deal is "to the satisfaction of both parties." No word on when the two will file their next multimillion dollar blockbuster lawsuit, but apparently both counsels will be sleeping easy tonight.

Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle decade-old patent spat originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | CNET, Bloomberg | Email this | Comments

Alienware announces X51 small form factor gaming PC, starting at $699

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:24:00 +0000

Alienware may have just upgraded its Aurora gaming rig, but that's not to keep the company from giving more diminutive form factors some love. Just this evening, the subsidiary of Dell announced the X51, a slim gaming PC that's designed to orient itself either vertically or horizontally on the desktop -- complete with an Alienware logo that properly rotates depending on positioning. The system includes both Core i3 and i5 options, and features a slot-loading optical drive with an option for Blu-ray. While it's no shocker, the X51 can be upgraded to 8GB of RAM and a full 1TB of storage. Further, the case accommodates a single, full size NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 graphics card, (with the GTX 555 available as an upgrade), and features an external power supply that's available in 240W or 330W versions. Users can also expect HDMI 1.4, on-board WiFi, USB 3.0 and digital 7.1 surround sound. As a nifty trick, the computer's accent colors can be conveniently modified with the Alienware Command Center software. Touting immediate availability, customers can place orders for the X51 right away, with configurations starting as low as $699. For the complete set of specs that make up this Mini-ITX gamer, just follow the break.

Gallery: Alienware X51

Continue reading Alienware announces X51 small form factor gaming PC, starting at $699

Alienware announces X51 small form factor gaming PC, starting at $699 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Dell | Email this | Comments

Apple bucks declining PC shipment trend, according to latest estimates

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:12:00 +0000

Apple remains conspicuous by its absence (again) at this year's CES, but preliminary shipment estimates for PCs sold in Q4 2011 show that the company appears to be bucking the generally declining trend. Worldwide shipments dropped 1.4 percent compared to the same period last year, with the US seeing a 5.9 percent decline. The global drop includes an estimated 16.2 percent decrease from HP while Acer battled an 18.4 percent loss in shipments. Staving off any decline, both Lenovo (23 percent) and Asus (20.5 percent) managed an increase. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Mac shipments -- including both desktop and notebook models -- saw a 20.7 percent increase since Q4 2010. Who needs booth babes?

Apple bucks declining PC shipment trend, according to latest estimates originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink SlashGear | Gartner | Email this | Comments

Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Dell’s Brian Pitstick

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Dell's executive director, mobile product marketing, Brian Pitstick will be taking to the Engadget stage today at 3PM ET to discuss the company's line of XPS products. Follow along after the break.

Continue reading Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Dell's Brian Pitstick

Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Dell's Brian Pitstick originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Dell’s XPS 13 Ultrabook: IT-friendly, 128GB SSD and backlit keyboard standard, arrives in February for $999

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:38:00 +0000

You didn't think Dell was going to sit out the Ultrabook fad, did you? We'll never know exactly what the hold-up was, but whatever the company's excuse it finally has something to compete with the likes of the MacBook Air and ASUS Zenbook UX31. The company just announced the XPS 13, which weighs in at a shade less than three pounds (2.99, to be exact) and has a wedge profile that tapers from .71 inches to .24 (18 to 6mm). With a starting price of $1,000, it sports an aluminum lid and carbon fiber chassis -- a material we wish more Ultrabook makers would incorporate. Though it has a 13-inch screen, it's the kind of panel with bezels so narrow that Dell was able to build a chassis small enough for a 12-inch system. Put bluntly, expect this to be one of the most compact Ultrabooks around (though not the lightest).

What's that? You want technical details too? At the entry level, it'll come with a Core i3 i5 processor, 128GB SSD, 4GB of RAM and backlit keyboard, though you'll also be able to upgrade to a 256SSD and either a Core i5 or i7 CPU (Sandy Bridge at launch, with Ivy Bridge to follow in a refresh later this year). Other specs include a 300-nit, 1366 x 768, Gorilla Glass display; Intel HD 3000 graphics; a 47Wh battery rated for up to eight hours; Bluetooth 3.0; and Intel's Smart Connect and Rapid Start technologies. As HP is doing with the Folio 13, Dell plans to sell this in both its consumer and business channels; accordingly, the machine will be offered with TPM, asset tagging, corporate images and custom BIOS to keep the IT guys happy. It'll be available at the end of February, but if you need to know as much as you can now, we've got hands-on photos below, along with impressions after the break.

Gallery: Dell XPS 13 hands-on

Continue reading Dell's XPS 13 Ultrabook: IT-friendly, 128GB SSD and backlit keyboard standard, arrives in February for $999

Dell's XPS 13 Ultrabook: IT-friendly, 128GB SSD and backlit keyboard standard, arrives in February for $999 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Dell has an Ultrabook on the way… tomorrow!

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:20:00 +0000

Microsoft Windows and Windows Live Division CFO Tami Reller just ended her spiel during Microsoft's CES 2012 keynote by dropping this bombshell: Dell's got an Ultrabook on the way, and it'll be shown off in earnest tomorrow. And if we had to guess, we'd put a Benjamin on Dell pulling an Adamo with it. Guess we'll find out in under 24 hours!

Dell has an Ultrabook on the way... tomorrow! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Screen Grabs: Tom Cruise dials up futuristic navigation on Streak 5 (video)

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:49:00 +0000

Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com.

Scientology. Oprah. Katie. Love. Weird. Dell. Maverick. Mission: Impossible. Streak 5. Ghost Protocol. Scientology (again). Weirdly enough, the smattering of things that seemingly don't fit in that lineup have a place together, as what appears to be a Streak 5 has appeared in the "Sandstorm Chase" scene of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. Word on the street is that Tom needed 4.32 million of these things to ensure he had enough for a nearly unlimited amount of re-takes. And now, the whole 'discontinued' thing makes total sense. Vid's after the break, with the four of you who aren't fans advised to head straight to 1:40.

Continue reading Screen Grabs: Tom Cruise dials up futuristic navigation on Streak 5 (video)

Screen Grabs: Tom Cruise dials up futuristic navigation on Streak 5 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | StreakSmart | Email this | Comments

DISA gets a spoonful of Froyo, approves Dell Venue for military use

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Remember when the DoD approved the Android-powered Dell Streak for military use? Well the DISA's latest list of approved gear now includes Dell's Venue and the custom version of Froyo that it runs. Sadly, there are some limitations: operatives won't have access to the Android market, all surfing has to go via a secure proxy server and there's a ban on all classified information being received on the handset. Now if you'll excuse us, we're gonna imagine a unit of Venues at boot camp all chanting "If I play Angry Birds in a combat zone, box me up and send me home."

DISA gets a spoonful of Froyo, approves Dell Venue for military use originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink 9to5 Google | DISA | Email this | Comments