PC vendors may be Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone ally. According to a Digitimes report, companies including Acer, Hewlett-Packard and Dell could return to the smartphone market with the next major version of Windows Phone (codenamed Apollo). The close relationship between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 (details leaked this week about a number of common elements) could make it easier […]
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CES 2012: Dell to launch consumer tablet in late 2012
Dell is set to jump into the increasingly crowded consumer tablet market this year. The company’s chief commercial officer, Steve Felice, told Reuters that the company will make its entry in late 2012. “You will see us enter this market in a bigger way toward the end of the year. So we are not really deemphasizing it, we are really […]
Dell exits netbook market
Netbooks which were one of the hottest device categories only a few years ago are now facing a challenging future in the face of competition from tablets and the emerging class of ultrabooks. Dell has pulled its consumer Inspiron Mini netbooks from its website and is suggesting instead that customers look at its notebooks. It also said that it will […]
Rumour: PC manufacturers to exit tablet market in 2012
Digitimes is reporting that “pure PC hardware players” such as Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Asustek and Dell will all exit the tablet market in 2012. Citing “sources from upstream supply chain,” it attributes the decision to the fact that they do not have the same content support as competitors such as Apple and Amazon. The report adds that companies with strong content […]
Dell to pass on Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones?
WPCentral.com has learned that Dell will not launch any Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphones. Citing a “a higher up at Dell,” it reports that Dell has decided not to launch a successor to the Venue Pro or any other Windows Phone smartphone this year and next year. Dell has not completely closed the book on Windows Phone though. It could […]
Dell on HP’s proposed PSG spin-off
Let’s start the week with something that made me laugh today. Dell CEO Michael Dell had a few things to say after HP announced plans to possibly spin off its Personal Systems Group: And now on to more serious news… Source: Michael Dell’s Twitter feed
Dell Streak Pro tablet to launch in June?
Dell appears set to launch a 10.1-inch Android tablet in June if a report by German Tweakers.net turns out to be accurate. Aimed at both commercial and consumer customers, the Dell Streak Pro will come with a number of accessories including a docking station and keyboard. The Dell Streak Pro will reportedly be powered by a 1.0GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra […]
Ultra-thin Dell laptop teaser
The Dell Adamo may be history but Dell looks set to offer an ultra-thin laptop to take on competitors such as Apple and Samsung. The unnamed laptop will come with a 15.6-inch high-resolution display and promises to be the thinnest in this class of laptops, according to CNET sources (suggesting it may not be as thin as the MacBook Air […]