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On The Hunt for Productivity

Remember the netbook “fad” from a few years ago? According to Wikipedia, “netbook” as a generic term came into widespread use in 2007. By 2011, manufacturers such as Dell exited the netbook market due to declining sales. Were netbooks really a fad, or was there something more to it? Before proceeding, let’s get one thing out of the way. Netbooks

Dell Laptops Smelling Like Cat Urine?

If you own a pet, you know what the urine smells like. Apparently, so do Dell Lattitude 6430u users. They started complaining the smell on the messageboards. Turned out, Dell confirmed the smell is real (but not really urine). "The smell is not related to cat urine or any other type of biological contaminant, nor is it a health hazard,"

Michael Dell on Taking Dell Computers Private: Says Success will be Seen in 10-20 Years

Michael Dell took the stage of Oracle World to keynote the event. Of course, this is the first time he spoke since Dell announced they will be buying back all shares and privatizing the company. On September 12 - after a lengthy battle with investors (including Carl Icahn), Michael Dell convinced the majority that Dell should become a privately held

New Dell Windows 8 Tablets Outed

Dell showed off a new 8" Windows 8-based tablet at the recent IDF conference earlier in September, promising further announcements on the resurrected "Venue" line at a press event on 2 October in New York City. Geek News Central has obtained advance information that Dell will be presenting three tablets; the already seen 8" plus two 10.8" tablets. The three devices and specs are: 1) 8" 1280

Laptop, Netbook, Smart Phone, Tablet – An Interactive Graphic

A new interactive infographic posted today gives a quick overview of the features of four different devices - a laptop, netbook, smartphone, and tablet.  If you are shopping for one of these devices this holiday season, and wondering which you should get, then the infographic linked below will give you a good starting point.  To get a general overview of

Dell Tablet Roadmap Leaked, 10″ Streak Pro in June

There have been rumors circulating on the internet for a while now about a Dell Streak 10" tablet that would be called the Dell Streak Pro.  Now the folks over at Android Central have come up with the proof.  They have published a leaked tablet roadmap from Dell that lists, not just the Streak Pro, but two other tablets.  The

Dell Inspiron Duo – The Best Of Both Worlds?

News broke today of the new Dell Inspiron Duo - a combination netbook and tablet.  Does it look cool?  Yes.  Will it actually be cool?  We'll see. Here are the specs. A 10.1" screen, Intel dual-core Atom N550 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 250GB hard drive.  Those are especially good for a netbook.  It will also run Windows 7 Home