Technologizer

WSJ: Dell is Developing an Android Handheld

Monday, June 29, 2009

Rumors about a Dell handheld device of some sort have been circulating for ages, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting what seems to be more than mere rumor. It says that Dell is working on a handheld that will sport an ARM processor and run Google’s Android OS. It may come out in the [...]

5Words for Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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Lots of little Microsoft stories: Free anti-virus from Microsoft. Bing will translate for you. Microsoft kills off Money completely. Is Twitter starting to peak? Smartphone total cost of ownership. “Web 2.0″ is millionth word. New iPhone: faster than AT&T. Buy Dell, fly for free. Lego starts to make gadgets. A Casio that keeps going. Cnet reviews the Kindle DX. Palm gets a new CEO. This concept notebook folds [...]

Dell’s the First With A Sub-$300 10-Inch Netbook

Monday, May 11, 2009

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Dell doesn’t make the cheapest of netbooks, so I never guessed it would first to make a 10-inch model for under $300, but the proof is in the company’s May 2009 PDF catalog, hawking the Mini 10v for $299. Apparently the news was leaked earlier than Dell anticipated, but it’s real. One user in Denmark has [...]

Android Notebooks From Dell?

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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Engadget is reporting that mobile software company Bsquare issued a press release saying it was providing software for Dell netbooks running Google’s Android OS. It’s hard to see how a company could do so unless it was, indeed, working with Dell on such products. But Dell hasn’t said anything about Android, and I’m not seeing [...]

5Words for May 6th, 2009

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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Here’s what I’m reading today: Dell adds Wimax to notebooks. Free iPhone apps make money. Will Pre multitasking work well? An AT&T app for iPhone. South Carolina goes after Craigslist. The prehistory of today’s Internet. Windows 7’s XP compatibility: incompatible! Rock Band’s Lennon, Harrison guitars. Swedish NASA hacker is indicted.

5Words for May 1st, 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009

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A happy May to you! Swine flu tracking for iPhone. The 240GB iPod upgrade option. Twittering from the White House. Apple’s next iPhone: Flip replacement? Twitter administrator account gets hacked. The military’s ultrasecure Windows XP. Dell offers 120 laptop designs. Android gets sued over trademark. Are Kindle owners…kinda old? Rumor (yes, again): cheap Macs.

5Words for April 28th, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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I want 100-mbps Internet! Cablevision: 100-mbps for $100. Microsoft tests Twitter for emergencies. Survey: iPhones are primarily personal. Google News comes to you? Apple’s doing something with chips. Dell’s touch desktop available stateside. New Firefox 3.5 beta available. New HP laptops for business. How Microsoft should virtualize XP. GE’s 100-DVD disc technology.

AT&T’s Fifty-Buck Laptop

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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What do you do after everybody in the country has already signed up for a two-year contract to get a cheap cell phone? Looks like AT&T thinks that signing them up for a two-year contract to get a cheap netbook might be the next step. The company has announced that it’s experimenting in company-owned stores [...]

5Words for March 24th, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

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News, hot off the grill: In defense of Facebook’s redesign. Dell’s working on smaller devices. Google Street View: Kill it! A cloud-based game console. Skype: biggest long-distance carrier. A botnet that attacks Linux. Warner’s made-to-order DVDs. iPhone keyboard, no jailbreaking required. Peek’s new not-a-phone. Voice-driven Eee PCs soon?

5Words for March 23rd, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009

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Happy Monday, everybody. Reading material: Wow, they still make mainframes? White House sides with RIAA. Hulu adds 10 million viewers. Intel chip flaw is theoretical. New 17-inch iMac: Old! The art of laptop stickers. Samsung unveils 11-hour netbook. IE 8: Losing users. Already! Dell cancels phone…buys Palm? The personal supercomputer is imminent. September: an Acer Android phone? Apple caters to business buyers.

5Words for March 19th, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Like news? You’ll LOVE these! Gizmodo tests WiMax, likes it. Cisco flips for the Flip. Hacker compromises Mac in seconds. New features in Silverlight 3. Sirius founder: Sirius is doomed. New iPhone clues in beta? Steve Ballmer’s still courting Yahoo. Random rumor: OLED Macs, iPhones. Dell’s Adamo notebook on sale. iPhone tethering seems to work. Sprint roadmap: Pre, other phones. Mobile Firefox now in beta.

5Words for March 17th, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Happy Saint Paddy’s day, everybody! Sneak peek: Dell’s Adamo notebook. Macworld’s iPhone 3.0 wish list. Three More HTC Android phones. Nine-hour MSI Wind netbook. Comcast passwords exposed on Web. Super-fast game download service. Boxee does an iPhone remote control. Best Buy takes on Walmart. Rough February for Macs, iPods. HP adds long-life batteries. Nintendo victorious in remote lawsuit. Vatican: Serious about the Internet.

5Words for February 19th, 2009

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Wanna hear this morning’s news? The Pre will have games. Dell attacks Psion’s “Netbook” trademark. iPhone turn-by-turn GPS. Yelp accused: Suppressing negative reviews? Dismantling 17-inch MacBook Pro. $50 for unlimited phone calls. Google demos iPhone offline Gmail. Dell debuts Mini 10 Netbook. Google Street View case dismissed. Lenovo making jumbo-sized netbooks? Sprint loses a million customers.

The Deal of a Lifetime on a Dell Netbook!

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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I like to save money on a new PC as much as the next guy, but I’m not crazy at the strategy taken by many direct sellers these days–the one that involves there always being multiple sales and “instant rebates” and special offers and upgrade deals designed to get you to Buy Now! I’d much [...]

Michael Dell Targets Executives with Layoffs

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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Hey dude, you’ve got a golden parachute. Dell Computer founder Michael Dell has fired the executives that he handpicked to turn the financially ailing PC manufacturer around when he returned as CEO in 2007, and may target lower level executives next, according to press reports. The reports indicate that Michael Cannon, who has served as president [...]

Want XP? Dell will Give It to You…for $150

Friday, December 5, 2008

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Dell has reintroduced the option for Windows XP for its consumer PCs. But if you really, really want Microsoft’s aging OS, you’re gonna pay for it. $150 to be exact–which is up from previous fees to downgrade. The Texas-based computer maker had been charging up to $50 as late as June of this year, increasing that [...]