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When the Devices Are Done

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on May 8 at 3:32 pm PT

Companies offer a myriad of ways consumers can recycle their old electronics.

Dude, You’re Getting an F

28 years ago (May 3rd) with $1000, instead of studying for finals during my freshman year at the University of Texas, I started Dell.

– Michael Dell, via Twitter

Dell XPS 8500, Vostro 470 Desktops Get the Ivy Bridge Boost

Bonnie Cha in Product News on May 2 at 4:29 pm PT

Dell rolls out a pair of desktops with Intel’s new Ivy Bridge chipset, but they’re not for everyone.

Seven Questions for Steve Felice, Chief Commercial Officer of Dell

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 16 at 7:44 am PT

PCs still amount to about half of Dell’s business. But there’s another way to look at the company — from the point of view of its enterprise business.

In PC Numbers, HP Investors See a Light at the End of the Tunnel

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 12 at 4:38 pm PT

PC sales weren’t horrible, so investors cheered the world’s largest PC maker. It’s nice, but it’s not where HP needs the most success.

Fusion-io Brings Flash Madness to Workstations and Movies Like “Hugo”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 12 at 7:35 am PT

Long focused primarily on servers, Fusion-io is now going after professional workstations, like the ones used by visual effects artists.

Did PC Sales Just Bounce Off the Bottom? Not Quite.

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 11 at 3:37 pm PT

After the second-worst year in the history of the PC industry, PC shipments grew slightly worldwide, but that growth depended on where you looked.

IT Spending This Year? Almost Four Triiilllion Dollars.

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 5 at 8:40 am PT

Gartner says growth is looking good this year overall; just watch out for that currency effect.

News Byte

Dell to Acquire Make Technology, Its Third Deal in as Many Days

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 5 at 7:13 am PT

Dell announced its third acquisition in as many days, saying it will acquire Make Technologies, a software firm. Financial terms aren’t being disclosed. The deal is Dell’s fifth acquisition this year. Earlier this week, it acquired Wyse Technology, followed the next day by a deal to buy Clerity Solutions.