It looks like the Dell Latitude 10 isn’t the only Windows 8 tablet Dell is working on. The folks at Neowin got another leaked product slide — this time showing a tablet that converts into a notebook called the Dell XPS 12. The XPS 12 reportedly features a 12.5 inch display and a thin and light design with a case…
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We knew Dell was working on tablets running Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system. Now we know what one of the first of those tablets could look like. Neowin has published a leaked image showing a new product called the Dell Latitude 10. It’s a tablet with a 10 inch display, an Intel Atom processor, and Windows 8 software. As with…
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Dell has already unveiled plans to introduce tablets running Windows 8 once Microsoft launches the new operating system later this year. Now CEO Michael Dell is providing (a few) more details. Speaking to investors about the company’s earnings, Dell said that the company will have tablets ready to go as soon as Windows 8 launches. But it’s worth noting that…
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Project Sputnik is a six month experiment Dell is undertaking to design a notebook running open source software aimed at developers. While there’s no Sputnik laptop available for purchase yet, Dell has started by creating a custom build of Ubuntu 12.04 Linux designed to run on the company’s XPS 13 ultrabook. You can download the disk image and try it…
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Dell has a history of offering laptop and desktop computers with Ubuntu Linux. Some of the earliest Dell netbooks shipped with Ubuntu. But Dell recently pulled out of the netbook space altogether, and the company doesn’t currently have any thin and light Linux-powered laptops for sale. But that could change later this year. Dell has announced a 6 month effort…
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Dell is based in Texas, where everything is allegedly bigger. So maybe it’s not surprising to see that the company is killing off its smallest Alienware gaming laptop. Dell has already largely pulled out of the US netbook, smartphone, and Android tablet space. Dell introduced the Alienware M11x gaming notebook with an 11.6 inch display a few years ago when…
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It wasn’t that long ago that we learned that Dell was no longer selling netbooks or Android tablets in the US. While the company does still have a business-oriented Windows tablet in its lineup and plans to get back into the consumer tablet space later this year, it looks like the company is ending yet another consumer electronics line. PC…
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Microsoft plans to release its next-generation Windows operating system to the public later this year, and the company is working with PC makers on tablets, notebooks, and other computers that will run Windows 8. So when websites start running stories about Dell or Lenovo executives claiming that they’ll be the first companies to launch Windows 8 tablets, I think it’s…
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A Dell official says the company will launch a new consumer tablet in the second half of 2012. It’s not yet clear Dell’s next tablet will be a Windows or Android device… or if the company will launch one or more of each. The news comes from a Reuters interview with Dell chief commercial officer Steve Felice. I’d take everything…
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Dell’s first ultrabook will be available in late February for $999 and up. It’s called the XPS 13 and it’s a thin and light notebook with a 13 inch display. We’re seeing a lot of laptops that fit that description at CES this year. But Dell’s ultrabook has a few features that help it stand out from the crowd. First, Dell…
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Dell’s first two Android tablets have been discontinued, but it looks like Dell is still pushing out software updates for the Streak 5. This week an official update was released for the Korean version of the 5 inch tablet, bringing Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the device. You can find a download link and more information at the xda-developers forum. Unfotunately…
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Dell is apparently killing off yet another budget mobile computing device. The company recently retired the Dell Streak 7 and Streak 5 tablets. Now the Dell Mini line of netbooks is gone. If you search for laptops with 10 inch displays at the Dell shop, nothing comes up. Meanwhile, a search for specific models brings up a variety of messages…
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