Free ‘Netbook’ Trademark From Psion, Intel

PC maker Psion was awarded a trademark for the term ‘Netbook’ in 2000. Intel argues that the term should not be a trademark as it is now being widely used to describe a new category of small, low-cost laptops that run basic applications. Intel asked court to cancel the trademark for the term. Dell has also tried to remove Psion’s stranglehold on the netbook term.

@ a glance : Dell to Make Google and Microsoft Phones

Dell is said to announce two iPhone and Blackberry competitors sometime next month. Code named MePhone (hopefully not the final name), the phones will run on Google Android and Microsoft Windows Mobile respectively. Full Story : PCWorld…..

Pay Dell to Downgrade to XP

June 30 was the last day you could get Windows XP. Because of compatibility issues, uncertainty about Vista stability/ease of use, and hardware requirements there are many people who don’t want to go for Vista. If you are ready to pay up to $50 to downgrade to XP,Dell is ready to sell computers with Windows XP. This may well be the first time an older operating system is being sold as a bonus package. But Microsoft promised that Vista SP1 release solves many issues reported on Vista such as low battery life in Laptops.

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Laptops thinner than Mac book Air

HP unveiled its entry in the growing list of slim laptops, the half-inch thick Voodoo Envy 133. The Envy, weighs less than three-and-half pounds and thinner than Apple’s Apple MacBook Air. Introduced in Berlin, Germany, the thin laptop is among the first PCs HP is creating using the Voodoo brand. The Envy is expected to be available during the summer, starting at about $2,099. HP(Hewlett Packard) is the world’s largest PC maker. World’s Number 2 PC maker Dell, also announced plans to produce slimline laptops and desktop computers.

Laptop for developing world by Dell

Competition is heating up in mini laptop market, after the XO computer designed by the One Laptop per Child effort. Dell released images of its new laptop for developing world. There is not much details available at this time about the new initiative. OLPC is a non-profit organization overseeing the $100 laptop project.

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Dell to fix the Faulty Laptop Keyboards

  A limited number of Dell Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops with the wrong keyboard layout were shipped in Europe in the middle of April. The flaw was noticed by a Dell customer in UK. In  Dell Vostro 1310 the bottom row of letters on the keyboard was shifted to the right. That’s because the left Shift key is over sized and a new key, \, is placed between the Shift and Z keys, moving the entire row so that it doesn’t comply with a traditional keyboard layout. Dell will replace the keyboards for customers who have received the laptops with faulty keyboards. The laptops haven’t shipped in other parts of the world, so other regions aren’t affected by the glitch.

Dell facing laptop bettery shortage

Dell Inc said the personal-computer industry was experiencing a shortage of laptop batteries caused partly by the March 3 fire at LG Chem’s Ochang plant. LG Chem is the second biggest South Korean battery maker. The fire contributed to a worldwide battery shortage. Dell is the world’s second-largest PC maker after Hewlett-Packard Co.