Michael Dell Considers Capitulating if He Keeps the Dell CEO Spot

By J.R. Nelson | 3/31/2013

We've been talking lately about the Dell CEO's attempt to take his company private once again, encountering rival bids from Blackstone and Carl Icahn. Now, rumors say, he might be willing to talk.

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Dell Blames Windows 8 for Poor Sales

By J.R. Nelson | 3/30/2013

Dell's financial troubles have been no secret lately, as various warring factions struggle to take the company private. Is Windows 8 to blame?

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Dell Goes Private Amid Petty HP Criticism

By J.R. Nelson | 2/6/2013

Behind a closed door meeting, Dell went private - with help and $$$ from Microsoft.

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Dell Looks to Go Private - Maybe with Help from Microsoft

By J.R. Nelson | 1/31/2013

Dell's reached a point where it's clearly having trouble competing - and going private might be the solution. When you don't have a group of shareholders watching your every move, you can afford to take risks.

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Gorgeous Dell Inspiron One 23 and XPS One 27 All-in-ones Get Touch for Windows 8

By J.R. Nelson | 10/12/2012

Today, Dell officially announced the addition of touch to their stylish new all-in-one lineup, just in time for Windows 8.

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Dell XPS One 27 Hands On: The Apple iMac Better Watch Out

By J.R. Nelson | 6/4/2012

Dell's new XPS One 27 is a gorgeous piece of industrial design, and after getting to play around with it for a little bit, one thing is certain - it's the first real competition to Apple's big-screen iMac that we have seen, and it costs $300 less. Let's take a closer look.

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Dell Ups the All-in-one Ante: 27-inch Dell XPS One 27, Inspiron One 23, Inspiron One 20

By J.R. Nelson | 5/29/2012

Dell has been a player in the all-in-one space for a long time, and brought up such interesting, if ultimately unsuccessful, models as the Studio One 19. Today's releases show, however, that the company is in it to win it, as the new XPS One 27 is the first serious competition to Apple's iMac from any manufacturer.

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DesktopReview's 2011 Holiday Buyer's Guide: The Best Desktops, All-in-Ones, Accessories and More!

By J.R. Nelson | 11/17/2011

It's only five more weeks until the big day, and if you want to jump in and take advantage of the best deals, now's the perfect time to get started!

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HP to Keep Making PCs, Much to Dell's Chagrin

By J.R. Nelson | 10/27/2011

New CEO Meg Whitman hasn't been on the job for too long, and already she's setting things right with the world's largest computer manufacturer. HP has just announced that it will continue to keep producing computers, and will NOT be selling the division off or otherwise divesting it.

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Lenovo Leapfrogs Dell to be #2 Worldwide PC Maker Behind HP

By J.R. Nelson | 10/16/2011

Say what you will about HP, but they're good at keeping their spot at the top of the worldwide PC manufacturer rankings. Until recently, Dell had been pretty good at keeping the number two spot - but thanks to Lenovo, that's changed. According to figures from both IDC and Gartner, Lenovo now holds the number 2 spot on the list, just behind HP, and just ahead of Dell.

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Dell World 2011: Intel CEO Paul Otellini Talks About the "Insatiable Need for Computing"

By J.R. Nelson | 10/14/2011

Intel's top exec took the stage at Dell World to talk about fast computers, fast processors and how he sees developments in computing architecture evolving over the next 15 years - jumping from terraflops to zettaflops.

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Dell World 2011: Michael Dell Says NO to Lenovo as the World's No.2 PC Maker

By J.R. Nelson | 10/12/2011

At Dell World 2011 in Austin this week, company founder and CEO Michael Dell has been stumping on Dell's strengths and futures. After all, what good is hosting your own little conference if you can't do some cheerleading? When asked about Lenovo's plans to take over the second place position in the world PC market, Dell didn't hold back.

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