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Dell developing a pocket Web pal?

According to The Wall Street Journal, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is developing a pocket-sized electronic device to be used for connecting to the internet. The "gadget" would use Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android software. Reportedly, the device will be slightly larger than Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPod touch, and Dell may start selling the device later this year. That said, the story's source noted that the plan could be delayed or scrapped entirely.

The importance of this potential device should not be lost, as it is one of the first experiments by a major PC maker in the world of mobile internet devices (MID). These devices are seen as bridges over the gap between smartphones and laptops.

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Dell wants to ramp up acquisitions to jumpstart growth

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), which has been arguably pummeled in recent years by larger competitor Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE: HPQ), is moving right along every quarter but definitely is not growing like HP is. The Round Rock, TX-based computer behemoth doesn't have the product and services portfolio HP has, and although it has launched into retailers in the last 18 months to great applause, it hasn't been enough. Dell is simply another brand of PC on the retail shelf. There is very little to no value proposition there. What to do?

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Closing Bell: When bond yields dominate stocks (LVLT, HD, AMD, INTC, SQNM, DELL)

The Federal Reserve's cautious Beige Book may have been a small catalyst to keep a lid on the market, but the real weakness was after the 10-Year Treasury auction came in very weak and 10-year Treasury rates flirted with 4%. Higher draw-downs in oil inventories also kept energy prices higher. Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 8,739.02 -24.04 (-0.27%)
S&P 500 939.15 -3.28 (-0.35%)
Nasdaq 1,853.08 -7.05 (-0.38%)

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Should you buy Dell on its Q1 report?

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) reported first-quarter numbers earlier in the week. It wasn't an awesome report by any stretch of the imagination. On a reported basis, every important metric was down. Revenues down 23%. Earnings per share down 61%. On an adjusted basis, Dell did beat expectations by a penny, coming in at $0.24 per share.

Now, what should we make of this? Indeed, I'm in something of a tough position over Dell. I was pretty bearish on the stock back in November. I still feel bearish, to be honest. Who wouldn't? A one-penny beat in this case just doesn't encourage me. PC sales have been challenged, and as my colleague Jamie Dlugosch pointed out, Dell just can't be considered a best-of-breed company. When you think best-of-breed computer stocks these days, you probably will think of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) first.

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Earnings highlights: AutoZone, Costco, Dell, Heinz, Staples, Tiffany, Tivo and more

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

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Closing Bell: Bulls win in the end (DELL, GM, DRYS, LVLT, MA)

Economic data was mixed today. GDP for Q1 was revised to less-bad, but not as much as expected. Confidence was higher in a University of Michigan report, but purchasing manager data in Chicago took an expected dip.

All in all, this was one of those trading days where you had no clue where the market was going to be up or down until the last ten minutes of the day. Fortunately, that was up. The DJIA went negative at least four times today.

Here are today's unofficial closing bell levels:

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Earnings preview: Dell's Q1 profit expected to fall on weak sales

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is scheduled to discuss its fiscal first-quarter 2010 results today in a conference call featuring CEO Michael S. Dell and CFO Brian T. Gladden at 5:00 PM ET. You can catch the live webcast of the call on the company's website.

For the quarter in which the leading supplier of PCs and related hardware saw a change to its board of directors and new distributor relationships, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the Round Rock, Tex.-based company to report earnings of $0.23 per share, down 39.5% from the same period of the previous year. Revenue for the quarter is expected to have fallen 21.1% to $12.7 billion. Dell's earnings have beat estimates in three of the past four quarters.

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Dell tops corporate sustainability index

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) started making an impact on eco-sustainability over a year ago by announcing how green the PC retailer would become. Low and behold, it recently showed up in first place at the first ranking of the Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) Benchmark Report. Dell was rated along with a slew of other companies from the computer hardware, software, professional services, and network and telecommunications sectors. In other words, a pretty large field.

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Options Update: Dell volatility flat into EPS, margin and market share outlook

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) closed Tuesday at $11.14. DELL is scheduled to report Q1 EPS on May 28. DELL June option implied volatility is at 55, August is at 51; versus its 26-week average of 57, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement after EPS.

Semiconductor Holders Trust (NYSE: SMH) overall volatility at 36; 26-week average is 43.

Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) overall implied volatility at 36; 26-week average is 45.

Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.

Dell formally stops waste exporting to developing countries

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has finally done something that all consumer electronics companies should do -- stop the exporting of broken and garbage products to developing countries for disposal.

Well, at least the PC maker made its stance publicly known rather than keeping its strategy private. What really happens when the company received damaged or waste LCD monitors and PC circuit boards back into its hands? Not dump them into the hazardous waste-recycling universe for one.

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Closing Bell: Bears Lose See-Saw Trading Session (BAC, DELL, F, GM, MBI, STEC)

Today was an up day to start that rapidly went south. But then late in the day we had a speech from Alan Greenspan which helped out after he said the financial markets are improving and that housing is close to bottoming out.

Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 8,469.11 +50.34 (0.60%)
S&P 500 908.35 -0.89 (-0.10%)
Nasdaq 1,715.92 -15.32 (-0.88%)

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Dell gears up for M&A action

Back in 2002 to 2003, Oracle's (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO, Larry Ellison, realized that the tech industry was maturing -- and the best strategy would be to engage in aggressive mergers & acquisitions (M&A). It was certainly prescient.

However, other major tech operators have been slow to the game. Just look at Dell (NASDAQ: DELL). While the company has struck some deals -- such as for EqualLogic in 2007 -- the activity has been muted.

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Should Dell buy Acer to expand its PC sales?

Although Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is still the second-largest PC maker in the world, the company still seems to be working through a re-invention of itself after founder Michael Dell returned over two years ago. Larger competitor Hewlett-Packard Corp. (NYSE: HPQ) and a re-invigorated Acer have trampled on Dell's struggles to really turn itself around from a rather disastrous 2005 - 2006. So the question remains: what else can Dell do?

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Entrepreneur's Journal: Don't let inventory kill your business

With the credit squeeze and recession, the business environment has been volatile for business owners. As a result, it's been extremely difficult to manage inventory. Obviously, this is a dangerous thing -- given the costs of inventory (such as storage, financing, insurance, and so on).

The good news is that there are ways to deal with the volatility. So let's take a look.

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Acer sees 31% profit slump as netbooks lead the way

Taiwan's Acer, which is the world's third-largest PC maker, said that its Q1 results included a 31% profit decline as the recession continued to hit PC sales and PC makers were taking advantage of selling more PCs at the same time.

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Last updated: July 03, 2009: 09:59 PM

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