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Western Digital may have been quick to release a 5mm hard drive, but it doesn’t have a lock on the category: Seagate is entering the fray by shipping its own slim disk, the Laptop Ultrathin. Like its rival, the drive stuffs as much as 500GB of conventional, rotating storage into SSD-like dimensions ideal for Ultrabooks and some tablets. It even costs the same $89 as its WD counterpart, although we’re more likely to find the disk built into our next PC than pick one up as an upgrade. Both ASUS and Dell have chosen the Laptop Ultrathin for new models, and we suspect they won’t be alone.

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Dell may already have a 23-inch multi-touch display, but if you’re looking for something a little smaller and cheaper, then we have good news for you. The company informed us of its new model named “S2240T,” a 21.5-inch touch monitor with the same 1,920 x 1,080 resolution as its larger sibling. It also stands on a sliding base that can tilt as much as 60 degrees, but unlike the other model this one can’t lay flat. Other features include HDMI, DVI and VGA ports, as well as a relatively efficient power consumption of just 20W. Dell’s already offering the S2240T on its website for $399.99 — quite a drop from the S2340T’s $699.99 price tag. Hit the source link for more information.

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We know that “wherefore art thou?” was about Romeo, but if your question was for (Dell’s) Ophelia, then it’s likely more “when art thou.” The answer? July. The Android pendrive / USB computer we saw back at CES may be one of many, but distinctive thanks to its mainstream PC-maker origins. We’re still lacking a lot of the specifics, other than that there’s WiFi, Bluetooth, Wyse PocketCloud integration, plus, of course, HDMI and Android 4.something. There will likely be a few enterprise-friendly features too (administration tools, remote wiping) reports PC World. As usual, developers will get their hands on them first, with — interestingly — some cable and telecoms companies potentially stocking it too — though no specifics at this time. So, the $100 Dell might not be the portable you’d love for this price, but maybe the USB PC finally crossing over?

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Source: PC World

Dell has reported is Q1 2014 fiscal year earnings for the quarter, and things aren’t looking to grand for the sliding PC company. They only had a slight drop in revenue compared to last year, but income and EPS took a nose dive in the deep end, with as much as an 81% drop with the company’s EPS compared to the same time last year.

In total, Dell brought in $14.07 billion in revenue, but were only able to keep $372 million of it for themselves. This is down 51% from the same time last year, where they were able to profit $761 million. Operating profit also took a slide, down to $590 million from $1.01 billion from last year.

It’s certainly not a good end to what is possibly Dell’s last quarterly earnings report as the company is currently planning to go private again later this year, thanks to a generous loan from Microsoft, but it’s possible we could hear from them again in three months if the buyout doesn’t happen sooner.

Of course, Dell has mostly been spending its time making computers, but as the company admitted themselves, the PC industry is on the decline, and sooner or later the company is going to have to rethink their strategy if they want to remain in the black. Then again, a positive attitude is the biggest factor in success, right? Hopefully Dell can keep a smiling face on during these trying time.

According to HP, Dell has “a tough road ahead of them,” which could just be HP’s way of saying, “we’re coming after you,” but it seems that statement could go both ways. Dell’s own buyout could spell trouble for the company, but it’s ultimately a move that we’ll simply just have to wait and see how it turns out.

Dell Q1 2014 earnings show steep drop in income is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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