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HP wins 3PAR with $2.4 billion bid, Dell left defeated at the altar

Submitted by jive on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:07

In a bidding war that ended like a scene out of The Graduate, HP finally placed the winning bid for cloud storage and database automation firm 3PAR. The offer, clocking in at a hefty $2.4 billion is sure to make 3PAR’s shareholders very happy, and has finally proved to be too rich for Dell, who last offered $32 a share only to be topped by HP’s $33/share bid.

To recap, HP and Dell have been going at it since last week, with Dell making the initial unsolicited offer of $1.15 billion. Yes, if you’re doing the math right, that means HP is spending more than double the opening bid. Clearly, HP really wanted this one. And yes, this is also twice what HP paid for Palm, and this is for a company most hadn’t heard of before the bidding war began. continue reading »»»

Dell Streak on O2 to receive 2.1 on September 1st?

Submitted by jive on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:22

 The Dell Streak on the mobile network O2 in the UK reportedly will receive Android 2.1 (Eclair) on Wednesday, Sept. 1. This will bring new features to the device currently running Android 1.6, including:

  • 720p video recording
  • Live wallpapers
  • Multitouch
  • Multiple Exchange email support

No word yet on when AT&T owners can expect an update, but its good that Dell's updating the device to recent OS' instead of allowing it to linger on Android 1.6. [The Really Mobile Project via intomobile]

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Dell dropping Windows Phone 7 devices from its roadmap?

Submitted by jive on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 14:54
Now we don't have much more to go on here than some analyst chatter and a lengthy article from TechCrunch, but if you believe what you read, a major player has just dropped Windows Phone 7 devices from its roadmap. And that player is Dell. According to Jonathan Goldberg, an telecom analyst at Deutsche Bank, the only remaining partners currently working on Windows Phone 7 handsets are HTC, Samsung, and LG. If this is true (and that's a big if), that means that the seriously awesome looking Dell Lightning that we spied in leaks recently will never see the light of day -- as a WP7 device, at least.
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Dell tops HP's bid for 3PAR, HP buys Stratavia to mask the pain; Update: HP re-ups bid; Updated x3

Submitted by jive on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 14:15

After HP upped the ante by $500 million, all eyes turned to Dell in the surprise bidding war for cloud storage firm 3PAR. With both tech giants looking to continue the aggressive expansion of their respective enterprise services divisions, an acquisition like 3PAR would add significant assets to their portfolios. Alas, for HP there were not wedding bells to be heard, as Dell would have nothing of this raised bid and submitted a counter-offer to top HP’s.

From the looks of things, that’s good enough for 3PAR, as the 3PAR board has formally accepted Dell’s $1.52 billion bid. Granted, Dell didn’t raise the stakes as much as HP did during the last round, but $1.52 billion is more cash than $1.5 billion, and in this game more dollars wins.
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Dell makes Aero official, $99 on AT&T

Submitted by jive on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 17:15


Today, Dell announced that their Aero Android handset would be available on U.S. wireless carrier AT&T for $99 with a two-year contract; $299 contract-free. The device has a 3.5-inch multitouch display, 624 MHz processor, quad-band GSM, tri-band UMTS/HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, micro-SD card slot (expandable to 32 GB), 1000 mAh battery, 5 megapixel camera with flash… and Android 1.5. The Aero has a pretty attractive spec sheet for a $99 handset, aside from the nearly two year old OS. Thoughts?
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