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• PC makers leak Intel's upcoming quad-core laptop chips

  PC makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell have spilled details about new quad-core laptop processors from Intel prior to launch of the chips.

• Dell profit up 52 percent on improved corporate sales

  Dell reported its first increase in quarterly profits for two years on Thursday, helped by an uptick in commercial spending and its ongoing efforts to reduce costs.

• Dell: Smartphones will never kill the PC

  Dell CEO Michael Dell contends that mobile devices will never kill the PC. Instead, he envisions a future where users own an increasing number and variety of devices, each capable of looking like the other via desktop virtualisation, served by virtual networks and the cloud.

• Apple tweaks Wi-Fi in iPhone to use China protocol

  Apple appears to have tweaked its iPhone to support a Chinese security protocol for wireless networks, as companies increasingly adopt Chinese government-backed technologies to break into the country's huge market.

• Dell to enter managed print services market

  Dell could start offering managed print services later this year as it tries to extend its reach in the printing and imaging market, a company executive said on Wednesday.

• Server vendors focus on memory in Nehalem-EX servers

  Orthodox server designs are receiving a face-lift with Intel's Nehalem-EX processor, with vendors implementing new memory features to boost application performance.

• Greenpeace protests outside Dell offices to continue

  A protest action by Greenpeace in Europe and India against Dell may continue for many days, and be extended to the U.S. in the next stage, a spokeswoman for the environment group said on Monday.

• IT Outsourcing: 9 Signs It's Time to Fire Your Vendor

  Breaking up is hard to do. And when it comes to IT outsourcing, it can be expensive and risky, too. But issues with an outsourcer--such as deteriorating service levels, lack of investment, excessive turnover, or even fraud--are potentially even more costly than the actual break-up.

• Dell aims new PowerEdge servers at the cloud

  Dell hopes to grab a bigger slice of the cloud infrastructure market with a new line of PowerEdge servers that the company announced on Wednesday.

• SaaS e-mail service keeps Wesfarmers ticking

  Despite a significant investment in Exchange infrastructure, Wesfarmers corporate IT has subscribed to a SaaS e-mail service for business continuity reasons.

• HP, IBM, Dell launch servers with new Intel chips

  Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM rolled-out new servers on Tuesday based on Intel's latest Xeon 5600 microprocessors, which promise better performance and power consumption.

• Dell sues five LCD makers for alleged price-fixing

  Dell has filed a lawsuit against five LCD makers that charges them with colluding to fix prices for products, a Dell spokesman said Monday.

• SaaS helps SKM with asset management project

  Thanks to a point SaaS solution, a temporary asset management project at engineering consulting firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has resulted in a dramatic reduction in instances of some applications.

• Dell Mini 5 to Take on iPad With Amazon, Kindle Integration?

  Dell's upcoming Mini 5, which was first shown publicly at this years CES, will be made available in a range of colors and will also feature integration with a host of Amazon services, according to a recently leaked internal document.

• Wall Street Beat: Tech vendors issue upbeat sales reports

  Since the beginning of the year, doubts about economic recovery have sent markets on a roller-coaster ride, but the IT sector keeps plugging along, showing signs that it is becoming increasingly dynamic.