Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Manmohan Singh) said in an interview with Hindustan Times, that Dell plans to move its 25-billion-dollar business from China to India, following in this example Google.

In particular, he said: "This morning I met with Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dell Corporation. He told me that they are purchasing in China equipment and spare parts valued at $ 25 billion they would like to move the business to a more secure and supportive environment where there is legal protection. "

Now Dell in India operates one factory. Recently, this country was visited by CEO Michael Dell, and it's hard not to see in this connection the statement of Indian Prime Minister.

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The organization Greenpeace has updated its Guide to Green Electronics, which praised Apple for its active stance on the environment, noting that the company is making a lot of effort to make its products were harmful components.

«Apple is leading, but HP is also very close, – commented Greenpeace activists Gerell Casey (Casey Harrell). – And here is the lack of initiative on the part of other companies shows that consumers and the environment continues to lose ".

The biggest drop in the rating of Green tested Samsung – from second place to seventh. Greenpeace criticized the Samsung because it did not remove their products from brominated flame retardants, that Greenpeace asked to do before 2010. But Samsung has initiated steps to remove toxic compounds from mobile phones. Before notebooks turn comes in 2011.

Dell, Lenovo and LG also worsened the position: they promised to take some measures, but did not. Good situation for Nokia and Sony Ericsson.

"In 2010, important changes must occur in the use of BFRs and PVC manufacturers of computers and televisions," – considers Gerell.

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On Thursday, Dell delighted guests CES 2010 just a few novelties.

Streak – the original concept of the Tablet PC with a 5-inch multitouch screen, but Dell said that would be released and 10-inch version. For the first time shows the Dell Mini 3 – a new smartphone on the Android.

Alienware OptX – 23-inch widescreen monitor with a three-dimensional resolution of Full HD. When connecting NVIDIA 3D Vision on it can be played in stereoscopic games. It should monitor $ 500 (console NVIDIA 3D Vision not included).

Updated line of computers Inspiron, Studio and Alienware: they all received the new processors Intel Core i3, i5 and i7. This elaborate. Dell Alienware M11x – compact notebook with 11-inch screen and a new video card NVIDIA GT 335M, sufficient for full video playback in 720p.

Processors Core i3, i5 and i7 have notebooks and Alienware. Entry-level model M15x for $ 1399 received in addition to the new chip GeForce GT 240M video card with 512 MB memory, 3 GB of DDR memory at 1066 MHz, 250-GB hard drive with SATA II at 7200 rpm, the sound of High Definition 5.1 and backlit keyboard . In the basic configuration includes a dual-core Core i5 at 2.53 GHz with 3 MB cache and a frequency of 3.06 GHz when Turbo. If you pay $ 100, can obtain a Core i7-640M with 4 MB of cache and a faster 3.3-GHz processor (as in Turbo). Both chips support four threads. You can raise and quad Core i7: it will lower the frequency, but a large capacity flow (8), and for an additional $ 100 or $ 400 you can get a larger cache: respectively at 6 and 8 MB. Form factor remains the same: wide 15-inch screen size – 38 × 31 × 5 cm

Dell also announced the upcoming release of new notebooks Inspiron, but until they sell are not yet available. They will be implemented in more than slim, with a wide (16:9) screen high-definition audio SRS Premium and the new processor, Core i5. Prices will start at $ 850. Later, you can purchase a complete set of Core i3, it will cost from $ 570.

A series of designer laptops Studio updated to Core i5 and i7: Portable Studio 14 in North America will be sold in January at a price of $ 700. 15.6-inch model will get a wide-screen LCD high-definition, its price will be $ 850. 17.3-inch model will sell from $ 950.

New Desktops Inspiron 580 and 580s of $ 269 also got the new processors.

Via Electronista

Federal Trade Commission USA sued Intel for violating antitrust laws. The lawsuit alleges that Intel is "systematic campaign" to block access to competing processors, expressed in a system of incentives and threats to computer manufacturers. Intel periodically or encourages, or threatens to such companies as Dell, HP and others, if they will use processors AMD.

In September, the European Union have accused Intel of unfair competition, as expressed in a special algorithm, compiler, reducing the efficiency of processors from AMD. Then on Intel was fined $ 1.45 billion

The lawsuit FTC also referred to NVIDIA, which Intel «misled and deceived" in order to protect their business. NVIDIA herself recently accused Intel of deliberately alerting license to prohibit NVIDIA to make chipsets for all Intel processors with integrated memory controller. In practice, this means that NVIDIA will not be able to maintain almost all Intel processors in 2010.

It was reported earlier, and that Intel is heavily squeezed from the market of netbooks platform NVIDIA Ion using unfair pricing: Atom processor bundled with the chipset are cheaper than the Atom itself. So Intel is practically guaranteed that the majority of the reasons of economy, ignore the faster and more compact platform Ion.

In the FTC noted that this is not an antitrust suit, it is charged only in the Intel of unfair competition and monopolistic business practices. Officials hope to prevent Intel used unfair methods of pricing and restrictive interpretation of the licenses. If successful, the process is able to offer NVIDIA's own chipsets, such as the GeForce 9400M and Ion, for a wide range of processors Core i3, i5, and i7, as well as Atom. Apple will be easier to use Intel chips in their computers.

Intel official reaction to the claim has not yet been received.

Via Electronista

It seems that this year will be held invasion ultrathin laptops. According to the information resource DigiTimes, in the third quarter of this year will be 11 – and 13-inch Laptops companies Dell and HP: New Line Note shall become serious competitors for netbukov from Acer, ASUS and MSI. However, with regard to the latter, its willingness to meet new opponents will be higher due to release its own series of ultrathin laptops X-Slim.

According to experts, we are also waiting for a leap in the technological equipment of the Laptop – they will be constructed on the basis of energy-efficient processors Core 2 Solo.

The company Psion has responded to claims Dell and Intel. Recall that the last couple of days ago, have filed suit to cancel the trade mark «netbook», now owned by Psion. Their main argument is that Psion have not used that brand, and therefore can not claim to be saved. Psion does not agree.

Psion, wait a while, responded as follows: the device NetBook Pro still be sold. In addition, the company «understand people who might think that the sale has ended». In fact, sales are continuing, but most of them are «very specialized supply». Of this I am sure Psion, it follows that she has every right to further consolidating her brand. She argues that «has all the documents proving mnogomilionnye sales in the U.S. in 2006 and sales continued to this day», noting that «the mere fact that we do not sell tens of thousands of devices through a network of BestBuy, does not mean that we do not have rights to our trademark ». Word for Dell and Intel!

As you know, a Canadian company Psion, famous in his time great portable computers (loudly said, of course, most advanced organizer) and gave the world the rudiments of platform Symbian … So, the company Psion is not so long ago raised serious noise about the fact that the world community of illegally using the word «Netbook», which, as it turns out, is a registered trademark of Psion. In the distant 1999, the company called zastolbila the word of a line of mobile computers.

In that Psion will not be able to influence the current situation today in which netbuk – common noun, no one doubted. Nevertheless, it became known that the American company Dell has decided to violate the embarrassing pause by declaration of the revocation of trade mark, which is sent to the appropriate department.

Arguments have the following Dell. First, Psion has long ago closed the line and Netbook computers do not use the trademark. Secondly, in 2006, Psion blatantly deceived Trademark Office, informing him that she enjoys the same brand Netbook for five years (this was necessary for the renewal of registration). Finally, third, today, the word «netbook» obscheupotrebimym and is used to denote the type of notebook PCs – small and not very powerful.