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• Tech's China syndrome

  Washington's newfound ire toward China is not a good sign for US technology companies.

• Dell to launch Linux PCs for SMB and consumers

  Dell said last week that in addition to selling PCs based on Ubuntu Linux, it will also offer systems designed for the SMB market -- outside the US.

• Dell to open first support centre for region

  Australian enterprise customers of PC heavyweight Dell will be among those served by a new support centre to open in Penang, Malaysia.

• Dell pressured to extend Ubuntu PCs outside US

  Dell may be forced to sell PCs pre-loaded with Linux distribution Ubuntu internationaly after more than 20,000 people signed a petition on the company's user forum.

• Dell to recall four million laptop batteries

  update Dell and regulatory agencies worldwide plan to recall 4.1 million notebook batteries, a company representative confirmed.

Features and Case Studies (24)

• Dell: Malaysia to support Australia, others

  Enterprise technology users may still be getting used to Indian accents for many of their support queries, but PC giant Dell believes many of its customers would be better served by Malaysia.

• For Dell, Indian call centre failure a lesson

  Dell admits it has "learnt its lesson" after being forced to drop its Indian call centre last year following customer complaints about the quality of service.

• Dell tightens Linux ties

  Dell has expanded its work with leading Linux seller Red Hat, but its relations with No. 2 SuSE are warming.

• Dell is swell, customers say

  Reversing a recent slide in satisfaction rankings among its business customers, Dell beat out Hewlett-Packard and IBM in a measure that's closely watched for potential insights into future PC sales trends.

• IBM exit a sign of times

  Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.

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• Dell customers want XP, not Vista

  After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.

• NEC refreshes old-school supercomputer

  Much of the contemporary supercomputer world is focused on machines made up of a network of smaller computers, but NEC is going retro with its new model, the SX-7.

• AMD narrows Intel gap, boosts Hammer

  AMD has made some progress in taking market share from Intel. It's also announced the speed ratings of its upcoming Hammer chip.

• Microsoft music store to open next year

  The software giant confirms plans that it will launch its own music-download store, putting it on the path to direct competition with Apple's iTunes and a growing list of rival digital song stores.

• Wireless crackdown

  The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

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