China Mobile (CHL) will be the first mobile operator to sell the much-talked-about Dell (DELL) smartphone. The Mini 3i, as its is called, is a slim, touch screen smartphone to be supported by China Mobile's new OPhone and Mobile Market platforms. The 3.5-inch widescreen is intended to create a big-screen experience, adding to the clarity of images and videos. The Mini 3i is compatible with lot of applications like e-mail platforms and office productivity software. This new smartphone was produced through a year-long collaboration with China Mobile and also Dell is making substantial investment in smartphones. Dell’s entry into the smartphone segment looks like a logical progression, as the company is already manufacturing and rolling out reasonably priced netbooks in the market. However, Dell is a late entrant into the market, unlike its peer Apple Inc. (AAPL), which has already grabbed a large share ...

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Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

Dell’s Smartphone Strategy

Dell Inc. (DELL), one of the world’s leading computer manufacturer, has decided to start manufacturing its smartphone device. The company has zeroed in on Brazil as the first manufacturing destination and chosen Claro as its carrier partner in the region. Dell will also

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Dell Inc. (DELL), one of the world’s leading computer manufacturer, has decided to start manufacturing its smartphone device. The company has zeroed in on Brazil as the first manufacturing destination and chosen Claro as its carrier partner in the region. Dell will also be manufacturing the device in China and partner with China Mobile in that region. The phone will be using the Google Android operating system.   Dell’s entry into the smartphone segment looks like a logical progression, as the company is already manufacturing and rolling out reasonably priced netbooks in the market. However, Dell is a late entrant into the market, unlike its peer Apple Inc. (AAPL), which has already grabbed a large share through smartphones such as iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS.

As per the technology research firm Canalys, third quarter 2009 worldwide smartphone shipments grew 4% year on year, to 41.4 million units.  As

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Dell Inc. (DELL) finally launches the much awaited XPS Adamo laptops, the second product in the Adamo series. The company is expected to begin the shipment of the world's most sleek laptop this month. At a 0.4 inch thickness, it is thinner than any other notebook on the market, weighing 3.3 pounds. It weighs around 3.3 pounds. The laptop provides 13.4-inch high-definition display, runs on a low-power Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 1.4 gigahertz, has a 128 gigabytes storage space and has a 4GB DDR3 800 memory.

The notebook will cater to customers who are more inclined towards making a style statement rather than being concerned with the technical specification of the machine. So the pricing of the product is set much higher at $1,799, above the $600 to $900 price range for mainstream notebook machines. The company revealed the picture of the product more than a month

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Beware This Tech-Tonic Shift In The Global Technology Sector

by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research

If you’re betting on a recovery in technology stocks based on third quarter earnings reports from companies such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), you’re not alone.

While economists and commentators debate the issue, many investors have already placed large bets on a V-shaped recovery for the tech sector.

They have some good reason to think so too, since the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite has risen 70% from its March lows. The problem is, they’re expecting “business as usual” in the industry… meaning they think spending will pick up the way it did in the 1990s.

Kris Gopalakrishman, CEO of Indian tech giant, Infosys (Nasdaq: INFY) – a company in the Xcelerated Profits Report portfolio – sees it differently,

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As per a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Hewlett Packard Company (HPQ) is considering merger of its Personal-Computer (PC) and Printer businesses into one single division. The combined unit would be headed by Todd Bradley, the chief of the personal computer division. This indicates that the printing business, once the biggest revenue earner for the company, is going through a bad patch and the company is currently focussing on building other businesses relating to PC, commercial computing hardware and software. The company did not confirm the date or details of this restructuring process, as the final decision will be made by the company CEO, Mark Hurd. Even in the third quarter, the "Imaging and Printing" business did not perform well, as the segment revenue fell 19.6% year over year. Both ink supplies and hardware posted double-digit declines. We believe the segment has come under pressure ...

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Chicago, IL – September 16, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Hewlett Packard Co. (HPQ), Dell Inc. (DELL), Sasol Ltd. (SSL), AT&T (T) and Centennial Communications (CYCL).

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Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:

HP: Notebook Follows Printers

Hewlett Packard Co. (HPQ) has now taken up the task of enhancing its notebook product line. The company has come up with new advanced gadgets in this segment.

Technology research firm IDC projects that the light-weight notebook market is expected to grow in

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After revamping its printing segment by offering new products, technology and a strategic partnership with Toshiba for selling its laser jet printers, Hewlett Packard Co. (HPQ) has now taken up the task of enhancing its notebook product line. The company has come up with new advanced gadgets in this segment.  The most notable product in this segment is what the company claims to be the world's slimmest full performance notebook PC along with a slim consumer notebook, expected to strike an optimum balance between enhanced performance, mobility and price. The products, christened HP ProBook 5310m and HP Pavilion dm3, are expected to cater to the same segment as the affordable HP Pavilion dv2 series did in the first half of 2009.  Now coming to product specifications, HP ProBook 5310m will mainly cater to the corporate segment, being specially designed for professionals. With this new notebook, the mobile ...

As per consumer perception, Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone and Research In Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry are ruling the smartphone market. So this is a cause of concern for Nokia (NOK), as the company is slightly lagging in the smartphone segment. Although Nokia management claims that it holds the substantial share of the smartphone market, we believe that consumers’ choices are tilted toward iPhones and BlackBerrys. On the one hand, most tech enthusiast wants to own the iPhone, while on the other hand BlackBerry is ruling the corporate segment. So Nokia’s N97, with its enhanced features and competitive pricing, is basically trying to catch up with this competition. Technology research firm Gartner projected that the smartphone category grew by 27% in the second quarter, although there is a 6.1% decline in the overall mobile phone market. So large players in this segment including Samsung and Sony ...

The executive who led Google Inc.’s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S. search engine announced Friday.

Kai-Fu Lee will step down as president of Google Greater China in mid-September, the company said. It said he would set up a new venture in Beijing but gave no other details.

Lee was hired by Google in 2004 and oversaw development of services meant to help the search giant expand its share of China’s search market, which is dominated by local rival Baidu Inc.

Google has added market share but trails Baidu, which has 61.6 percent of search traffic, while Google has 29.1 percent, according to Analysys International, a technology research firm.

Google said Boon-Lock Yeo, director of its Shanghai engineering office, would take over Lee’s engineering responsibilities. John Liu, who leads its Greater China sales team, is to

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