Dell today announced that it will sell a variety of award-winning XPS and Inspiron notebook and desktop computers, including the new XPS One through more than 900 Best Buy locations in the U.S. in the next few weeks.

In a quest to nail the greatest gaming experience ever, Dell and Blizzard Entertainment, have joined forces to bring gamers the XPSTM M1730 World of Warcraft Edition notebook PC. The unique gaming notebook is available for purchase today by customers who pre-registered for early access during the "It Begins" quest. It will be available to all U.S. customers on December 11th on Dell Gaming.

Dell has just announced that it has joined the Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Leadership Collaborationp (SCLC) in a bid to cut its carbon footprint and become more environmentally friendly by monitoring the emissions of its suppliers. Dell's Chief Production Officer and Senior Vice President Martin Garvin said the following:

Our global supply chain is integral to Dell's long-term commitment to become the greenest technology company on earth. This means partnering with suppliers, customers and stakeholders to drive meaningful and positive change.

Dell announced earlier this year that it plans to neutralize the carbon impact of company-owned and leased facilities by 2008, and this move brings the firm a step closer to its goal.

Dell plans to expand its presence in China from 45 cities to more than 1,000 over the next year or so in a bid to match the broader market reach of Lenovo. "When we talk about that 45-city presence, we're really talking about cities with populations of 2 million plus where Dell has applied its direct [sales] approach," said Steve Felice, president of Dell Asia-Pacific and Japan, during a conference call with reporters. Over the next year or so, Dell will expand beyond the 45 Chinese cities where it now has a presence into smaller cities, using both its direct sales model and partnerships, Felice said. These smaller cities are now dominated by domestic PC vendors like Lenovo, but fast-growing demand for computers makes them an attractive target for Dell. "It's our desire to have much broader coverage," he said.

Dell today introduced two new models of its Dell Precision workstations, the world's top-selling line of professional workstations for the past eight years. Available today with prices starting at approximately $1,600 and $1,850 respectively, the Dell Precision T5400 and the Dell Precision T7400 provide the highest levels of performance and expandability available in a Dell workstation.

Available in Tuxedo Black and Crimson Red, the latest in Dell's range of XPS notebooks has been launched today. The XPS M1530 is a sleek and powerful multimedia machine with a starting price of £699. The M1530 boasts up to a 2.60GHz Core 2 Duo T7800 processor, up to 4GB of Dual Channel 667MHz DDR2 memory, single NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256MB video card, a 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) LED back-lit screen, up to 320GB of hard disk space and comes with a genuine copy of Windows Vista. It'll even give you the option of a 64GB solid state drive as well as other optional extras such as a Blu-ray drive. HDMI output comes as standard. The new notebook weighs in at a starting point of 2.62kg. The official product page can be accessed here.

Well, really, what can I say? Grab 'em while they're hot!

For those of you who need a proper introduction to the 8800GT...

The NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC ultimate graphic card provides extreme performance ideal for gaming. The graphic card provides special gaming and overclocking features; 65nm technology with low temperature, easy overclocking, high bandwidth, PCI-E generation 2.0 support, raised number of stream processors, overclocked version, SLI support and a special game bundle with not one but two games! MSI offers all this for a surprisingly reasonable price tag. With all the new features, the MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC can achieve even better benchmark results or real application performances than ever!

Editors note: So apparently the MSI 8800's sold out. For $234USD, you can get yourself an XFX 8800GT off of Dell. Here is the entire list of the 8800GT's Dell has in stock.

After ASUS and EeePC its Dell's turn to become enthusiastic about super cheap mobile solutions. The firm's 15.4-inch Vostro 1000 - which was listed earlier this year for as low as $449 - has now dipped $50 lower to crack the $400 barrier. The all-black laptop features a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 processor, Windows XP Home Edition, an XGA panel, 120GB 5,400 rpm hard drive, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a DVD writer (with dual-layer DVD+R write capability), ATI's Radeon Xpress 1150 integrated graphics set, 802.11g WiFi and a four-cell Li-ion battery for only $399. You can order the Vostro 1000 now directly from Dell.

Shortly after being leaked, Dell's 20-inch XPS One is finally available to the masses. Up now on company's webstore are four pre-configured systems, with an Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 or E6550 processor, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM, Bluetooth 2.0, an 8-in-1 multicard reader, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, integrated video or 256MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO graphics card, and options between 250, 320 or a 500GB 7,200 rpm SATA hard drive. Additionally, you can add a built-in Blu-ray burner and a hybrid analog/digital TV tuner. Prices start from $1,499 and go up to $2,399 depending on the options you want.

Dell has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Everdream, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for remote-service management. Terms were not disclosed and the purchase will not be final until all closing conditions are met. Everdream is based in Fremont, Calif., with a second facility in Charlotte, N.C.

Sun Microsystems and Dell announced Wednesday a distribution agreement under which Dell will distribute Sun's Solaris 10 operating system on Dell PowerEdge servers. Under the multiyear agreement, Dell also will provide Solaris support services to its PowerEdge customers. The agreement brings two rivals together, with Dell gaining a relationship to better serve its customers already running Solaris on their systems and Sun a potentially larger market base for Solaris. The agreement also calls for the companies to work together in certifying systems and creating products based on the Solaris partnership. The companies will work in unison to gain support from key resellers to distribute Solaris on Dell's PowerEdge servers.

Dell's 3007WFP-HC successor, the 3008WFP is on display today. What will be interesting to know about this new model has to be its backside. There you'll find DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA, component video, two DVI ports, S-Video, composite, and USB upstream connector (for 4-port USB hub and 9-in-2 card reader), certainly more than you'll ever need. No word on what other specs and price are, but it's likely to sport the same 2560x1600 native wide resolution. Also, the video processing chip in the monitor will enable decent resolution scalability, so you will be able to use 2560x1600, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1680x1050 and all other often used resolutions.

Dell has rolled out industry's first ultra portable workstation with a 14.1-inch display. The M2300 is an addition in the powerful Precision series with all the high-end specs one can think off while keeping the weight down to 5.37 lbs. One of the most interesting and useful feature of this workstation is the password protection technology on the HDD which asks for a password before the HDD can be accessed and the system boots. The M2300 Santa Rosa machine can be customized with 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo T7800 processor, up to 4GB RAM, max 200GB hard drive, optional 32GB solid state disk, dual layer DVD burner, NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M, fingerprint reader, 802.11a/b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth, and Vista Ultimate. The notebook starts at $1,708, but for above mentioned specs you'll have to pay about $3,755.

The once-famous Ben Curtis was a great advertising man for Dell. His well-known "dude you're getting a Dell" campaign gave people a good laugh, and brought Dell a healthy amount of revenue. That all changed when Curtis was caught buying marijuana, which is illegal in the United States of America. Dell fired Curtis, and he has since been pressed to find a good job. Fortunately, this was not the end of the line for Curtis. Curtis is now a bar tender in New York, and is quite happy with his new job. "There were times when I made boatloads of money as an actor, but here I can be myself." Curtis aspires to one day score it big with his band, "Whale", and once again get boatloads of money in Hollywood.

Dell has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EqualLogic, a leading provider of high-performance iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions uniquely optimized for virtualization. The acquisition will strengthen Dell's product and channel leadership in simplifying and virtualizing IT for customers globally. iSCSI SAN technology represents the fastest growing part of the storage business.

Dell has announced the availability of its new 24-inch E248WFP LCD display in the USA. The monitor comes with an integrated DVI-D with HDCP. It also features 92% color gamut, 1920x1200 resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, 160 degrees viewing angle, and 400 cd/m2 brightness. The screen is now on sale on Dell's website for a reasonable $469 USD.

Dell today announced the XPS 420 - a premium multimedia desktop PC that features Dell-exclusive Adobe Elements Studio software pre-installed, including Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 & Premiere Elements 4 software as well as Adobe Soundbooth CS3 - to simplify multimedia creativity whether it's producing a slide show, editing a family video or cleaning up audio recordings.

Staples, Inc. and Dell Inc. today announced that starting on November 11th, customers will have the option to hit the "Easy Button" at 1,400 Staples stores for a wide assortment of Dell notebook and desktop computers, monitors, printers, ink and toner. Staples, the country's leading retail destination for printing, will be the only office superstore to offer Dell products in stores and through its Web site. As part of its ongoing efforts to extend the advantages of its direct business model, Dell's relationship with Staples is the latest in a series of retail agreements aimed at reaching more customers worldwide. The initial products offered at Staples will include Inspiron 1721 and 1521 notebooks, Inspiron 530 desktops, Dell 948 and 926 all-in-one inkjet printers, Dell 1320c laser printer, Dell SE198WFP 19-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor, and the Dell E228WFP 22-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor. Additionally, Staples will offer ink and toner for most Dell printers.

Dell has officially introduced the SP2008WFP - 20" widescreen LCD monitor with 2ms GtG response time, 1680x1050 resolution, 2000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 typical brightness, built-in 2.0 Megapixel webcam and integrated microphone. The integrated video camera with 2x digital zoom allows you to capture video and take pictures with resolution up to 1600x1200 pixels. The new 20" Dell SP2008WFP also features TrueLife Technology for greater contrast resulting in deeper and more vibrant colors. This particular model has one DVI-D, one Analog video and 4 x USB ports. The new Dell SP2008WFP is available immediately for $289.

Dell's XPS M1730 gaming notebook has not been released yet, although its launch was planned for September 21st. Despite the delay, specs leaked from Dell's official website say that the XPS M1730 will be configurable with the 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2.2GHz T7500, 2.4GHz T7700 as well as the latest Core 2 Extreme X7900 CPU at 2.8GHz. All these CPUs have 4MB of L2 cache and a 800MHz front side bus. Dell's new 17-inch glossy TrueLife widescreen display with 1920x1200 pixel resolution will be powered by NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT dedicated video card with 512MB GDDR3 memory in single or dual (SLI) configuration. The specifications also mention 2GB 667MHz DDR2 memory (4GB for an additional $375), AGEIA PhysX 100M physics card and 2x200GB 7200rpm hard drives in RAID configuration. The notebook's price starts from $2,999 for the basic configuration and climbs up to $4,192 for the premium model.

Dell said on Monday it would sell its latest range of personal computers through China's largest electronics retailer, Gome Group. The tie-up with GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd follows similar moves by Dell, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, to expand beyond its direct-sales model to increase global market share. Beijing-based Gome will start retailing Dell products next month in 50 of its stores. Gome had 654 outlets in all at the end of June.

For Dell this is a great opportunity to extend connections with Chinese customers we may not have reached in the past,

said Michael Tatelman, vice president of marketing and sales for Dell's global business.

Samsung has begun shipping 2.5" 64GB SSD SATA HDDs. The NAND flash-based hard drives are expected to become available as storage options for Dell and Alienware consumer notebooks. According to Samsung, Alienware will be offering 64GB and a 128GB configuration (dual 64GB RAID 0) as well as a single 64GB SSD combined with a 200GB 7200rpm hard drive for its Area-51 m9750 notebook. Dell will be selling the SSD as an option for the XPS M1330 notebook. Customers will have to reach deep into their pockets to be able to enjoy the 64 GB SSD, as it comes at an additional cost of $1100. Fully customized Alienware m9750 with 2x64 SSD RAID0 drives, Core 2 Duo T7600, 2xGeForce Go 7950 GTX - SLI, 4GB DDR2 memory, dual layer DVD burner and a genuine copy of Windows Vista will rise the price to around 6300$ without the optional Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio or any other accessories.

Barcelona should be available next week and when compared with Intel's Clovertown, Barcelona is 30% faster than Clovertown at floating point instructions. However, at integer instructions, Clovertown is approximately 30% faster than Barcelona. Dell also says they will continue to use AMD processors in their line up to give their customers a variety of choices to choose from.

Dell today introduced its most powerful mobile workstation, the Dell Precision M6300, designed to free engineers, artists, developers and other professionals to run business-critical applications wherever they go with true desktop-level performance. The Dell Precision M6300 sports Intel Core 2 Duo and Extreme Edition processors up to the X7900 (2.8GHz) combined with NVIDIA Quadro FX1600M OpenGL discrete graphics, up to 4GB of dual-channel system memory, and high performance hard drives including solid state and encrypted. The Dell Precision M6300 has large, high resolution, wide-aspect 17-inch anti-glare display. 802.11a/g/n wireless connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0, DVI port, as well as firewire are also presented in this model.

DELL plans to release new SP2008WFP 20-inch LCD panel with integrated 2MP webcam this September. The SP2008WFP will offer 1680x1050 resolution, 2ms response time, 300cd/m2 brightness level, and 2000:1 contrast ratio. The screen also sports DVI with HDCP, four USB 2.0 ports, and a 2MP still / VGA video webcam (fixed focus) with array microphone. The exact release date is 12 September, 2007.