Screw the consoles: After three years of design, Alienware launches a trio of gaming laptops

Alienware's Frank Azor isn't shy about speaking up for the PC, even as new consoles are coming soon.

Dell bounces back from buyout bust with a purchase of its own

Dell today announced the acquisition of Enstratius, the Minneapolis-based cloud infrastructure management solution provider, for an undisclosed amount.

41 of the Fortune 500 companies are tech companies (and here they are)

Apple’s in the top 10 for the first time ever, Facebook hits the list, and Dell sells more than Google as Fortune Magazine released its Fortune 500 companies today, ranking the top 500 companies by global income.

Notable this year …

Dell avoids talk of flawed deal, focuses on new software foray in press talks today

Dell execs hope to settle customer and partner anxiety with talk of their "big data" and cloud software products.

Blackstone just backed out of its proposed Dell buyout

For some time now, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell (pictured above) has sought to take his company private in a huge $24.4 billion deal. But Blackstone and investor Carl Icahn opposed the deal, saying it undervalued the company, and were preparing to counter it.

PC shipments post biggest quarterly sales drop ever — the IDC blames Windows 8

PC shipments fell off the proverbial cliff in the first quarter of 2013, according to IDC, with their biggest drop ever in recorded history.

Carl Icahn signs a confidentiality agreement to review Dell’s books

American business magnate Carl Icahn has signed a confidentiality agreement to review Dell's books and further evaluate the bid for a $24 billion leveraged buyout to take the company private.

The vultures are out as Carl Icahn buys about 6% of Dell

Remember what Michael Dell said when he was asked back in 1997 -- when Steve Jobs returned to Apple -- what he'd do if he were Jobs?

"I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders."

Dell beats Q4 expectations despite poor consumer sales

Dell announced higher-than-expected revenues for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, which may be the last time it reports its earnings to the Street.

Pot, meet kettle: HP says Dell buyout will kill innovation

Innovation is dead at Dell -- or at least according to HP, which says that Dell's proposed buyout is going to spell bad news for Dell's customers.

Dell finally goes private in $24.4B deal as Microsoft chips in $2B loan

After months of speculation, Dell officially announced this morning that it will be going private in a $24.4 billion deal with founder Michael Dell and investment firm Silver Lake.

Microsoft may invest $1B to $3B to help Dell go private

Dell's not-so-secret attempt to go private is getting even more interesting.

Dell stock jumps 13% on rumor it could go private

No. 3 PC maker Dell's stock has skyrocketed 13 percent on a report that the company is "in talks" to go private.