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In an environmentally friendly move, Dell is replacing the paper, plastic, and foam packaging material for two of its computers with inserts made of bamboo.

The Dell Mini 3I, an Android-based smartphone that currently is available only in China, is coming to America in the next few months, according to CrunchGear. In August, consumers got a look at the Mini 3i, courtesy of photos from the Chinese site Sina. CrunchGear reported yesterday that Dell will bring the Mini 3i to U.S. customers to compete with other planned Android operating system phones from HTC, Samsung, and Motorola.

In yet another move to dismantle Enfatico, the $4.5 billion powerhouse agency created to handle all of Dell's marketing needs worldwide, several of the top executives on the creative side have been laid off.

Two of the biggest technology names in Texas have joined forces Monday as Dell acquired Perot Systems by $3.9 billion.

Technology supersite Gizmodo has assembled a gallery of photos of Dell's Mini 3i, the company's Android-based smartphone that's only available in China. Looking at the photos taken from the Chinese site Sina, the Mini 3i has characteristics of both the iPhone and the Palm Pre.

The Wall Street Journal reports that engineers at Dell are developing a mobile device that would access the Web, but doesn't work as a phone.

Sen. Cornyn speaks out against Rush and Newt's comments on Sotomayor's "racism." Obama to name a "cyber czar." Texas Senate passes the budget. Dell income plunges 63% in early 2009. Austin woman charged in death of husband. Actress urged me to take ecstasy, says doctor in sex scandal trial. Bye, Jay. Heeeeeere's Conan!

Dell's new netbook is geared toward kids in the classroom with five vivid colors, a rubber casing, and 10.1-inch screen.

A legal battle over Dell's involvement in security camera purchases by the city of New Orleans just got messier for the company after a New Orleans judge ordered CEO Michael Dell to give a sworn deposition in the case.

Dell has found itself pulled into a legal battle over security camera purchases by the city of New Orleans.

The Wall Street Journal just broke the news that Enfatico, the $4.5 billion powerhouse agency created to handle all of Dell's marketing needs worldwide, will be merged into a separate ad firm, Young & Rubicam Brands, of parent group WPP.

According to one research analyst, Round Rock computer maker Dell Inc. failed in its initial attempt to bring a prototype smartphone to the consumer market after being rejected by wireless carriers for being—get this—too "Dell-like" in appearance.

A month before announcing fourth-quarter results, Dell began to set the stage by saying it expected $280 million in expenses from job cuts and stock option-related costs.

• Former Austin police officer charged in bank robbery
• Fugitive -- wanted for kidnapping, sex assault and arson -- arrested in Pflugerville
• Texas Youth Commission to fire 100 employees, eliminate 330 vacant positions

• UN humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip halted after attacks target U.N. staff and facilities.
• Obama warns of dire economic consequences if the stimulus package doesn't get approved.
• More Dell layoffs.

The system maker, currently known more for its business-friendly desktops and notebooks rather than its design sensibilities, quietly shared some "early marketing collateral" to a publication about luxury goods. When NYTimes blogger Ashlee Vance queried Dell VP Michael Tatelman about the possibility of the company unveiling a Macbook Air-type product, Vance claims that "Mr. Tatelman’s mouth gaped open and his eyes darted away from my face."

With a lot of other commotion going on Saturday at Austin City Limits like alt-country, indie rock, hip hop and electro-pop, it could be easy to miss the multitude of sounds coming from the Dell stage.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Round Rock-based Dell alleging that the company failed to pay appropriate overtime wages to their customer service employees. The lawsuit - originally filed in 2007 by two employees from Dell’s Roseburg, Oregon call center - states that the company failed to keep accurate overtime records which resulted in inaccurate overtime pay.

In a move sure to piss a lot of people off (and conversely make others rejoice) Dell announced that they will make all of their U.S. campuses smoke-free by January 1, 2009. Citing decreased insurance costs and increased health benefits, a Dell representative stated that approximately 28,000 U.S. employees were notified of the policy change on Wednesday. In an effort to help employees kick the habit, Dell will provide employees with free smoking cessation programs and a discount in health insurance premiums for all non-smoking employees.

In an opinion released Tuesday, State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi said that Dell and Dell Financial Services LP engaged in deceptive business practices, fraud, false advertising and abusive debt collection.

Though still in the process of axeing nearly 9,000 of its current employees, Dell is rumored to be entertaining thoughts of purchasing RadioShack.

In a meeting with industry analysts today, Dell CEO Michael Dell said his company will cut even more jobs than the 8,800 it predicted last year.

The Round Rock-based computer giant recently pledged to lay off at least 8,800 employees, or ten percent of its worldwide workforce, in an effort to reduce operating costs.