Engadget got a tip that Dell plans to release its 18-pound, 20-inch widescreen laptop that it showed off as a concept PC at CES, possibly as early as next month.

The Texas-based computer maker not only has a hot brand with appeal to big-spending hardcore gamers, but a line of products with AMD processors instead of the Intel chipsets that dominate Dell’s computer lineup.

While Dell Computers will partner withh CFDynamics to include its client on a line of Dell servers, while CFEclipse needs a few good contributors.

My last post on Dell has piqued my curiosity. Who else is using RSS feeds? Here’s a big one I found: the President of Russia and the Kremlin have feeds.

A website shows the true face of the organization as never before. A website is increasingly the place where customers get that vital first impression.

Google shares slipped $17 on reports that Google was thinking of paying a billion dollars to Dell to bundle its software.

Google software could be pre-installed on PCs from Dell, which could place a lot of Google’s alternatives to Microsoft on millions of personal computers by default.

A user found on Google pricing and model names for new dual-core laptop computers from Dell and excitedly posted them to an online forum, sending Dell officials scrambling to get the unannounced products off the Internet.

Nowadays, when you buy a PC from Dell (or most major manufacturers) you have to reformat and reinstall to get the full performance of the hardware, as the default installation comes packed with oodles of bloatware.

Just three weeks ago, I wagered that we’d see Google Pack pre-installed on Dell computers before the end of the year.

One of Dell’s few known employee bloggers, Sam Decker, now is fully immersed in the religion.

Interesting news from Rubel. Google is offering a Dell branded homepage on browsers shipped with Dell computers.

Score another one for the blogosphere.

Notwithstanding the Dell Hell saga of last year, I love my Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 which I bought in August.

CNET News: A major U.K. retail store and three of the largest PC vendors worldwide still have no plans to sell the version of Microsoft Windows that does not contain its media player, five months after the version was released.

Dell announced the release of a comprehensive database featuring its quad-socket PowerEdge servers with new Intel Xeon dual-core technology and the new Microsoft SQL Server database. The package is intended to simplify migration to Microsoft SQL Server database and business-critical data center operations.

Two big OEM computer makers have stood up to Microsoft and Intel, dismissing their claims of HD DVD superiority.

The XPS series will have a lot more going for it than the rest of the product line, like dedicated customer support.

The Dell DJ Ditty has a FM tuner, a blue LCD screen, and comes in silver, just in time to compete with the iPod Shuffle for holiday sales.

Dell has agreed to provide access to documents involved with its relationship with Intel for the antitrust suit that AMD has brought against Intel.

I installed Hot Recorder on my new Dell PC today, which I use for recording occasional Skype conversations for the For Immediate Release podcast.