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Dell accidentally sells 140,000 monitors for $15 a pop • Channel Register
channelregister.co.uk - 7/1/2009
Dell accidentally sells 140,000 monitors for $15 a pop • Channel Register
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Taiwan consumer regulators have ordered Dell to honor an online pricing error that offered 19-inch LCD monitors for only NT$500 (US$15, £9). News of the supposed bargain spread quickly over the internet when it was posted June 25 at 11pm. Within the eight hours before it was removed, more than ...
online.wsj.com - 6/29/2009
Dell Developing Pocket-Sized Device
— online.wsj.com — JUSTIN SCHECK Engineers at Dell Inc. have been developing a pocket-sized device for tapping into the Internet,... people familiar with the company's plans said. The gadget uses Google Inc.'s Android software, these people said. Two people who said they ... (more) Dell Developing Pocket-Sized Device

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en.community.dell.com - 6/30/2009
GPS and Wi-Fi Positioning Coming to the Mini 10
— en.community.dell.com — With the recent buzz around the forthcoming TomTom navigation app for the iPhone and recent report that demand... for GPS devices is expected to grow steadily over the next few years, there's no question that there's a lot of interest in the ... (more) GPS and Wi-Fi Positioning Coming to the Mini 10

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logicbuy.com - 6/30/2009
$399 off Nokia N97 Mobile Phone plus Dell Vostro A860 Laptop
— logicbuy.com — Dell Small Business - HOT! Take $399 off instantly when you buy the brand new Nokia N97... unlocked mobile ($700 value) touchscreen cell phone plus Dell Vostro A860 Laptop ($420 value). This combo deal: $1,129 - $259 instant savings (Vostro A860) - 20% ... (more) $399 off Nokia N97 Mobile Phone plus Dell Vostro A860 Laptop

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Dell must honor accidental sales of $15 monitors
The Raw Feed — The Taiwanese government is forcing Dell to honor the sale of 140,000 monitors accidentally priced at $15 each. The news of the price spread fast, and within 8 hours 26,000 people had purchased displays (obviously some buyers were stocking up...) ...

Taiwan orders Dell to honor $15 monitor mishap
Engadget — ... It's not exactly all that uncommon for Dell to misprice an item on its website and, if you're lucky, it might even honor it. But it looks like the stakes have just been raised considerably in Taiwan, where the company recently listed a 19-inch monitor for NT$500 (or ...

Dell Forced to Honor Accidental $15 Monitor Listing [Sales]
Gizmodo — ... Dell has apologized and says it will compensate buyers for the mistake, but they probably mean some sort of discount instead of a loss of millions of dollars. [Channel Register via ...

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