What does HP's PC purge mean for computer users?
Why would the world's biggest seller of PCs exit hardware sales? Because there isn't enough profit in it. So what's next?What do you call it when the world's biggest PC manufacturer gets out of...
View ArticleTech Weekly podcast: Has HP indicated the beginning of the end for the PC?
If the future of computer is iPads and smartphones then why is HP cancelling its webOS mobile platform and Touchpad tablet – after just 49 days?The company also intends to buy the British Autonomy...
View ArticleWhy iPads in cockpits proves the future of PCs is up in the air
The continued advance of mobile computing suggests the PC has reached its end stateWith admirable aplomb, if not grammar, Michael Dell, the chief executive and founder of Dell Inc, tweeted last week:...
View ArticleDell plans partnership with China's Baidu on tablets and mobiles
Analysts wary as Dell focuses on fastest-growing market to try to breathe new life into its mobile offeringsDell plans to partner China's top search engine Baidu to develop tablet computers and mobile...
View ArticleIf you want to create jobs at home, don't rely on startups
The New York Times's Thomas Friedman was wrong to suggest we put our faith in new technology companiesThomas L Friedman, the New York Times's foreign affairs columnist, is an engaging master of the...
View ArticleHP, Lenovo and Apple benefit as PC sales inch ahead in third quarter
Overall sale in Europe and America shrink as worldwide growth comes close to stalling - but analysts differ on whether tablets are to blameHP's announcement that it might spin off or sell its PC...
View ArticleBlackBerry maker hits bottom of green electronics rankings
Greenpeace says Research in Motion lacks a clean electricity plan and targets to increase the use of renewable energyBlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has come bottom of a list of the world's...
View ArticleApple iPod offer over safety fears
First-generation nanos' batteries could catch fire, leading to Apple offering a free replacement to customersWant a free iPod nano? Apple has them on offer if you are one of the millions of people who...
View ArticleAcer, Asus and Dell 'to exit Android tablets'
Website quotes suppliers saying PC makers are pulling back from Android tablet market. Are they just waiting for Windows 8?PC hardware vendors such as Acer, Asustek and Dell may withdraw from the...
View ArticleCES 2012: Dell hedges over Windows 8 or Android for tablet release
After its unsuccessful foray with the Streak, Dell is trying to get into the consumer market with a tablet offering that it says will focus on the ecosystemRemember Dell? While other companies have...
View ArticleReplacing a Windows laptop's hard drive | Ask Jack
Dell has sent Dennis Fornes a replacement hard drive for one that may be about to fail, and he wants to know how to make the swapOne of the drives in my Dell Studio laptop has been determined to be...
View ArticleFoxconn lifts wages for workers 25% as Apple lets ABC News into plants
Pay rise for staff comes as company says it will limit workers' hours at huge plants where products are assembled for Apple, Microsoft, Dell and Hewlett-PackardFoxconn, the Taiwan-owned manufacturer...
View ArticleApps Rush: LinkedIn, Frankenstein, O2 Wallet, Dell, The Dictator, One...
What's new on the app stores on Friday 27 April 2012A selection of 21 new and notable apps for you today:LinkedInBusiness social network LinkedIn has launched its official iPad app, which is very...
View ArticleNew-tech moguls: the modern robber barons?
Are today's captains of industry – the wealthy and powerful figures who control the digital universe – any different from the ruthless corporate figures of the past?Here's an interesting fact: 10 of...
View ArticleDell's profits plummet by 18% as PC sales slump
Share value also drops 4% in second quarter as rivals such as Lenovo continue to make gains in the smartphone marketDell's shares slid by more than 4% on Tuesday night after the company announced...
View ArticleDell revenues slump as tablets and smartphones eat into market
PC maker's quarterly reports show profits falling 48% year on year, with executives warning trend will continue into 2013Dell is looking like the sick man of the PC business – which itself isn't looked...
View ArticleDell close to $22bn leveraged buyout amid decline in PC market
PC-maker's founder and chief executive Michael Dell wants to take company private in order to focus on providing IT servicesDell could be taken private in a $22bn (£14bn) deal this week as the mounting...
View ArticleMicrosoft preparing to join Dell buyout
The software giant wants a share of the world's third largest PC maker adding to its stakes in Apple and FacebookMicrosoft is in talks to invest up to $3bn (£1.9bn) in the private equity buyout of...
View ArticleShould Dell be wary of Microsoft's apparent generosity?
As the PC maker attempts to raise $22bn to go private and restructure its business model, Microsoft has offered to chip inThe news broke two weeks ago: Dell wants to go private. The company would like...
View ArticleDell buyout talks in final stages
Negotiations between the computer group and consortium led by founder Michael Dell now focus on share priceTalks between the computer group Dell and a consortium led by its founder and chief executive,...
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