IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a US$8.9 billion loss for its third quarter ended July 31 due to writedowns and weak hardware sales and also said full-year results would be at the low end of its previous guidance. ...
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Dell announced that former HP Networking Division head Marius Haas has joined the firm on the same day as it released disappointing Q2 financial results. Haas will succeed Brad Anderson, who has been Dell's Enterprise Solutions chief ...
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Computerworld - Seagate's stock price dropped 8% today after the company announced it expects weak first-quarter performance based on slowing PC sales. The news followed a lack-luster quarter, which Seagate reported yesterday. Seagate ...
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While earnings from marquee-name tech companies such as Apple and Facebook disappointed this week, sales of mobile devices and enterprise software showed signs of growth. The deluge of earnings reports offered mixed news about sales but ...
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Upgrading to Windows 7 is having little effect on IT departments' PC purchasing decisions Businesses are actively moving off Windows XP, as support for the legacy operating system (OS) is due to end in 2014. But, according to researcher ...
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The stakes for Microsoft, which is outlining the next version of its profitable Office suite, are extremely high because that part of its business generates more revenue than any other, an analyst said today. According to the company's ...
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If Chinese-based computer manufacturer Lenovo keeps moving at its current pace,the company will surpass Hewlett-Packard as the world's largest PC maker by the beginning of 2013,industry analysts say. That would represent a big shift for ...
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Ultrabooks are failing to take off in Western Europe because consumers are not prepared to spend a premium on expensive thin and light devices. At the same time,the configuration of these devices mean they lack a docking station,making ...
Tags: Ultrabooks, Intel, Windows 8, Hardware