The first rear-drive Chevrolet sedan since 1996 makes its debut in Daytona this weekend, ready to lead the pack at the upcoming Daytona 500 NASCAR race. Like the Pontiac G8 before it, the Chevrolet SS is borrowed from General Motors' ...
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Microsoft's $2 billion loan to Dell, one of its largest computer-making partners, will have an impact on how other OEMs view their Windows ecosystem collaborator, analysts said today. The extent of that impact, however, is unclear to the ...
Free from the bright lights of Wall Street, Dell's decision to go private is likely to lead to the company downplaying if not entirely eliminating consumer products in favor of building out its enterprise product portfolio, analysts said. ...
For those who call tablets personal computers, Apple Inc. is the world's top PC maker, according to research firm Canalys. Canalys reported Wednesday that one in five PCs shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012 was an Apple device, and most ...
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Intel has scaled back plans for the next version of Itanium in a move that raises questions about the future of the 64-bit server chip, used primarily in Hewlett-Packard's high-end Integrity servers. In a short notice posted quietly to ...
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Dell's buyout deal should give the company renewed business flexibility and stealth, but its customers need to know if Dell will be in the PC market for the long haul. "Now, Dell will be able to better compete with HP, Lenovo, IBM and ...
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Autonomy, the software vendor led by Dr Mike Lynch (pictured) and bought by HP for $10.3bn (£7.1bn) in 2011, is to be investigated over allegations of accounting irregularities. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has revealed it ...
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Semi-conductor giant Intel has invested about $6.5m (£4.1m) in software-defined networking (SDN) firm Big Switch Networks, as it looks to diversify its portfolio away from PCs and servers. The investment by Intel comes in Big ...
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A two per cent profit margin is 'success' for a PC manufacturer, according to Lenovo's COO of EMEA, Gianfranco Lanci. Lenovo overtakes Acer’s EMEA PC sales but HP remains top Analysis: PC makers need to shape up or ship out HP ...
Toyota's big splash at the Chicago Auto Show today was showing off a freshened 2014 Tundra pickup truck. Facing tough, significantly updated competition from Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, and Ram, a Tundra update (which debuted in 2007) was ...
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We rather enjoyed the 2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring we bought and tested last year. But there was one complaint: the super-efficient 2.0-liter Skyactiv four-cylinder engine was down on power at just 155 horses. Scratch that gripe off the list. ...
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Toyota usually leaves spacious luxury car duties to its premium Lexus brand. But Toyota dealers have many loyal customers with needs for big-car room, luxury and utility but at a non-upscale price. And for years the Avalon has been a ...
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The Lincoln brand has been in trouble for years. Lincoln models have been too similar to their Ford counterparts to make it as credible luxury cars, and no amount of cosmetics and feature enhancements have made them feel all that special. ...
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Increases up to 15 percent expected, depending on geographies, applications and specific grades. The price increases are effective in Europe on Feb. 1 and the rest of the world on Feb. 15, 2013, in each case as contracts allow. These ...
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Xylem Inc., has introduced its Bell & Gossett series e-90 in-line centrifugal pump, specifically designed for the commercial HVAC market. The company made the announcement at the 2013 AHR Expo in Dallas. Featuring a high hydraulic ...
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