Worldwide ultrabook shipments are falling short -- way short-- of expectations, according to a report released Monday. IHS iSuppli, in a forecast earlier this year, said 22 million ultrabooks would be sold this year. However, the analyst ...
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Have you noticed that it's just not cool to be in the PC business these days? Granted, it's been no secret that the PC industry has been taking it on the chin for more than a year. With a down economy and people excited about new, smaller ...
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Even Apple has been hit by the computer sales tailspin in the U.S., research firms IDC and Gartner said yesterday. The two companies projected that U.S. Mac sales during the quarter ending Sept. 30 were down from the same period the year ...
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Apple sold more PCs worldwide last quarter -- 21 million -- than any rival, retaking the lead it lost the quarter before, U.K.-based Canalys said yesterday. And because Microsoft lacks a tablet operating system, sales of Windows-powered ...
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PC maker Lenovo bucked the trend in the ailing desktop market, showing a 13% increase in profits for the second quarter of $162m (£101m). But the Q2 results represent a slow-down in the Chinese PC manufacturer's growth, having ...
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Lenovo said its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13 percent year-over-year, marking a shift from the high profit growth the company has previously seen. For the fiscal second quarter ending on Sept. 30, ...
Lenovo today announced a series of managerial changes including Oliver Ebel taking on the role of Executive Director and General Manager for Lenovo in the Middle East & Africa (MEA). Moving from his current position as Executive Director ...
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Tablets and smartphones -- and users' infatuation with them -- continue to pummel the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments were flat this past quarter, just like they were for the previous six quarters before that, according to a report out ...
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Sales of Apple's iMac, the computer often credited with saving the company, have peaked and by the end of 2014 will account for approximately 2% of the firm's revenues, analysts now predict. The iMac, an all-in-one computer with roots ...
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For the first time in a generation, PCs in the second quarter of the year didn't account for the majority of DRAM sales, yet another sign that the industry is moving into a post-PC era, according to data from IHS iSuppli. PCs in the ...
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Chip company Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it would lay off 15 percent of its workforce as it tries to inch back to profitability at a time when the PC market is slumping. The company will lay off close to 1,800 people, and it ...
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There were a lot of reasons for Gartner researchers to give a gloomy economic outlook at its Symposium/ITxpo conference here, especially after the latest round of quarterly reports from Intel, IBM and others. But the picture painted by ...
Intel said it has improved performance and graphics in the upcoming version of its Core chip line, while also slashing power consumption by a whopping 41%. That, say industry analysts, could help laptop manufacturers build and sell, ...
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Mainly thanks to simmering market demand for new PCs running on Windows 8,Compal Electronics Inc.and Inventec Corp.,two of Taiwan's largest laptop contract manufacturers,both saw their revenue surge in November from October. Compal ...
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Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)is denying reports that executives have taken steps that could lead to the company's sale. Speculation began to spread Tuesday afternoon after Reuters reported that AMD has hired JPMorgan Chase&Co to explore ...
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