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Dell takes a swipe at HP

...on Tuesday that economies of scale from building PCs helped Dell keep component costs for servers low and alluded to HP's statement about potentially... Read more

5 October, 2011

Sony to increase PC prices

...some of its PCs, the latest company to fall victim to increasing component costs. On Friday, Sony said it would raise prices of notebooks and... Read more

8 April, 2002 by Michael Kanellos and Richard Shim
CAPEX-Aware Design of Survivable DWDM Mesh Networks

CAPEX-Aware Design of Survivable DWDM Mesh Networks

This paper reviews the basic architecture and component costs of opaque, transparent, and semi-transparent DWDM networks and looks at... Read more

1 June, 2009

Cost-cutting Dell slashes notebook range

...flagship notebook range for the corporate market, claiming the recent fall in component costs will be passed on to its customers. It said it will... Read more

27 February, 2001 by Joey Gardiner

Blu-ray appears to have the DVD lead

...of time. That translates into higher costs for Blu-ray producers. Moreover, component costs for Blu-ray can be nearly double HD DVD costs, because... Read more

28 November, 2005 by John Borland
Dell optimistic despite earnings fall

Dell optimistic despite earnings fall

...the US. The company continues to see pressure in the form of component costs and areas of aggressive pricing in the near term, and continues... Read more

28 August, 2009 by Larry Dignan
A plug for sanity

A plug for sanity

...keep suppliers and retailers happy while screwing both to the wall over component costs and handset prices: constantly changing essential details keeps those accessories in... Read more

26 September, 2007 by Leader

Apple rakes in profits after strong quarter

Fuelled by strong sales of Macs, third-quarter profit jumps 73 percent; company reports 270,000 iPhones sold in about 30 hours Read more

26 July, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Gartner: Apple should quit hardware business

Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple's best bet... Read more

18 October, 2006 by Andrew Donoghue

Sony unveils UK PS3 pricing, availability

E3: The console's technology is a huge step above the PS2, and that will show up in the retail price Read more

9 May, 2006 by Daniel Terdiman

HP considers sales direction

A shift from resellers to direct sales could help revive HP's bottom line, but it's likely to upset a few people Read more

24 January, 2006 by Dawn Kawamoto and Tom Krazit

Dell trumpets record profit

...share and revenue to top $12.5bn. Dell executives believe that lower component costs will allow it to lower prices on PCs, helping it to... Read more

13 August, 2004 by John G.Spooner

Once-cool iMac loses its sheen

...briefly hike the price by $100 (£55) to make up for rising component costs. By June of that year, there were already signs that demand... Read more

5 July, 2004 by Ina Fried

Gates foresees transition to 64-bit desktop

By the end of next year, nearly all AMD and Intel chips being shipped will be 64-bit capable, says Bill Gates Read more

5 May, 2004 by Ina Fried

Europe tops world in PC growth

...by a cautious attitude, IDC said. Component and display shortages, and increasing component costs for notebooks, were a concern for vendors through the quarter, but... Read more

16 January, 2004 by Matthew Broersma

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