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Samsung not buying; HP not quitting PC business

Samsung Electronics has said it's not buying Hewlett-Packard's PC business, and since companies can often deny what they are up to... Read more

26 August, 2011

HP dumps WebOS, looks to split off PC business

...HP is to spin off or sell its market-leading PC business and kill off all its WebOS devices, including the TouchPad tablet... Read more

19 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Splitting HP's PC business would help sale

...makes it hard for any of the smaller suppliers to buy its PC business. However, Taiwan's DigiTimes has suggested a possible solution: split the... Read more

23 August, 2011

Michael Dell plots a grand transition

...the cloud and specific industries, in a shift away from a purely PC business, the company's chief executive has said. The strategic shift means... Read more

13 October, 2011

Is IBM's cunning mainframe weaving magic?

Mainframes have never gone away, despite what many in the PC business would like to think. And as servers start to look less... Read more

16 August, 2010
Dead IT giants: A top 10 of the fallen

Dead IT giants: A top 10 of the fallen

...called CPU Ltd, with Acorn Computer Ltd the trading name for its PC business — CPU also had a consultancy business. The £80 Acorn Microcomputer was... Read more

19 November, 2010 by David Meyer

HP planning at least 25,000 job cuts, reports say

...WebOS and an abortive plan to hive off HP's market-leading PC business. As the job cuts have not yet been officially announced, there... Read more

18 May, 2012
Meet Android's patron saint: The IBM PC

Meet Android's patron saint: The IBM PC

One of Android's besetting sins is fragmentation, creating an uncertain market and confused users. At least, that's the argument: as history demonstrates, the truth is rather different Read more

6 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

Ex-Acer boss will run Europe for Lenovo

...the China-based IT company. Lanci was the acknowledged superstar of the PC business, but the massive growth in Acer's PC business was followed... Read more

2 April, 2012

China's homegrown chips get inspiration from Mao

...components, a position cemented when Chinese firm Lenovo bought IBM's entire PC business in 2004. But while your computer might be made in China... Read more

29 February, 2012 by Tom Hancock

PC sales up by 11 percent in Asia Pacific, says IDC

...HP saw shipments decline during a period when the future of its PC business was in some doubt. However, Dell more than compensated by making... Read more

31 January, 2012
Apple doubles iPhone and iPad sales

Apple doubles iPhone and iPad sales

Strong global sales of mobile devices have lifted Apple to record-breaking revenue in its first quarter, with the Chinese market performing particularly well, but there is still room for rivals if they build up their developer ecosystems Read more

25 January, 2012 by Ben Woods

Eden heads to Israel in Intel management shake-up

...a statement. "While in the United States, Eden led Intel's mobile PC business before being promoted to run [the PC Client Group], Intel's... Read more

23 January, 2012
Lenovo's K800 Android phone in pictures

Lenovo's K800 Android phone in pictures

...Lenovo used CES 2012 to expand beyond its core laptop and desktop PC business when it announced the K800 Android smartphone. Powered by a 32nm... Read more

11 January, 2012 by Kent German

HP quarterly earnings plunge as PC confusion bites

...WebOS and the Touchpad tablet (pictured), as well confusion around its consumer PC business. Photo credit: Jason Hiner On Monday, HP reported a drop in... Read more

22 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

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