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Yahoo hits refresh with exec shake-up
News In the new order, Patel will oversee several consumer products available worldwide. Balogh's audience-technology group supports Patel's consumer products, with tight ties to corresponding product managers within Patel's group.
[June 27, 2008, 9:48]
Intel flexes muscle at Pentium III launch
News Graphics chip makers are certainly glad that Intel is renewing its focus on 3D -- not just for the consumer, but for business as well. While it may not be clear why that would improve the average consumer's Web experience, Excite's Glassman noted...
[February 18, 1999, 9:08]
Dell regroups around four customer types
News The company's consumer business is already a global operation, but now three other groups will follow suit: those for big business customers, government customers, and small and medium-sized business customers.
[January 2, 2009, 8:30]
Lenovo shakes up Think, Idea product groups
News The Idea group will target consumer and SMB transactional customers. In an interview withZDNet UK's sister site, CNET News.com, last month, Lenovo chief operating officer Rory Read said the transactional business had slowed down more than expected...
[March 26, 2009, 14:32]
New HP regime prepares first PCs
News Consumer desktop PCs are some of the first new HP products affected by the merger. These will be the first completely new post-merger consumer and commercial PCs. To reduce overlap, the company adjusted the features and prices on its HP Pavilion...
[June 26, 2002, 11:31]
Compaq restructures, anticpates Q2 loss
News Under the new plan, Compaq will establish three business groups: the Enterprise Solutions and Services Group, the Personal Computer Group and the Consumer Group. Compaq's Consumer Group will continue to be run by Mike Larson, senior vice president...
[June 18, 1999, 9:34]
Ultrawideband partners merge
News This group, led by Motorola and Freescale, has already demonstrated consumer devices using its technology, most recently with a Samsung mobile phone at the 3GSM trade show in Cannes last month, but the two groups remain resolutely incompatible.
[March 3, 2005, 16:00]
Keeping your ear to the blogosphere
News In May 2003, the consumer advocacy group Ban Trans Fat sued Kraft Foods, demanding that the comestibles giant stop selling its Oreo-brnad biscuits in California. During the months before and after the suit was filed, a word-of-mouth marketing...
[January 4, 2006, 14:15]
Go gadget go -- Gates to kick off CES
News Consumer electronics companies will get a chance to change their luck next week in Las Vegas. After a dismal 2001, companies plan to use the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to introduce upcoming products and announce new strategies aimed at...
[January 3, 2002, 13:43]
Bloggers weigh in on Skype takeover
News The deal also has the blogging community's mental wheels turning as to what the joined company will mean for the consumer. Skype down the road will enable eBay to aggregate consumer demand and auction it in the same way they currently auction...
[September 13, 2005, 9:05]
Apple targets SMEs with .Mac upgrade
News Despite a consumer focus, .Mac is already proving popular with small businesses: Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice-president of applications marketing said that around one in four .Mac users are SMEs or freelancers.
[September 21, 2005, 9:30]
Ultrawideband tribes square up for standards fight
News This will connect together consumer electronics and computers at full speed without cabling, with a special focus on imaging and multimedia. Both groups say that their solution will be flexible enough to cope with full-speed operation, approaching...
[July 15, 2003, 11:58]
Compromise copyright bill in works
News On the other side, legislators backed by consumer groups have introduced proposals to roll back some of the most restrictive provisions of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), protecting consumers' rights to "fair use" of digital media.
[February 20, 2003, 10:18]
Palm debuts new business software
News The Tungsten name will be used with products for large businesses; the Zire name will be applied to consumer offerings. Bradley said Palm tested 17 different names with 12 different focus groups before making a final branding decision.
[September 24, 2002, 9:40]
Intel restructures for the digital future
News The Digital Home Group will develop computing and communications platforms for use by consumers in the emerging digital home, with emphasis on living room entertainment applications and consumer electronics devices.
[January 18, 2005, 8:10]
Nokia accused of selling faulty phones
News Based on its allegations, La's counsel argued that Nokia had violated Californian competition and consumer laws, breached its warranty and asked the court to compensate consumers under the Song-Beverley Consumer Warranty Act.
[May 6, 2003, 14:13]
The Bank of Dell is now open
News Backed by an estimated $1bn (£620m)of Dell's money, MSD Capital is buying stakes in companies aiming to transform industries as varied as automobiles and consumer marketing into online businesses, according to a review of public filings and...
[August 26, 1999, 16:15]
Singapore ignores tablet PCs
News Despite debuting with much fanfare last week, initial consumer response towards tablet PCs has been lukewarm. For the latest on everything from consumer electronics to your rights online, see the Personal Technology News Section.
[November 11, 2002, 11:32]
MasterCard fights back against phishing
News We need to protect consumer confidence in the payment systems being used online, and we know the banks and other financial companies will embrace the effort immediately. Last week, market research firm Gartner reported that illegal access to...
[June 22, 2004, 16:35]
Is a pocket Mac next for Apple?
News Jobs used the hula hoop to introduce the company's iBook consumer portable, running it through the hoop to show that it was indeed wirelessly connected to the Internet. He needed one year to create products in four areas (professional and consumer...
[July 26, 1999, 8:48]
