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HP regains number-one PC maker crown
News HP leapfrogged over Dell to recapture the lead as the number one PC maker worldwide for the first time in almost three years, according to Gartner. Gateway, the number three US PC maker, showed almost no significant growth this quarter at 0.3 percent.
[October 19, 2006, 9:35]
Leave it to the PC maker?
Talkback One alternative is; let the PC maker decide which browser their PC ships with. Good point, however, it wouldn't be pleasant to sell browser-less PCs; most consumers prefer a complete package, especially novice users.
[January 15, 2008, 21:12]
AMD lands German PC maker
News Advanced Micro Devices, Monday, announced a that European PC maker MAXDATA will use AMD Athlon and Duron processors in new PCs. MAXDATA plans the first PC shipments for January. MAXDATA, of Munich, Germany, plans to carry offer the chips in PCs...
[December 4, 2000, 17:48]
Dutch PC maker sues Dell
News Trial proceedings started on Monday in a patent-infringement case that pits Dutch PC maker Tulip Computers International against Dell Computer. The patent at issue in the case covers the placement of an expansion card slot in a motherboard that...
[June 24, 2003, 8:43]
HP keeps PC-maker crown
News The Chinese PC maker made good strides in the second quarter, taking back its third-place mantle from Acer, which slipped down to fourth place. HP continued its sprint ahead of the competition in the second quarter of 2007, remaining the number one...
[July 19, 2007, 10:11]
HP regains number-one PC maker crown
Talkback I would not want a HP desktop, they are sucky! Dell Always!
[October 20, 2006, 11:44]
Dell sets sights on PC-maker crown in Asia
News The PC maker is confident of reaching its goal, based on its first-quarter results, which were announced on Thursday in the US, said Felice in a telephone briefing on Friday. Dell's path towards the top spot in Asia is now "clearer", according to...
[June 2, 2008, 11:14]
Comdex: Pen maker Cross crosses over to PC
News The venerable maker of ink pens is going electronic with the formation of a new Cross Pen Computing Group and a family of products. Cross says the product is superior to standard PC styluses in that it provides an experience akin to writing on paper.
[November 21, 1997, 9:53]
Compaq sues for patent infringement
News Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst with computer technology watcher Insite 64, thought eMachines merely grew too big too fast, and that the suit is designed to slow down the upstart PC maker. According to Hodel, two of the patents asserted in...
[July 27, 1999, 8:56]
Compaq steps iPaq toward business
News To compliment its soon-to-ship iPaq PC, the Houston, Texas, PC maker is about to launch a service and support initiative that will allow corporate IT managers to configure and install software on the iPaq with relative ease.
[January 14, 2000, 11:00]
Video: Fujitsu claims green PC leadership
News The PC maker says it is ahead of the pack when it comes to energy efficiency and removing hazardous materials from its equipment.
[March 16, 2007, 9:29]
Dell: Hitting the $80bn target
News Dell not only wants to move beyond its image as just a PC maker - it needs to. The company ranked as the world's largest PC maker during the fourth quarter. Central to that shift are plans to continue expanding into markets adjacent to the PC, such...
[April 8, 2005, 17:25]
Lenovo: Where to now?
News Lenovo Group, China's top PC maker, is moving ahead with its plans to acquire and incorporate IBM's PC business, despite the deal being the subject of an ongoing review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a federal...
[March 4, 2005, 13:30]
Lenovo completes IBM acquisition
News Lenovo has completed its $1.75bn (£920m) purchase of IBM's PC division, creating the world's third-largest PC maker, the companies said on Sunday. Big Blue has promised to support the PC maker with marketing via its corporate sales force.
[May 3, 2005, 9:30]
Dell to drive floppy out
News Later this month, the PC maker plans to drop the floppy as standard equipment on one of its Dimension desktops. The PC maker, which currently ships a floppy with every Dimension desktop, believes that the drive is no longer necessary because of the...
[February 6, 2003, 14:45]
Gateway's plan to bring back Amiga
News Two years ago, PC maker Gateway acquired the rights to the personal-computer industry's most famous cult product, the Amiga PC. The San Diego PC maker's original plan was to use the patents as a bargaining chip in royalty negotiations with other PC...
[August 12, 1999, 14:59]
New iMac clone hits PC market
News Three weeks after the maker of the iMac brought a lawsuit against PC maker Future Power and Korean conglomerate Daewoo Telecom for producing an iMac look-alike, another mimic has popped up in Japan -- seemingly manufactured by low-cost PC leader...
[July 21, 1999, 9:00]
Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'
Talkback The PC maker has to pay for Windows and Office. The only reason I'd expect to see Office installed as standard is if Microsoft are up to their old anticompetitive tricks - things like bundling or threatening to make it hard for the maker to sell...
[October 10, 2005, 13:24]
Survey: Business customers less satisfied with Dell
News PC maker Dell continued to have difficulty meeting all of its business customers' expectations for service during the first quarter, according to a survey. The PC maker's overall customer service and support satisfaction rating, as measured by...
[June 29, 2004, 12:35]
A Year Ago: The future looks bleak for AMD
News It's almost an annual ritual: PC chip maker Advanced Micro Devices suffering from manufacturing problems, gets whacked by price pressure from its rival Intel. AMD used to promise to keep prices 25 percent below Intel's comparable products," said an...
[February 10, 2000, 6:03]
