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HP unveils new quad-core high-end Envy laptops
Hewlett-Packard started unveiling its fall line of premier laptps today with the introduction of two new HP Envy notebooks. Born from the Voodoo PC brand (which HP acquired) and meant to take on...
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Report: Macs now have 5% of global market share
Apple’s Mac computers have hit the 5 percent mark in worldwide market share for the first time in 15 years, according to an All Things D report. The Windows OS has been the most pervasive and popular...
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Michael Dell emphasizes enterprise solutions over PC sales
Dell is a huge PC maker with more than $62 billion in its last fiscal year. But the company is shifting its emphasis to IT solutions for the enterprise rather than just pure PC hardware. In that...
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Windows 8′s secret feature: resurrecting old PCs
Microsoft recently released its Windows 8 Consumer preview. Many have written about its features and capabilities, so I won’t rehash that for this article, other than to say that while it isn’t...
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HP rumored to be combining printer and PC groups
Hewlett-Packard is expected to announce a big reorganization today that will combine its printing and PC divisions under a single group, according to AllThingsD. HP hasn’t commented. The move will have...
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Is HP getting ready for a big split?
HP announced yesterday that it is merging two of its big divisions: the Personal Systems Group (PSG) and the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), with the resulting group being lead by Todd Bradley...
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Intel may debut powerful Ivy Bridge processors April 23
Intel will likely debut its much-anticipated Ivy Bridge processors — which offer energy efficiency while still being powerful — on April 23, according to a Digitimes report. The report contradicts...
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Here are the flavors of Windows 8 to confuse you
Microsoft has finally shed some light on the different versions of Windows 8 we’ll see upon release, and thankfully, things are much simpler than past versions. This time around, there are only three...
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A Windows racket: Microsoft will clean crapware off your PC for $99
The PC crapware problem has finally gotten bad enough that Microsoft is now charging users to fix it. For $99 Microsoft is now offering to strip consumers’ Windows PCs of all unnecessary software...
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HP’s Meg Whitman is cautiously optimistic that tech giant is stabilizing
Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman said in a conference call with analysts that she is “cautiously optimistic” that the company’s financial results are stabilizing. In a call with analysts,...
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 $15 upgrade plan to kick off June 2
New details have emerged regarding Microsoft’s strategy to get its customers to upgrade their operating systems to the long-anticipated Windows 8. Details of the company’s strategy first surfaced...
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17 percent of PCs are “walking around naked,” says McAfee
Seventeen percent of personal computers around the world are not using anti-virus software, or as McAfee’s co-president Todd Gebhart puts it, “walking around naked on the Internet.” The anti-virus...
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Dell debuts new Inspiron laptop family for back-to-school
Dell unveiled a new line of Inspiron laptops today for back-to-school purchases. The models use some of Intel’s newest family of Ivy Bridge processors, which combine a microprocessor and graphics on a...
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Dell to cut $2B in costs over 3 years, will pay out dividend
No. 3 PC maker Dell plans to cut more than $2 billion in spending during the next three years as it seeks to focus on making data-center equipment, Bloomberg reports. The company intends to trim costs...
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Lenovo’s profits climb 30% on strong PC shipments (but don’t tell HP)
HP’s days as the world’s largest PC maker may be numbered. Lenovo’s share of the PC market has been in a non-stop climb over the past few years, and its latest quarter has pushed it closer to the No....
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Intel’s weak earnings forecast: An earthquake for the PC industry
Intel shaved more than a billion dollars off its expected revenue in the third quarter, sending shockwaves through the PC industry. The shortfall may be based on simple buying logic. Consumers may be...
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Intel CEO reportedly told staff that Windows 8 is being released before it’s...
Intel chief executive Paul Otellini reportedly told employees in Taiwan that Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is being released before it’s done, according to Bloomberg. If it’s true, it’s a big...
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AMD launches AppZone to bring Android apps to PCs, powered by BlueStacks
AMD has partnered with Bluestacks, a company that has developed technology to run Android apps on PCs, to expose its 100 million Windows customers to Android’s 500,000-plus apps. AMD is launching the...
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AMD launches its combo graphics-microprocessor chips for tablets
It’s taken a while, but Advanced Micro Devices is finally taking the wraps off Hondo, the code name for its processor chip for tablet computers. The new chips could give Intel a run for its money and...
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Samsung reveals lineup, pricing on Windows 8 hybrids & ultrabooks (photos)
NEW YORK CITY — Korean electronics giant Samsung has been steadily revealing details about its lineup of Windows 8 PCs and tablet hybrids, but tonight we finally have what appears to be the finalized...
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