The formidable triumvirate of Amazon, Dell, and Google is apparently poised to give iTunes the first serious run for its money just as the iPad is about to take Apple’s downloadable media megastore where no computer has gone before.
Apple’s iPad announcement has not deterred PC competitors, as HP’s forthcoming 3G-enabled “slate PC” will reportedly be competitively priced, and Microsoft is still working on its unannounced Courier dual-screen tablet.
When Michael Dell returned as chief executive of his company three years ago, a key part of his turnaround strategy was that Dell Inc. would stop heavily discounting its computers to win business. The focus was on profit, not market share.
Steve Ballmer took the wraps off the promising Windows Phone 7 Series at the Mobile World Congress wireless trade show in Barcelona, an upgrade which Microsoft’s CEO is counting on to reverse the company’s sagging fortunes in mobile.
Count Acer (2353:TT) Chairman J.T. Wang among the many people in the tech world awaiting the debut of Apple’s (AAPL) new tablet computer. “I’m eager to see what Apple has done,” says Wang, the top executive at Acer, the world’s second-largest PC vendor behind Hewlett-Packard (HPQ).
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The Inspiron 400 is a low cost, ultra small form factor desktop that packs a punch. Using AMD processor technology, it has the ability to perform with ease for everyday use. Dell USB keyboard and optical mouse included. Included software: McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days; Microsoft® Works; Roxio Creator 10.2 [...]
Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — Global personal-computer shipments rose more than expected in the fourth quarter, led by demand from U.S. consumers for low-priced portable machines, according to researcher IDC.
The Consumer Electronics Show bounced back this year, buoyed by new hardware including 3-D TV sets and an explosion of handheld mobile devices, from smart books and e-readers to tablet computers.
Four of the biggest names in the electronics industry have missed an important goal for phasing out toxic chemicals from their products, environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
If you want to play games on your laptop – real games, not Farmville on Facebook – you need one of those big, heavy, expensive desktop replacement laptops. Or so goes the conventional wisdom. Or, maybe you can get away with a fairly heavy and pricey 15″ laptop. Well, Dell’s Alienware division is throwing the [...]
