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HP Slumps Q1 In ‘Post-PC’ Era

Staff Writers February 22, 2013 No Comments

Hewlett Packard first quarter to Jan. 31, 2013. net revenue fell 6% to $28.4 billion (down 4% when adjusted for currency effects), although the results beat analyst expectations. The No.…

Tabs Rule PCs Drool, ‘Droid Eats iPad

Staff Writers February 7, 2013 No Comments

Apple nabs 20% of the world PC market as iPads and Android tablets – especially Samsung Tabs – continue to bite into the PC pie. Q4 2012 PC shipments were…

Hungry HP Claws Dell

Staff Writers February 7, 2013 No Comments

No. 1 PC maker HP has sent a stark message to rival Dell, saying it “plans to take full advantage” of the changes its rival is undergoing, and steal to…

Microsoft, Investors Save Private Dell

February 5, 2013 No Comments

Dell, the world’s third-biggest PC maker, is going private in a deal valued at a cool US$24.4 billion, thanks to a $2bn helping hand form Microsoft, and technology investment firm…

EXCLUSIVE: Acer Sets Up Bondi Kiosk To Sell Direct, Big Incentives Offered

David Richards January 31, 2013 No Comments

The Company, who is directing consumers to their own Acer web store as opposed to local IT and consumer electronics retailers, has also set up a direct sell kiosk at…

‘One Boeing 787, Please’: Michael Dell’s Tall Order

Staff Writers January 24, 2013 No Comments

The PC tycoon has ordered a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and plans to lease the Dreamliner plane through an aircraft leasing arm of AIG, reports the WSJ. Perhaps he is hoping for…

Acer Forced To Slash Brand Values As Company Wallows

David Richards January 23, 2013 No Comments

Last year Acer Australia lost two senior managers, General Manager Nigel Gore and former Marketing and Business Development Manager Robin Tan. Their exit from the Company followed a major sales…

To Sell Or Not To Sell: That Is The Question For H-P’s Whitman

Staff Writers January 18, 2013 No Comments

The position was far from clear yesterday after “people familiar with the discussions” told the Wall Street Journal the company has received “expressions of interest” from potential suitors for its…

Private Dell: PC Giant To Flee Wall St?

January 17, 2013 No Comments

Dell share surges on privatisation chatter. Shares of Dell soared 13 percent to a near eight-month high this week after reports the world’s No. 3 PC maker is in talks…

PC Droop, HP (Not Lenovo) Top Dog

Staff Writers January 16, 2013 No Comments

Worldwide PC shipments fell 5% to 90.3 million in the fourth quarter according to analysts Gartner, who say the PC industry’s problems “point to something beyond a weak economy.” “Locally,…