Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air reportedly launching in Q1 with new 11-inch, 13-inch models
Apple is reportedly planning to launch a brand new 15-inch MacBook Air in the first quarter next year. A new report from DigiTimes cites unnamed …
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Apple’s big Black Friday sale brings little discounts, leak reveals
Details surrounding Apple’s Black Friday sale have reportedly been revealed and as has been the case in the past, the discounts afforded are minimal. 9to5Mac …
Canalys: Apple set to become world’s top PC vendor next year
Apple is on track to become the No.1 PC vendor in the world next year according to new projections. Market research firm Canalys on Monday …
Qualcomm: Snapdragon-powered Windows 8 PCs will launch next year
Speaking at an investor meeting recently, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs confirmed that his company is working with Microsoft in an effort to deploy Windows 8-powered …
MacBook tablet hybrid tipped by new Apple patent
A patent awarded to Apple on Wednesday points to one possible solution the company might use once it finally equips the first MacBook computer with …
Dell reports stagnant Q3 revenue, CFO says prices may increase
Dell reported its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, noting that its revenue of $15.4 billion was flat compared to the same period last year. GAAP earnings …
Ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook may launch in Q2 next year
Apple may launch an ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook laptop as early as the second quarter of 2012 according to a new report. Components for the new …
OS X Lion sees slow adoption with less than 2% of OS traffic share, study finds
Adoption of Apple’s latest version of OS X stalled in October following a strong start that saw OS X Lion downloaded more than 1 million …
Asus and Acer scale back Intel Ultrabook orders by 40%
Weak sales of the Acer S3 and Asus Zenbook series Ultrabooks have forced both Acer and Asus to scale back orders by 40%, DigiTimes reported on …
Thailand floods may hurt shipments, increase prices for PC makers
The devastating flooding in Thailand could hurt HP, Lenovo, Dell and Microsoft during the fourth quarter of this year, IDC said in a recent report. …
Samsung to offer touchscreen-equipped Windows 8 PC in 2012
Head of sales and marketing for Samsung’s personal computer business Uhm Kyu Ho confirmed recently that his company will launch a Windows 8-powered computer during …
Apple may overhaul all product lines in 2012
A new rumor from DigiTimes suggests Apple will “overhaul” all of its products next year. The site’s sources specifically named the iPad, iMac, iPhone and MacBook …
Windows market share slides in October as Mac, Linux gain
Just-released data from Net Applications shows that Microsoft’s share of the PC operating system market continued its slow decent in October as Apple’s Mac operating …
Windows 8 will be huge for Microsoft and PC industry, Acer CEO says
Microsoft’s upcoming next-generation operating system will be the driving force behind the company’s triumphant “re-rise” according to Acer chairman and CEO, J.T. Wang. While Microsoft maintained …
Apple may be building ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook
Apple is designing a new 15-inch MacBook model that will offer an ultra-thin MacBook Air-like design, Macotakara said recently. We heard a similar rumor in …
Apple’s MacBook Pro line gets quiet spec bump
Apple on Monday quietly updated its line of MacBook Pro notebook computers with faster processors and more storage. The late-2011 MacBook bump comes a bit …
Gartner: Global PC shipments jump just 3% in Q3 2011
Global shipments of PCs grew slightly but less than analysts had predicted during the third quarter of 2011, Gartner said recently, citing preliminary findings of …
HP to decide fate of PC division this month
HP’s newly appointed CEO Meg Whitman said the company will decide this month whether or not it is going to spin off its personal systems …
Windows 8 to give iPad and Android tablets a run for their money [infographic]
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system is poised to give Apple’s iPad and Android-powered tablets some tough competition according to social chatter following Microsoft’s public …
New CEO Whitman happy with HP’s current strategy despite investor unrest
Meg Whitman may have assumed the role of CEO with HP on Thursday after Leo Apotheker was ousted, but that does not mean the company’s …
HP may keep its PC business after all
In a recent interview with CRN, HP chairman Ray Lane outlined situations in which HP may hang on to its PC business. “If we don’t …
Back-to-school notebook PC sales beat expectations
Sales of notebook computers during the back-to-school rush this year beat expectations, new data from market research firm NPD Group found. While sales of Windows …
Apple may surprise with MacBook Pro refresh later this month
Apple is planning to sneak in a modest refresh of its high-end MacBook Pro line later this month according to a new rumor. AppleInsider cites …
Microsoft shows off new Windows 8 tablets, notebooks and more
During Microsoft’s BUILD conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft execs took the stage and showed off a number of new tablets, notebooks and desktop computers running …
Questions surrounding HP’s PC business deter enterprise customers
HP’s customers are wary of purchasing new products from the company after its recent decision to kill off its webOS mobile operating system and possibly …
Apple contributing to Chinese pollution, environmentalists say
Five environmental organizations in China have issued a report accusing Apple of contributing to the country’s pollution by providing business to suppliers that have “public …
HP may resurrect TouchPad, head of PC business says
On August 18th, HP announced that it was killing off its webOS devices business and considering a possible spin-off of its personal systems group (PSG). …
Apple to launch new MacBook Air models in China
Apple is preparing to finally launch its mid-2011 MacBook Air models in the coming weeks according to checks performed by Ticonderoga Securities. In a note …
Samsung confirms it will not buy HP's computer business
Samsung will not buy HP’s computer business, the company confirmed on Wednesday.”The recent rumors that Samsung Electronics will be taking over Hewlett-Packard Co.’s personal computer …
China steals top spot as world's largest PC market
China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest PC market during the second quarter of 2011 according to a new report from IDC. PC …
