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 …
Business
Samsung taps ex-Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci to boost notebook biz
Acer’s former chief executive Gianfranco Lanci may join Samsung to assist with building the Korean firm’s notebook business, DigiTimes reported on Monday. Gianfranco Lanci resigned …
RIM bosses granted six-month reprieve
RIM has six months to prove a real business need for its Co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie to retain their roles as Co-Chairmen of …
Samsung profits slide 26% amid poor display sales
Samsung’s profits fell 26% during the second quarter due to poor sales in its LCD display division, according to a report the company released today. …
Samsung to combine display, semiconductor businesses
Samsung will combine both its flat-panel display and semiconductor businesses into one unit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Samsung’s display business wasn’t profitable …
Back to business: RIM will lose consumer market, analyst says
“We no longer anticipate Research in Motion recovering to participate in the mainstream of smartphone industry growth.” Those are the words of Matthew Robison, an …
Microsoft details Windows Phone ‘Mango’ business features
Paul Bryan, Microsoft’s senior director of business experiences product management for Windows Phone, has written a blog post that details Windows Phone Mango’s business productivity …
Sprint goes after T-Mobile customers, uses acquisition as bait
Speaking of smear campaigns, a new Sprint promotion specifically targets T-Mobile CL customers that may be uneasy about the proposed merger, according to a new …
Samsung divests its hard-drive unit, sells to Seagate
Reuters is reporting that Samsung Electronics has agreed to sell its hard drive business to Seagate Technology for $1.4 billion in cash and stock. The …
Nokia unveils E6, X7 with new Symbian 'Anna' software
While both phones were heavily leaked, today Nokia took the wraps off of two new Symbian-powered smartphones, the E6 and the X7. The E6 is …
Acer to focus on value, innovation instead of volume
Acer appears to have taken company founder and former CEO Stan Shih’s recent advice quite seriously. Late last month following news that Acer had lowered …
Nokia E7 handset now on sale in U.S.
Finnish mobile giant Nokia has quietly made its business-centric E7 handset available to U.S. consumers. Released overseas in early February, the Symbian device packs a 4-inch, …
Apple announces Joint Venture to retail employees; looks to service small businesses at Apple Stores
On schedule and as we exclusively reported, Apple announced its Joint Venture service this weekend to Apple Store employees. The new offering aims to bring …
Dell will have Windows 7 tablets in market by year’s end
At a business-centric media event today, Dell announced that it will have a 10-inch, Windows 7 tablet available “later this year.” The company did not …
Apple gearing up for enterprise battle, poaching RIM employees?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that in the last 18 months, Apple has hired at least five employees of the RIM enterprise team. They …
Motorola DROID Pro Review
Motorola is up to bat with their most competitive corporate device in years — they’re aiming squarely at the fine boys and girls at RIM — and …
Motorola DROID Pro launching on Verizon Wireless for $299?
According to Droid-Life, yes. They seem to have come across a public test webpage URL on Verizon’s site that show the pricing for the soon-to-be …
Apple CFO Tim Cook details state of the Mac, 20.7% of U.S. consumer market share
As is customary at every Apple event, the company provided a recap of where its business is before letting the world know where it is …
AT&T to sell iPads directly to businesses
Today, via a press release, AT&T announced that beginning on October 28 the nation’s second largest wireless provider will be selling all six iPad models …
AT&T to release rugged Motorola ES400 for businesses
Last week, we told you about wireless-carrier Sprint releasing the rough and rugged Motorola ES400S; an enterprise device certified for MIL-STD 810G, a 4-foot drop, …
Sprint announces rough, rugged Motorola ES400S enterprise handheld
Today, Sprint announced the availability of the ES400S, a rough, rugged, Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone from Motorola. The availability of the handset marks the first time that …
Motorola announces shareholders meeting to approve reverse split
Today, Motorola announced that it would be holding a special meeting for all stockholders on November 29. The company is seeking approval of a reverse …
Nokia unveils E7 business smartphone
This morning at Nokia World, the Finnish mobile OEM showed some love to their E-series business line by introducing the E7 handset. The E7 — …
Garmin weighing costs of phone division
In an interview with Reuters, Garmin CFO Kevin Rauckman was fairly candid when speaking about his company’s foray into the smartphone market place. “We’re pragmatic. …
RIM holding conference call for customers, government officials to talk privacy
We’ve been alerted that a Research In Motion VP has sent out a letter to top business customers and government officials inviting them to join …
Microsoft: 74% of workplace PCs are 4.4 years old and still running Windows XP
Microsoft seems to be in a bit of a pickle – it has a fancy, schmancy OS in Windows 7 but a majority of its …
Samsung Haven for Verizon Wireless gets detailed
Always on the lookout for the latest Verizon featurephone? Samsung and Verizon are gearing up to launch a new one on July 29th. The Samsung …
Toshiba and Fujitsu combine forces to create Japan's second largest mobile phone manufacturer
Toshiba and Fujitsu confirmed on Thursday that the two Japanese companies will be merging their mobile phone business units. As part of the merger, Toshiba will spin off its mobile …
HP to lay off 9,000 workers as it automates data centers
Fresh off of a solid quarter which saw profits rise 28%, HP announced today that it will be laying of some 9,000 workers as it …
AT&T: 40% of iPhones are sold to enterprise
Security concerns be damned, the iPhone is selling like hotcakes when it come to business users, said AT&T business solutions CEO Ron Spears. While attending …
