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8 hrs ago | InformationWeek

Apple Again Faces Mirror Worlds In Court

A defunct software company that failed to win a 2008 patent claim against Apple is back for a second bite at Apple and several other technology companies.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, Hewlett Packard, iPod, Science, Computer Science

12 hrs ago | PC World

Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs

Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Hewlett Packard, Personal Web Systems, Science, Computer Science, Startups, Intel

20 hrs ago | Silicon Alley Insider

The PC May Be Dying, But That Didn't Stop Lenovo From Posting A Huge Quarter

Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades.

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Related Topix: PC, HP, Computers, Dell, Hewlett Packard

Wed May 22, 2013

MSN Money

Dell's dire earnings dampen recovery hopes

It shouldn't have come as a great shock to anyone that Dell' s fiscal first-quarter results, reported Thursday, were rather dire.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology

Tue May 21, 2013

All Things Digital

HP Faces Trouble on Every Side Ahead of Earnings Report

When it reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard will give the latest update on efforts by CEO Meg Whitman to turn the troubled technology giant around.

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Related Topix: Hewlett Packard, Computers, Dell, Perot Systems, IBM

Mon May 20, 2013

ComputerWorld

Boutique PC seller laughs all the way to the bank on the back of Windows 7

A boutique system builder has bucked the industry trend of slumping PC sales by continuing to focus on selling Windows 7 machines.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Startups

Macworld UK

Dell replays Windows 8 blame card as PC sales slide

Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3. "Windows 8 has been, from our standpoint, not necessarily the catalyst to drive accelerated growth that we had hoped it would be," said Brian Gladden, Dell's CFO, in a call last week with Wall Street analysts to discuss the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Dell, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Services, Microsoft, Startups

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Dell's Tiny, Cheap 'Project Ophelia' Computer

Computer hardware keeps evolving and prices keep dropping. Of course, that's been true for decades and there appears to be no let-up of the rapid changes ahead.

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Related Topix: PC, Science, Computer Science, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Social Software

KHOU-TV Houston

Dell needs more info from Icahn, Southeastern

Dell says it needs more information about billionaire Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management's alternative buyout offer before it could possibly give two of its biggest shareholders more information about the PC maker.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, PC, Round Rock, TX

Sat May 18, 2013

The Miami Herald

Microsoft opens full-line store at Dadeland

Taking a screenshot from the Apple manual, Microsoft is opening its first full-line retail store at Dadeland Mall on Saturday - though in a different wing, right down the corridor from its competitor.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, X360

The Motley Fool

5 Companies With Terrible Brand Loyalty

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, PC

Fri May 17, 2013

PC World

Focus On Your Business and Outsource Your IT Support

Businesses today are faced with fierce competition in a struggling economy, coupled with an increased reliance on complex technology to get things done.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Outsourcing

Thu May 16, 2013

Examiner.com

Offshore tech support eliminates U.S. jobs and decelerates economy

Dell and Hewlett Packard two of the largest technology corporations in America have become outsourcing moguls depriving American workers of skill sets that are invaluable to our economy.

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Related Topix: Hewlett Packard, Outsourcing, Computers, Microsoft, Startups

The Miami Herald

Dell's 1Q earnings fall 79 pct as PC sales sag

Dell's earnings plunged 79 percent in the latest quarter as the shift to smartphones and tablets reduced demand for the company's personal computers.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Dell, Round Rock, TX

Wed May 15, 2013

PC World

Dell slashes the price of its Windows RT tablet to $300

Dell, following in the footsteps of many other PC retailers, just slashed the price of its only Windows RT tablet to a jaw-droppingly low $300. For a limited time-though we'll see if that holds true-you can snag the 32GB Dell XPS 10 for a full $150 cheaper than its original $450 asking price.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, PC, Dell Laptop, CPU, Science / Technology, Computers

Tue May 14, 2013

USA Today

Unplugged: Under the big tent with Dell's high wire act

Fell CEO Michael Dell's attempt to take the company he co-founded private has become a sideshow as the CEO is embroiled in a battle with activist investor Carl Icahn.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, Perot Systems, Hewlett Packard

Patch.com

Man Accused of Selling Stolen Laptops On Ebay

A former employee of a Wilton laundry products company was arrested by warrant last Wednesday on a felony larceny charge for allegedly stealing 16 laptop computers that he posted for sale on Ebay.

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Related Topix: Wilton, CT

The Washington Post

Tesla vs. the auto dealers

Wolf urine. A levitating hover scooter. But not a car. Go to the Website of Ford or Honda or any other major automaker, and they will send you to your local dealer to conduct anything resembling an actual transaction.

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Related Topix: Sports

Mon May 13, 2013

Information Technology

Top Tech Brands to Showcase New Technology at First Annual 'South Florida Technology Summit'

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, experience the latest in tech and electronics at the first annual "South Florida Technology Summit" presented by TigerDirect.com in collaboration with The LAB and Refresh Miami .

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, Laptops/Notebooks, Startups, McAfee, Computers

Wireless Design & Development

Icahn, Southeastern Challenge Dell Takeover Plan

One of the biggest critics of Michael Dell's plan to take the company he founded private has launched a fresh challenge to that $24.4 billion bid and says the slumping PC maker needs new leadership.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, Round Rock, TX