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Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Others Failed to Revitalize PC Sales
Friday, January 11, 2013 - 2:25pm | 445Read More...From Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), tech companies endured a rough holiday shopping season as consumers tightened their belts and held on to their existing computers. Two of those firms are currently on the rise. Hewlett-...
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Apple's Siri May Inspire the Next PC Evolution
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 10:15am | 547Read More...Touch screens are all the rage now that smartphones, laptops and desktop computers are abandoning traditional interactive features (such as buttons) for a more modern approach. MacBook touch pad users have already seen a glimpse of this evolution. Regardless, it will be a long time before every...
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Hewlett-Packard Wants to Sell 40 Million Notebooks in 2013
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 2:07pm | 477Read More...Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has high hopes for the year ahead. According to DigiTimes, the company wants to ship 40 million notebooks in 2013 -- a 25 percent increase from 2012. Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard's chief competitor, wishes to do the same. This is an ambitious goal for both companies....
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Benzinga Market Primer, Thursday October 11
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 5:57am | 861Read More...U.S. equity futures rose in early Thursday trading as comments from the World Bank's President, Dr. Jim Young Kim, indicated that he believes that China will be very aggressive in trying to restore growth once the political transition has taken place within the first half of 2013. The comments from...
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Barron's Recap (8/11/12): China's Top Brands
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:14am | 683Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: 10 top Chinese brands, a look at Sears, GameStop, and Reading International, and how to play American exceptionalism. Cover Story "10 Chinese Brands You Must Know" by Kopin Tan. The Chinese government would like nothing more than for its 1.4 billion citizens to "...
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Microsoft To Have Love/Hate Relationship With New Lenovo Tablet
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 3:57pm | 360Read More...Lenovo announced Thursday that it expects to release the ThinkPad Tablet 2 when Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) releases Windows 8 in October. "Customers want a versatile device that fits their lifestyle and the many ways they use technology," Dilip Bhatia, ThinkPad vice president and general manager, said...
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EMC-Lenovo Deal Troubles HP Investors
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 4:26pm | 539Read More...EMC Corp.(NYSE: EMC), the biggest maker of data storage devices, and Lenovo Group, the world's second-biggest personal-computer maker, announced a major partnership Wednesday intended to help boost sales of storage equipment and servers that run corporate networks. That could may be bad news for...
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Lenovo Laughs Off Nokia Buyout Rumors
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 2:01pm | 520Read More...Investors who were hoping for a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) buyout are getting a rude awakening this morning after a senior executive at Lenovo referred to the acquisition rumor as a "joke." "This must be a joke," Gianfranco Lanci, head of Lenovo's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Reuters...
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HP Tanks on Jim Chanos Critique, Instantly Rebounds
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 1:13pm | 228Read More...Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) declined sharply this afternoon after famed hedge fund manager Jim Chanos spoke at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York, referring to the stock as the ultimate value trap. Chanos added that it reminded him of Kodak (EKDKQ), and that the business is going from PCs...
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Hewlett-Packard is Doomed if This Happens
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 1:52pm | 229Read More...Hewlett-Packard (NASDAQ: HPQ) is on the cusp of losing its title as the world's largest manufacturer of PCs. According to Reuters, Lenovo could be the firm that steals that crown. The Beijing, China-based corporation, which acquired IBM's (NYSE: IBM) personal computer business in 2005, could...
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One Feature Apple's MacBook Will Never Have
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 1:33pm | 387Read More...From additional RAM and solid state drives to Retina Displays and thinner designs, the MacBook gets better with every evolution. But there is one feature Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will not add to future iterations of the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro: three screens. Image Source: Synamatiq Rumors...
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IZEA Announces Lenovo Partnership, Trades Marginally Lower
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 9:53am | 362Read More...In over-the-counter trading since Wednesday morning, IZEA (OTC: IZEA) shares have declined marginally (6.8%) on light volume after the company issued a press release noting a photo/video-sharing partnership with Lenovo (HKG: 0992) (OTC: LNVGY), a $30 billion personal technology company. Lenovo is...
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Nvidia: The Mobile Company
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 5:17am | 548Read More...While investors focus on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Samsung, and HTC for trends and directions on the mobile market, they often overlook the semiconductor companies which enable the functioning of mobile devices. The semiconductor company that got most of the...
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Read The Fine Text: Who Benefits From The HP, Open Text Merger
Friday, August 19, 2011 - 10:26am | 649Read More...Last night, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) announced it would be buying Autonomy for $42.11 per share in cash, a 64% premium to yesterday's close. In a market rife with volatility and uncertainty, Leo Apotheker is spending a huge amount of money, and paying a huge premium to transition HP. This is...
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Earthquake Threatens Global Supply Chains (HIT, LNVGY)
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 10:36am | 379Read More...Damages from Japan's earthquake are threatening global supply chains. Toshiba Corp must close one of its LCD plants in Japan for a month to repair earthquake-related damages. The plant supplies the displays for navigation systems and mobile phone displays. The two Japan-based plants account for...
