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MacBook Sales Dropped 6% Last Christmas
Friday, January 4, 2013 - 6:16pm | 356Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) did everything it could to increase sales of the MacBook in 2012. It failed. Buried deep within its report on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and overall holiday sales, researchers at NPD revealed that MacBook sales decreased during the holiday sales period (November 18 to December...
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Can Intel Survive an Ultrabook Flop?
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 1:28pm | 756Investors may have hoped that Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) downward trend would soon come to an end, but a recent report could be a sign that things are about to get worse. Research firm IHS (NYSE: IHS) iSuppli has discovered that Ultrabooks -- the heavily hyped portable computers that were designed to...
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Intel's New Ultrabook Feature is Bad News for Apple's MacBook Air
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 9:07am | 499Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has announced that it is teaming up with Integrated Device Technology Inc. to produce new materials that will allow Ultrabooks to wirelessly charge mobile phones. No price or release date has been set for the technology, which will eventually make its way into select Ultrabook...
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Asus Zenbook Poses First Real Threat to MacBook Air
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 11:40am | 239Apple's dominance will finally be tested. With the simple question, “Do you believe in love at first sight?” Asus has launched its first foray into the so-called ultrabook category of laptops: the Zenbook. It's thin, it's sleek, and it might very well be one of the best laptops released this year...