Year: 2010
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Lenovo Sees Quarter Improvement, Eyes PC Acquisitions
Categories: News and TrendsHONG KONG, Nov 10 (Reuters) – A return to profitability in mature markets helped Lenovo (HK:0992) beat expectations to post its best profit growth in a year, and it may follow rivals Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) in using M&A to fuel growth. The world’s No. 4 PC brand is looking for merger and acquisition… Read more
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HP’s CEO Apotheker Surfaces in Japan
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9 (Reuters) – If the private eyes hired by Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) to track down Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker could read Japanese, they might have already closed the case. Apotheker’s whereabouts have been the subject of much debate in a high-profile legal battle between Oracle and SAP (DE:SAPG), the company he… Read more
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AMD Fusion Chips for Low-End Laptops Shipping
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 9 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE:AMD) has begun shipping its first "Fusion" microprocessors for low-end laptops, launching a product line it hopes will help it regain ground lost to larger rival Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC). The new "Ontario" processors, which combine a graphics processor and central processing on a single chip,… Read more
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Technology Sales Predicted Strong this Holiday Season
Categories: News and TrendsNEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Consumers will spend more this holiday on electronics than they have in each of the past 17 years, with laptops and Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad topping wish lists, a leading industry trade group said on Tuesday. The average consumer will spend $232 on electronics gifts from TVs and MP3 players… Read more
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ATandT Cuts BlackBerry Torch Price, Launches Three Windows Phone 7 Phones
(Reuters) – AT&T has slashed the price of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Torch smartphone as it ushers in three devices running on Microsoft’s Phone 7 operating system ahead of the holiday buying season. The Torch, a touchscreen phone with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, launched exclusively on AT&T from August 12 for $199.99 with a two-year… Read more
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Google Employees’ Pay to Get 10 Percent Higher
(Reuters) – Google Inc will give its staff a 10 percent pay increase at the start of next year, according to website Silicon Alley Insider. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt informed Google’s more than 23,000 employees of the raise by email, the Wall Street Journal later reported. Silicon Alley Insider, citing a reader, earlier reported that… Read more