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(Reuters) – China’s Lenovo Group is in talks with Japan’s NEC Corp for a joint venture in personal computers, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a deal that would help them take on larger global rivals. The Nikkei business daily said Lenovo planned to take a controlling interest in NEC’s PC […]

(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co is shaking up a board criticized by many as dysfunctional, bringing in five new directors including former eBay chief Meg Whitman, as new CEO Leo Apotheker remakes the company. HP’s board had for years come under fire from shareholders and business leaders such as Oracle’s Larry Ellison, most recently after it […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPLE) is giving a whole new meaning to locking your phone with its new screws. In line with its infamous philosophy of maintaining absolute control over its products, sources said U.S. Apple stores are replacing screws on iPhone 4s brought for servicing with tamper-proof screws to prevent […]

NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Investors brushed aside concerns that a surprise shake-up at Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) putting co-founder Larry Page back in the top job would prove a distraction at a critical time and focused instead on the company’s stellar results. Profit and revenue rose 29 percent in the quarter and at least […]

Curious about the WebOS-running devices that Hewlett-Packard is expected to introduce at its Feb. 9 event? According to sources trusted by Engadget, a few smartphones can be expected, along with two tablets — the “Topaz” and the more petite “Opal.” In a Jan. 19 report, the tech site offered new, and completely unconfirmed, details about […]

In the future, mobile phones will dominate, with businesses moving to a ‘bring your own device’ strategy and voice virtualization will take on more importance in business’ networks according to survey results taken by business communications and collaboration software and services provider Mitel Networks. The survey found 53 percent of respondents felt that, in the […]

Google is testing a number portability for its Google Voice application that will let users use their personal mobile phone numbers as the digits through which to route all of their calls for $20. Google Voice is a phone management application that lets any user route all of their landline, work and mobile calls through […]

Jan 19 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Asustek Computer Inc (TW:2357) will stick to its core netbook PC products, it said on Wednesday, even as the rising popularity of tablet PCs sparked by Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad threatens to cut into netbook sales. The company expects sales of netbooks will be flat this year, but revenue will […]

HELSINKI, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Companies will buy more than 10 million tablet computers this year, consultancy Deloitte said on Tuesday supporting recent research from Gartner which sees the global market for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad, rising to 55 million devices this year from 19.5 million in 2010. "Although some commentators view tablets as underpowered media-consumption […]

Jan 14 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) is formulating what it calls a "bold" plan for its future under new chief executive Leo Apotheker, but dismissed a report that it would reshuffle its top executives. The world’s No. 1 U.S. computer maker, which has been roiled since the surprise exit of former CEO Mark Hurd […]

A survey of more than 3,000 small to medium-size businesses (SMB) conducted by the Ponemon Institute revealed that while attitudes towards backup and recovery differ widely around the world, businesses everywhere want a single backup and recovery solution for physical, virtual and cloud environments. The vast majority (68 percent) of IT managers agree that their […]

Storage giant EMC likes to do product launches in a big way. But on Jan. 18 the company outdid even itself with a rollout of 41 new enterprise storage products, the most it has introduced at one sitting. EMC’s new items, which will become available this quarter, include a line of low-end storage servers aimed […]