Apple leads shift of global chip buying from PCs to iPad, smartphones
Wed, Feb 1, 2012 - As the largest buyer of semiconductors worldwide, Apple is leading a global trend in chip expenditures that has pushed wireless devices past the sales of computer chips. ( 10 comments )
HP considers reviving TouchPad after death sparks sudden demand
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 - Hewlett-Packard has suggested in an interview that it is considering reviving the TouchPad in view of a potential spinoff of its computer division, and has confirmed that “one last run” of webOS tablets will be manufactured to “meet unfulfilled demand.” ( 63 comments )
HP favoring PC business spin-off over sale
Mon, Aug 29, 2011 - Hewlett-Packard revealed on Monday that the preferred strategic option for its struggling PC business is to spin it off into a separate company. ( 29 comments )
Samsung considering purchase of HP’s PC business - report [u]
Tue, Aug 23, 2011 - Samsung is reportedly considering outsourcing notebook production to Taiwan-based OEMs, a move which sources attribute to the company’s unofficial interest in purchasing HP’s PC business [updated with Samsung response]. ( 27 comments )
China surpassed US in Q2 2011 to become the largest PC market
Tue, Aug 23, 2011 - IDC reports that China has surpassed the US in demand for PCs, with the country consuming 18.5 million shipments worth $11.9 billion, compared to domestic shipments of 17.7 million units worth $11.7 billion. ( 12 comments )
Microsoft exec says PC 'not even middle-aged,' rejects post-PC label
Sat, Aug 20, 2011 - A Microsoft executive has spoken up in defense of the PC, insisting that the industry is in the "PC plus" era and rejecting the label of "Post-PC." ( 253 comments )
Mac sales up 25% in Americas, 76% in Asia
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 - While the bulk of attention in Apple's earnings was focused on iPhone sales, Apple also experienced dramatic growth in Macs, despite slow PC sales globally and a shrinking market for PCs in the US. ( 33 comments )
Apple slipping, but still leads Dell and HP in tech support satisfaction
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 - Apple's lead over HP and Dell in customer service satisfaction rankings has narrowed over the last year, but its customers still reported fewer nuisance issues and greater satisfaction by a significant margin. ( 39 comments )
Apple iPad sales slamming hard drive makers
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - The outlook for hard drive manufacturers is getting jolted by the popularity of Apple's iPad as the market wakes up to the reality that a significant segment of personal computers will no longer user mechanical hard drives. ( 40 comments )
Apple iPad widely expected to lead tablet disruption of PCs in 2011
Sat, Nov 27, 2010 - Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by far. ( 121 comments )
Apple's Steve Jobs slams Google, RIM, rival tablet makers
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 - In a surprise appearance during the company's quarterly earnings call, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs hailed the success of the iPhone and Pod while painting a bleak outlook for RIM's Blackberry smartphones, Google's fragmented Android smartphone platform, and the coming trickle of 7inch tablets. ( 181 comments )
Apple prefers halo effect over fears of iPad cannibalization of Macs
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - Asked about the potential for iPad sales to cannibalize Mac sales, Apple executives shrugged off the issue as insignificant, then pointed toward the potential of iPads to sell even more Macs and iPhones as part of an overall halo effect. ( 19 comments )
Verizon corrects Droid X ad error touting 720p screen
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 - A Verizon Wireless web promo for its Droid-branded Android phones originally promoted the upcoming Droid X as having a "720p screen," stoking some brief excitement that iPhone 4 and its Retina Display might be eclipsed, at least until the error was corrected. ( 101 comments )
Apple tops PC rivals in customer experience, but iTunes lags behind
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 - In a recent survey of customer experience, Apple ranked above its main competitors in the personal computing space, but consumers found iTunes to be behind rivals Barnes & Noble and Amazon. ( 51 comments )
Apple domestic desktop sales strong, iPhone sales slow in China
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 - Apple has captured nearly half of all desktop revenue in the United States as iPhone sales in China have lagged. ( 33 comments )
Premium-priced computer market dominated by Apple
Thu, Jul 23, 2009 - Macs made up a whopping 91 percent of the $1,000 and up computer market in June, up significantly from early 2008 when Apple's premium market share was 66 percent, according to new data released this week. ( 85 comments )
Microsoft's latest ad attacks Mac aesthetics, computing power
Sat, Apr 4, 2009 - Continuing its advertising campaign which seeks to promote generic PCs running Windows as more attractive than Macs, Microsoft's latest spot plays up specifications over aesthetics as opposed to just suggesting that PCs are simply cheaper as the previous spot did. However, it ends up making the opposite point instead. ( 521 comments )
