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Year in review: The rise of the Netbook

December 18, 2008 As consumers clamped down on expenses, it appeared a prescient move that PC makers began touting the smaller, cheaper machines. TAGS: Netbook, PC company, brand, Acer Inc., ASUS, Europe, Apple Computer, HP, laptop computer, Sony Corp., Dell, PC

Photo: PC for road warriors

March 30, 2005 Dell on Wednesday launched its 2.5-pound Latitude X1, the PC maker's smallest portable yet. TAGS: road, Dell Latitude, PC company, Dell, photograph, laptop computer, PC

Brazil: An emerging market faces challenges

August 26, 2008 As a PC sales market, Brazil is unquestionably strong, but it's also a place where abject poverty abounds. TAGS: Brazil, emerging market, Del.icio.us, Latin America, interest rate, financing, Digg, China, PC company, India, Linux, brand, IBM Corp., PC, Intel, Microsoft Windows

Dell: Not the PC company you used to know

December 7, 2007 Company that made it big by being direct will soon sell its gear at Best Buy, not long after similar moves with Staples and Wal-Mart. How times change. TAGS: Richard Shim, Best Buy Co. Inc., PC company, Staples Inc., small and medium business, Dell, retailer, notebook computer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Dell Inspiron, Acer Inc., U.S., PC, HP

PC buyers aim to cut the 'crapware'

April 26, 2007 Following the lead of businesses, some consumers are wiping their systems clean and starting over, but it's not always easy. TAGS: Richard Shim, PC company, Lenovo, copy, system restore, operating system, Dell, PC, HP, hard drive, Microsoft Windows

The XP alternative for Vista PCs

September 21, 2007 Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP "downgrade" to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista.Image: Lenovo's XP 'downgrade' program TAGS: PC company, Microsoft Windows Vista, spokeswoman, Lenovo, tablet, Fujitsu, Microsoft Windows XP, Dell, Microsoft Corp., HP, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Acer seizes opening with Gateway

August 27, 2007 The Taiwanese PC maker has been growing fast. With Gateway, it gets a bigger foothold on U.S. soil. TAGS: PC company, Gateway Inc., eMachines Inc., Acer Inc., Stephen Baker, Richard Shim, brand, Gartner Inc., notebook computer, Lenovo, acquisition, U.S., Compaq Computer Corp., HP, PC

Coming soon: The 8-terabyte desktop

February 28, 2006 Eight terabytes of data storage? That's like 8,000 pick-up trucks filled with books. But VoodooPC says you'll like it. TAGS: PC company, home entertainment, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive, PC, Microsoft Corp., video, operating system

Limited choices for Windows XP holdouts

February 22, 2007 If you're hesitant about making the leap to Windows Vista, expect a hassle trying to find an XP computer on store shelves. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, retailer, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows, Dell, security, Microsoft Corp.

What Wal-Mart means to Dell

May 24, 2007 Direct sales aren't working the same magic they once did for the PC maker. Can it now cash in at retail? TAGS: Stephen Baker, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., PC company, NPD Group Inc., Dell, vice president, PC, HP, e-mail

Lenovo completes buy of IBM's PC business

May 1, 2005 The $1.75 billion deal creates the world's third-largest PC maker, trailing only Dell and Hewlett-Packard in sales. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM PC, IBM Corp., PC company, Dell, brand, U.S., PC, HP

Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay

September 27, 2007 Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months. TAGS: PC company, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fujitsu, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

California's $116 million in PC contracts

July 1, 2005 An open, competitive bidding process yields contracts for seven PC makers, including Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Gateway. TAGS: Gateway Inc., contract, PC company, California, IBM Corp., HP, PC

Dell sued over bait-and-switch charges

February 23, 2005 Potential California class action suit involves more than 100 complaints about the price and quality of PCs. TAGS: law firm, suit, class action, financing, Dell, complaint, California, PC company, PC

Gateway makes first foray into China

June 15, 2007 The computer maker will sell its PCs through Digital China, while Dell tries to target upscale consumers in the country. TAGS: China, Beijing, Gateway Inc., foray, PC company, Dell, brand, PC, U.S.

Gateway upgrades PC security contract

August 3, 2005 PC maker Gateway revised its contract for PCs with computer security software firm Symantec. TAGS: Gateway Inc., security software company, computer security, PC company, Symantec Corp., Norton Co., software company, PC

Intel Wi-Fi software hogs PC memory

August 25, 2006 Software update for Intel wireless hardware is faulty and can hog PC memory, but an update is due Friday. TAGS: Intel, PC company, fix, Wi-Fi, PC

Yearning for color on laptops

January 30, 2006 Black and gray may dominate the choices for many machines, but options are growing for people bored with plain old PCs.Photos: Modded laptops TAGS: philosophy, PC company, laptop computer, Texas, notebook computer, color, Apple Computer, PC, Dell, Intel, HP

Sun program designed to spread Java software

May 15, 2006 With updates and technical support, Sun's new plan encourages PC manufacturers to distribute Java Standard Edition. TAGS: Java software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, PC company, PC

Gateway turns off the TV

July 21, 2005 Merger with eMachines and closure of Gateway stores had a lot to do with the decision, analysts say. TAGS: Richard Shim, Gateway Inc., consumer electronics, profit margin, TV, PC company, eMachines Inc., decision, Dell, PC
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