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Server shipments and revenue increased significantly in the third quarter from the previous quarter.

To be perfectly honest, I've had trouble joining the netbook craze . Though their popularity is undeniable -- millions of consumers have picked one up to act as an ultra-portable, inexpensive complement to their primary notebooks -- the devices have looked and felt too much like glorified toys for my taste.

Are you in the market for a laptop or netbook this holiday season? Then check out the hot deals below.

DN&T is watching for the best Cyber Monday 2009 Deals ! Cyber Monday Deals in 2009 include amazing sales of over 50% on Computers from all suppliers including HP, Sony, Toshiba, Dell, Apple, Asus, Gateway, Samsung, Acer, Alienware, eMachines, Averatec, Lenovo and more.

Hewlett-Packard, or HP, has announced that the HP Cyber Monday sale is on now. HP, which is the largest PC maker in the world, has sales in many different product categories, with up to 60 percent in savings.

For decades, the world's supercomputers have been the tightly guarded property of universities and governments.

Here's some news you may have missed last week. Monday Palo Alto tech titan Hewlett-Packard is profiting from cost cuts, a move into the tech services business and market-share gains in the PC market.

Dell and HP, HP and Dell. The United States' two biggest computer hardware manufacturers, and two of the world's top three , have tended to match each other step for step , so it's no surprise that Dell's recently released SX2210T was quickly followed by a Compaq L2105tm from its closest rival.

Now that Black Friday is over, so too are many of the really great laptop deals such as the HP G60 501NR for $449.99 at Amazon.com. However, there are still places to find 'Saturday After Thanksgiving Sales' on laptop computers.

Acer Chairman J.T. Wang pledged the Taiwanese computer brand will surpass Hewlett-Packard to be the No.

Now days there are many laptops out on the market all featuring a different target audience, different multimedia features, different storage capabilities, and different prices.

Services may have driven Hewlett-Packard to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit, but company executives said they look forward to its printer business pushing forward to increased 2010 growth.

A company known for wearable PCs comes out with its own supercomputer design. What does it have that IBM and HP doesn't? November 25, 2009 By : The recent Top500 supercomputer list showed that high-performance computing is pretty much an IBM and HP world.

New Delhi News.Net Thursday 26th November, 2009 In another sign of recovery in Indian industry, the sales of personal computers in the country were up 24 percent in the quarter ended Sep 30 and touched 2.19 million units, according to leading market research firm IDC.

Apple accounted for just under half - 48 per cent - of all the money spent on desktop computers in US retailers during October 2009, market watcher NPD has revealed.

Crediting a strategy of aggressive cost-cutting and expanding into new business segments, Hewlett-Packard issued an earnings report Monday that showed its quarterly profit rose 14 percent on the strength of lucrative service contracts, even while sales in other divisions declined from last year.

Hewlett-Packard has teamed up with Universal Music Group and is entering the music download market in Asia.

MORRISVILLE, N.C. Ray Gorman, head of media relations at Lenovo , has come out of his corner swinging in a PR bout with an after-market warranty firm that has questioned the reliability of the world's No.

Long dismissed as a price warrior, Acer is repositioning itself as a brand for the youth.

Today: HP's profit rises, but sales fall. U.S. home sales surge in October, but the gains aren't as strong in the West.

China was a bright spot for Hewlett-Packard during the company's fiscal fourth quarter, with overall sales in the country up 20 percent over the previous year.

Nov. 23, 2009 Hewlett-Packard on Monday reported strong fourth- quarter earnings that helped lift profits for the entire year, but revenue dropped across its hardware and software lines.

Best Buy just announced to offer a HP notebook for only $197 in-stores on Black Friday.

You have to give HP and AT&T some credit: it takes guts to call your new smartphone the HP iPAQ Glisten .

Nov. 23 - Hewlett-Packard topped heightened quarterly sales expectations as it sees signs of a recovery in U.S. demand.

Hewlett-Packard Co. shares slipped Tuesday after the computer and printer company's fourth-quarter results showed weakness in its core businesses and that growth in PC shipments were accomplished at lower prices.

US computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 per cent rise in quarterly net profit yesterday as slumping personal computer sales were offset by a solid performance in its services division.

Hewlett-Packard reported an 18 percent jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks in large part to the strength of its services business.

Hewlett-Packard Co tripled the size of its share repurchase program to $12 billion, as a strong performance in China and improved profit margins in its services business helped boost quarterly earnings.

One area where Hewlett-Packard Co. is expanding aggressively is computer networking, the home turf of market leader Cisco Systems Inc.

Hewlett-Packard topped heightened quarterly sales expectations as it sees signs of a recovery in U.S. demand.

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, helped by cost-cutting and better results from its technology services division.

Three hackers have been charged by federal indictment over their alleged involvement in infiltrating the security of Comcast.net and subsequently redirecting the visitors of the website to web pages under their control a year back.

A new form of attack that installs a rootkit directly onto a computer's Bios system would render anti-virus software useless, researchers have warned.

It looks like Dell is falling behind the competition. The third quarter should have been a solid success but came in closer to a limp squib.

November 17, 2009 edition Rob Dunlavey Beware, the web widgets are coming. The Internet revolution may finally be televised.

Hewlett-Packard announced its intention to acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion and HP expects to close the deal in the first half of 2010.

A series of tests have revealed that even newer Windows 7 PCs are being bogged down by unnecessary software that makes them run much more slowly than Macs.

Firefox has a CPU usage issue and, consequently, can cause overheating problems in some laptops, particularly ultraportables.

Hewlett-Packard this week unleashed a barrage of products aimed at delivering affordable and simple computing experiences to the desktop.

This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies.

Hewlett-Packard's fourth-quarter earnings reflect its continued effort to expand through acquisition and deliver end-to-end data services.

Hewlett-Packard on Monday released the TouchSmart software development kit to entice developers into building applications for its touchscreen PCs.

Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter amid signs the company isn't fully benefiting from the computer industry's fledgling recovery.

Goodby, Siliverstein & Partners is rolling out a new HP campaign in January, which sends celebrities trekking 19,340 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the global clean water crisis.

Feature Feature Doing more with less. Enhanced business agility. Reduced costs. The demands on IT have never been greater, particularly in light of lower revenue and uncertain demand for the goods and services offered by many companies.

In a move to break into the videoconferencing market, Logitech International has agreed to buy LifeSize Communications, a startup that makes high-definition videoconferencing equipment, for $405 million in cash.

Reliability for Notebook computers according to a publication by Square Trade rates Asus as the most reliable and HP the least reliable.

When Alienware was bought up by Dell and VoodooPC by HP, it looked for all the world like custom PC shops had become a thing of the past, mere brands that pretended at customizable hardcore gamer systems with catchy logos on production line computers.

Hewlett-Packard Co. is extending Data Protector's data backup and recovery capabilities to files stored on corporate laptops and notebooks.

Apple's line of laptops ranked fourth in a multi-year reliability survey of nine notebook makers, according to a study of 30,000 portable computers published today by a company that provides after-sale warranties.

First Cisco Systems decided to buy Norwegian video conferencing equipment maker Tandberg for about $3 billion.

The deal is only good for the day of November 27th and if that's not good enough, "select" Apple stores will open at 6AM.

Microsoft has settled a lawsuit with a former employee that it once charged with fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract.

Release Date: 2009-11-04 Last Updated: 2009-11-04 Potential Security Impact: Remote execution of arbitrary code Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Power Manager.

HP is trying to tackle concerns about the cost and complexity of thin-client computing with new products and tools announced Tuesday.

Yes, the battery life is disappointing, but the Envy 15's powerhouse performance and competitive price make this an impressive desktop replacement system.

Asus may seek to acquire Toshibaa TMs notebook business in order to become the worlda TMs third-largest laptop manufacturer, the Taiwanese firm has said.

A Colorado man has sued Hewlett-Packard, saying that its Pavilion Elite desktop computers are "inherently defective," and constantly lock up within 10-20 minutes of use.

A judge has ruled in favor of Apple in the computer maker's copyright infringement lawsuit against upstart Mac clone manufacturer Psystar.

Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced a pair of servers aimed at companies that want to build large-scale computing clusters while maximizing data center space.

SC09 Hewlett-Packard may not dominate the HPC headlines, but it does serve up a lot of iron that runs HPC applications.

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s pending buyout of 3Com Corp. highlights an accelerating race in the tech sector to grow businesses in an industry where development from within simply is not enough.

Overview the objective for 3M was to optimize office printing infrastructure at 3M locations worldwide Reduce total cost and environmental footprint.

Nvidia's Chief Exec Praises Apple, Accuses PC Vendors of Lack of Innovation. [11/13/2009 05:42 PM] by Anton Shilov In a rather strange move, Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., said that he and his family used only Apple's Macintosh computers.

In my last column I wrote about some of the notebooks and netbooks I spotted at the Windows 7 Launch Event last month.

Netbooks and laptops are on many holidays shopping lists for the 2009 holiday season.

PC makers this fall are trying to get consumers who want small laptops to move up from low-profit netbooks to larger, costlier models called "ultrathin" or "thin and light." These models are lighter and thinner than many regular laptops, but they have bigger screens and keyboards than most netbooks do.

Dell is officially jumping into the smartphone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd.

Is ADC Telecommunications a possible buyout target? Analysts -- and the company's stock price -- say no.

HP is attacking Cisco's dominance of the market for gear that connects computers just as Cisco moves more aggressively into the market for computer systems, where HP is strong.

We had a blockbuster deal this week, with Hewlett-Packard saying it plans to buy 3Com, and a blockbuster settlement, with Advanced Micro Devices and Intel ending a long-running legal dispute.

Customers said they considered HP's willingness to fork over $2.7 billion an endorsement of the vendor and technology they deployed.

Analysts say good timing alone doesn't account for trading in bullish 3Com Corp.

One Memphis City School student got more than 70 brand new computers donated to her school.

Hewlett-Packard Co's $3.1 billion play for 3Com Corp will help the technology giant expand its product portfolio amid rapid industry consolidation -- and few think HP is done shopping.

All the chatter about Hewlett-Packard's purchase of 3Com representing a shot across Cisco's bow is far overstated.

Nov. 12 -- Nancy Havens-Hasty, president of Havens Advisors LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about trading activity in 3Com Corp.

The entry-level machine is surprisingly close in specifications to the more expensive MacBook Pro.

Netbook computers are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Oct.

Today: HP is in a deal to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion. Applied Materials is cutting up to 1,500 jobs.

On the heels of announcing its acquisition of 3Com , Hewlett-Packard also gave a sneak peek at its fourth quarter earnings.

Hewlett-Packard Co., looking to expand into a business long dominated by Cisco, said Wednesday it has agreed to buy networking software and equipment maker 3Com Corp.

Moumita Chakrabarti Posted: Monday, Nov 09, 2009 at 2317 hrs IST Updated: Monday, Nov 09, 2009 at 2317 hrs IST : Adoption of netbooks has been rather slow in India.

Does it matter whether you buy a machine with an Intel processor or one with an AMD processor? Both companies will tell you it does matter: Intel would stress the better performance it claims to offer, and AMD would talk about better integrated graphics and better value.

Windows 7 was naturally the star of the show at Microsoft's recent Windows 7 Launch Event in New York City.

Seven call centre workers who will share Britain's biggest lottery prize with a couple from south Wales said on Tuesday they have already told their bosses that they are leaving.

SEATTLE - Personal computers are changing, and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might find laptops are missing a familiar component.

Dell and Hewlett-Packard customers are angry that they have not yet received the Windows 7 upgrades promised them when they purchased new PCs earlier this year, according to messages on the companies' support forums.

Hewlett-Packard rounded out the G6 generation of its ProLiant x64 servers Monday with the introduction of two machines based on the new quad-core Xeon 3400 processors, which are basically glorified Core i7 desktop chips tweaked for single-socket servers.

A group of IT workers from Liverpool have won a 45.5 million share of the Euromillions jackpot, sources said.

Personal computers are changing. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component.

OS X Daily says that while it's not out in the wild yet, but 10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard.

The popularity of netbook computers is dwindling because of the uncertainty of their positioning.

Hewlett-Packard announced HP Converged Infrastructure architecture and HP Converged Infrastructure Consulting Services based on a new architecture to reduce customer footprint while allowing for new business.

A MEDIA flutter around the re-emergence of Republican Sarah Palin as a political force may surprise foreign observers of American politics.

"Acer will challenge Hewlett-Packard next year to become the world's biggest notebook brand.

Carly Fiorina, former chief executive officer for Hewlett Packard, made her first stop in the Valley on Thursday as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.

The recent publicity for Hewlett-Packard and its new MEMS accelerometer sent a message to Silicon Valley.

PC Pro has released some astonishing figures regarding the memory and hard disk footprint of bloatware with various manufacturers and the affect that the software has on boot time.

Filed under: Competitive strategy , Hewlett-Packard Dell, Inc. recently fell as the world's second-largest PC maker, and if Taiwan's Acer has any fire left, it will be directed at the numero uno in global PC sales, Hewlett-Packard Corp.

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In this Sept. 3, 2008, file photo Carly Fiorina, former chairwoman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co.

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced new products , solutions and services that leaves the technology packaging to them, so users don't have to.

Notebook computer, as the name implies, their shape by weight 8.5 - laptops and can adapt in his briefcase.

Like the rest of the IT industry, Hewlett-Packard was apparently expecting Cisco Systems and EMC to announce their Acadia joint venture and Vblock virtualized data center infrastructure on Wednesday.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, alleging the chipmaker threatened computer makers and paid kickbacks to stop them from using competitors' chips, Cuomo's office said Wednesday.

Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina is preparing to announce her plans for the U.S. Senate seat held by liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer of California.

Cisco Systems took another step to expand its computer hardware businesses on Tuesday by forming a broad partnership with EMC , a maker of storage equipment and software.

College student Kevin Wick says his brand new Hewlett Packard laptop didn't perform as promised.

Feature Feature InfoWorld Home / Hardware / News / HP says Windows 7-compatible printer drivers are... November 03, 2009 HP says Windows 7-compatible printer drivers are coming soon Users may have to buy a new printers since only some of HP's newer printers will be supported on Microsoft's new operating system By Jeremy Kirk IDG News Service ...

PC makers looking to boost sales in recent years have increasingly zoned in on rural China, a vast and largely untapped source of new PC users.

Posted on Monday, November 02 2009 @ 17:50:07 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck HP already builds awesome all-in-one PCs featuring integrated touchscreens and custom programs designed to take advantage of that user interface.

"Acer will challenge Hewlett-Packard next year to become the world's biggest notebook brand.

Personal computers are changing - and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component.

CLOSING IN: With a mere 0.2-percentage-point gap with HP in the third quarter, Acer could achieve its goal earlier than expected given strong fourth-quarter projections By Jason Tan STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Oct 31, 2009, Page 12 Acer Inc , which unseated Dell Inc to become the world s second-largest PC brand in the third quarter, could achieve its ...