Japan's trade ministry ordered Sony and Dell to investigate trouble involving Sony-manufactured laptop batteries.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/24/2006
Microsoft and Citrix Systems announced this week they are collaborating to jointly produce and market a so-called "appliance" aimed at serving branch offices.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/24/2006
The good news for hardware vendors is that growth in revenues for so-called "volume servers" -- servers that cost $25,000 or less -- continued to grow in the second quarter.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/23/2006
It wasn't too long ago when Dell Inc. was riding high on the success of its patented direct-sales model to consumers and businesses, boldly predicting during an April 2005 meeting with analysts that the computer maker would soon swell from $50 billion in revenue to $80 billion.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/21/2006
World's top computer seller still places faith in Sony batteries.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/18/2006
Storage vendor cites strong demand in China among reasons in beating Wall Street estimates.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/17/2006
Dell's newest line of servers and desktops will expand its use of the Intel CPU alternative.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/17/2006
Dell Inc. on Thursday posted disappointing second-quarter earnings amid a regulatory probe.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/17/2006
Dell Inc.'s recall of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries came as embarrassing news to Sony, which supplied the problem batteries, but proved to be good news for rival Japanese electronics companies Sanyo and Matsushita, pushing the struggling company's shares higher Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/16/2006
Hay and beans have fueled this rural economy for years. But it's fiber of another kind that city leaders believe is key to Powell's future.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/14/2006
CA Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profit fell 64 percent on increased expenses, and the business software maker said it will trim its work force by about 10 percent, or 1,700 positions.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/14/2006
Apple Computer Inc. completed its switch to Intel Corp. microprocessors and previewed its next-generation operating system Monday, shifting attention -- for the moment -- from the company's troubles surrounding the mishandling of stock options.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/08/2006
In another sign of the inroads Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is making against rival Intel Corp., No. 3 computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. is rolling out a new line of desktop PCs with AMD chips.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/08/2006
International Business Machines Corp. picked one of the hottest days of the year, when many Americans are living with the threat of power outages, to unveil a line of computer servers that are designed to consume less juice than comparable machines.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/02/2006
A military contractor that manufactures fiber optic connectors for Army communication systems and Patriot missile launchers pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges Wednesday, admitting it submitted falsified product tests to the Defense Department.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/02/2006
Are you the master of your Windows domain?
- By Doug Barney and Michael Desmond
- 08/01/2006
From software packaging to lying users, the world can be an annoying place for IT admins.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2006
Mary Jo talks with Microsoft about a world of robots.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 08/01/2006
Microsoft's plans to offer an iPod competitor could take up to five years of investment, but the spending is worth it in part because it will help the software maker's broader entertainment agenda, a company executive said Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/31/2006
Intel Corp. introduced its most important product line in six years Thursday, unveiling 10 microprocessors that are expected to help the world's largest chip maker retake ground lost to smaller competitor Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/27/2006