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HP's Hurd: IT downturn different than 2001; Ink matters

Hewlett-Packard's fiscal fourth quarter didn't offer up many surprises given the company preannounced the results along with its outlook. But there were more than a few notable nuggets that indicate where tech demand is heading. Here's a look at the top five takeaways from HP's earnings report...

Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Mark Hurd, Notebook Sale, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Consumers keep notebook sales on a roll

Consumers keep notebook sales on a rollthe 3 to 5 year service plansare what is selling these, laptops are great at honoring replacement of defective parts, anything goes wrong they are quick to fix it, no questions asked

Tags: Sales strategy, Notebooks, Sales force management, notebook sale, notebook, sales

Discussion threads 2004-01-10

Gartner: PC notebooks forecast

Worldwide notebook sales in 1997 totaled 13.3 million units and 14% of the computer market. This year, Gartner projects that notebook sales will reach 35.3 M units, nearly triple 1997's figures, and make up about 22% of the computer market. By next year, Gartner figures 42.5 M notebooks will be...

Tags: notebook sale, notebook, Gartner Inc.

Blog posts 2003-10-18

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Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle

So Sweet.Thats all I got, that thing is frigg'in cool!I just can't see paying that much...For so little. I would honestly rather buy a mac, and that's saying a lot, as they're horribly overpriced.I travel 75% of the year, and everything that implies: planes, rental cars, subways, metro bus/rail, the...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Latitude Z 16, Dell Latitude Z, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Gadget Gal's daily deals: PSP Go, Dell Latitude notebook, Toshiba Regaza HDTV

A sale on the soon-to-be-released PSP Go, a Dell Latitude laptop, and a Toshiba Regaza 40-inch LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Monday, September 28, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Save 15 percent off of gaming consoles, phones, GPS, MP3 players, video cards and...

Tags: Coupon, Dell Computer Corp., HDTV, Sony PlayStation Portable, Toshiba Corp., Dell Latitude, TVs, Notebooks, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Tech Needs New Words: Tech Marketing Needs Your Help

A few other words..."Microsoftonomics" - How to deal with economies of scale like where Microsoft lives. The high tech version of Voodoo Economics."Google-google dancing" - For those times where someone using Google finds something on the first try and just has to dance."Ciscotem Engineering" - Building systems with just...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Tech marketing, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Wall Street still worrying over netbook impact on Microsoft's Windows 7 sales

Now if I could pay $15/year to keep Windows running .... I would be happy and MS would have a "steady" yearly cash stream. Unfortunately, the current setup is, "pay me now, enjoy later maybe".With the pay me now scheme, there is no incentive to keep me happy once...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, sales, netbook, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Logitech QuickCam, Lenovo IdeaPad notebooks, Sharp AQUOS LED TV

A Logitech QuickCam webcam, a sale on Lenovo IdeaPad notebooks, and a Sharp AQUOS LED TV. Here are your daily deals for Friday, August 21, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Dented Box Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX Webcam for $19.99 at Logitech. The webcam has...

Tags: Coupon, Lenovo Group Ltd., Logitech, Sharp Corp., Logitech QuickCam, Sale Price, TVs, Notebooks, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Verbatim wireless mouse, Fantom 1TB external HDD, Bluetooth headsets

A sale on Bluetooth headsets, a 1-terabyte external hard drive, and a wireless optical mouse. Here are your daily deals for Monday, August 17, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Fantom G-Force 1-terabyte external hard drive for $69.99 shipped at Buy.com. The drive has a...

Tags: External Hard Drive, Hard Drive, Mouse, Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Verbatim, Wireless, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Gadget Gal's daily deals: save on refurbished Dell computers, Motorola DJ Bluetooth headphones, Vizio HDTV

A pair of Motorola DJ Bluetooth headphones, a 32-inch Vizio HDTV, and a deal on refurbished Dell laptops, desktops, LCD monitors, and workstations. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, August 12, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Today is the last day to save an extra...

Tags: Headphone, Dell Computer Corp., Computer, Motorola Inc., Bluetooth, Wireless And Mobility, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooksThe never ending quest to charge more for a commodity product ntntI am already using an ultra-thin PC, the Toshiba R600.Ultra-thin computers have been out for a decade. People buy netbooks not only for the size but also for the price. Honestly,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, R600, netbook, Ultra-thin PC, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

The Wintel blue light special

Attention MSmart shoppers. Wintel's results are in the toilet and Apple's surpassed estimates. Despite Microsoft's sassy Laptop Hunter ads, Apple sold more Macs than anyone expected. Want to know why? Win on price, lose on price Behind the engaging little customer stories in the...

Tags: Wintel, Apple Macintosh, Advertisement, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Price, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-26

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assault

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assaultSure they do...They'll go cry to the EC that Intel is being mean to them again, giving the EC another opportunity to extort billions more from Intel.AMD should make the next step from ATOMATOM had it's heyday, now the chip seems more like...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Processors, price/performance, GEODE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Windows 7 "Anytime Upgrade" prices set to chisel netbook users

Windows 7 "Anytime Upgrade" prices set to chisel netbook usersAero...While you can mimic some of the Aero features with free apps, you can't enable Aero w/o an upgrade. There are a few apps that require Aero, but most likely nothing you'd want to run on a netbook. This was blatantly...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Star Wars bobble heads, Lenovo ThinkPad, Asus monitor, Magellan Maestro GPS

An Asus 24-inch monitor, a Lenovo ThinkPad 14-inch notebook, a Magellan Maestro GPS receiver, and a sale on Star Wars bobble heads. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, July 2, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Asus VH242H 24-inch LCD monitor at Newegg for...

Tags: ASUS, Lenovo ThinkPad, Monitor, Star Wars, Lenovo Group Ltd., Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-02

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sony VAIO bundles, Polk Audio speakers, Acer Aspire notebook

A sale for students on Sony VAIO bundles, a pair of Polk Audio speakers, and an Acer Aspire notebook. Here are your daily deals for Friday, June 26, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Starting today, save up to $250 on Sony VAIO...

Tags: Sony Corp., Notebook, Sony Vaio, Speaker, Acer Inc., Woot, Desktops, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sony Walkman and Sony Ericsson sale, Acer Aspire laptop, Dell notebook

A Dell Vostro notebook, an Acer Aspire laptop, and a sale on Sony Walkman MP3 players and Sony Ericsson mobile phones. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, June 11, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Dell Vostro 1320 Intel Core...

Tags: Sony Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Sony Walkman, Cell Phone, Acer Inc., Laptop Computer, Sony Style Outlet, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy term

Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy termMicrosoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy termThe new name won't catch on. Netbooks is a lot easier to say. The only time you will see it listed as ?low cost small notebook PC" is when Microsoft describes the hardware...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, Microsoft Corp., catchy term, PC, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Gadget Gal's daily deals: HP Mini, Western Digital hard drive, Sharp Blu-ray player

A 320GB Western Digital external hard drive, an HP Mini notebook, and a Sharp Blu-ray player. Here are your deals for Wednesday, June 3, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 320GB External Hard Drive Quad...

Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Western Digital Corp., Sharp Corp., Blu-ray, Microsoft Windows XP, Serial ATA, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-03