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Seven Questions for Steve Felice, Chief Commercial Officer of Dell

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 16 at 7:44 am PT

PCs still amount to about half of Dell’s business. But there’s another way to look at the company — from the point of view of its enterprise business.

Did PC Sales Just Bounce Off the Bottom? Not Quite.

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 11 at 3:37 pm PT

After the second-worst year in the history of the PC industry, PC shipments grew slightly worldwide, but that growth depended on where you looked.

Downgrades Aplenty for Dell After Earnings Miss

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 22 at 6:34 am PT

After a big miss at Dell, analysts pile on with downgrades.

2011 Was the Second-Worst Year for U.S. PC Sales in History, Except at Apple

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 12 at 7:52 am PT

At least someone had a good year.

Acer Introduces “World’s Thinnest” Ultrabook and a “Me-Too” Cloud Service

Lauren Goode in News on January 8 at 3:37 pm PT

Acer showed off “the world’s thinnest ultrabook” at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, as well as a suite of cloud services that looked … familiar.

Acer Stays in the Tablet Game With Low-Cost 10-Inch Model

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 5 at 5:00 am PT

But will a low price tag be enough to help Acer stand out in a crowded field selling to a still-small market of Android tablet buyers?

Intel’s Thunderbolt Technology Is Coming to Non-Mac PCs

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 27, 2011 at 8:55 am PT

After a year of letting Apple have it all to itself, Intel is bringing its Thunderbolt technology — a.k.a. Light Peak — to PC makers.

Acer CEO: We’re Going to Stop Selling Cheap, Unprofitable Crap

John Paczkowski in News on December 7, 2011 at 4:10 pm PT

Forward into profitability!

Seven Questions for Seagate CEO Steve Luczo About the Effects of the Thailand Floods

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 23, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Flooding in Thailand has killed more than 600 people, devastated the Thai economy and caused one of the most significant supply chain disruptions to the computer industry in a generation.

News Byte

Chromebooks Get Cheaper

John Paczkowski in News on November 21, 2011 at 12:01 pm PT

Looks like Google’s Chromebooks aren’t selling as quickly as the company and its partners would like — the laptops are getting a price cut. Beginning this week, Samsung and Acer will both drop the prices on certain Chromebook models to $299. That’s certainly better than the previous $349, but it’s still a bit steep for a device that, as Walt Mossberg said in his review, “can do almost nothing unless it has an active Internet connection.”