Google Hires Away HP’s webOS Enyo Team

Just what the team will do is not 100 percent clear, but something to do with Chrome OS seems like a good bet.

The Aircraft Carrier Hewlett-Packard Begins Its Turn (Video)

The turnaround process is about 10 percent to 15 percent complete, CEO Meg Whitman says. That leaves a lot of turning yet to do.
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HP’s Whitman: “We Are in the Early Stages of What We Hope to Achieve Here”

So now the bad news is out. HP will cut about 27,000 jobs over the next two years or so. But CEO Meg Whitman and company are cautiously optimistic about the long haul.
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Hewlett-Packard Scores a Second Quarter Beat; 27,000 Jobs To Be Cut

Good news first. Then come the job cuts.
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Lenovo’s Quarterly Net Climbs 59 Percent

Lenovo Group Ltd. bucked the tough times in the personal-computer business with a 59 percent rise in fiscal fourth-quarter net profit, and the company said it expects profitability to improve as it increases its efforts in consumer gadgets such as smartphones.

HP’s Whitman to Shed More Light on the Future, Including Job Cuts, Today

Expect earnings in line with expectations, but also some details about job cuts to come.
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iPad Keeps Apple No. 1 in Mobile PC Sales

The mobile PC business is booming, and thanks to exploding iPad sales, Apple remains its undisputed leader.
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Another Big Miss for Dell’s Outlook; Shares Tank

Despite promising a transformation toward more profitable enterprise-centric businesses, Dell is having a hard time showing any progress.
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How Is the Itanium Lawsuit Hurting HP? Let Us Count the Billions of Ways.

Yesterday’s document dump by Oracle shines a light on just how profitable the HP’s Itanium business is. Or rather, was.
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HP’s Whitman to Announce Restructuring Plan Wednesday; 30,000 Jobs Targeted

The plan is simple: Cut here, reinvest there.
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