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Justin Scheck, Ben Worthen and Robert A. Guth, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 5, 2010 at 3:40 pm PT
A former Hewlett-Packard Co. contractor alleged in June that Mark Hurd, then the company’s chief executive, leaked to her details of the company’s plan to acquire Electronic Data Systems Corp. more than a month before the $13.9 billion deal was made public, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Justin Scheck, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 5, 2010 at 12:00 am PT
Phone companies know where their customers’ cellphones are, often within a radius of less than 100 feet. That tracking technology has rescued lost drivers, helped authorities find kidnap victims and let parents keep tabs on their kids.
But the technology isn’t always used the way the phone company intends.
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Don Clark and Justin Scheck, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 28, 2010 at 7:53 am PT
In the high-stakes race to catch Apple Inc.’s hit iPad, the Android operating system that Google Inc. popularized in cellphones is emerging as an early front-runner.
Tablet-style computers–a moribund hardware category until the iPad started generating buzz earlier this year–are expected to be a big topic at next week’s Computex trade show, a major forum for product announcements by manufacturers of personal computers.
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Justin Scheck, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 14, 2010 at 3:35 pm PT
Tired of hearing customers whine that printer ink is too expensive–and facing competition from ink-cartridge refillers–executives at Hewlett-Packard’s printing division would like to buff up the print giant’s reputation with consumers. So the company recently sent Thom Brown, who specializes in “competitive media intelligence,” on a media tour with a presentation called “Why Does Ink Cost So Much?”
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Justin Scheck in News on April 7, 2010 at 5:00 am PT
Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. and Xerox Corp. are seeking new profits in the technology-services industry. But those companies face a major challenge: While competition is intensifying, their corporate clients are spending less on new deals.
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Justin Scheck, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 6, 2010 at 5:00 am PT
On the heels of Apple’s ballyhooed iPad launch it was rival Hewlett-Packard’s turn to try generating interest in a non-traditional portable computer. The PC giant on Monday posted a video of its forthcoming slate device, apparently to make a case that the product is worth waiting for.
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Justin Scheck, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 30, 2010 at 5:00 am PT
For years, Dell Inc. has relied on sales to small businesses for a big chunk of its revenue. It sells more personal computers to small companies than any tech supplier. Now, it is offering more credit to spur small business purchases.
The financing strategy is showing promise. Its small-and-medium-business division posted a 10 percent gain in revenue in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 29 from the same period last year, versus an 11 percent gain for the company as a whole.
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Suzanne Vranica and Justin Scheck, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 11, 2010 at 5:00 am PT
In need of an image makeover after an aggressive acquisition spree, Hewlett-Packard is launching its first corporate advertising campaign in more than five years.
The company, which consumers know primarily for its printers, says it is seeking to recast itself as a broader technology concern with a campaign featuring, among others, rapper Dr. Dre and stand-up comedian Rhys Darby, star of the HBO series “Flight of the Conchords.”
