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Cost Controls Help Lenovo Profit

Paul Mozur and Juro Osawa, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 23 at 9:50 am PT

Chinese personal-computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. said profit in its latest quarter rose 90 percent from a year earlier because of cost controls, stronger pricing and robust shipments.

Lenovo’s Horizon PC Turns Your Coffee Table Into a Touchscreen Game Center

Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on May 20 at 6:00 am PT

The Lenovo Horizon “tabletop” PC transforms your coffee table into a game center. But is it worth $1,700?

Dell Claims Server Share Gains, Calls HP Losses “Staggering”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 6 at 7:17 am PT

Punch, counterpunch.

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IBM in Talks to Sell Part of Its Server Business

Spencer E. Ante and Sharon Terlep, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Enterprise on April 18 at 2:59 pm PT

International Business Machines Corp. is in advanced discussions with Lenovo Group Ltd. to sell part its computer server business, said people familiar with the matter.

Lenovo’s Really Ridiculously Big-Looking Table PC to Ship in Late June

Lauren Goode in Product News on April 17 at 12:06 pm PT

This is not a PC for ants.

PC Sales Show Biggest Q1 Decline Ever

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 10 at 2:39 pm PT

Blame the iPad.

PC Sales Shrink, Tablets and Phones Dominate in Four-Year Tech Forecast

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 4 at 7:32 am PT

More declines seen for PCs.

U.S. Writes Its Worries About Buying IT Gear From China Into Law

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 28 at 6:02 am PT

More hand-wringing.

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The Building Is the New Server

Scott Weiss, Partner, Andreessen Horowitz in Voices on March 27 at 10:02 am PT

SaaS will win the enterprise market.

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Blackstone May Bid on Dell After All

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 18 at 4:45 pm PT

Private equity firm Blackstone Group may bid on Dell after all. Earlier this month, the firm was among those said to be using the occasion of a go-shop period to kick the tires and consider bidding on the computing giant, which is seeking to go private in a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout. None were expected to bid. Now comes word from Bloomberg News that Blackstone may indeed seek to outbid Silver Lake Management, which has teamed up with CEO Michael Dell on the buyout bid. Offers are due by March 22.