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

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.
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We’re So Ready to Sell Chips for Tablets, Intel COO Says

Ready, willing and able. But who’s buying?
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How Will PCs Sales Grow in 2012? Sloooooowly.

A bad economy, Thailand flooding and — let’s just say it — the iPad, continue to pack a wallop on the global PC market.
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Seven Questions for Seagate CEO Steve Luczo About the Effects of the Thailand Floods

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.
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Hewlett-Packard Dons Its Ultrabook Suit

Three weeks after deciding to keep its PC business, Hewlett-Packard offers up its first Ultrabook.
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How Long Before the MacBook Air Is Half of Apple’s Notebook Business?

Probably not long at all.
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AMD Swings to Profit, Citing Notebook Chip Demand

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. swung to a profit in the third quarter on a 4.5 percent increase in sales as the chip maker experienced robust demand for its notebook chips.

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Acer Expects Loss for the Year

Acer Inc. said Wednesday that it doesn’t expect to post a profit this year, with conditions that resulted in a second-quarter net loss likely to continue weighing on the company.

Amid Slower PC Sales, Chip Makers Intel and AMD Report Earnings

Chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are reporting quarterly earnings amid a market for personal computers that’s still coming to terms with tablet shock.
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IDC Says PC Shipments Are Slowing Down Again

The market research firm says a saturated market, stiff competition from the iPad and wider economic concerns are eating into the outlook for PC shipments in 2011. Update: Not so fast, Intel says.