personal computer

There Better Be Some Cool Stuff at CES, Because CE Holiday Sales Data Bytes!

Kara Swisher in Commerce on January 8 at 11:26 am PT

Camcorders and MP3 players go splat!

Mac App Store Downloads Break the 100 Million Mark

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 12, 2011 at 5:53 am PT

So many people said it wouldn’t work, and yet it appears that it has.

What Happens Next at Apple?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 24, 2011 at 7:20 pm PT

The first day of the post-Jobs era will likely be a nasty one for Apple shareholders. It doesn’t matter. Apple’s long-term vision, with or without Jobs, is intact.

Healthy Enterprise IT Spending Should Buoy Dell, HP Results, Deutsche Bank Says

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on May 16, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Dell and HP report earnings this week. Consumer PC sales are expected to be a wash, thanks to the iPad. Sales to enterprises at both companies should keep things interesting.

Internal Memos Show Belt-Tightening at Hewlett-Packard

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on May 11, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

With travel freezes in Europe and hiring freezes in Asia, employees of HP’s PC unit are being told to watch their expenses.

What's on Osama bin Laden's Hard Drive? Hopefully a Lot.

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 3, 2011 at 12:31 pm PT

As more details emerge about the raid that ended the world’s most famous manhunt, attention is turning toward other things of value captured. For openers, what useful information might be found on Osama bin Laden’s computer? Hopefully, a great deal.

Apple: Sorry About That Whole Shrinking PC Market Thing; Well, Not Really

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 14, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

The personal computer market is shrinking. Shrinking! Is Apple’s iPad to blame? Of course it is.

Did You Adore Your Commodore 64? Now You Can Again.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 6, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

The most popular personal computer of all time is back. Sort of. Geeks of the 1980s brought up on 8-bit gaming, rejoice.

Intel Courted HP Executive

Don Clark and Joann S. Lublin, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 21, 2011 at 7:40 am PT

Intel Corp., which long has chosen internal candidates for most of its top management jobs, recently negotiated with a prominent Hewlett-Packard Co. executive about taking a senior position at the chip maker, people familiar with the matter said. The executive–Todd Bradley, who heads HP’s personal-computer business–decided earlier this month to remain with the company, the people said.