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Filing: Without Itanium Chip, HP Is “Strategically Screwed”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 31 at 7:00 am PT

But in HP’s view, Oracle sought to blow up its rival’s Business Critical Server business and lure customers to its Sun servers.

IBM Looks Steady Despite Euro Zone Headwinds

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 19 at 10:26 am PT

Big Blue reports earnings today after the markets close. Expect some troubles related to currencies and maybe from service bookings. Also? It will be Ginni Rometty’s first earnings report as CEO.

Acer Introduces “World’s Thinnest” Ultrabook and a “Me-Too” Cloud Service

Lauren Goode in News on January 8 at 3:37 pm PT

Acer showed off “the world’s thinnest ultrabook” at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, as well as a suite of cloud services that looked … familiar.

Gartner Slashes 2012 Global IT Spending Forecast

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 5 at 7:05 am PT

Research firm Gartner just knocked down its growth forecast for global tech spending by nearly 1 percent. It may not sound like much, but it amounts to slowdown worth about $100 billion.

Not the iPad 3 or New TV — But Apple Planning Media-Related Event in the Big(ger) Apple This Month

Kara Swisher in Media on January 2 at 1:07 pm PT

Not the big one, but it’s an Apple event, so everyone will get excited anyway.

Seven Questions About Printing for Lexmark CEO Paul Rooke

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 28, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Lexmark may be significantly smaller by revenue than its biggest rival, but it is still able to win business away from its larger rivals — and keep those customers.

The Facebook Phone: Forking Android Offers Both Promise and Pitfalls

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 21, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

There’s more than a little irony in Facebook using Google’s operating system to offer a competitive mobile phone strategy.

HP Beats the Street, but Guidance for 2012 Is Weak

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on November 21, 2011 at 1:23 pm PT

Hewlett-Packard beat expectations again, but its guidance for 2012 looks to be well below the “just right” territory that analysts had been hoping for.

HP’s Look Ahead to 2012 Must Be Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, but “Just Right”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 21, 2011 at 5:55 am PT

When it reports quarterly results at the close of markets today, all eyes will be on the guidance that Hewlett-Packard gives for its prospects in 2012. It can’t be to high or too low, but just right.

HP Hires New EVP From Boeing, Names New CIO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 3, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

After a long string of executive defections at HP, CEO Meg Whitman names her first senior hire since taking over in September, and promotes a new CIO from within.