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Microsoft, PC Industry Will Need Windows Upgrade Offer More Than Ever

Ina Fried and Lauren Goode in Product News on May 23 at 6:20 am PT

With Windows 8 arriving as late as November, Microsoft is turning to its old standby — a guaranteed upgrade program.

Exclusive: Violin Memory Boosts Latest Funding Round to $80 Million

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 30 at 3:25 pm PT

If investor interest is anything to judge by, and it often is, Violin Memory’s IPO later this year is going to be a popular one.

Bye-Bye, Thrive Tablets; Hello, Toshiba Excite

Lauren Goode in Product News on April 10 at 5:00 am PT

Toshiba is rolling out a line of new tablet devices, including a giant 13-inch stay-at-home device.

Violin Memory Raises $50 Million at $800 Million Valuation, May IPO This Year

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 30 at 9:26 am PT

Flash memory company Violin has raised another investment round from SAP Ventures and Highland Capital with Toshiba and Juniper Networks participating. It’s also hiring bankers for a possible IPO this year.

Flash Start-Up Violin Poaches VP From VMware

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 27 at 4:10 pm PT

Flash Madness Club member Violin Memory has tapped Narayan Venkat as its VP of product management.

Fujitsu Seeking Way Into Crowded U.S. Smartphone Market

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 12 at 5:00 am PT

In an interview, a top Fujitsu executive says the Japanese computer giant is still figuring out how to make its mark in the States, with an entry planned for later this year or early next year.

LG: 55-Inch Glasses-Free 3-D Screen Is on the Way

Lauren Goode in News on January 9 at 12:03 pm PT

At CES, some electronics makers are now teasing big-screen, glasses-free 3-D — sooner rather than later, LG says.

A Look Back at IBM’s Palmisano Era and the China Strategy

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 2 at 9:33 am PT

Palmisano will be remembered as the man who sold IBM’s PC division to China’s Lenovo. Seven years later, it seems to have been a good trade for both parties.