Microsoft has awarded Ingram Micro the Original Equipment Manufacturer Distributor of the Year Award and the Distribution Revenue Growth Award for fiscal year 2014 at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C.
Google’s Nest acquires Dropcam for $555M
Nest, the Internet-connected thermostat and smoke detector maker owned by Google, is acquiring home security system developer Dropcam as part of a push to connect a wider range of devices in people’s homes.
APC by Schneider Electric awards Logicom
Logicom, a regional distributor was awarded the ‘HBN Distributor of the Year 2013’ at this year’s APC by Schneider Electric’s EMEA Distributor Conference in Greece. In addition, Logicom also came home with APC by Schneider Electric’s ‘Product Manager of the Year 2013.’
HP to slash 16,000 more jobs despite PC growth
Hewlett-Packard reported increased profits Thursday as its PC business turned in a strong quarter, but the company will slash thousands more jobs to reduce costs.
PCs and smartphones drive Lenovo Q1 growth
Lenovo’s net profit grew 25 percent year-over-year in the first quarter as the Chinese company continued to make gains in the PC and smartphone markets.
PC sale leads Sony to $1.25B loss
Sony’s move to abandon PCs has contributed to a massive net loss of $1.25 billion for the year to 31st March, and it has forecast a loss of $491 billion for the coming 12 months.
Gartner: Worldwide PC shipments declined 1.7 percent
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.7 percent decline from the first quarter of 2013, according to preliminary results by Gartner.
APC by Schneider Electric awards Al Jammaz as best KSA distributor
APC by Schneider Electric has awarded Al Jammaz Distribution as the best distributor for Saudi Arabia in the year 2013.
Lenovo leads world PC market with rapid growth
Lenovo is leading the world PC market with solid growth in shipments across the first quarter of the year, according to Gartner.
IDC forecasts deeper declines in PC shipments for 2014
Shipments of new personal computers, most of them equipped with Microsoft Windows, will face greater declines in 2014 than earlier anticipated, IDC said Tuesday.
Microsoft sets 31st October as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales
Microsoft has set 31st October as the end of sales of new consumer-grade Windows 7 PCs, but for now has left open the do-not-sell-after-this-date for business machines.
Windows 8.1 Update 1 leaks online with new features aimed at PC users
A future update to Windows 8.1 has leaked online revealing new features.
Seagate in new deal to power Lenovo PC with hard disk drives
Storage solutions provider Seagate has partnered with Lenovo to announce that the two companies will be working together to deliver Lenovo’s new Yoga 2 multimode PC.
Lenovo widens lead as PC market decline slows
Analysts at both Gartner and IDC reported the seventh straight quarter of declining PC shipments, although both firms saw a light at the end of the tunnel.
Intel introduces new chips to help PCs see, hear, and feel
It’s official: The notebook computer can now see as well as take your picture. Meet the Intel RealSense 3D camera.
Lenovo announces new consumer desktop PCs at CES, including an Android all-in-one
Lenovo has announced several new desktop PCs at CES, and in a move that’s sure to give Microsoft heartburn, one of these new machines is an all-in-one that runs the Android operating system, not Windows.
HP ships an Android all-in-one PC, plus several business laptops and desktops
It seems like a bit of a disconnect for HP to announce new commercial PCs at a trade show focused on consumer electronics, but HP -which didn’t book exhibit space at this year’s CES – is wise not to waste the opportunity.
Asus' new PC switches between Windows and Android in five seconds
PC maker Asus is taking the Windows-Android hybrid concept to another level with a convertible laptop that can switch between the two OSes with the click of an on-screen button.
Lenovo brings Android to 4K monitor, all-in-one PC
Lenovo is going beyond smartphones and tablets with Android, putting the operating system in a 28-inch 4K smart monitor and a new, 19.5-inch all-in-one PC.
Laptops, Chromebooks, tablets: The PCs we expect to see at CES 2014
CES comes at an awkward time of the year for PC manufacturers. The holiday shopping season has ended by early January, and the industry’s next big selling season – back-to-school time -is many months away.