Gartner: More than 1 billion personal computers in use today!
Research firm Gartner has said in a report that more than 1 billion computers are in use today.
The report said that the emerging markets are going to show more growth and would help double this number in the next couple of years.
Gartner predicts that the [...]
Dell updating Vostro line of desktops this month
US based personal computer maker Dell has plans to update their Vostro range of desktop machines this month.
The company plans to launch a new desktop model for midmarket corporate entities. They are also going to launch products targeted at the small and midsized businesses.
Dell Vostro 410 tower desktop [...]
Dell aims to generate majority sales outside US market
US based personal computer maker Dell has said that they now aim to expand their presence outside their domestic market.
The company hopes to generate majority of their sales from non-US markets in the coming years.
The US economy is going through bad times and this means that the [...]
Apple Mac popular with higher end computer buyers
NPD Group said in a report that Apple sells as many as 66% of the computers sold through retail stores which are priced above USD 1000.
The report accounts for sales during the first three months of the year. It does not include the online sales. Dell is one [...]
Acer targeting Japan this year for growth
Personal computer maker Acer has revealed that they are now targeting the Japanese market for growth and expansion this year.
They plan to take on Sony and Toshiba in this market with their new range of products targeted at the advanced customers in Japan.
Acer added that they are also working [...]
Ed Coleman leaves Gateway
Gateway recently announced that they were being acquired by the Taiwanese PC maker Acer.
Now, the CEO of the company Ed Coleman has announced his resignation. He had joined the company in 2006 and was one of the primary forces behind the acquisition deal with Acer.
Rudi Schmidleither, President of Acer’s Pan America [...]
Laptops are becoming popular in India
More and more people are buying notebook computers in the Indian market. They have become cheap and affordable in the recent years and people have realized the convenience of having mobile computing in their hands.
IDC India has released their latest report and it says that the laptop computer market in [...]
Lenovo Group to drop IBM brand name from computers before 2010
Lenovo Group has said in a statement that they are now planning to stop using IBM brand name from their computing products before 2010.
The company believes that they are in a good position to start using their own branding on all their computing products.
Lenovo chief [...]
