Foxconn head says Apple & Dell are key partners in joint bid for Toshiba's memory unit

Apple, Dell, and Kingston are currently the three other partners in a Foxconn-led group bidding for Toshiba's memory unit — though still more tech firms may sign on with just days to go, according to Foxconn's chairman.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 5

Dell abandons its remaining Android tablets, 6 months after HP

The weak sustainability of low-end market share has claimed a new victim. Dell has dropped its remaining Venue-branded Android tablet line and will instead focus on selling conventional PCs and hybrid "2-in-1" devices running Windows, citing over-saturation and declining demand for slate-style tablets.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 17

Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo all add bloatware with high-risk vulnerabilities to Windows 10 notebooks

A study by Duo Labs looking at a series of name-brand PC makers revealed that their bundled software "is making us vulnerable and invading our privacy."

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 23

Apple grows to 7.4% of worldwide PC market as Windows continues to cede share to the Mac

Apple continued to grow overall Mac marketshare during the March quarter as most leading Windows PC makers suffered significant setbacks, according to the latest research data from Gartner and IDC.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 40

Dell to buy EMC for $67 billion in largest-ever tech merger

Two years after regaining control of his eponymous PC maker, Michael Dell on Monday announced plans to acquire enterprise giant EMC and combine the two firms in a $67 billion deal that will create the largest privately-owned technology company in the world.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 85

Apple tops Consumer Reports satisfaction survey for computer technical support

Apple once again ranked highest this year on an annual Consumer Reports satisfaction survey for computer support services, the magazine has revealed in its July issue.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 16

Combined iPad, Mac shipments make Apple world's largest PC vendor once again

With more than 20 million combined Mac and iPad shipments, Apple handily retained its title as the world's largest PC vendor in the first quarter of 2014, the latest data from Canalys shows.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 74

Apple's 19.5 percent share of global PC & tablet sales now larger than Dell & HP combined

Market research firm Canalys reports that Apple achieved a 19.5 percent slice of global, combined PC and tablet sales in the fourth calendar quarter of 2013. That's a larger share of unit sales than Dell and HP together, and well in advance of second place Lenovo and third place Samsung.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 23

Dell is latest tech company accused of supplier labor violations in China

While media coverage of tech industry labor issues in the Far East often highlight Apple's involvement, other major electronics companies contract with the same suppliers. A new report this week now accuses a handful of suppliers for PC maker Dell of hiring underage workers in China.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 39

PC gross margins expected to decline as sales shrink, Dell goes private

The struggling PC market is forecast to go from bad to worse, as one analyst believes a number of market factors will push gross margins even lower in the already-cutthroat business.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 30

Consolidation in struggling PC market considered 'inevitable' as sales plummet

As the PC market continues to shrink even after the heavily hyped launch of Microsoft's Windows 8, consolidation among hardware makers and an industry-wide shakeup is likely "inevitable" in the coming years, according to a new analysis.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 66

Apple accounts for 20% of all 2012 US consumer technology sales revenue

Apple was the third-largest consumer technology retailer in the U.S. in 2012, while its products accounted for the largest share of revenue among consumer tech companies.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 33

Apple reduced federal lobbying to $2M in 2012

Apple's lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. were scaled back 13 percent in 2012 to $2 million, a sum below many of the iPhone maker's peers.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 21

Dell going private in $24.4B deal, aided by $2B loan from Microsoft

Computer maker Dell announced on Tuesday that it would be going private in a $24.4 billion deal involving a private equity firm and software giant Microsoft.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 73

Dell reportedly in talks to take company private

Struggling PC maker Dell is reportedly in talks with at least two private-equity firms to take the company private.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 54

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