Samsung considering purchase of HP’s PC business - report [u]

Samsung is reportedly considering outsourcing notebook production to Taiwan-based OEMs, a move which sources attribute to the company’s unofficial interest in purchasing HP’s PC business [updated with Samsung response].

Chris Smith 14 years ago 26

Microsoft shocked to find interest in Windows Phone 7

After Microsoft's head of Windows Phone 7 offered free phones and training to any published webOS developers, he reported being "caught a bit flatfooted" to find 500 people interested in actually taking him up on the offer.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 54

HP ran its webOS SDK on iPad 2, hopes to license it as mobile web app tool

After HP's webOS hardware unit was scuttled by upper management, the webOS software team has hopes of bringing their work to the mainstream, leveraging Apple's open web platform to do so.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 53

Microsoft courting webOS developers with free phones

Microsoft is looking to capitalize on HP's webOS failures by offering free phones, developer tools and training to developers left stranded by the demise of the platform.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 48

HP eats $100 million charge to cover unsold stockpile of TouchPads

HP announced on Thursday that it will take a roughly $100 million charge due to poor sell through of the TouchPad, likely in order to credit Best Buy and other resellers for their unsold inventory.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 79

HP outlines "difficult but necessary" decisions spurred by success of iPad

After just nine months on the job, HP's chief executive Léo Apotheker announced plans to radically shift the company away from the shrinking PC market, drop its mobile competition to the iPad and iPhone entirely, and instead focus on its online services, printing and software businesses.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 82

HP's PC sales lead industry but 5.7% operating margins dwarfed by Apple

HP's announcement that it will spin off its PC business stems from the razor-thin operating margins of just 5.7 percent the company has collected from its massive — but not highly profitable — computer sales.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 20

HP kills webOS, spins off PC business to focus on software

Hewlett Packard, the world's largest PC maker, has announced plans to spin off its PC business and scrap its recently acquired webOS smartphone and TouchPad tablet business to focus on software and services.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 253

Best Buy upset with HP over selling just 25K TouchPads

Best Buy is reportedly unhappy with HP after having sold just 25,000 of the PC maker's TouchPad tablets and is unwilling to pay for the more than 240,000 unsold units, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 116

Non-iPad tablet makers expected to slash prices to move inventory overstock

Faced with growing inventory due to sluggish sales, the makers of tablets competing with Apple's iPad are said to continue to cut prices in order to reduce losses, potentially sparking an industry-wide price war, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 46

HTC announces 'major' $300M investment in Beats Electronics

After teasing a "major news announcement" for the company, HTC CEO Peter Chou revealed that it has acquired a $300 million majority stake in audio technology company Beats Electronics, with the first HTC product to implement Beats technology due out later this year.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 58

HP makes $100 TouchPad price cut permanent in bid for No. 2 tablet spot

After receiving positive response to a temporary $100 price cut on its webOs-based TouchPad tablet, HP has decided to make the discount permanent as it aims for the No. 2 spot in the tablet market, behind Apple's iPad.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 99

HP slashes iPad-competing TouchPad price to $399 1 month after release

Just over a month after the HP TouchPad hit the market, its price has been cut by one-fifth for a special weekend sale intended to boost sales of the iPad-competing tablet.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 142

Apple issues Quicktime 7.7 for Windows, Leopard and updates printer drivers

Apple on Wednesday issued QuickTime 7.7 for Windows and Mac OS X Leopard, as well as a batch of driver updates for printers and scanners from Samsung, HP and Brother.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 26

iPad competitors still can't match Apple's design efficiencies

As hardware makers struggle to compete with the iPad in terms of sales, they also can't match Apple's design efficiency, which helps to keep the iPad's costs down, one analysis has found.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 78

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