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Global PC sales plunge, what's Microsoft got to do with it?

by
Mark Gregory
Apr 11, 2013
Personal computer sales fell by 14 percent around the world during the first quarter of this year, according to a new report from the research firm IDC.

Michael Dell on taking Dell private and moving beyond PCs

Interview by
David Brancaccio
Mar 11, 2013
Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of computer and computer services giant Dell shares his thoughts on the future of PCs and how Dell fits into an age of mobile and cloud computing.

Dell to go private?

by
Mitchell Hartman
Jan 15, 2013
There are multiple news reports Dell, once the biggest PC-maker on the planet, could be taken private in a buyout that might allow it to retool and reemerge a leaner, stronger company.

PC sales for Dell, Hewlett-Packard pressured by tablets

by
Bob Moon
Nov 20, 2012
Last week, Dell's profits proved to be disappointing. Hewlett-Packard is next up to announce their earnings, as big personal computer makers feel the heat from tablets and smartphones.

Lenovo to manufacture computers in N.C.

by
Leoneda Inge
Oct 3, 2012
The world's No. 2 computer maker Lenovo will hire 115 people to build computer servers, laptops and tablets in Whitsett, N.C., near its North American headquarters.

Final note: A particularly happy birthday

by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 19, 2012
September 19, 1982 marks the first day someone typed a colon, a dash and a right parentheses and said: "Hey, look at what this looks like sideways."

The time Americans devote to technology

Interview with
Frank Newport
Apr 12, 2012
Surprising news from the polling firm Gallup that young people in America are in fact concerned they are spending too much time in front of their phones and computers.

Samsung’s new patent complaints against Apple in Germany :(

by
John Moe
Dec 19, 2011
It's getting bananas

Samsung suing Apple over emoticons... :O

by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 19, 2011
Can you believe it? Samsung has filed complaints in Germany.

Will Watson beat us at our own game?

by
Katharine Crnko
Nov 24, 2011
Jeopardy! champs Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings may have met their best match: Watson, the IBM super-computer with a profound command of natural la...
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