Black Friday is quickly approaching with just three weeks left, as customers eagerly await sale announcements from their favorite stores. Luckily for some, certain ads have already leaked to the public, allowing customers to map out exactly what they want and exactly where they need to go to get it.
Cisco Systems, the world’s biggest supplier of Internet equipment, reported first-quarter results that slightly beat expectations because of new sales to telecommunications carriers.
Shares of Cisco Systems shares fell 2.6 percent in early Wednesday trading to $17.84 as nervous investors await the first-quarter earnings announcement scheduled after the close.
Now that the two biggest U.S. booksellers are solidly in the tablet market, investors and consumers can reach two solid conclusions: Apple’s market share will decrease and prices will start falling.
New Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman may try to sell the Palm WebOS mobile platform designed into the ill-fated TouchPad tablet.
Hewlett-Packard Co is looking to sell Palm's webOS mobile software platform, a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but less than the $1.2 billion that HP paid last year, four sources close to the matter said.
Tech Specs: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet vs Amazon Kindle Fire
Shares of Cisco Systems have jumped 20 percent in the past three months, which could be an indicator the No. 1 vendor of Internet networking products has surmounted a rough patch.
Forget about the quarterly earnings. Just look at what’s in their treasuries. An IBTimes compilation of 10 of the top technology leaders determined they are sitting on a record $301.3 billion in cash and investments.
Hewlett-Packard announced today that it was getting back into the tablet business with the launch of the Slate 2, a Windows 7-based device geared specifically towards enterprise users, with its expanded touch capabilities enhanced multitasking performance and embedded security. Pricing for the Slate 2 starts at $699, with the tablet expected to be available worldwide later this month.
In order to survive in the rapidly changing tablet PC industry, the Nook Color 2 must be $200 or less.
On Friday, a news release announced that HP's TouchPad that was back for sale again at Best Buy.
The discounted HP TouchPad is back on sale now. Best Buy is selling the 32GB model of the HP TouchPad for its fire sale price of $149. But the deal is not as simple as it looks; the tablet is eligible for the discount price only with the purchase of a new PC.
Nobody would ask who the top five men are in U.S. technology because their ranks fill the executive suites at Intel, Apple, Texas Instruments, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Motorola Mobility. But finding the women is harder because there are fewer, especially at the CEO level, where they can really influence the company and the industry.
HP's $99 tablet is officially out of stock, but Best Buy says it has some 32 GB TouchPads lying around and will be selling them for $150 in November.
If you've been adamantly waiting to get your paws on an HP Touchpad during the $99 sale, the terms of how to snag a discounted tablet computer may come as a buzz kill for you: Best Buy announced the last TouchPad sale will be available exclusively in November...eligible for the discount price only with the purchase of a new PC.
Hewlett-Packard is set to keep its PC division which it had put up for sale, but it may shut down its webOS division, which was obtained for $1.2 billion in April 2010 when the company bought Palm. As webOS goes, 500 jobs are on the chopping block as well.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard rose about 3.5 percent Friday after the No. 1 maker of PCs decided not to drop out of the business. Separately, Fitch said the decision favorably affected its credit rating.
Stocks edged lower on Friday as investors paused following a powerful rally that propelled the S&P 500 index almost 20 percent since briefly dipping into bear market territory earlier this month.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard rose about 3 percent Friday after the No. 1 maker of PCs decided not to drop out of the business.
Project Runway announced the Season 9 winner on the finale Oct. 27. The winner of the cycle is Anya Ayoung-Chee.
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) has now abandoned its previous decision to spin-off its PC division, which has led to the ouster of its ex-CEO Leo Apotheker.
