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Gartner has lowered its laptop-sales forecast for this year and the next, predicting that the popularity of tablets and smartphones will slow laptop sales. Gartner expects worldwide laptop sales to increase 11% this year and and 14% next year, down from a previously forecast 16$ and 15%, respectively.

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Tablets and Smartphones Slow Laptop Sales Growth originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Media, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Research In Motion, Apple

Aiming to ease a major concern among Hollywood studios, Intel is set to introduce new chips that will have antipiracy measures built in. This will allow the streaming of top-quality 1080p movie images to PCs, something pretty much not possible up to now.

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Intel’s Plan to Stream High-Def Movies to PCs — and Stymie Pirates originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:50:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Intel, McAfee

Wall Street has been quick to punish Hewlett-Packard after the computing and software giant named former SAP chief Leo Apotheker as its new CEO on Sept. 30. But if SAP’s culture says anything about what HP will be like under Apotheker, it may get back to making bets on innovation.

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Despite Howls, Leo Apotheker May Be Just What HP Needs Now originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:00:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Columns, People, Investing, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Stocks in the News

Advanced Micro Devices has lowered its third-quarter sales guidance, citing weaker-than-expected demand for laptops in North America and Europe. The news comes after another chip maker, Intel, cut its third-quarter forecast last month.

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AMD Lowers Forecast: Chipmakers Suffer from Weak Computer Market originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:15:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Intel, AMD

A Wall Street analyst is projecting Apple’s iPad sales to reach 28 million in 2011, with low-end notebook computer sales suffering as a result.

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Apple iPad Sales Projected to Hit 28 Million in 2011 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:00:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Apple