Tablets and Smartphones Slow Laptop Sales Growth

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 an…

Samsung Goes Thin to Launch a Laptop War With Apple

Samsung is out to boost its laptop sales by 80% this year, and key to that effort will be its supersvelte 9 Series notebook. Aimed directly at Apple’s MacBook Air, the new machine is a move to refocus on high-end gear — with a…

Holiday Consumer-Electronics Sales Fell 5%

U.S. consumers spent 5% less on consumer electronics during the last holiday season compared to a year earlier, according to a new report from NPD Group. Even at discounted prices, Americans bought fewer flat-screen televisions…

Coming Soon: Google-Branded Laptop Named Chrome

Google’s already got deals to supply its Chrome operating system for Hewlett-Packard and Acer laptops. But now rumors are circulating that the company’s about to come out with its own laptop, also named Chrome and made by Inven…

Corning Earnings Jump 22% Despite Falling Glass Prices

Corning’s (GLW) third-quarter profit rose 22% from a year earlier, as higher sales of the company’s automotive and diesel-emission products more than offset the falling glass prices for flat-panel TVs.
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