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…

Don’t Expect Apple Stock to Pop After iPad 2 Unveiling

That’s because Wednesday’s launch is expected to be more of a refresh rather than a totally new product. However, if Steve Jobs were to show up at the launch event, that would get investors excited and likely pump up Apple shar…

Not Enough iPad 2 Units to Go Around?

Will the iPad 2 be hit by Apple’s usual supply-shortage problems when it launches tomorrow as expected? Early reports say yes. But if Apple isn’t careful, inventory problems could cost it sales because the market is now full of…

Apple Surpasses HP in Mobile PC Sales on iPad Popularity

Apple leapfrogged Hewlett-Packard to become the largest U.S. seller of portable personal computers last quarter because of the popularity of its iPad tablet computer that it debuted last year, according NPD Group’s DisplaySearc…