Dell's dismal 1Q illuminates PC maker's challenges
Dell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity ...
Update to address Windows 8 confusion will be free
A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the ...

Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes
Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a ...
Wal-Mart Stores takes back top spot in Fortune 500
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. once again leads Fortune's list of the 500 biggest U.S. companies by revenue, as the world's largest retailer succeeded in ...
Suitors back away from Dell bids amid PC slump
Buyout specialist Blackstone Group LP is dropping its effort to acquire Dell, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly unlikely to follow ...
HP will integrate Leap Motion controllers with PCs
Leap Motion's 3-D motion controllers will be included in some personal computers from Hewlett-Packard Co. this year, a move that the San Francisco ...

Investors dump Microsoft, PC stocks on bleak news
If fewer people are interested in buying a new personal computer, then fewer investors want to own stakes in companies whose fortunes are tied to the ...
HP's chairman steps down, 2 directors to depart
Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Ray Lane is stepping down and two other board members are leaving in a shake-up spurred by disgruntled stockholders stung ...

New book shares insights from Steve Jobs' 1st boss
When Steve Jobs adopted "think different" as Apple's mantra in the late 1990s, the company's ads featured Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Amelia Earhart ...

Dell drama takes new twist with 2 new buyout bids
The two new suitors pursuing Dell have a message for Wall Street: Don't allow Michael Dell to hoard potential gains from the PC maker's expansion into ...
Deal to sell Dell may be about to face competition
Is Michael Dell's attempt to gain more control over his company about to turn into a financial tug-of-war? The answer could come Friday. That's the ...
Dell buyout intrigue heightens as deadline looms
Michael Dell is about to find out if other bidders think his company is worth more than he does. The answer could come Friday, which marks the end of ...
HP rebuffs attempt to oust 2 directors from board
Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday barely rebuffed a shareholder rebellion aimed at ousting the two longest-serving directors from personal computer ...
HP develops glasses-free 3-D for mobile devices
Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. have developed a way to put glasses-free 3-D video on mobile devices with a viewing angle so wide that viewers can ...
UK fraud office launches inquiry in Autonomy case
Britain's Serious Fraud Office has launched an internal inquiry to determine if there is a conflict of interest in its use of software linked to a ...
HP's Autonomy allegations trigger another inquiry
British authorities have opened an investigation into Hewlett-Packard's allegations that the personal computer maker was duped when it bought business ...
Correction: HP Shareholder Revolt story
In a story March 8 about mounting opposition to several members of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board of directors, The Associated Press reported erroneously ...

Poland emerging as major European outsourcing hub
The first time Javier Bofarull Marques left Spain for Poland, it was for love. It was 2006, a boom time in Spain, and his friends thought he was crazy

HP finally parts with webOS in LG Electronics deal
Hewlett-Packard is selling its webOS software to South Korean electronics company LG Electronics, securing a new home for a technological orphan.

HP to make $169 Android tablet, eschewing Windows
Hewlett-Packard Co. is making a tablet computer that uses Google's Android operating system, steering clear of Microsoft's latest tablet-oriented ...
HP's stock soars to biggest 1-day gain since 2008
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s stock surged to its biggest one-day gain since 2008 after the company's latest quarterly earnings report indicated the ailing ...
HP's 1Q offers glimmer of hope, stock surges
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s latest quarterly results provided a glimmer of hope after months of gloomy news. The fiscal first-quarter numbers announced ...

Another major Dell shareholder opposes $24.4B sale
A shareholder rebellion against Dell's proposed $24.4 billion sale to its founder and other investors is gaining more support, fueling a belief that ...
UK watchdog launches investigation into Autonomy
Britain's accounting watchdog announced Monday that it is investigating the books of British business software maker Autonomy Corporation in the ...