DELL INC.

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• PC shipments fall, 1 firm says Lenovo overtakes HP

  Worldwide shipments of PCs fell sharply in the third quarter, as some consumers spent their electronics dollars on smartphones and tablets and others ... 

• Report: PCs bound for 1st sales decline since 2001

  A new report predicts worldwide sales of personal computers are bound for their first annual decline in 11 years. The forecast issued Wednesday by the ... 

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  Intel previews tablets powered by its new chip

  Intel previewed a wave of tablet computers powered by a microprocessor that the company redesigned to make a bigger dent in the rapidly growing mobile ... 

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  Oracle's 1Q earnings rise 11 pct despite sales dip

  Oracle joined a recent procession of technology companies that have stumbled in a shaky economy, but management's forecast for the next few months ... 

• Taiwan co. fined $500 million for LCD price fixing

  A Taiwanese company was fined $500 million Thursday and its former president and executive vice president were each sentenced to three years in prison ... 

• GM to hire up to 500 for Texas computer center

  General Motors, which is shifting computer technology functions into the company from outside firms, plans to open four new information technology ... 

• HP, Dell: PC makers in desperate need of a reboot

  Hewlett-Packard Co. used to be known as a place where innovative thinkers flocked to work on great ideas that opened new frontiers in technology. 

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  Dell's slump worsens in fiscal 2Q; outlook weakens

  Dell Inc.'s slump deepened in its latest quarter as the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets undercut sales of its desktop and laptop ... 

• Intel, Apple praised for clean mineral efforts

  Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Intel have become "pioneers of progress" through their efforts to avoid purchasing minerals that fund armed groups in ... 

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  Lenovo profit up 30 percent but growth slows

  Lenovo Group said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 30 percent on strong sales in developing markets but growth slowed amid global economic weakness.