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Acer will target consumers with new Gateway brand
A boon for consumers, perhaps, but Acer will not challenge HP or Dell for corporate enterprise deals
Intel improves PC security with vPro upgrade
Latest bundle can automatically send patches to corporate desktops
Palm insists Foleo will ship on time
The company denies industry reports that the 'smartphone companion' Foleo will be delayed until October, insisting it will ship by the end of the third quarter
Nokia extends lead in handsets as Motorola struggles
Nokia continues to dominate the market, but all cell phone vendors will have to take iPhone's popularity into account in the months to come
Update: AMD sales chief steps down
Company confirms that chief sales and marketing officer Henri Richard is leaving the company in September
IBM reportedly eyes Wind River deal
Big Blue could establish a strong presence in the market for embedded operating systems with Wind River buy
Dell to restate results after finding manipulation
After finding that some employees had changed account balances to meet corporate goals, Dell will cut $50M-$150M of net income from fiscal years 2003-2006 and Q1 2007
Fujitsu announces LifeBook tablet, ultramobile PC
Fujitsu unveils a new tablet PC with 12.1-inch display and a 1.5-pound UMPC for the U.S. market
Dell to pay $48.5M to ousted CEO
Dell pays former CEO Kevin Rollins for his stock options six months after he resigned
IDC: PDA shipments dropped 43 percent in Q2
The PDA market is in steep decline, and manufacturers like Dell and Palm are looking to leave the market and focus on smartphones instead
Sun to axe unspecified number of jobs by mid-2008
Despite posting healthy profits for most recent quarter, company plans layoffs to meet earnings goals
Lenovo, Acer vie for Packard Bell
Lenovo has announced plans to acquire Packard Bell, stymying rival Acer's rumored plans to do the same
Apple plans iMac desktop upgrade
Apple is expected to announce a new generation of iMacs with a slimmer design, industry watchers say
SIA: Price cuts hurt chip revenue in first half of year
Semiconducter revenue growth was just 2.1 percent for the first half of 2007 as price cuts ans excess inventory benefit consumers but hurt vendors
Nokia maintains top spot in mobile phone market
Samsung unseats Motorola for second place among cell phone vendors, but analysts say iPhone will ultimately have bigger impact on industry
Report: Google shows phone prototype to manufacturers
Unlike with the iPhone, Google reportedly plans to rely on ad revenues to offer consumers free subscriptions
Apple faces mounting complaints on iPhone battery
While New York officials submit letter to CEO Steve Jobs suggesting changes to Apple's policies and fees, attorneys in Illinois seek to bring the matter to the courts
PC shipments rise in Q2 for all vendors but Dell
Overall global shipment growth for the quarter was 12.5 percent despite Dell's 4.9 percent decrease