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HP keeping PC business, spin-off axed

, Oct 27th 2011 Discuss [2]

After several months of deliberation, it’s been announced today that HP will keep its Personal Systems Group business, this PC Unit to stay in the family for the time being. Just this past August it was announced by HP that the possibility of spinning its PC business off was a real one, but just today it was noted by CEO Meg Whitman that HP will keep all ties to their PSG section as she stated “together we are stronger.” Having toured the Houston HP campus where PCs are tested for quality assurance just a few weeks ago, I can personally say that the force is strong with this one, as it were.

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Apple keeps 8 year lead in US satisfaction rankings

, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple has again scooped top spot in the American Customer Satisfaction Index 2011, maintaining a now eight year lead ahead of its computing rivals. The Cupertino firm climbed a single point from its 2010 score, to 87, and finished nine points ahead of its closest rival, HP. The ACSI credits Apple’s “winning combination of innovation and product diversification” for its success.

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Apple is Safe with Tim Cook

, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [9]

Wednesday afternoon Apple’s long-time CEO and founder Steve Jobs sent a letter out to the company’s Board of Directors and the greater Apple Community announcing his resignation as CEO of Apple. His letter requests and the board has agreed that now former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook would become the new Apple CEO while Jobs himself would become Chairman of the Board, director, and, as he put it, “Apple employee.” As we find confidence in the fact that Jobs will continue to be a large member of the Apple family, we of course look to Tim Cook to fill the role that Jobs has defined for several decades. Is Tim Cook up to the task?

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HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-One PC Announced

, Aug 22nd 2011 Discuss [3]

The folks at HP have certainly picked up a whole lotta press over the past few days, and not always for the most positive reasons mostly due to the unsure future of the mobile and/or PC pieces of HP, but one thing remains clear: the HP PCs that are already made right this moment are popular for a reason, that reason being that they're awesome. What HP is presenting today is the HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-One PC, an Intel® 2nd generation Core vPro processor toting space-saving Windows 7 machine made for the full home computing experience. Read The Full Story

Verizon Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr is the first 4G LTE netbook on the network

, Aug 2nd 2011 Discuss [2]

Verizon Wireless has tossed the first netbook into its lineup that runs on the 4G LTE network with an embedded modem. The customer can expect to see download speeds in the 5-12Mbps range and uploads in 2 to 5Mbps range. The netbook is the Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr with a 10.1-inch screen and 1024 x 600 resolution. Read The Full Story

HP Debuts Compaq 100B Desktop PC For Businesses

, Jun 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

If you own a small business short on space and likewise on budget, then HP has a new computing solution you might want to take a look at the next time you're in the market for a business-class desktop PC. HP has just unveiled the Compaq 100B Desktop PC that's space-saving, stylish, and very affordable. Read The Full Story

The Five Technologies That Impacted My Life

, May 14th 2011 Discuss [10]

Late last year several of SlashGear’s distinguished columnists wrote a similar column highlighting some of the key technologies that shaped their life. I thought it would be great to bring this series back and write a similar column on my own personal technological pilgrimage. Many of these are more representations of a more fundamental element of computing that has broadened my horizon and got me to where I am today.

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Compaq 6000 Pro AIO is first AIO for Enterprise from HP

, Jun 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

HP has tossed a new AIO machine into the ring to fight for the enterprise dollars starting to flow a little more freely in the states. The new machine is the Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-One. The machine promises to add more functional space to cubicles and needs only one power cord for the entire machine. Read The Full Story

Compaq Presario CQ62Z offers notebook size at netbook price

, Jun 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

I once owned a Compaq desktop computer that I custom configured back in the day. This was all before HP gobbled them up. Today Compaq is a name we rarely talk about anymore. A new notebook that the company is offering is interesting not for the performance it offers, but for the price of the machine. Read The Full Story

HP ZR30W 30-inch S-IPS display supports 1.07bn colors

, Jun 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

HP are all about the colors with their new LCD display, since they reckon the 30-inch S-IPS panel used in the HP ZR30W is capable of showing more than one billion of them.  In fact, it'll reach 1.07bn colors, spread across its 2560 x 1600 16:10 display.  The ZR30W is accompanied by a pair of slightly more affordable monitors, the Compaq S1922 and Compaq S2021, sizing in at 18.5- and 20-inches respectively. Read The Full Story

HP Compaq Airlife 100 gets reviewed: too flawed for mainstream

, May 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Smartbooks may not have breached the market at the pace ARM hoped for, but even with that delay the first models in the wild are getting mixed reviews.  Over at Carrypad our old friend Steve "Chippy" Paine has been putting the Airlife 100 through its paces since unboxing it earlier this week, and while it's nowhere near perfect there are some real strengths, not least lengthy battery life even when always connected to a 3G network. Read The Full Story

HP Compaq Airlife 100 gets video unboxing & walkthrough

, May 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Got twenty minutes to kill and a hankering for HP's Compaq Airlife 100 smartbook?  Then Carrypad have the video for you; they've got an early Airlife 100 unit from HP Spain, ahead of its release on Movistar, and have unboxed it and run through some of its features. Video unboxing after the cut Read The Full Story
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