By John Ribeiro and Agam Shah, IDG News Service Blackstone Group has given up its bid for Dell, less than …
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Toshiba, Western Digital settle legal dispute over $18B chip unit sale
According to reports, both firms have agreed to withdraw all claims against each other which ensures "all parties are aligned" on the sale to a consortium led by Bain Capital.0 2741
Windows RT finds support from Dell
Dell remains committed to Microsoft’s Windows RT, despite the poor market reception to the OS and a decline in prices …
Dell: ARM servers waiting for 64-bit support
The low-power capabilities of ARM-based processors have created high expectations for their use in servers, but one of Dell’s top …
Worldwide device shipments to top 2.4bn in 2013, says Gartner
According to Gartner, over 2.4 billion devices will be sold worldwide during 2013, marking a 9 percent increase from 2012. …
Microsoft stock takes beating amid declining PC shipments
Microsoft’s stock took a beating over the weekend after a pair of research firms said PC shipments in the first …
In defence of gaming
As a relatively enthusiastic gamer, I’m often subjected to ridicule about time-wasting. What’s more, despite the vast amounts of revenue …
‘Perfect storm’ leads to PC market free fall
A “perfect storm” of struggling PC companies, aversion to Windows 8 and wider mobile-device adoption plunged the already struggling PC …
Three’s a cloud
Businesses continue to plunge into cloud computing with gusto, but are they fully aware of the challenges surrounding the number …
Intel Atom chips to see power boost with Avoton
After years of incremental improvements, Atom chips are poised for a big jump in performance and power efficiency with a …
New Dell tablets on the horizon
Dell will release Windows tablets later this year, and could potentially introduce devices with screen sizes larger than 10 inches. …