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Global PC shipments were healthy in the first quarter despite an ailing US economy, according to iSuppli research.
Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Acer all stayed atop the worldwide PC-sales heap, retaining their top-three rankings from the fourth quarter of 2007.
This good news comes in sharp contrast to earlier news from analyst firm IDC about US-focused sales in [...]

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Dell on Friday extended sales of PCs equipped with Windows XP by a week, citing customer demand.
The computer maker will sell three XP-powered configurations of the Inspiron 530 desktop and one model of its XPS 630 desktop through the early hours of June 26, Dell announced on its US Web site late last week.

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GameStop cites lack of customer interest as reason for dropping the Zune
Microsoft’s Zune was dealt a blow recently when one of its large retail partners opted to not sell the Zune any longer. GameStop says that it decided to remove the Zune from its product line because of poor demand from its customers.

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As it approaches its one-year anniversary next month of selling laptop and desktop computers pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux, Dell is continuing to expand the fledgling program to new computer models and markets.
In interviews at Dell’s Parmer campus north of Austin last week, four Dell representatives said sales of the Linux-loaded machines are encouraging.
Though they declined [...]

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The trend toward users buying notebook computers instead of desktop PCs is helping boost market share for companies that have a strong retail presence, such as Hewlett-Packard and Acer, according to analysts.
The trend is dovetailing with the interests of retailers because notebooks deliver a better profit margin and take up less shelf space than [...]

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Hewlett-Packard reported solid financial results for its fiscal first quarter, driven by growth in PCs and enterprise hardware. The results prompted HP to raise its forecast for the year ahead.
Revenue for the quarter, which ended Jan. 31, was $US28.5 billion, up 13 per cent from a year earlier, HP announced Tuesday. Pro forma net [...]

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For the second quarter in a row, the global PC processor market hit a record number of unit shipments in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to IDC. At the same time, the market research company predicts that a slowing economy will likely lead to declining sales in the first months of 2008.
“While processor [...]

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Predicting the trends of notebook versus desktop hard drive sales(Source: Seagate)

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ASX-listed Legend Corporation (ASX: LGD) has warned investors it will not meet its full-year revenue guidance figures, citing invoicing delays and flagging memory sales as key reasons.
Legend originally forecast its full-year EBIT result to June 30 would range between $12.1 to $14.7 million, while its net profits should hit $6.7 to $8.4 million. [...]

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Global shipments of LCD (liquid crystal display) panels rose nearly 38 per cent last year led by sales of laptop PCs and LCD TVs, but the outlook for 2008 has been dimmed by economic uncertainty in the US.
Shipments of LCD panels used in all products rose to 371 million units last year, up from [...]

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