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Apple's wildly popular iPad tablet computer is expected to maintain its market dominance over the next couple of years, despite a number of rivals rushing to churn out similar products, according to a report released Wednesday.

Dell's earnings topped Wall Street expectations, but with shares down some 16% year-to-date, the computer company is still struggling. Should it use its $11 billion in cash to buy itself out of trouble?

Samsung provided the missing piece to its tablet computer puzzle on Friday, announcing the soon-to-be-released Galaxy Tab will run on Google's Android operating system, just like its Galaxy smartphones.

Lenovo is developing a new tablet PC that relies on Google's Android operating system, becoming the latest computer maker to jump into what is becoming a crowded market for tablet computers, according to a Reuters report.

Hewlett-Packard has begun a voluntary recall of 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in notebook computers that "can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Lenovo is considering a bid for smartphone maker Palm. But such a move could be risky. Palm is slipping partly because its operating system is caught in a dead zone somewhere between Apple's iPhone and Google's Android.

Struggling smartphone maker Palm is reportedly gearing up for a sale, and is poised to put out a call for bids in a move that could come as early as this week. Palm's shares soared 20% in morning trading, climbing as high as $6.17.

In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg, Michael Dell of Dell Inc. (DELL) said his company is "rapidly developing" merger expertise and will seek more deals as part of a turnaround plan. Dell is considered to be well behind Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and IBM (IBM) in its attempt to diversify beyond its...

If you were one of the thousands of shoppers who purchased a new computer since June 26 and are expecting a free upgrade to Windows 7 you may find yourself paying to get that "free" upgrade. Mouseprint.org dug through the fine print of the free Windows 7 upgrade offers and found out that while the...