Are PCs Going Extinct?
PC makers better learn to think outside of the box: Computer sales continue to slip as companies cautiously watch their spending and consumers flock to tablets and smartphones for their basic computing needs.
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Why Dell Will Never Be Great Again
Dell shares opened sharply lower on Wednesday after the PC maker posting disappointing financial results. Sales are soft, margins are contracting, and the outlook is uninspiring.
Why to Be Glad America Isn't Making TVs Anymore
It's hard to complain too much about how Japan "stole" the high-tech electronics business from the U.S. More accurately, they took a low-margin business off our hands. And you know what we should be saying to that? Good riddance!
Nuclear Catastrophe Sinks Japanese Shares
Japanese shares are enduring a tsunami of their own as investors pull money out of a market that is becoming more and more unstable by the day. The Nikkei 225 Index plunged 10.6%. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index slid 2.9% and in China the Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.4%.
Tablets Steal the International Consumer Electronics Show
It's tablets, tablets everywhere at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ends Sunday. Manufacturers such as Motorola Mobility, Toshiba and Dell have taken to hot pursuit of Apple, which sold more than 13 million iPads last year.
Short-Term Trading: Is It a Wise Strategy?
On his Mad Money show last week, Jim Cramer encouraged viewers to add short-term trading to their portfolios. But how can an investor determine with certainty when a stock has "flown too high" and when to buy it back?
Toshiba to Offer New 3D TV (No Funny Glasses Required)
Toshiba plans to introduce a 3D TV that doesn't require viewers to wear funky 3D glasses. The new product, part of Toshiba's effort to gain a competitive edge in the rapidly emerging marketplace for 3D TVs, seeks to make 3D TV easier to use. But glasses-free 3D won't come on the cheap.
Microsoft's Ballmer Touts Windows 7 Tablet Prototypes
On Monday, the Microsoft CEO offered a sneak peek at new tablets based on Windows 7 during the software giant's Worldwide Partner Conference. He says computer makers will have a plethora of models available by year-end.
Toshiba Launches its IPad Rival
Toshiba has unveiled its dual touch-screen Libretto W100, a funky hybrid of a mini-notebook and an e-reader, adding to the growing list of e-book readers and tablet computers that hope to topple the Kindle and the iPad.
Biz Brief: Toshiba and Fujitsu Weigh Mobile-Phone Merger
Toshiba and Fujitsu are reportedly in talks to merge their mobile-phone businesses. This would create Japan's second-largest cell-phone maker in a rapidly consolidating market.
