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HP goes Android: what does that say about Windows 8?

By tim, on February 24th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona HP has announced a 7” Android tablet which will be available in April.

I took a quick look at the Mobile Focus event today. The back of the device is more interesting, showing logos for HP and for Beats Audio.

From the front you would be pushed

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Notes from the field: USB 3.0 PCI Express cards, HP ML350 G6 and Server Core

By tim, on January 18th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

If I search the web, get little help, and then solve a problem, I make a point of posting so that someone else will have a better experience. The challenge was this: finding a USB 3.0 PCI Express card that works in an HP ML350 G6 server, a popular choice for small business duties such

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Will Windows 8 save the PC? Gartner reports 8% year on year sales decline

By tim, on October 11th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

Gartner has reported on third quarter worldwide PC sales and they do not look good:

At 87.5 million units, they have declined 8.3% compared with the same quarter in 2011 HP is down 16.4%, Dell is down 13.7%. Lenovo managed 9.8% growth and is now number one with 15.7% of the market

Key quote: “The

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ITWriting.com awards 2011: ten key happenings, from Nokia’s burning platform to HP’s nightmare year

By tim, on December 29th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

2011 felt like a pivotal year in technology. What was pivoting? Well, users are pivoting away from networks and PCs and towards cloud and devices. The obvious loser is Microsoft, which owns PCs and networks but is a distant follower in devices and has mixed prospects in the cloud. Winners include Apple, Google, Amazon, and

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HP contributes webOS to open source. Where next for HP mobile devices?

By tim, on December 9th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

HP has announced that webOS, the mobile operating system acquired with Palm, will become an open source project:

HP will make the underlying code of webOS available under an open source license. Developers, partners, HP engineers and other hardware manufacturers can deliver ongoing enhancements and new versions into the marketplace.

HP will engage the

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Sanity prevails at HP which is keeping its PC division

By tim, on October 27th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

HP has announced that HP is keeping its Personal Systems Group, its PC division.

“HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees,” said Meg Whitman, HP president

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HP business breakdown and why a PC spin-off could backfire

By tim, on August 19th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

I had a look at HP’s latest financials, following last night’s triple blast of news from the computer giant. It is ceasing webOS operations, acquiring enterprise knowledge management company Autonomy, and considering (though only considering) a spin-off or other major change to its PC division, the Personal Systems Group. Here is what HP said:

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HP discontinues WebOS, considers PC spin-off. Should have stuck with Microsoft

By tim, on August 18th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Oh yes, and buys Autonomy, a fast-growing specialist in enterprise knowledge management.

Here’s the news from HP’s announcement:

As part of the transformation, HP announced that its board of directors has authorized the exploration of strategic alternatives for the company’s Personal Systems Group. HP will consider a broad range of options that may include, among

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HP breaks 2.5 million web support links

By tim, on July 5th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

The internet and search: the greatest resource ever for troubleshooting computer systems.

Except when you follow a promising link to find this:

On June 26th, the HP IT Resource Center forums were migrated to the HP Enterprise Business Community. This migration coincided with the release of the new HP Support Center, and the retirement

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Windows Phone 8 will run Windows 8, with Silverlight centre stage?

By tim, on March 31st, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

More information on Windows 8 is leaking out now; and it gives some clues about how Microsoft intends to make sense of its two device platforms, Windows tablets and Windows Phone.

Microsoft held back from making its Windows Phone 7 OS available on tablets, which is why most of the numerous tablets being pushed out

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