• Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs

  Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud.

• HP $399 touchscreen laptop breaks price barrier

  Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new wave of Envy and Pavilion thin and light laptops, including an 11.6-inch touchscreen model priced aggressively at US$399.

• HP's Envy Rove 20-inch 'tablet' tackles Windows 8 desktop PC woes

  Windows 8 has not found wide adoption among desktop users, so HP has announced a new portable all-in-one and lowered the price of touch PCs so users can take advantage of the operating system.

• HP profit falls 32 per cent as PC and server sales decline

  Hewlett-Packard reported a 32 per cent drop in profit for its second fiscal quarter, due partly to slower sales of PCs and servers.

• Senate report: Apple claims subsidiaries with no taxing jurisdiction

  Apple has set up three foreign subsidiaries that the company claims are not resident in any nation for taxing purposes, in an effort to avoid paying tens of billions of dollars in taxes to the U.S. and other countries, according to a new report from a U.S. Senate subcommittee.

• BMC going private could be the right move at the right time

  BMC has agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium headed by Bain Capital and Golden Capital, in a deal worth about $US6.9 billion.

• What IBM's x86 exit may mean for rivals

  IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.

• Cloud computing's big debt to NASA

  IBM's decision this week to base its cloud services on OpenStack may help establish this open source platform as the standard in enterprises.

• The lazy geek's guide to building a home media center

  Anything less than a DIY digital home entertainment project means making the most of Apple TV

• PC epicenter moving to Asia as Dell, HP regroup

  Asia is fast becoming the epicenter of the PC market as Chinese and Taiwanese companies challenge the turf occupied for more than a decade by prominent U.S. PC makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell, whose laptop and desktop shipments are stumbling.

Whitepapers about Hewlett-Packard

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  Sydney Opera House selects HP to cut printing costs and improve environmental efficiency

  November 12, 2008 – Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced that the Sydney Opera House had selected HP to supply the hardware and management of their printing fleet. The contract is for five years, with the roll-out starting at the beginning of October 2008.To find out how they did it read on....