By Doug Olenick On Feb 5 2013 - 11:45am

Dell Goes Private For $24 Billion

Round Rock, Texas — Dell Inc. signed a definitive merger agreement today that will have its founder, chairman and CEO Michael Dell purchase the company for

By Doug Olenick On Feb 4 2013 - 4:58pm

HDD Revenue To Drop 11.8% In ’13

New York — The laptop and desktop PC are not the only products being knocked down by the tablet.

According to IHS iSuppli, hard-disk drive revenue is

By Doug Olenick On Feb 4 2013 - 2:36pm

HP Enters Chromebook Market

Palo Alto, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard today released its first Chromebook, the Pavilion 14.

The Pavilion 14 has a 14-inch display and a 16GB solid-state

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 1 2013 - 1:48pm

Cellphone Boosters To Get FCC Nod

Washington — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) scheduled a tentative Feb. 20 vote on stricter regulations to prevent fixed and mobile cellular-

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 1 2013 - 12:25pm

Verizon Raises Prepaid Stance

Basking Ridge, N.J. – Verizon Wireless wants to expand its small share of the prepaid cellphone market with the launch of two plans that are less expensive

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 1 2013 - 11:31am

Studies: Apple Tops In U.S. Smartphone, Cellphone Share In Q4

New York –Apple retained its lead in U.S. smartphone purchases by consumers in the fourth quarter and for the first time shipped more cellphones in the U.S.

By Doug Olenick On Jan 31 2013 - 12:23pm

Tablet Wars Heating Up

Framingham, Mass. – The Apple iPad has not lost its edge, but it is getting a bit more dull.

The research firm IDC reported Apple is still the top

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 31 2013 - 12:16pm

MetroPCS Expands LG Smartphone Selection

Dallas – No-contract carrier MetroPCS expanded its selection of LG cellphones with the addition of the LTE-equipped Spirit 4G Android smartphone with a 4.5-

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 30 2013 - 4:38pm

BlackBerry Getting Help From Alicia Keys

New York — BlackBerry president/CEO Thorsten Heins not only introduced the first two BlackBerry 10 phones at today’s BlackBerry launch event, but he

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 30 2013 - 2:10pm

BlackBerry 10 Launches, Faces Stiff Challenges

New York — The maker of BlackBerry smartphones pinned its survival on today’s global launch of its first two BlackBerry 10 OS smartphones.