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Procter and Gamble to let employees use own laptops

Procter & Gamble (P&G), which is ranked 20th on the Fortune 500 list, can afford to buy its employees laptops. But it is instead letting several hundred of its workers use their own laptops as part of a workplace experiment.

ARM devices to rival Apple iPad

The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.

Penguin reaches out to grab Apple iPad opportunity

The murky and untested waters of ebook publishing can be hard to navigate, and many a company has been seen flailing its arms in an attempt to keep its head above water. Perhaps they should take a lesson from Penguin Books, a company that seems to have no fear of diving into the deep to try something new.

Apple iPad to drive tablet PC sales

Apple iPad to drive tablet PC sales

Apple's iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.

Apple iPad nothing to worry about, says Gigabyte

Primarily known as a motherboard manufacturer, Gigabyte is determined to own the laptop space. Here at the CeBIT tradeshow, Hannover, the vendor is showing off a series of inexpensive laptops that it thinks will negate the need for Slate PCs such as the upcoming Apple iPad.

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Asus unveils new Eee netbooks

Asus unveils new Eee netbooks

Asus, which seems to have a new netbook every month, is showing three new ones this week at CeBIT, the giant tech trade show in Hannover, Germany.

Whitehall inks £4.5bn desktop framework

Whitehall inks £4.5bn desktop framework

A £4.5 billion desktop framework contract to serve the whole of the government has been signed with HP Services (formerly EDS), Atos Origin and Fujitsu.

PC Shipments up 20 percent in 2010 – Gartner

Global PC shipments will top 366 million units this year, according to a new forecast from Gartner.

Apple iPad UK launch delayed by production problems?

Production problems may delay the wide availability of Apple's iPad, delaying sales in the UK according to an analyst.

Apple iPad: Are these the UK prices?

A UK tech site claims to have insider information on UK pricing for Apple's forthcoming iPad. Despite going on sale in a month, Apple has yet to officially announce pricing and 3G data carrier partners here.

HP launches first touchscreen business laptop

HP has launched its first mainstream business laptop with a touchscreen, but said it would be cautious in bringing touch technology to its existing business laptop lines.

Intel targets tablets for Atom chip

Intel is going after the tablet market for its low-power processors, including an upcoming Atom processor designed for mobile phones, the company said.

Apple CEO calls Flash 'CPU hog'

Apple CEO calls Flash 'CPU hog'

Apple's Steve Jobs has reportedly called Adobe's Flash video technology a "CPU hog" during a meeting with The Wall Street Journal, claiming the iPad would have a battery life of just 1.5 hours with Flash installed.

Bill Gates responds to Apple iPad

Bill Gates has called Apple's iPad a "nice reader" but claims netbooks are the way forward for consumers.

Cambridge council denies Apple iPad plans

A council has been publicly forced to deny plans it would invest up to £30,000 on 46 Apple iPads in a bid to enhance its green credentials. The money would have come from a £250,000 climate change fund, paid for by local taxpayers.

Intel to unveil netbook apps

Intel will show off several applications designed for netbooks and mobile devices at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, where the chip maker plans to push a software development program designed to populate its AppUp Center application store with applications.

Intel Atom netbooks get whole-disk encryption

Netbook users worried about storing sensitive data on their portables are being offered the world's first whole-disk encryption that will be usable on Intel Atom processor driven machines.

Dell loses appeal in defective laptops lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit in which Dell was accused of shipping defective laptops will go back to trial after a US appeals court decision.

Amazon prepping touchscreen Kindle?

Amazon prepping touchscreen Kindle?

Amazon.com has purchased flexible touchscreen maker Touchco in an apparent attempt to beef up technology aboard its Kindle e-readers to better compete against Apple's iPad, the New York Times reported.

Apple looking at 50% mark up on each iPad

The new iPad tablet priced at $499 actually runs Apple about $270 in materials and manufacturing costs, a Wall Street analyst has claimed

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