Scott Ferguson

The Samsung Series 7 Gamer In order to be a PC player, a company needs a high-end gaming machine. Samsung’s Series 7 Gamer laptop, which sports a 17.3-inch high-definition LCD display, fits the bill. At a starting price of $1,899, this laptop offers Intel’s third-generation Core i7 along with an Nvidia GeForce GTX675M graphics chip. […]

NEW YORK €” Ever since 2007, when it plunked down more than $1 billion to buy storage provider EqualLogic, Dell has tried to move away from being a one-dimensional PC maker to become a full-fledged IT service provider in the mold of IBM and the company€™s main rival, Hewlett-Packard. That 180-degree change in business philosophy […]

The market for x86 processors grew by more than 12 percent in 2007, but a new report from IDC offered a conservative forecast for PC and servers sales in the first half of 2008 as the U.S. economy continues to slow. The Jan. 22 report found that Intel continued to dominate the x86 market in […]

Intel slashed prices on several microprocessors on July 22, including some high-end desktop and server models. Included in this round of price cuts is the Core 2 Quad Q6600 model for high-end and gaming PCs, which dropped 50 percent, from $530 per 1,000 units shipped to $266 per 1,000 units shipped. On July 16, Intel […]

Sprint is still playing catch-up when it comes to Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology, but the carrier is now working overtime to fill its network with 4G-ready smartphones. Sprint plans to start selling the Samsung Galaxy Nexus April 22 for $199 with a two-year contract. The Galaxy Nexus runs the Ice Cream Sandwich, or 4.0, version […]

Introducing the HTC Evo 4G LTE At an April 4 event in New York City, Sprint and HTC rolled out the Evo 4G LTE smartphone. Presales for the device start May 7, although neither company offered a specific release date. The new Evo will cost $199 with a Sprint contract. Evo’s Big Screen and Features […]

NEW YORK€”HTC and Sprint are looking to make a big splash on the carrier€™s upcoming Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network with the Evo 4G LTE, a new smartphone running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and offering cutting-edge voice capabilities that hold the promise of cleaner and crisper calls.Sprint and HTC plan to start selling the […]

The IT infrastructure needs for businesses of all sizes helped propel the global server market during the second quarter of 2011, with stalwarts IBM, Dell and Hewlett-Packard leading the way. During the quarter, server shipments increased 8 percent year-over-year, while revenue surged 19 percent, according Gartner. The Aug. 26 Gartner report reflected similar findings from […]

AUSTIN, Texas-The fact that Dell is moving away from being a low-cost supplier of PCs and IT hardware toward a more robust company with a portfolio of technology that can address issues ranging from cloud computing to mobile device management is old news. However, the way Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) plans to integrate its acquisitions, intellectual […]

AUSTIN, Texas – When it comes to the burgeoning world of smartphones and tablets, Dell isn’t looking to become the market leader anytime soon. However, the company is trying a different approach to this market by targeting business users instead of consumers. For years, Dell grew its business on the backs of clients, specifically PCs […]