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HP shares drop after ?idiotic? appointment
NEWSHewlett-Packard’s new chief executive Leo Apotheker is already facing a rocky start to his tenure, as his appointment has caused share values to drop.
Game sales and revenue down
NEWSGame has reported an expected year-on-year drop in sales and revenue in its half-year financials.
Consumer confidence drops for fifth consecutive month
NEWSGfK’s latest report has revealed that consumer confidence has fallen for the fifth month in a row, with its score dropping to -22.
Foxconn to drop factory town model
NEWSFoxconn has announced that it will make significant changes to its business plan and abandon the ‘factory town’ model that has characterised it in the past.
Lenovo sees annual loss
NEWSLenovo’s financial results for fiscal 2008 saw a net loss of $226 million, compared to $448 million profit for the previous year.
Kesa sees yearly revenues fall
NEWSComet has reported that its like for like sales fell by 7.7 per cent, while total revenue for the year dropped by 5.1 per cent.
Dell sees profits drop
NEWS Dell has seen its fourth quarterly profits drop to $351 million from $679 million for the same period last year.
Processor shipments fall
NEWS Global PC microprocessor shipments saw a decisive fall during the last quarter of calendar 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, raising speculation of tough times to follow.
Graphics chip shipments fall
NEWS Global shipments of GPU’s during Q4 2008 fell by 34 per cent compared to the previous quarter, Jon Peddie Research has reported.
Global server market declines
NEWS Market research firm IDC has posted its global server results for the third quarter of 2008 and reports the largest quarterly revenue decline since 2002.
Microsoft market share slips
NEWS Software giant Microsoft has seen its market share fall to the lowest levels in a decade.
SAP abandons forecasts
NEWS Business software vendor SAP has dropped its forecast of a 24-27 per cent annual sales jump due to uncertain sales, with co-CEO Henning Kagerman pledging to cut cost by ten ...
Samsung profits drop by 44 per cent
NEWS Samsung has posted a 44 per cent reduction in revenue as prices for computer chips and LCD displays continue to drop.
Half of consumers to buy less
NEWS More than half of people plan to consume less over the coming year, according to research from the Henley Centre.
DSGi hits sales slump
NEWS PC World and Currys parent DSGi suffered a seven per cent like for like sales drop in electrical sales, and a 12 per cent fall in computer sales in the ...
Dell reports disappointing Q2
NEWS Computer giant Dell’s Q2 results fell below expectations, sparking a ten per cent drop in share prices.
Nvidia reports $120 million loss
NEWS Graphics specialist Nvidia has reported a $120.9 million net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2009, ending on July 27th 2008.
Carphone Warehouse to drop commission
NEWS The Carphone Warehouse has announced that it will overhaul its payment structure and trial a profit share scheme in London, which if successful will be instituted in stores across the ...
Yahoo profits drop, investors remain heartened
NEWS Internet firm Yahoo has reported a drop of 19 per cent in its year-on-year net profits.
Global PC market grows by 16 per cent
NEWS A drop in retail prices and continued demand for mobile computers has fuelled a global spike in computer sales, says research firm Gartner.
