Microsoft considering major shake-up

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is reportedly mulling over a decision to implement significant changes to the firm's management.

by Greg Lockley
on Jun 4th 2013 at 11:12AM

Logitech hires Whirlpool exec for top job

Peripheral giant Logitech has named a new president, tapping Whirlpool for Bracken P. Darrell as the new chief reporting to chairman Guerrino De Luca.

by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 16th 2012 at 4:06AM

RIM co-CEOs step down for insider Heins

Struggling BlackBerry-maker RIM has announced that co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsilli have stood down to be replaced by insider Thorsten Heins.

by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 4:44AM

HP decides to stay in the PC business

HP announced that the world number one PC maker HP will stay in the business.

by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 28th 2011 at 4:01AM

AMD taps ex-Apple man Papermaster as new CTO

AMD has hired ex-Apple iPod and iPhone boss Mark Papermaster as the chipmaker's new CTO and senior vice president.

by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 19th 2011 at 11:34PM

Sell HP's PC business to save it, urges Ars Technica

Tech site Ars Technica has urged HP to consider selling off the PC-making division in order to "get out now and sell the division to someone who cares."

by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 11th 2011 at 1:17AM

Official: HP Apotheker out, Witman in

HP confirmed that the IT giant's board of directors has ousted 11-month CEO Leo Apotheker and appointed ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman.

by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 23rd 2011 at 4:39AM

HP expected to fire CEO Apotheker

HP is reportedly set to fire CEO Leo Apotheker, less than a year after recruiting him to replace former CEO Mark Hurd.

by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 22nd 2011 at 1:36AM

Micro-P boosts AV clout with Ian Aitken appointment

Retail and B2B distie Micro-P has appointed ex-Sanyo channel manager Ian Aitken as the firm's new specialist AV manager.

by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 22nd 2011 at 12:08AM

Microsoft UK reportedly paid off female exec

Microsoft reportedly paid off a female executive after passing her over for the top job at Microsoft UK.

by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 20th 2011 at 4:35AM

Ex-Acer boss Lanci jumps ship to Lenovo

Former Acer boss Gianfranco Lanci has joined Chinese PC-builder Lenovo as a consultant in order to "help develop and accelerate Lenovo's worldwide consumer business", the company announced.

by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 19th 2011 at 6:56AM

HTC considers mobile OS acquisition

Reports have emerged that HTC is considering the acquisition of a mobile operating system platform based on an interview with the smartphone giant's boss Cher Wang.

by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 13th 2011 at 2:29AM

Google's Schmidt 'flabbergasted' at British science education

Google Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt took to the podium to give the media industry's MacTaggart Lecture in which he criticised the British education and blamed it for the "throwing ...

by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 28th 2011 at 10:41PM

AMD hires new chief from Lenovo

by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 26th 2011 at 3:56AM

Acer changes mind on ultrabooks, says 'tablet fever' is on the wane

Acer chairman JT Wang claimed that 'tablet fever' is subsiding as consumers return to notebook PCs, attracted by upcoming products such as Intel's ultrabooks and Windows 8.

by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 26th 2011 at 3:20AM

Tablets and ultrabooks are 'fads' says Acer boss

Acer found Stan Shih has described tablet PCs and Intel's ultrabook concept as 'fads' and urged manufacturers to innovate beyond the current trends.

by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 8th 2011 at 1:05AM

Logitech boss Quindlen resigns following Euro sales rout

Logitech boss Gerald Quindlen has fallen on his sword following $30 million loss off the back of disastrous sales in Europe.

by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 29th 2011 at 10:03AM

Google's Schmidt says that Android will be Asian favorite

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said that the internet giant's Android mobile operating system would become the platform of choice for Asian consumers due the availability of "cheaper, better, faster" Android ...

by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 20th 2011 at 9:05AM

HP WebOS boss urges staff to look past TouchPad reviews

HP's Palm boss has sent out an internal email urging staff not to feel dishearten following a raft of negative reviews of the firm's newly launched WebOS-powered TouchPad tablet.

by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 6th 2011 at 8:57AM

HP in executive management shake-up

Hewlett-Packard announced a reshuffle of the IT giant's executive management team..

by Mat Bettinson
on Jun 14th 2011 at 8:27AM