Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is making its latest Ultrabook pitch to Tech Data (NASDAQ: TECD) channel partners during a conference today in Orlando. “The entire ecosystem is rallying around Ultrabook to deliver solutions,” asserted David Allen, director, distribution and DMR sales, North America, Intel.
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will require 4th generation core ultrabooks, coming later this year, to have touch capabilities. Moreover, Intel expects touch-based ultrabooks running Windows 8 to cost less than $599 by the end of 2013. Are those two data points enough to spark corporate demand for ultrabooks?
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) could provide new clues about Windows 8 Ultrabook and PC sales when the chip giant announces Q4 2012 earnings on January 17. Intel may also offer an update on its CEO succession plan. Current CEO Paul Otellini is (pictured) set to retire in May 2013, the company disclosed back in November 2012. So how is Intel — and its ecosystem of PC partners — performing?
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has cut its full-year profit outlook, the latest indication that Windows 8, Ultrabooks and other innovations won’t fully lift the PC industry out of an economic funk.
Amid rolling out a new ultrabook and all-in-one PC late last week, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) also unwrapped a business-directed tablet, the Latitude 10, a Windows 8-intended mobile device positioned for the commercial sector with advanced security options, a swappable battery and backward-application compatibility.
Sounds good so far but the two big questions surrounding Dell’s new tablet are: Can it ch
What are Michael Dell’s expectations for Windows 8 PCs, ultrabooks and tablets? And can Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) differentiate from Microsoft Surface tablets? Dell’s CEO and CFO offered insights this evening during an earnings call with Wall Street analysts. Here’s the recap.
Even before it arrives, Windows 8 is impacting Dell’s business. Dell CFO and Senior VP Brian T.
PC sales in the second quarter of 2012 were flat, according to the latest Gartner data. And sales of Ultrabooks, which adhere to an Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) design specification, appear to be off to a slow start. But let’s not press the panic button yet.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses, but a true reality check for the touch-enabled operating system will arrive once PC makers — Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Lenovo (HKSE: 992.hk) — announce quarterly earnings. And for Microsoft’s deeper thoughts on Windows 8 sales, circle January 24, 2013 on your calendar.
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) expanded its line of high-performance notebooks with the addition of the XPS 14 and XPS 15, which join the XPS 13 Ultrabook — perfect for those road warriors who need performance, durability and a lightweight design.
Designed for mobile users, the XPS 14 Ultrabook, starting at $1,099, features a 14-inch display, machined aluminum chassis with silicone base, a backlit keyb
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