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Steam 'Big Picture Mode' Enters Beta: What This Means For Valve's Future Hardware

Steam 'Big Picture Mode' Enters Beta: What This Means For Valve's Future Hardware
Following a slew of announcements about Valve Corporation expanding beyond game development and distribution into general software and hardware possibilities, Steam is officially releasing a beta version of its "Big Picture Mode" today. Showing a sleek and innovative approach to a television-based user interface, the new version of Steam raises questions about the future of PC game development.
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Lexmark To Exit Inkjet Printer Unit, Fire 1,700; Shares Soar 20%

Printer specialist Lexmark International Inc. (NYSE: LXK) said it will fire 1,700 employees, mainly in the Philippines, as part of strategy to exit its aging inkjet printer business. The move came after the company reported lower income and revenue, industry experts forecast lower PC sales as well as competition from No. 1 printer maker Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ).
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Hewlett-Packard 3Q Earnings: Will It Be Whitman’s Final Loss?

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the world’s biggest computer company, has nowhere to go but up. Scheduled to report third-quarter financials after the market close Wednesday, investors and technologists will be watching for signs that its restructuring and massive write-offs are over.
iPad-like devices, smartphones spur NAND flash market to record sales

IBM Buys Texas Memory To Battle Intel-Micron Flash JV

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the no. 2 computer maker that?s also one of the biggest chipmakers, said it plans to acquire private Texas Memory Systems to bolster its offerings in the flash-memory sector crucial for new servers and mobile products.
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Dell 2Q Earnings Preview: Now In Third Place, Where?s New Growth?

Dell is scheduled to report second-quarter results Tuesday below last year?s. For the first time, the company founded by Chairman Michael S. Dell nearly 30 years ago in a dorm room will be ranked No. 3 in PC sales, having lost its No. 2 ranking last quarter to China?s Lenovo Group.
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Lenovo Group 1Q Earnings Jump 30% As No. 2’s Sales Soar

China’s Lenovo Group (Pink: LNVGY), the No. 2 PC maker, reported first-quarter net income jumped 30 percent , ahead of estimates, as global revenue rose 35 percent – far better than performance for its U.S. rivals, Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 PC maker.
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Dell Gets Bashed By S&P ‘Bearish’ PC Outlook

Wall Street powerhouse Standard & Poor’s lowered its opinion of Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 PC maker, because it’s becoming “more bearish of the PC industry in general,” the ratings agency said Wednesday. It trimmed its 12-month target price for Dell shares to $14 from $15.
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Earnings Preview: Xerox 2Q Results To Decline

Chances are second-quarter results from Xerox Corp., the No. 1 copier maker that’s moved increasingly into services, will be a disappointment, keeping in line with the general technology sector.

If Intel Catches Cold, Does Tech Get Pneumonia?

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, Tuesday reported decent second-quarter financials but spooked investors and Silicon Valley with the dreaded news: third-quarter sales will be worse than expected.
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HP Keeps PC Crown But Lenovo Very Close

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) narrowly retained its spot as No. 1 in global PC sales but China?s Lenovo Group (Pink: LNVGY) is within striking distance, market researcher Gartner Group (NYSE: IT) reported.

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