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• Icahn Calls Michael Dell's 'Go-Shop' Moves Akin To Advertising House With Termites
  6:42 PM EST Tue. Jun. 18, 2013
  Carl Icahn has bought an even bigger piece of Dell and made public a letter in which he compared Dell's solicitation of alternative bids to advertising a house with a warning that it has termites.
• Partners: HP CEO Remains Channel Strong Despite Exec Changes
  4:50 PM EST Tue. Jun. 18, 2013
  Partners say HP CEO Meg Whitman is upping the company's channel commitment despite executive changes that move the head of the company's SMB partner council to a new role.
• Apple Partner Faith Remains High Despite Tougher Competition
  3:00 PM EST Mon. Jun. 17, 2013
  Following Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference 2013 and the introduction of iOS 7, Apple partners say the company is still on its A-game.
• Channel Beat: HP Embraces Google Apps (Video)
  2:29 PM EST Fri. Jun. 14, 2013
  This week's recap also looks at the big news from Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference and the latest on Carl Icahn's bid for Dell.
• 5 Companies That Dropped The Ball This Week
  2:25 PM EST Fri. Jun. 14, 2013
  For the week ended June 14, CRN looks at five companies that were either asleep at the wheel or just didn't make good decisions.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  11:16 AM EST Fri. Jun. 14, 2013
  For the week ending June 14, CRN looks at five companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• Tablets, PCs And Windows 8: Five Forecasts From D&H Distributing
  1:00 PM EST Thu. Jun. 13, 2013
  D&H Distributing has seen a lot of growth in Android tablets sales, but Dan Schwab believes there's room for another OS to take off.
• HP To Bundle Google Apps For Business: Bad For Microsoft, Good For Partners
  7:28 PM EST Tue. Jun. 11, 2013
  While the new HP SMB IT in a Box bundle of HP PCs and printers with Google Apps For Business gives HP a new cloud offering and Google an army of SMB resellers, it also raises questions about the long-standing HP-Microsoft relationship.
• Apple Shows Off New Mac Pro, MacBook Air At WWDC
  7:40 PM EST Mon. Jun. 10, 2013
  Apple shows off some new products at its Worldwide Developer Conference, including a new eye-catching Mac Pro workstation.
• HP Unleashes All In One Commercial PC Offensive
  4:00 PM EST Mon. Jun. 10, 2013
  HP looks to capitalize on the growing AIO commercial market with the launch of the HP EliteOne 800 G1 at this week's Discover conference.
• Lenovo Looks To Replicate PC Channel Success With Servers
  3:13 PM EST Mon. Jun. 10, 2013
  Lenovo turned itself into a PC juggernaut, thanks in large part to its channel strategy. Can the company do the same in the server market?
• Windows 8: Some VARs Aren't Selling It, They're Replacing It
  9:30 AM EST Mon. Jun. 03, 2013
  The operating system that was supposed to herald a new era for the beleaguered PC market -- which continues to reel from the soaring popularity of tablets -- has fallen short of industry expectations.
• The World's 20 Most Valuable Technology Brands
  12:00 PM EST Wed. May. 29, 2013
  Brands have value, and some brands are more valuable than others. See which IT brands are generating the most buzz and which ones aren't, according to MillwardBrown's BrandZ ranking of the most recognized global brands.
• Ups And Downs: Tablets To Eclipse PCs By 2015, IDC Predicts
  2:47 PM EST Tue. May. 28, 2013
  Research firm IDC has revised its forecast for the PC market this year, and the numbers are even worse than they were two months ago.
• 5 Companies That Dropped The Ball This Week
  10:00 AM EST Fri. May. 24, 2013
  For the week ending May 24, CRN looks at five companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• HP's Whitman To Partners: Don't Give Up Hope On PCs
  6:01 PM EST Thu. May. 23, 2013
  HP CEO Meg Whitman says the death of the PC has been greatly exaggerated.
• Lenovo Bucks PC Slump With Strong Q4, Full-Year Results
  3:34 PM EST Thu. May. 23, 2013
  The overall PC market may be shrinking, but Lenovo's share just keeps on growing.
• HP Shares On Rise After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Earnings
  5:40 PM EST Wed. May. 22, 2013
  HP beat analysts earnings expectations for its second fiscal quarter despite year-over-year revenue declines across many of its businesses.
• Taxing Testimony: 10 Highlights From Apple CEO Tim Cook's Remarks To Congress
  4:00 PM EST Wed. May. 22, 2013
  Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to Congress Tuesday about Apple's tax avoidance practices and use of offshore subsidiaries. Here are some of Cook's key points.
• Privacy Please: 5 Efforts To Take IT Companies Private
  10:00 AM EST Wed. May. 22, 2013
  Going private is a hot topic these days, with Websense's $1 billion deal this week and Dell's ongoing effort to become a private company. Here's a look at five "going private" cases -- some that succeeded and some that didn't get off the ground.
• Intel's Plan To Save PC System Builders (Video)
  11:30 AM EST Tue. May. 21, 2013
  CRN editors discuss how Intel is trying to pump up struggling PC system builders with new components for touch-screen-based all-in-one desktops.
• U.S. Senate: Apple Avoiding Billions In Taxes Through Offshore Shelters
  10:45 AM EST Tue. May. 21, 2013
  Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to speak today at the Senate subcommittee's hearing on tax avoidance and offshore shelters.
• 5 Things That Can Help The PC Business Rebound
  4:30 PM EST Mon. May. 20, 2013
  The PC market is down -- but not out. Here are five things that could help desktops and notebooks rebound.
• Stayin' Alive? Intel's Plan To Resuscitate The PC System Builder Channel
  10:00 AM EST Mon. May. 20, 2013
  Some system builders wonder if anything can be done to postpone the inevitable. But Intel says the PC market is ripe for all-in-one desktops with touch-screen support to Ultrabooks with voice- and facial-recognition feature and more -- and it's ready to help.
• 5 Questions For Intel Channel Chief Steve Dallman
  3:00 PM EST Fri. May. 17, 2013
  Dallman discusses the state of the Intel channel and the future of the custom PC market in an interview with CRN.