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• Icahn Finally, Officially Calls It Quits With Dell
  6:13 PM EST Fri. Oct. 04, 2013
  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially ended being a Dell shareholder antagonist on Friday.
• Despite CEA Chief's Excitement, Microsoft Says It's Not Stepping Up Its CES Presence
  4:31 PM EST Thu. Oct. 03, 2013
  After scaling back its participation in CES in January, Microsoft is going to have a big presence at CES this year, according to the event's organizer. But, Microsoft says this isn't accurate.
• 11 New HP Products To Meet On-The-Go Needs
  10:00 AM EST Thu. Oct. 03, 2013
  The company's refreshed EliteBook line is thinner and lighter, and now includes two Ultrabooks. Its latest ProBook models retain legacy interfaces for vertical markets. All new laptops now have Haswell.
• Major Product Push: 7 Captivating Dell Tablets And Notebooks
  1:30 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  Dell aims to attract more consumer audience while remaining favorable in the channel with new tablet and notebook lineups.
• Dell Doubles Down On Android And Windows Pro Tablets
  12:33 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  At an event in New York, Dell takes the wraps off 7- and 8-inch Venue Android tablets and focuses on Microsoft Windows 8.1 for its new Venue Pro line of tablets.
• 10 Sizzling Mobile Devices Debuting In October
  12:00 PM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  A flurry of new mobile devices are expected to be unveiled or hit shelves in October. Here are a few to look out for.
• Dell Drops Windows RT XPS 10 Tablet
  11:57 AM EST Thu. Sep. 26, 2013
  Just as Microsoft unveils its revamped version of the RT operating system and beefed-up Office 2013 RT software, Dell discontinues the XPS 10 tablet.
• Microsoft Surface 2: Faster Performance, Better Battery Life, More Apps
  1:25 PM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  Microsoft's new Surface 2 tablet is faster and has better battery life than its predecessor and includes a business-friendly docking station.
• Dell's Battle Has Just Begun
  11:05 AM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  Now comes the hard part for Michael Dell. With the yearlong battle behind him to take Dell private, the company founder now faces the biggest business challenge of his lifetime.
• 15 Takeaways From Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting
  2:09 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  Microsoft financial analyst meeting gives CEO Steve Ballmer, COO Kevin Turner and other execs a chance to outline to company's current and future financial health.
• Fall Product Roundup, Part 2: Tech Accessories (Video)
  4:37 PM EST Thu. Sep. 19, 2013
  In part two of the CRN Test Center's Fall Product Roundup, CRN TV looks at some of the best new tech accessories around today.
• Channel Chief Roundtable: The BYOD Effect
  12:00 PM EST Wed. Sep. 18, 2013
  In this installment of CRN's Channel Chief Roundtable series, CRN TV tackles the subject of BYOD and its effect on top vendors and their channel partners.
• Microsoft Developer Evangelist Sandquist Jumps To Twitter After 16 Years
  7:24 PM EST Tue. Sep. 17, 2013
  Microsoft loses 16-year developer relations veteran to Twitter, where he'll be overseeing the social networking sites ecosystem partnerships.
• Kicked When It's Down: PC Satisfaction Levels Tank
  12:01 AM EST Tue. Sep. 17, 2013
  Apple, HP and Dell are the top three computer brands consumers say they like the most.
• Microsoft Pulls Apple-Bashing iPhone 5 Video, Says It Was Just Joking
  7:26 PM EST Mon. Sep. 16, 2013
  Microsoft last week added another Apple clip to its already large collection of parody videos that make fun of competitors, but has since pulled it down.
• Michael Dell Says He Has No Intention Of Getting Back Into Smartphones
  4:48 PM EST Fri. Sep. 13, 2013
  Dell computer founder and CEO, fresh off winning shareholder approval to take the company private, isn't interested in getting back into the smartphone business.
• Dell Lays Out 4-Point Plan For Post-Buyout Road Map
  3:28 PM EST Fri. Sep. 13, 2013
  Dell outlines a familiar road map for life as a private company after its $24.9 billion leverage buyout.
• Channel Beat: Dell Goes Private (Video)
  10:54 AM EST Fri. Sep. 13, 2013
  This week's recap also looks at Apple's new iPhones and the latest on Massachusetts' controversial tech tex.
• Facebook's Zuckerberg Says He Worshipped Bill Gates In His Youth
  8:03 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  Facebook founder and CEO reveals that his idol growing up was Bill Gates, whom he held in high esteem for having clear vision and executing on it.
• It's Official: Dell's Top Execs Sound Off On $24.9 Billion Buyout
  6:24 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  Michael Dell took the hot seat and answered a wide range of questions regarding the buyout from what's next for Dell to what's this mean for its 140,000 partners.
• Done Deal: Michael Dell Wins Buyout Vote
  10:40 AM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  Michael Dell prevails in $24.8 billion leverage buyout in bruising yearlong battle against corporate raider Carl Icahn to take his company private and remake it as an end-to-end business solutions provider.
• Microsoft Exec Who Said Windows 7 Borrows From OS X Is Moving On
  6:23 PM EST Wed. Sep. 11, 2013
  Remember the Microsoft exec who said back in 2009 that the Windows 7 user interface borrowed aspects of OS X? He's leaving the company, though it's not clear where he's going.
• HP Getting More Price Aggressive, Moving Fast For DRAM Supply
  4:49 PM EST Wed. Sep. 11, 2013
  Reacting to last week's fire in a DRAM production facility in Wuxi, China, HP is getting more price aggressive and leveraging supply chain relationships to assure DRAM supply for its PC, printing and server portfolio.
• Tech Veteran DeWitt Is Leaving HP
  5:38 PM EST Tue. Sep. 10, 2013
  Stephen DeWitt, a 25-year technology veteran with a keen eye for emerging technologies, is leaving HP.
• Report: Microsoft Investors Pushing Ford's Mulally, CSC's Lawrie As CEO Candidates
  5:28 PM EST Tue. Sep. 10, 2013
  Does Microsoft need a turnaround of the sort that Alan Mulally pulled off at Ford, and which Mike Lawrie is trying to achieve at CSC? Apparently, some top investors think so.