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• 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.
• Dell 1Q Disappoints, But Points To Successful Move From PC To Enterprise Focus
  7:39 PM EST Thu. May. 16, 2013
  Dell's enterprise systems sales, excluding storage, were up while PC sales were down in the first fiscal quarter 2014 as Dell prepares to go private in a move it hopes will let it reorganize as an end-to-end solution provider away from Wall Street scrutiny.
• More Windows RT Device Price Cuts: Dell Drops XPS 10 Tablet Price
  10:23 AM EST Thu. May. 16, 2013
  Dell gave its XPS 10 Windows RT tablet another price cut this week, following price reductions for other Windows RT devices last month.
• HP Revs Up Tablet-Notebook Lineup: Windows 8, Android Hybrids On The Way
  12:05 PM EST Wed. May. 15, 2013
  Slated to be available this summer, the HP Split x2 for Windows 8 and the HP SlateBook x2 for Android follow HP's first major hybrid product, the Envy X2, a Windows 8 tablet-notebook.
• Microsoft: Windows 8 Touch Devices Gaining Momentum (Video)
  12:20 PM EST Mon. May. 13, 2013
  Microsoft's Jane Boulware explains why Windows 8-based devices like Surface are starting to gain traction in the enterprise market.
• Icahn Believe It: Carl Wants New Dell CEO, Maybe Buy HP's PC Business
  4:42 PM EST Fri. May. 10, 2013
  Carl Icahn told TV reporters Friday that Dell's deal with Silver Lake is 'something out of Saturday Night Live.'
• CIO Road Test: Microsoft Surface Pro Beats Apple iPad
  9:00 AM EST Thu. May. 09, 2013
  Why would anyone go from an iPad to Surface Pro? Find out not only the reason behind one CIO's decision to switch but also why he says Microsoft is set to give Apple a run for its money in the enterprise market.
• Bill Gates Trashes Apple iPad, Lauds Microsoft Surface Tablet
  4:26 PM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  Microsoft's Bill Gates said a lot of Apple users are frustrated by the iPad's lack of functionality and productivity applications.
• Intel, Lenovo Make Windows 8 Training Push (Video)
  11:40 AM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  Intel and Lenovo each used their recent partner events to urge partners to take part in Windows 8 training this year in order to boost PC sales. How will solution providers respond?
• Review: Targus USB 3.0 Dock Supports Apple MacBooks, Windows 7/8 Laptops, Tablets
  8:30 AM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  This single-cable docking solution lets you leave the laptop's power supply in the bag and the time it takes to connect it in the dust.
• Intel Unveils New Atom Architecture For Mobile Devices, Low-Power Servers
  5:25 PM EST Mon. May. 06, 2013
  Intel says its new breed of Atom chips will have high performance and lower power consumption for everything from smartphones to servers.
• Intel Iris: More Pixels, Double 3-D Speed
  2:16 PM EST Fri. May. 03, 2013
  With digital producers and mobile gamers in its sights, Intel reveals next-gen integrated graphics to be available later this year.
• 10 Tough Questions: Partners Ask, HP's Top Executives Answer
  6:10 PM EST Thu. May. 02, 2013
  As HP rolls out a new, simplified pay-for-performance PartnerOne program, its top executives, led by CEO Meg Whitman, answer any and all questions from partners in a 90-minute Webcast.
• Lenovo Partners Buzzing About Possible IBM x86 Server Buy
  12:30 PM EST Tue. Apr. 30, 2013
  Solution providers at the Lenovo Accelerate conference say the addition of IBM's x86 server business would give Lenovo an answer for the enterprise market.
• Three Culprits Behind The PC's Decline (Video)
  11:00 AM EST Thu. Apr. 25, 2013
  PC life cycles are longer so businesses are holding on to their systems for more than just three or four years. So what are the reasons behind the fall in PC sales?
• 10 Things We Learned From Apple's Q2 Financials
  4:40 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  Apple's iPhone and iPad businesses are still growing, but there's more to the company's second-quarter results than that.
• HP Reshuffles Printer And Systems Channel, SMB Duties
  8:18 PM EST Tue. Apr. 23, 2013
  HP is lining up all its printer and personal systems channel responsibilities under its U.S. channel chief and all of its customer-facing sales teams under another top executive.
• Intel Partners: Reports Of The PC's Death Premature
  5:03 PM EST Tue. Apr. 23, 2013
  Despite gloomy reports from research firms and analysts, Intel partners say the PC market is showing signs of life this year.
• 2013 Channel Champs: Overall Winners
  2:00 PM EST Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
  The CRN Channel Champions study highlights solution provider satisfaction with their vendor partners' products and services.
• It's No Magic Touch: VARs Say Training Requirements Are Killing Windows 8 Sales
  10:20 AM EST Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
  Solution providers say the biggest roadblock in trying to sell Windows 8 is the perception -- and perhaps reality -- of the amount of training needed to get users educated and comfortable.
• IBM Partners Cheer Potential Sale Of x86 Server Business
  3:48 PM EST Fri. Apr. 19, 2013
  IBM partners weigh in on the impact of the potential sale of the x86 server business, pointing out that IBM's channel is more value- versus volume-oriented.