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• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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?
• Microsoft Slashes Retail Store Prices Of Windows 8 Ultrabooks
  5:12 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  Microsoft has cut the prices of several Windows 8 Ultrabooks. Are Ultrabook prices too high, or is Windows 8 demand too low?
• Channel Beat: IBM Eyes Sale of x86 Server Business (Video)
  1:45 PM EST Fri. Apr. 19, 2013
  This week's Channel Beat recap also looks at Frank Vitagliano's move to Dell and a closer look at Intel's first-quarter results.
• 5 Reasons For The PC Market Decline
  1:15 PM EST Fri. Apr. 19, 2013
  Tablets and smartphones have been blamed for much of the decline in PC shipments, but there's more to the picture.
• Microsoft: Small Windows-Powered Touch Devices Coming Soon
  11:00 AM EST Fri. Apr. 19, 2013
  Microsoft is working closely with OEMs on these new small touch devices, which CFO Peter Klein says will have 'competitive price points.'
• Intel Weathers PC Slump In Q1 Earnings, Touts Second-Half Rebound
  6:08 PM EST Tue. Apr. 16, 2013
  Intel's PC business dropped again, but the world's largest chip maker says it's primed for a second-half rebound.
• PC-Related Stocks Fall After Worst-Ever Q1 Shipment Reports
  10:23 AM EST Thu. Apr. 11, 2013
  HP, Intel, AMD and Lenovo all saw stocks drop a day after IDC and Gartner reports of plummeting PC shipments.
• PCs Suffer Steepest Quarterly Decline Ever: IDC
  5:41 PM EST Wed. Apr. 10, 2013
  In the United States, PC shipments dropped 12.7 percent year-over-year, a tad better than the worldwide decline.
• Aruba Launches New Device, App Management System To Go All-In With BYOD
  8:00 AM EST Wed. Apr. 10, 2013
  Aruba Networks is updating its ClearPass Access Management system to include WorkSpace, a new Aruba offering for mobile device and application management.
• Transformation Time: IBM Talks 'High-Value' Solutions (Video)
  3:00 PM EST Mon. Apr. 08, 2013
  What are the channel and market directives that are driving change in the way IBM does business? Bill Donohue outlines the company's biggest areas of growth and how they plan to transform their business.
• Tablets Will Surpass PC Shipments By 2017: Gartner
  5:33 PM EST Thu. Apr. 04, 2013
  Lower-priced tablets and increasing capabilities of those devices are accelerating the shift from PCs to tablets, according to Gartner.
• Channel Beat: Microsoft Nabs Oracle Channel Chief (Video)
  2:07 PM EST Fri. Mar. 29, 2013
  This week's episode of Channel Beat also looks at T-Mobile's new wireless plan and IDC's tablet shipment forecast for 2013.
• 2013 Partner Programs Guide: Systems Vendors
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Mar. 27, 2013
  CRN looks at the systems vendors in our annual Partner Program Guide that received the 5-star award for their commitment and services offered to their channel partners.
• Intel Planning $599 Ultrabooks By Holiday Season
  12:25 PM EST Mon. Mar. 25, 2013
  Ultrabooks based on Intel's upcoming Haswell processor will have a host of new features plus a lower starting price.
• XChange: The Best Of The Solutions Pavilion
  11:32 AM EST Thu. Mar. 14, 2013
  If you missed XChange Solution Provider 2013 in Orlando, Fla., this week, here's some of what you missed at the Solutions Pavilion.
• Five Companies That Dropped The Ball This Week
  1:01 PM EST Fri. Mar. 08, 2013
  For the week ending March 8, CRN looks at five companies that were either asleep at the wheel or just didn't make good decisions.
• Intel All-In On Embedded Linux Development
  4:03 PM EST Wed. Feb. 27, 2013
  All-new Intel System Studio suite accelerates Linux development and testing of embedded and mobile-device applications.