Computerworld Hardware News http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:00:18 GMT 2009-11-24T07:00:18Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HP sees PC sales jump in China http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141374/HP_sees_PC_sales_jump_in_China?source=rss_hardware China was a bright spot for Hewlett-Packard during the company's fiscal fourth quarter, with overall sales in the country up 20 percent over the previous year. But the company's Personal Systems Group, which sells PCs, performed even better. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:47:00 GMT (Sumner Lemon) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141374/HP_sees_PC_sales_jump_in_China?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-24T02:47:00Z Update: HP reports solid Q4 on services growth http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141373/Update_HP_reports_solid_Q4_on_services_growth?source=rss_hardware Hewlett-Packard reported an 18% jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the strength of its services business. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:52:00 GMT (James Niccolai) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141373/Update_HP_reports_solid_Q4_on_services_growth?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-24T00:52:00Z HP reports solid Q4 on services growth http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141367/HP_reports_solid_Q4_on_services_growth?source=rss_hardware Hewlett-Packard reported an 18% jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks in large part to the strength of its services business. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:00 GMT (James Niccolai) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141367/HP_reports_solid_Q4_on_services_growth?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-23T22:22:00Z Patent trolls, Machiavelli's descendents http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141359/Patent_trolls_Machiavelli_s_descendents?source=rss_hardware Mark Gibbs thinks he knows what Machiavelli's descendents do for a living … they've become patent trolls. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT (Mark Gibbs) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141359/Patent_trolls_Machiavelli_s_descendents?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-23T19:32:00Z Data Center Lessons from the Online Gaming World http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141356/Data_Center_Lessons_from_the_Online_Gaming_World?source=rss_hardware In June, Iceland-based CCP Games brought the hammer down on a group of resource hogs that were clogging its data center. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMT (Robert Lemos) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141356/Data_Center_Lessons_from_the_Online_Gaming_World?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-23T19:10:00Z PC market crash averted, says Gartner http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141347/PC_market_crash_averted_says_Gartner?source=rss_hardware Reversing earlier projections, Gartner today said it expects ever-increasing sales of netbook computers to lead the way to growth in PC unit shipments in 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:58:00 GMT eric_lai@computerworld.com (Eric Lai) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141347/PC_market_crash_averted_says_Gartner?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-23T17:58:00Z More Hardware News http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/12/Hardware View more Hardware news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/12/Hardware