Hewlett-Packard's third quarter performance has extended its lead in the global PC market, according to Market Research Firm iSuppli.
HP is likely to continue its growth in the PC market, but new arrival in the top-three Acer will fall back down the rankings, according to an IDC analyst.
The Australian PC market is picking up, with an analyst report showing a year-on-year growth of 14 percent for the second quarter of 2002.
The Australian PC market for the second quarter 2003 has increased by 20.9 percent over the same period last year, according to IDC.
Australia's personal computer market improved 7.5 percent in the third quarter from the same quarter a year ago, with 522,000 units sold, according to preliminary estimates from market analyst International Data Corporation.
Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.
Lenovo is moving away from its business origins with the launch of a new consumer oriented PC line, dubbed the "Idea" range, later this month.
Microsoft plans to display a beta version of Windows XP that will run on tablet PCs, a new breed of computers that have touch screens and can read handwriting.
As Microsoft gets ready to unveil Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, hardware manufacturers are readying tablet products for release.
Lenovo is moving away from its business origins with the launch of a new consumer oriented PC line, dubbed the "Idea" range, later this month.
Microsoft is pushing Tablet PC as the next evolutionary phase of notebooks. We check out the first Tablet PCs available in Australia, as well as looking at the OS that underpins it all.
Microsoft will display a beta version of Windows XP next week that will run on tablet PCs, a new breed of computers that have touch screens and can read handwriting.
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