When it comes to buying a small business computer, you need to match the hardware with the task. Employees whose primary jobs revolve round emailing, word processing and other basic computing tasks ...

Is there no such thing as a bad laptop anymore? That’s what Trusted Reviews’ Gordon Kelly wants us to believe, at least for a padded out paragraph or two. (He should learn to do it in a sentence or ...

If there's one thing this dour economy is good for, it's pushing down prices. Walmart have just announced that they'll be offering a $298 notebook, the Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM, complete with a ...

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• HP is acquiring Compaq Computer in a stock swap valued around $25 billion, one of the largest deals in technology history. Compaq shareholders will receive 0.6325 shares of newly issued HP stock for ...

The biggest merger in high-tech history may be a financial success for Hewlett-Packard Co. and the former Compaq Computer Corp., but it hasn’t made buyers any happier. Both brands picked up terrible ...

NEW YORK--In the hunt for shareholder support for the merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer, Michael Capellas has picked up the elusive trail of investors who might be inclined to say ...

CUPERTINO, Calif.--Hewlett-Packard claimed victory Tuesday in its hotly contested battle to merge with Compaq Computer, while opponents maintained that any such declaration is premature. About an hour ...

At a news conference in Taipei, HP announced that it will begin offering 64GB SSD drives in its business lineup of Compaq laptops. The drive will, at first, be available in the HP Compaq 2710p, 2510p, ...

The Compaq Presario line of laptops has been in production since the 1990s, and continues to be a strong seller in the consumer marketplace. As with any computer, a Presario's service life can be ...

Although Microsoft Corp. will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines loaded with the new OS as of Monday, which ...