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After going through a hard time in the last several months, now there are signs that companies dealing with personal computer (PC) industry will stop reporting lower sales.

In the past couple of months, hardware manufacturers such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Dell have recorded sales falls of one-fifth to one-quarter. Even the world’s largest PC software company,   Microsoft, for the very first time booked lower sales of its Windows software that led to large-scale layoffs. For that reason, analysts had predicted that computer sales would suffer a fall by four times greater than that during the dot-com kaput.

But now it seems that they have begun to enjoy a recovery. Intel which is based in Santa Clara (California) said the company recorded second-quarter sales of US$8 billion versus US$9.5 billion it posted in the same period last year, beating analysts’ expectations by US$700 million.

For the first time since the economic recession, Intel was fairly comfortable to provide a forecast for its current quarter, and the company said it expects revenue of US$8.1-8.9 billion. Earlier, analysts said Intel would book revenue of US$7.8 billion in this quarter.

Intel said the company’s second-quarter results were clearly better than expected, while in In April the company said that he thought the PC slump had reached bottom, and the company’s recent financial results seem to confirm this.

Being the world’s largest chip manufacturer, Intel helps set the pace for the computing industry, which is why analysts keep a close eye on the company’s take on the overall market. Increases in the sales of Intel’s chips tend to reflect higher computer sales for HP, Dell and others in the industry.

Intel has warned that businesses remain careful in buying new PCs considering that global economy remains sluggish. Consumers have been the ones who show more willingness to buy new computers, particularly laptops and their diminutive, low-cost cousins, netbooks.

Further Intel said that the company saw a strengthening through June, and expects the rising demand to carry over into the second half of this year. The company added that sales in Asia had stepped up, particularly in China, and that sales in the United States were solid. But overall the immediate fiscal conditions remain sobering for Intel.

During its second quarter, Intel’s net income fell to US$1.0 billion from the US$1.6 billion it reported during the same period last year. Intel earned 18 cents a share, down from 28 cents, beating analyst estimates by 10 cents.

Those figures exclude charges tied to a US$1.45 billion fine levied against Intel by the European Commission for anticompetitive practices in the PC market. With the fine included, Intel posted a loss of US$398 million or seven cents a share.

Yet, Intel reported higher-than-expected gross margins and a quarter-to-quarter rise in sales of chips, boosted by healthier sales of laptop chips.

All major PC companies maintain hope that the release of Microsoft’s new version of its Windows software will coax businesses and consumers to upgrade their computers. Dubbed Windows 7, the software should hit the market in October. Microsoft expects Windows 7 to be part of a catalyst.

The PC doldrums have put intense pressure on some of the industry’s largest players. Dell, in particular, has had a steeper decline in sales than its main rivals HP and Acer because it is more dependent on PC shipments to business customers.

To bring its costs more in line with those of HP and Acer, Dell has spent much of the recession increasing its use of contract manufacturers to build its computers. That strategy runs counter to Dell’s traditional approach of producing PCs at its own factories. Dell expects large businesses to begin upgrading their computers in the months to come.

Shares of Intel climbed 2% to US$16.83 just before the company’s earnings announcement. In after-hours trading, Intel’s stock jumped more than 7% to US$18.04.

HP has introduced stylish and affordable notebook PCs and printers to help students and parents get ready for the next school year, which come in ultra-light, backpack-ready HP Pavilion dv2z, powerful HP Pavilion dv6t notebook PCs and the wireless-ready HP Photosmart Plus All-in-One printer.

The company said students will enjoy the performance and design of HP notebook PCs and printers. At the same time, parents will have the peace of mind that they have invested in the right technology for their high schoolers and college-bound teenagers without sacrificing capability or value.

This year, HP has launched offering the latest in wireless technology along with simplified setup and use through touch-enabled printing technology and built-in photo features for picture-perfect prints. HP notebook PCs and printers come in stylish designs that fit with any home or dorm room. They also are designed to work seamlessly together, ensuring maximum productivity for busy college students.

Besides,  the HP Academy program - at www.hpdirect.com/academy - offers students great deals on the latest HP notebook PCs, printers and all the accessories and software that students will want to customize their technology experience to the needs of both their college major and their personality. Even with HP’s industry-leading service and support, students and families will have support every step of the way.

Hewlett-Packard Co (HP) is holding negotiations with Chinese cellular operators China Mobile Ltd, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd and China Telecom concerning the plan to offer mobile broadband-enabled mini-notebooks called Netbooks including their services, that are expected to help expand HP’s sales outlest in China.

HP has introduced several new products in Beijing recently which included a notebook computer, the HP Mini 110 series, which has weight of 2.5 pounds with price of US$299.

China as the world’s second-largest PC market by shipments has seen that demand is likely to rebound, as HP notebooks recorded the highest growth category of its China PC sales, although HP has remained cautious about the company’s outlook.

HP’s sales grew more rapidly in China druring the fiscal quarter that ended on April 30, than the local PC market as a whole. HP’s gains in China reflected an increase in market share to 13.7% in the first calendar quarter from 10.9% in the previous quarter.

HP has made an important advancement during the last two years, faster than Chinese PC manufacturers like Founder Electronics Co which is the second largest vendor in the country after Lenovo Group Ltd. Today HP has service centers in 425 cities of Chinese, higher than 325 at the end of the previous year.

The company has emphasized four new products, and following its HP Mini 110 the company has launched an all-in-one computer called the HP Pavilion MS200 that will be sold at price that ranges from US$599.

H-P also has emphasized low prices as commercial and consumer PC demand has slowed world-wide because of the weakened economy.

The company booked 17% profit decline in its second quarter on revenue of US$27.4 billion and expects revenue of its PC division to fall by 19%. It seems that there will be no improvement in the current quarter, and the company expects revenue to decline to 5% during that period.

HP’s laptop computers more additions to its Mini HP netbook lineup coming with the 1101 and 110 XP / Mi. All three models sport a 10.1-inch widescreen LED, autosync software for easier connectivity to your primary laptop computers.

The laptop computers base on 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 / 1.66GHz N280 processor options with GMA 950 graphics, VGA output, 3 or 6 cell batteries, and 802.11b/g.

While the HP Mini 110 XP edition come with 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD or 32GB SSD, as well as optional WWAN and a Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator. HP claims will let you watch 1080p video smoothly on it.

If you used the Linux-based Mi, you can bump up to 250GB HDD and 2GB memory. The Mini 1101 is coming on June with a base price of $329, those will start at $279 with Mi and $329 if you want Windows XP instead. See more the HP Netbook images below.

Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless carrier in the US, will beginning May 17 sell a netbook model made by Hewlett-Packard, as laptops have wrinkled in size and price and cellphones have turned larger in size and capability, so they are more and more overlapping in function.

This netbook is an adequate light-duty computer, and the price is low for a PC with a hard disk running Windows XP. But Verizon’s charge for Internet service is high if we intend to depend on that service as our major online connection, since the data levels covered by the carrier’s plans aren’t unlimited, and cost extra after we exceed a certain amount. It makes much more sense if we travel extensively, stay within the data limits each month, and want to avoid hotel and airport Wi-Fi fees.

Still, the Verizon service is slower than many Wi-Fi connections, and it can be obtained for almost any laptop by buying a plug-in card that carries the same monthly fees. In my tests, at a typical Marriott hotel, the Verizon cellular service achieved download speeds of around 1.6 megabits per second, while the Wi-Fi modem in the same PC got over five mbps.

Besides, the hardware has some noteworthy downsides. The keyboard feels too flexible, and some symbols on the function keys are hard to read. The mouse buttons are awkwardly arrayed on the sides of the touch pad, not below it. And the speaker, while loud, is tinny. Also, the machine has a bunch of craplets, mostly links to H-P Web sites or to companies like eBay and Pandora.

A computer which is a subcategory of desktop PCs  never existed one year ago. But today we can find one in the market, the Nettop, which is generally defined as a computing platform powered by the Atom processor that runs either Windows XP or a version of Linux. You can see it, now available Asus, riding the momentum of its Eee PC Netbook brand released the Eee Top, and MSI followed up its own Netbook success with the WindTop. Then Dell dropped its Studio One 19 All-in-One Computer by DellCom.

Nettop is a combination of all-in-one form factor and a smaller screen than most desktops (between 15 and 19 inches), so it is essentially the Netbook of the desktop category.

The all-in-one category as a whole is expected to grow to more than six million units in 2009, and to above seven million in 2010. In fact, the rise of all-in-one Nettop looks to be the most interesting thing to happen to desktop PCs in years. Morover, just as the economy helped bolster Netbook’s appeal, so too will it make Nettop more attractive to buyers.

Source: News Cnet.

As far as we see the HP Mini 1000 small laptop appeared at CES show, it’s excited pretty cool, the HP Mini 1000 small laptop drop in screen resolution from the 2133 is a little HP netbook brother, one of these small laptops could do with a VIA Nano under the hood and HP is bringing to this price tag about $399. But we know some of you are still waiting for to know about overview of the system before buy it.

Honestly we says that really we also want to know more about HP’s “Mini 1000 Mi”. Today we hear jkOnTheRun reported they has taken the time to showcase the HP’s Mini 1000 Mi machine on video, and we said thank you for the report about Mini 1000 Mi on video has brought to basics analysis or at least can be instruction before buy it. Well, you can see all the Mini 1000 Mi machine on video during 20 minutes at Video review- HP Mini 1000 MI netbook. People say HP Mini 1000 is the best form factor of any netbooks or Small laptops, but you have to be wiser to judge it.

Product:

Choosing a Laptop computers in Your Country.

Source » jkOnTheRun.

Hey, HP’s Small laptops fans, here a new HP Mini 2140 image appears very similar to the 2133, actually company only do change in the machine, the HP Mini 2140 netbook improves on the earlier HP Mini 2133. Seeing the comparison image above, coming from the 2100 series of Small laptops in the netbook category which is what the company’s Mini 1000 aspires to be when it grows up and configuring price around from $300 until $600 even can going cheaper to the Cheap new laptops category.

The HP 2133 come with 8.9-inch WXGA offers from a $499 system running Linux and a $749 model using Microsoft’s Windows Vista Business, a base on VIA C7-M ULV processor up to 1.6 GHz rig with 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 and up to 160 GB of hard drive, now starting at $ 399.00 with Windows XP Home. While the HP 2140 has a few other things in common with the Mini 1000, comes with 10.1-inch HP Illumi-Lite LED, Intel’s Atom 1.6-GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a three-cell battery, and Windows XP. But you can get more the configuration include a six-cell battery with a maximum price of $599. Even then, the Mini 2133 and Mini 2140 are small laptops category.

The jazzy changes in both Small laptops are 8.9 inch screen has been replaced with a 10.1 inch display, the new Mini 2140 has a brighter screen compared to the Mini 2133. Other changes in the small laptops include the processor being replaced with the Intel Atom N270. Well, good news for you, especially to HP’s small laptops lovers found on most small laptops in the netbook category, of course, absolutely the mini to beat should it has appeared earlier and still the best to buy.

Product:

Choosing a Laptop Computers in Your Country.

HP Mini 2133 PC 8.9″

Source » HP Mini Guide. Via » EEE PC Blog.

Microsoft has said that there will be two primary versions of Windows 7 in weeks ago. But, actually how many versions of windows 7 can runs on the Small laptops/netbook? According to Hewlett-Packard, recently attempted to confirm the situation in an interview with Computerworld, that will least three different editions, and possibly more. Those include in the Professional edition and Home Premium edition, also the low-end Starter edition, which user limit will only run three applications at the same time.

HP manager for business notebook PCs, Kyle Thornton said, they has been testing Windows 7 Ultimate on its small laptops/netbook line, actually that only effort to prove (although not all) then intends to offer it on future small laptops/netbook or not. Kyle Thornton also says that HP will hope more to continue pre-install both Windows XP Professional and Vista Business on its business-oriented small laptops/netbook even after Windows 7 OS ships and come out.

While HP updated the hard-core onto new small laptops, the Mini 2140 has featuring battery life up to 8 hours, 160 GB drives with anti-drop data protection capabilities, and a sleek-yet-professional aluminum casing are about $499 until $650. “I believe that we’ve got the one of the first, if not only, viable business netbooks out there.” Thornton said. The 2140’s is a Cheap new laptops category.

Product:

Choosing a Laptop Computers in Your Country.

HP Mini 2133 PC 8.9″

Source » PCWorld.

That’s really Vivienne Tam Edition “small laptop” has been available, we have inform to you since December 08 “The sexy for Mini mania Vivienne Tam Edition Mini 1000 available at HP Store and Amazon,” today GearDiary has taken that long for at least one red-obsessed small laptop lovers to give us a hands-on with HP’s the world’s first “Digital Clutch.”

Because loved the small laptop which red with gold color scheme, so that decided to choose and buy HP’s Vivienne Tam edition small laptop. You may see more, we quote whereof at obtain from Vivienne Tam edition small laptop:

Operating system - Genuine Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3
Processor - Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor N270 (1.60GHz)
Display - 10.2? diagonal WSVGA HP LED Brightview Infinity Display (1024 x 600)
Memory - 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)
Graphics card - Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Hard drive - 60GB 4200RPM PATA Hard Drive
Personalization - HP Mini Webcam with HP Imprint Finish (Vivienne Tam)
Keyboard - HP Color Matching Keyboard
Networking - Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth
Primary battery - 3 Cell Lithium Polymer Battery
1-year HP Accidental Damage Protection ($109.99 value)
6 month SmartFriend Calling Card ($159.99 value)

Well, that’s the obtain, keyboard included silky sleeve, Vivienne Tam small laptop wireless mouse. That a small laptop in the netbook category, but its perfect to surfing on the internet, working on your blogs, also chatting with your darling and seeing light loves come from the eyes over the integrated webcam.

Source » GearDiary.