PCs

The longer Hewlett-Packard hangs onto its PC business, the less it will be worth. But can HP really afford to hack nearly 30% of its revenue without a strong, emerging business to replace it?

In announcing it will keep its PC division, HP is trying to undo some serious damage. It may be too late.

After approving Leo Apotheker's plan to consider spinning of HP's PC unit, the company's leaders are having second thoughts.

Despite facing serious competitive and strategic challenges, Hewlett-Packard offers value for investors, one analyst argues.

Computer maker Dell is set to deliver fiscal 2012 first-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday, giving analysts and industry observers some sense of where PC shipments.

In a bid to kickstart development of applications for its mobile operating system, Hewlett-Packard beginning next year will include WebOS alongside Microsoft Windows in every computer it ships, according to HP chief executive Leo Apotheker.

Tablets will replace a lot of PCs, but an expected drop in sales of semiconductors could indicate a permanent change in the way we buy hardware for end users.

Shares of Intel Corp. were up 30 cents, or 1.4 percent, to 21.51 in mid-afternoon trading Friday after the world's largest chipmaker announced an increase in its quarterly dividend of 15 percent.