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Microsoft Corp.’s third-quarter profit exceeded analysts’ estimates, buoyed by cost controls and sales of business and server software amid weak demand for personal computers running the new Windows 8 operating system.
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Personal-computer shipments plummeted in every region of the world in the first quarter as buyers opted for smartphones and tablet computers and Microsoft Corp.’s newest operating system met with weak demand.
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Lenovo Group Ltd. is betting on four Windows-based notebook-tablet convertible devices to win market share from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., even as sales in the product segment decline.
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Global personal-computer shipments rose 11 percent in the third quarter, a slowdown from the previous period, as U.S. consumers put off back-to-school purchases, according to research firm IDC.
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Singapore will encourage tourists to spend more by offering marquee events and attractions such as the Formula One night race as a faltering global recovery threatens to curtail growth in visitor arrivals.
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Personal-computer shipments fell 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter -- the first holiday-period slump since 2001 -- as consumers and retailers shifted to tablets and smartphones, researcher IDC said.
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Global personal-computer shipments rose 22 percent in the second quarter, a sign consumer demand is picking up even amid lingering concerns about the pace of economic recovery, according to research firm IDC.
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Singapore said the Formula One event will cost less to host in the coming five years and draw more visitors after concluding negotiations just as the city- state’s fifth night race weekend began.
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Global personal-computer shipments rose less than forecast amid a sluggish economy and consumer preference for smartphones and Apple Inc.’s iPad media tablet, according to two market-research firms.
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The thriller “The Roommate” opened in first place at U.S. and Canadian theaters this Super Bowl weekend, taking in $15 million in ticket sales for Sony Corp. ’s Screen Gems.
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