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Hewlett-Packard Co cut its 2011 earnings forecast while its rival Dell Inc reported another profit growth.

HP CEO Leo Apotheker vowed to invest heavily on hiring and expanding its services division -- everything from computer maintenance to consulting -- to recover from "missed opportunities" under predecessor Mark Hurd.

However, it did little good to the company shares which dropped more than 7% as investors fear that costs that had been previously controlled under Hurd would balloon and erase profits.

Dell is sued for deliberately selling thousands of computers which it knew for sure were likely to break down in a short time. Ashlee Vance at the New York Times saw the documents that reveal Dell staff were absolutely aware that the problems with capacitors from Nichicon were likely to hit at least 11.8 million OptiPlex machines shipped to customers between May 2003 and July 2005.

To pay potential penalties for its misconduct in a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Dell has removed $100 million from its first-quarter profits. The SEC is investigating the computer maker’s accounting and financial-reporting practices and its relationship with Intel.

Thursday the company released a statement where it had reported that CEO Michael Dell is discussing a separate settlement with the SEC that would resolve allegations that he withheld information about the company's Intel relationship.

According to a report by the Hindustan Times the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mentioned about the possibility of another American tech company to leave China. The Indian premier was cited to say Dell is about to shutter its China operations.

Mr Singh was quoted as saying:“This morning I met the chairman of Dell Corporation. He informed me that they are buying equipment and parts worth $25 billion from China. They would like to shift to safer environment with climate conducive to enterprise with security of legal system."
 

As ASPs are to increase this year customers should be ready to pay more for new PCs, says Acer. The rise in prices will be the first time in computer history.

Walter Deppeler, senior corp vice president of the Taiwanese computer maker, the second half of the year will be the time of revival in the PC business.

"One year ago we were in the middle of the tunnel," he said. "One year on, we can start to see the future starting to look much better."

After several reports that some laptop models are overheating and melting in a microphone place Acer decided to recall about 22,000 Aspire notebooks.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission alerted that a microphone wire found underneath the notebook's palm rest can short-circuit and overheat.

The recalled notebooks are the Acer AS3410, AS3410T, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ and AS3810TZG. Affected units were sold between June and October of 2009, the Commission said.

 Menq has launched a smartbook/mini-netbook that runs Windows CE 5.0 on an ARM9-based Samsung S3C2450 processor. The price for this kind of netbook known as EasyPC E790 is only $80.

Menq is a Chinese company interested in providing the world with the cheapest models of laptops possible. In 2008 the company used a 480×320-resolution, 7-inch screen to reach the $89 price point for laptops.

 One of the US largest computer-makers Hewlett-Packard is acquiring the networking equipment company 3Com for about $2.7 billion, in a deal that is expected to improve H.P.’s business in China and expand its network gear business.

Hewlett-Packard is to pay $7.90 in cash for each share of 3Com, representing a 39% over 3Com’s closing price of $5.62 a share on Wednesday.

 On Tuesday a hi-tech giant Apple Inc launched its new line of Mac computers in a move to boost sales as the holiday season nears. The new series will feature touch-based mice and edge-to- edge glass.

Most significant change was made to Apple's line of iMac all-in-one desktop computers, which now feature a new edge-to-edge glass design and aluminum enclosure. The iMac starts at $1,199.

 As it was already told on the Internet many times US largest computer maker Dell is launching a new ultra thin notebook with the thickness of 9.99 mm, the thinnest in the world. After images of the product appeared online the company decided to post its official pictures of new Adamo XPS.

The pictures provided by Dell illustrate that Adamo XPS will be very slim and that its hinge is designed to double as a stand. 

 Lenovo Group Ltd. announced that its new Windows 7 based PCs will have fastest boot-up and shutdown times. ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktop PCs for businesses will boot Windows 7 up to 56% faster than when loading XP or Vista, Lenovo said. Besides, IdeaPad and IdeaCentre consumer PCs certified for "Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience" will load 33% faster and shutdown 50% faster than non-certified-but-otherwise-identical hardware, according to Computerworld reports.