HP Unveiling All New Workstations with Radical New Designs? *UPDATED*

By J.R. Nelson | 2/14/2012

HP is set to unveil several new workstations today, according to the company's official Twitter account. With the secretive "Tomorrow. All will be revealed. Be there." message, HP has also uploaded teaser videos to their YouTube account, telling viewers to Think Outside the Box. "Outside the box" - what could that mean?

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Hands On: HP's Omni 27 - War of the Big Screen All-in-ones

By J.R. Nelson | 1/30/2012

HP introduced their first 27-inch all-in-one desktop, the HP Omni 27, late last year. As the second major company to introduce a big-screened all-in-one, the Omni 27 naturally invites comparisons with Apple's iMac. How does it fare? Will Lenovo's A720 knock it off its perch?

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HP's New HPE-h9 Phoenix: HP's Gaming Threat?

By J.R. Nelson | 1/4/2012

For the longest time, HP hasn't much cared for the gamer and enthusiast segments of the market, refusing to stock or equip their Pavilion Elite line of desktops with the best and brightest of AMD's or NVIDIA's GPU lineup. That attitude slowly seems to be changing with the new Phoenix desktop, which comes with sleek red case lighting and watercooled CPUs.

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HP Releases Omni 27 All-in-one: Look Out 27-inch iMac

By J.R. Nelson | 1/4/2012

Apple made waves when it first introduced its 27-inch variant of the iMac just a couple of years ago. HP clearly sees room for a PC version of the form factor - so today, they released the stunning HP Omni 27, an aluminum-clad, IPS-possessed wonder.

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Hi-Def Tri-Def: Is 3D All It's Cracked Up To Be?

By J.R. Nelson | 11/14/2011

Every holiday season, manufacturers try to reinvent themselves in order to entice more and new customers to buy their wares. CPUs might be a little quicker, hard drives a bit more spacious. This holiday, retailers are looking to add a whole new dimension to desktops - all thanks to new 3D technology.

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HP to Keep Making PCs, Much to Dell's Chagrin

By J.R. Nelson | 10/27/2011

New CEO Meg Whitman hasn't been on the job for too long, and already she's setting things right with the world's largest computer manufacturer. HP has just announced that it will continue to keep producing computers, and will NOT be selling the division off or otherwise divesting it.

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IDF2011: HP Unveils Bevy of Beautiful Monitors, World's First Sub-$200 IPS Display

By J.R. Nelson | 9/14/2011

At IDF2011 in San Francisco this morning, HP unveiled seven new displays mostly targeted at the performance display segment of the market. Showcased were a new thin TN display for businesses, four new IPS performance displays (under $200!) and two new digital signage displays that deliver 47 inches of multitouch performance.

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HP's Eight New All-in-Ones & Pulse Speakers: We Go Hands-on

By J.R. Nelson | 9/7/2011

Rallying behind the desktop computer in what HP is calling the "largest all-in-one portfolio in its history", the company is unveiling a whopping eight new all-in-one desktops; we snagged a hands-on peek.

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New Ads Show HP Going Ahead with Plans to Spin Off PC Business

By J.R. Nelson | 8/31/2011

Just recently, we discussed the issue of how HP was contemplating the spin-off of its Personal Systems Group - the division of the company responsible for making the computers and peripherals that most people think of when they think of HP. Derided by analysts and shareholders alike, the company seems to be moving forward with their plan, as a new ad campaign shows.

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Buffalo Adds Windows Storage for SMBs While Staying True to Linux Users

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/26/2011

Buffalo Technology, world market leader in consumer NAS (network-attached storage), plans to continue producing low-cost, high-powered storage for home offices. Yet new TeraStation Pro products -- the company's first line-up for both Linux and Windows -- signal further expansion into SMBs, said Brian Verenkoff, a top company executive.

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HP Compaq 8200 Elite AIO Brings New Intel Core CPUs to HP's All-in-one Lineup

By J.R. Nelson | 8/22/2011

HP has been rolling out all-in-ones left and right right, recently; it wasn't so long ago that we took a look at the HP 100B all-in-one, which put AMD's Fusion APUs into a slim and affordable all-in-one frame. It was a nice enough PC, though a tad slow for more than basic usage - HP has rectified that with the release of the new HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-one, which takes advantage of the newer Intel Core CPUs.

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HP to Spin Off PC Business, Report Says

By J.R. Nelson | 8/18/2011

After the markets close this afternoon, HP is expected to announce two things. One: completion of a rumored $10 billion acquisition of database developer Autonomy Corporation. Two: the stunning announcement that it is spinning off its PC business into a new, entirely separate company.

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