https://www.scmp.com/rss/37326/feed Dell is a Texas-based technology company founded by Michael Dell, and is the third largest PC maker in the world after HP and Lenovo. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Coco Feng Coco Feng TikTok has officially launched a US joint venture tasked with “safeguarding the American content ecosystem”, with commercial activities such as e-commerce, advertising and marketing remaining under the company’s existing US entities. The arrangement has been widely compared with Apple’s 2018 move to transfer mainland Chinese iCloud user data to Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD), according to Chinese media. GCBD is a project owned by the Guizhou provincial government-backed company AIPO Cloud... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3340996/tiktok-us-joint-venture-seen-resembling-apples-china-icloud-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3340996/tiktok-us-joint-venture-seen-resembling-apples-china-icloud-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Wency Chen,Coco Feng,Ben Jiang Wency Chen,Coco Feng,Ben Jiang US software company SAS Institute has withdrawn from mainland China and dismissed its local staff, according to a Beijing-based employee affected by the move, as the analytics specialist ended more than two decades of operations amid intense domestic competition and geopolitical tensions. The company on Thursday announced the lay-offs via an email and hosted a short video call, in which executives thanked local employees for their contribution and cited “organisational optimisation” for the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3331099/us-software-firm-sas-exits-china-after-25-years-lays-about-400-staff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3331099/us-software-firm-sas-exits-china-after-25-years-lays-about-400-staff?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance. The new global legal framework aims to strengthen international cooperation to fight digital crimes, from child pornography to transnational cyberscams and money laundering. More than 60 countries were seen to sign the declaration on Saturday, which means it will go into force once ratified by those... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3330304/more-60-un-members-sign-cybercrime-treaty-vietnam-amid-rights-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3330304/more-60-un-members-sign-cybercrime-treaty-vietnam-amid-rights-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:41:29 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump said prominent billionaires – including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and tech founder Michael Dell – could be part of a deal in which the United States will take control of US operations of TikTok. Trump name-dropped the 94-year-old Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp, as part of a group of possible participants in a deal during an interview recorded on Friday and broadcast on Sunday on Fox News. “I think they’re going to be in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326320/fox-news-rupert-murdoch-tech-ceo-michael-dell-could-take-part-tiktok-deal-says-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326320/fox-news-rupert-murdoch-tech-ceo-michael-dell-could-take-part-tiktok-deal-says-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:36:09 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng US computer maker Dell Technologies has targeted some of its employees in China for job cuts in the latest case of American businesses retreating from the world’s second-largest economy. Dell would have individual meetings with the affected employees this week, and their last day would be October 10, according to two people who received the notice. Prior to their last day, employees could apply for any internal vacancies, they added. The job cuts mainly affect Dell’s EMC storage unit and its... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3324734/computer-maker-dell-cut-jobs-china-latest-us-retreat-worlds-no-2-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3324734/computer-maker-dell-cut-jobs-china-latest-us-retreat-worlds-no-2-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:00:17 +0000 Reuters Reuters US authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk of illegal diversion to China, according to two people with direct knowledge of the previously unreported law enforcement tactic. The measures aimed to detect artificial intelligence chips being diverted to destinations that were under US export restrictions, and applied only to select shipments under investigation, the people said. They show the lengths to which... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3321788/us-secretly-embeds-trackers-ai-chip-shipments-catch-smuggling-china-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3321788/us-secretly-embeds-trackers-ai-chip-shipments-catch-smuggling-china-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:06:16 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg International Business Machines Corp (IBM) unveiled its latest mainframe system, saying that a chunk of business data will remain on customer-owned servers and never be hosted on the cloud. The new generation of IBM’s mainframes, dubbed z17, will be powerful enough to handle the work of artificial intelligence (AI) models with stored data, IBM said in a statement on Tuesday. The z17 is IBM’s first new machine since 2022, which fits the company’s general three-year update cycle for its... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3305646/ibm-launches-new-mainframe-system-handle-heavy-workload-ai-models?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3305646/ibm-launches-new-mainframe-system-handle-heavy-workload-ai-models?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:38:36 +0000 He has one of the most recognisable surnames in the world, but most people probably don’t know who Adam Dell is. Brother of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell, 55-year-old Adam has carved out his own niche as a prominent businessman in the tech and finance industries. But it was his high-profile relationship with TV star and former Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, 54, that put him firmly in the spotlight. The two have had a tumultuous relationship that has involved disputed paternity over their... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3302332/who-adam-dell-venture-capitalist-and-padma-lakshmis-ex-michael-dells-brother-has-complex-past-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3302332/who-adam-dell-venture-capitalist-and-padma-lakshmis-ex-michael-dells-brother-has-complex-past-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:00:09 +0000 Singapore is investigating whether Dell and Super Micro servers shipped to Malaysia housed Nvidia chips barred from China – highlighting the role of middlemen in funnelling high-end semiconductors. The Southeast Asian nation’s law minister on Monday outlined specifics of the investigation after local media reported police arrested several people for their alleged roles in procuring and shipping Nvidia chips in violation of US sanctions. They stand accused of misleading server suppliers of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300920/singapore-scrutinises-exports-malaysia-china-banned-nvidia-chips?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300920/singapore-scrutinises-exports-malaysia-china-banned-nvidia-chips?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:18:50 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Dell Technologies and HP reported quarterly financial results that suggest a long-awaited recovery of the personal computer (PC) market is stalling. The shares of each company dropped in extended trading. Revenue generated by Dell’s PC business declined 1 per cent to US$12.1 billion in its fiscal third quarter, falling short of estimates. While sales in HP’s PC unit rose 2 per cent to US$9.59 billion in the similar three-month period, which also missed the average estimate of analysts. “The PC... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3288325/dell-hp-post-disappointing-quarterly-sales-global-pc-market-recovery-stalls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3288325/dell-hp-post-disappointing-quarterly-sales-global-pc-market-recovery-stalls?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:54:36 +0000 Bien Perez Bien Perez The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Hong Kong is on the rise, as enterprises look to deploy advanced computing infrastructure in their premises and in the city’s data centres, according to industry experts at a recent tech event. “We understand that businesses are eager to jump on the AI bandwagon to improve their efficiency and performance, but the challenge is how to drive efficiencies and optimise processes without manual intervention and complexity,” said Jackie Kwong, general... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3286216/hong-kong-enterprise-ai-adoption-sees-upswing-back-government-policy-support?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3286216/hong-kong-enterprise-ai-adoption-sees-upswing-back-government-policy-support?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:00:09 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng US personal computer (PC) giant Dell Technologies has set up an artificial intelligence (AI) centre in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen in a fresh sign of its commitment to the market. Dell opened its AI Smart Solutions Centre on Monday, pledging to help enterprises with their AI transformation with upgrades to infrastructure – which includes its PowerEdge servers, PowerSwitch network switches and PowerScale storage solutions – and applications for AI PCs, the company said in a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3285458/dell-opens-ai-centre-shenzhen-pc-maker-shows-commitment-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3285458/dell-opens-ai-centre-shenzhen-pc-maker-shows-commitment-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:10 +0000 United States-based personal computer giant HP said it remains committed to its operations in China after denying a report that it was shifting more production outside the world’s second-largest economy, which sparked fresh scrutiny of the mainland’s manufacturing supply chain. HP – the world’s second-largest PC vendor behind Lenovo Group, according to research firm IDC – told Chinese tabloid The Global Times that Nikkei Asia’s report on Wednesday about the company’s “most aggressive shift of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3273757/chinas-supply-chain-under-scrutiny-amid-report-hp-shifting-more-pc-production-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3273757/chinas-supply-chain-under-scrutiny-amid-report-hp-shifting-more-pc-production-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:00:13 +0000 Intel chief executive officer Pat Gelsinger took the stage at the Computex show in Taiwan to talk about new products he expects will help turn back the tide of share losses to peers, including artificial intelligence (AI) leader Nvidia. Intel showed its new Xeon 6 data-centre processors with more efficient cores that will allow operators to cut down the space required for a given task to a third of prior-generation hardware. Like rivals, from Advanced Micro Devices to Qualcomm, Intel touted... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3265415/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-takes-shot-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huangs-claim-intel-processors-are-outdated-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3265415/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-takes-shot-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huangs-claim-intel-processors-are-outdated-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jun 2024 03:00:10 +0000 Mainland Chinese universities and research institutes recently obtained high-end Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips through resellers, despite Washington widening a ban last year on the sale of such technology to the country. A Reuters review of hundreds of tender documents shows 10 Chinese entities acquired advanced Nvidia chips embedded in server products made by Super Micro Computer, Dell Technologies and Taiwan’s Gigabyte Technology after the United States government on November 17... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3260021/tech-war-china-acquired-us-restricted-nvidia-ai-chips-super-micro-dell-and-gigabyte-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3260021/tech-war-china-acquired-us-restricted-nvidia-ai-chips-super-micro-dell-and-gigabyte-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:06:28 +0000 Intel has survived an effort to halt hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of chip sales to Huawei Technologies, two people familiar with the matter said, giving one of the world’s largest chip makers more time to sell to the heavily sanctioned Chinese telecoms company. US President Joe Biden has long been under pressure to revoke a licence, issued by the Trump administration, that allows Intel to ship advanced central processors to Huawei for use in laptops. The push came from Intel rival... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3255167/intel-still-sells-huawei-millions-dollars-worth-advanced-chips-while-amd-receives-no-such-licence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3255167/intel-still-sells-huawei-millions-dollars-worth-advanced-chips-while-amd-receives-no-such-licence?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:53:30 +0000 India will provide subsidies to some of the world’s biggest tech hardware companies, including Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group and computer giant Lenovo Group, under a scheme to boost domestic manufacturing and strengthen the South Asian country’s bid to become a major hub in the global electronics supply chain. New Delhi has approved applications for subsidies of 27 companies, which also include Dell, HP and AsusTek Computer, under the country’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3242209/india-confirms-subsidies-apple-supplier-foxconn-lenovo-and-25-other-tech-hardware-firms-bolstering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3242209/india-confirms-subsidies-apple-supplier-foxconn-lenovo-and-25-other-tech-hardware-firms-bolstering?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:30:11 +0000 Dell Technologies raised its full-year forecast for revenue and profit on Thursday, as it benefited from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and stabilising demand for computer hardware and server products after a months-long slump. Shares of the Round Rock, Texas-based company rose 8 per cent in extended trading. The results are the latest sign that a downturn in tech spending could be drawing to a close after major networking equipment provider Cisco also beat quarterly revenue... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3233062/dell-raises-full-year-forecasts-growing-demand-ai-optimised-servers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3233062/dell-raises-full-year-forecasts-growing-demand-ai-optimised-servers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:29 +0000 US personal computer giant Dell Technologies saw its Chinese sales plummet in the second quarter, amid a weaker macro environment and the company’s reported plan to cut reliance on China-based supply chains. In the second quarter, Dell’s shipments of desktops and notebooks in China plunged 52 per cent to 804,000 units, according to a report by research firm Canalys released on Tuesday. Dell’s share in China’s PC market shrank to 8 per cent in the quarter, at fourth spot, compared to 14 per cent... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3232964/us-pc-maker-dell-loses-market-share-china-amid-economic-headwinds-supply-chain-shift?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3232964/us-pc-maker-dell-loses-market-share-china-amid-economic-headwinds-supply-chain-shift?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:00:14 +0000 Some of the world’s biggest tech companies, including Dell Technologies, HP and Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group, have applied for state aid to manufacture laptops in India. Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s US$2.1 billion financial incentive plan – a bid to boost local production of technology hardware such as laptops, personal computers, tablets and servers – has received an overwhelming industry response, Tech Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday. Under the plan, companies are... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3232898/dell-hp-and-apple-supplier-foxconn-apply-make-laptops-india-under-us21-billion-incentive-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3232898/dell-hp-and-apple-supplier-foxconn-apply-make-laptops-india-under-us21-billion-incentive-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Aug 2023 03:03:33 +0000 Apple’s personal computer shipments declined by 40.5 per cent in the first quarter, marking a tough start to the year for PC makers still grappling with a glut of unsold inventory. Shipments by all PC makers combined slumped 29 per cent to 56.9 million units – and fell below the levels of early 2019 – as the demand surge driven by pandemic-era remote work evaporated, according to IDC’s latest report. Among the market leaders, Lenovo Group and Dell Technologies registered drops of more than 30... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216567/apple-sees-40-cent-plunge-pc-shipments-steepest-among-top-computer-makers-pandemic-demand-evaporates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216567/apple-sees-40-cent-plunge-pc-shipments-steepest-among-top-computer-makers-pandemic-demand-evaporates?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:25:20 +0000 Lenovo Group Ltd’s profit fell for the first time in almost three years on waning demand for personal computers, forcing it to warn of job cuts ahead. Net income fell for the first time since 2020, after revenue dropped a bigger-than-expected 24 per cent to US$15.3 billion in the final quarter of last year, according to a company statement. Analysts had expected sales of US$16.4 billion on average. The world’s largest maker of personal computers has been struggling with a tumble in global demand... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3210561/worlds-top-pc-maker-lenovo-warns-job-cuts-after-24-cent-fall-revenue-fourth-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3210561/worlds-top-pc-maker-lenovo-warns-job-cuts-after-24-cent-fall-revenue-fourth-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:51:54 +0000 The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform – which became a household name during the pandemic – announced on Tuesday it is laying off about 15 per cent of its staff. Zoom Video Communications chief executive Eric Yuan is also taking a 98 per cent cut in salary this year and forgoing his executive bonus, he said in a blog post about the job cuts. He added that members of his executive leadership team are taking a 20 per cent salary reduction and also forfeiting bonuses this... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3209438/zoom-slashes-staff-15-cent-ceo-eric-yuan-takes-98-cent-pay-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3209438/zoom-slashes-staff-15-cent-ceo-eric-yuan-takes-98-cent-pay-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:35:25 +0000 Global PC shipments saw a record decline in the fourth quarter of 2022 amid economic headwinds, global inflationary pressures and stagnant PC demand, according to a recent report. PC shipments in the three months ended December 31 fell 27.8 per cent year on year to 65.2 million units, according to data from Counterpoint Research. For the full year, shipments declined 15 per cent. “Total PC shipments for 2022 reflect muted global PC demand with four consecutive quarters of year-on-year shipment... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3207605/global-pc-shipments-slump-fourth-quarter-2022-amid-economic-headwinds-including-inflation-and-weak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3207605/global-pc-shipments-slump-fourth-quarter-2022-amid-economic-headwinds-including-inflation-and-weak?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:15:09 +0000 Apple is working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, a move that would defy long-held company orthodoxy and embrace an approach that co-founder Steve Jobs once called “ergonomically terrible”. Apple engineers are actively engaged in the project, indicating that the company is seriously considering producing touch-screen Macs for the first time, according to people familiar with the efforts. Still, a launch has not been finalised and the plans could change. For more than a decade,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3206498/apple-seriously-considering-producing-touch-screen-macs-steve-jobs-called-ergonomically-terrible?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3206498/apple-seriously-considering-producing-touch-screen-macs-steve-jobs-called-ergonomically-terrible?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:00:19 +0000 Personal computer (PC) giant Dell Technologies plans to stop using China-made semiconductors by 2024 and urged its suppliers to cut down on components sourced from that country amid concerns over escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington. That initiative by Dell, which was ranked by research firm IDC as the world’s third-largest PC vendor in the third quarter last year, forms part of the Texas-based company’s efforts to diversify its manufacturing supply chain outside China, according... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3205740/us-computer-giant-dell-replace-all-china-made-chips-its-products-2024-amid-tensions-between-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3205740/us-computer-giant-dell-replace-all-china-made-chips-its-products-2024-amid-tensions-between-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:30:08 +0000 Semiconductor giant Intel Corp is planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands, to cut costs and cope with a sputtering global personal computer (PC) market, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The lay-offs will be announced as early as this month, with the company expected to make the move around the same time as its third-quarter earnings report on October 27, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3195673/semiconductor-giant-intel-said-plan-lay-offs-affecting-thousands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3195673/semiconductor-giant-intel-said-plan-lay-offs-affecting-thousands?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:43:49 +0000 India plans to boost the financial incentives for manufacturers that make tablets and laptops in the country, wooing companies such as Apple and Dell Technologies as part of its bid to challenge China as a production base. The federal technology ministry has floated the revamped programme to electronics industry executives for consultation, including payments that could exceed a half a billion dollars per company, people familiar with the matter said. India wants to boost production of tablets... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3194212/india-offering-us550-million-incentives-woo-apple-tablet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3194212/india-offering-us550-million-incentives-woo-apple-tablet?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Sep 2022 05:26:54 +0000 Fourteen US companies including Amazon and Visa each pledged to provide at least 500,000 digital training and education opportunities for women and girls in the Indo-Pacific region as part of a Biden administration initiative. The programme, undertaken within the broader 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, is focused on Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The IPEF Upskilling Initiative, which will provide 7 million training... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3191983/amazon-apple-and-google-pledge-training-women-indo-pacific-under-biden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3191983/amazon-apple-and-google-pledge-training-women-indo-pacific-under-biden?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:29:44 +0000 Big name PC makers like Dell Technologies are increasingly turning to parts or production bases outside China, even amid signs of relief from Trump-era tariffs, as Covid-related logistics problems drive up prices for consumers. PCs by Dell and its fellow top-ranked developers are hardly the only goods bottlenecked in China – or threatened by US import tariffs approved since 2018. Cars, phones, building materials are feeling similar pinches. But PCs including laptops stand out for their heavy... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3178959/coronavirus-driven-order-delays-us-tariffs-china-raise-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3178959/coronavirus-driven-order-delays-us-tariffs-china-raise-world?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 May 2022 13:00:19 +0000 After America’s civil war, the need for labour unions to protect workers’ rights grew rapidly and thousands unionised in the 1880s, most notably with the Knights of Labour. The riot in Chicago’s Haymarket Square on May 4, 1886, came a day after a clash between union workers and police in which one person was killed and several were injured during national protests that began on May 1 to demand a shift from 60-hour working weeks to eight-hour working days. What started out as a peaceful meeting... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3175878/labour-rights-more-important-ever-digital-economy-and-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3175878/labour-rights-more-important-ever-digital-economy-and-new?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 May 2022 01:15:12 +0000 Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer maker, maintained its market leader position globally and at home in the third quarter despite a cancelled blockbuster IPO in Shanghai and a debt controversy. The Beijing-based company came ahead of competitors HP, Dell and Apple in the three months ended September 30, having shipped 20.2 million desktops, notebooks and workstations worldwide – a 4.6 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to research firm Canalys. In a separate report... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3157924/lenovo-retains-lead-global-pc-market-after-surprise-withdrawal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3157924/lenovo-retains-lead-global-pc-market-after-surprise-withdrawal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:00:24 +0000 Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc reported earnings buoyed by a resurgent personal computer demand they projected will continue even as people return to offices and schools when the coronavirus pandemic is under control. The US companies, two of the world’s top three PC makers, reported sales and profit in the three-months ending in January that topped analysts’ estimates. The overall market, which grew for the first time in almost a decade in 2020, will expand again this year helped by demand... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3123198/dell-and-hp-see-continued-pc-demand-after-return-school-and-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3123198/dell-and-hp-see-continued-pc-demand-after-return-school-and-work?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Feb 2021 01:45:26 +0000 As a new or young entrepreneur with big ideas and perhaps little money to spend, a proper office space is often out of the question in the early stages of building a business.  Knowing that, it’s no surprise that childhood bedrooms, home garages, dark basements, and college dorm rooms are where some of today’s most successful companies were born. Here’s where 14 big-name businesses got their start in life. Who is China’s vape and e-cigarette billionaire Kate Wang? Amazon began as an online book... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3121855/facebook-amazon-and-12-more-companies-born-garage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3121855/facebook-amazon-and-12-more-companies-born-garage?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:20:30 +0000 The global PC market has posted back-to-back quarterly double digit growth rates as corporations and schools continue to invest in the transition to remote working and learning amid second and third waves of Covid-19 in many countries. Global shipments of traditional PCs - comprising desktops, notebooks and workstations - grew 14.6 per cent year on year to 81.3 million units in the September quarter even as many vendors missed opportunities due to a sizeable backlog of unfulfilled orders,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/science-research/article/3105263/global-pc-shipments-see-double-digit-growth-third-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/science-research/article/3105263/global-pc-shipments-see-double-digit-growth-third-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:16:26 +0000 With improved Bluetooth and Wi-fi solutions reaching every corner of the consumer market, wireless gadgets have become an essential part of our daily lives. Here are three that you might want to consider for yourself or for gifts – without breaking the wallet. Tranya T10 Waterproof Wireless Earbuds This year it seems everyone is switching to wireless earbuds. Of course, it helps that Apple and Samsung have dropped headphone jacks from most phones. The Tranya T10 earbuds have a 12mm Graphene... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3105102/wireless-technology-three-best-value-gadgets-reviewed-computer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3105102/wireless-technology-three-best-value-gadgets-reviewed-computer?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:45:08 +0000 What would you do with a million dollars? When it comes to the world’s richest in tech, the question requires slapping on a few more zeros, as the 12 richest tech billionaires have a collective net worth of over US$990 billion. At the top of the list sits Jeff Bezos, of course – Amazon CEO, owner of The Washington Post, and now officially richest man in the world, ever – but who are the other 12? What ultra rich tech entrepreneurs do with their money Meet the tech tycoons as ranked by their net... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3103093/bill-gates-elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-and-jeff-bezos-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3103093/bill-gates-elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-and-jeff-bezos-top?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:00:06 +0000 It’s estimated that university graduates earn on average 60 per cent higher salaries than non-graduates. For that extra edge, the average American pays anywhere from US$40,000 to US$200,000 and above just for tuition alone. However there are many talented entrepreneurs, investors and innovators who have bucked that trend and gone on to bank 10-figure sums, without so much as an undergraduate degree to their name. Here are some legendary success stories. Ted Turner Ted Turner was expelled from... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3085909/bill-gates-and-mark-zuckerberg-arent-only-super-rich?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3085909/bill-gates-and-mark-zuckerberg-arent-only-super-rich?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2020 08:00:10 +0000 Demand for personal computers (PC) surged in the March quarter as millions of people worked from home amid the coronavirus outbreak but shipments fell due to supply chain disruptions, a new report showed. Global personal computer shipments including desktops, notebooks, and workstations declined 8% year on year to 53.7 million units in the first three months of the year mainly due to supply constraints, according to a report published on Saturday by research firm Canalys. It was the biggest... https://www.scmp.com/tech/pc-makers-struggle-keep-surging-demand-during-coronavirus/article/3079616?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/pc-makers-struggle-keep-surging-demand-during-coronavirus/article/3079616?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:12:42 +0000 Over the last 24 years, Liam Casey, an electronics manufacturing guru, has guided numerous brands through the intricacies of the Chinese supply chain. Today, he argues nobody could have prepared for the events of the past two months. As the coronavirus inflicts incalculable damage to public health and economic growth around the world, every instinct of global business is being urgently questioned. Casey is the perfect guy to answer the alarm. He is the founder and chief executive of PCH... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3074333/how-prepare-tech-supply-chain-next-outbreak-you-just-cant?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3074333/how-prepare-tech-supply-chain-next-outbreak-you-just-cant?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:00:22 +0000 Foreign investment is rising rapidly in central China, as many manufacturing firms move production away from the coastal regions in search of lower costs inland. Rapidly rising costs – everything from wages to land prices to taxes – have made manufacturing increasingly unprofitable in the coastal regions, especially in the export hubs of the Pearl River and Yangtze River Deltas. Tariffs on US$250 billion of Chinese exports due to the US-China trade war have not helped, only serving to drive up... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3008784/chinas-central-regions-lure-manufacturing-affluent-coast-low?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3008784/chinas-central-regions-lure-manufacturing-affluent-coast-low?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2019 23:30:09 +0000 Dell Technologies Inc. will buy out its tracking stock to give it greater control over VMware Inc., a person familiar with the matter said. While VMware will remain independent for now, the move could make it easier for Dell to buy out the rest of the software maker later on. Dell, the world’s largest private technology company, could announce as soon as Monday a proposed share swap to acquire the DVMT tracking stock, currently valued at about US$17 billion, said the person, asking not to be... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2153393/dell-said-acquire-vmwares-us17-billion-tracking-stock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2153393/dell-said-acquire-vmwares-us17-billion-tracking-stock?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Jul 2018 05:35:20 +0000 By Alex Sherman Dell Technologies could emerge as a public company through a reverse-merger with VMware , the US$60 billion cloud computing company it already controls, according to people familiar with the matter. The reverse merger, whereby VMware would actually buy the larger Dell, would then allow Dell to be traded publicly without going through a formal listing. It would also likely be the biggest deal in tech industry history, giving investors who backed Dell’s move to go private in 2013 a... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2131186/dell-considering-sale-vmware-what-may-be-techs-biggest-deal-ever?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2131186/dell-considering-sale-vmware-what-may-be-techs-biggest-deal-ever?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:28:06 +0000 Of the world’s 10 richest tech billionaires, four are college drop-outs. All are men, all are from two countries (the United States and China), and all currently are or were heads of companies.  These are some seriously wealthy folks — the entry level to this list is US$18.2 billion net worth (that includes cash, stock, and various other holdings). Some now spend their time trying to change the world, others spend their time owning sports teams, and some are still running the company that made... https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/2027017/these-are-10-wealthiest-tech-billionaires-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/2027017/these-are-10-wealthiest-tech-billionaires-world?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:15:44 +0000 After many failed attempts at promoting homegrown operating systems, Beijing may finally be making headway against Google, Microsoft and Apple, with more than a third of Dell machines in the country running an OS co-developed by the Chinese military. Forty-two per cent of personal computers sold by the US computer maker in China run the NeoKylin OS, a senior Dell executive told the Wall Street Journal. The move comes as Dell has begun partnering with Chinese firms to expand into sectors seen as... https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/1857948/chinese-os-last-more-40-cent-dell-pcs-china-now-running-homegrown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/1857948/chinese-os-last-more-40-cent-dell-pcs-china-now-running-homegrown?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Sep 2015 04:08:06 +0000 The Asia Pacific personal computer market fared better than expected in the three months to September thanks to demand from China and India, says research firm IDC. Shipments in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan grew 8 per cent to 26.6 million units in the third quarter from the previous quarter. And even though the regional market declined 5.1 per cent over the period last year, IDC said it still beat its initial forecast. The market, it said, was supported by higher-than-expected shipments in the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1620660/china-and-india-prevent-pc-market-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1620660/china-and-india-prevent-pc-market-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:30:15 +0000 A noxious feline odour has some Dell customers hissing. People who own Dell Latitude 6430u laptops are complaining that their pricey new computers are emitting a smell similar to cat urine. Some of them said on the company’s online customer forums that the odour seems to be coming from the keyboard or palm rest. The Texas-based company originally advised buyers through its forums to try cleaning their keyboards with a soft cloth or compressed air, but the smell persisted. “The machine is great,... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1345169/dell-laptop-owners-raise-stink-over-odour-cats-pee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1345169/dell-laptop-owners-raise-stink-over-odour-cats-pee?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Nov 2013 03:24:02 +0000 Computer maker Dell plans to bolster its lead in the mainland's growing market for enterprise servers, despite efforts by rival Lenovo to expand operations in that niche over the next few years. The privatisation of Texas-based company Dell, which is the world's third-largest personal computer supplier behind Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard, is also expected "to accelerate development of its capabilities in the market", Philip Davis, the Asia-Pacific vice-president for Dell's enterprise solutions... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1328197/dell-step-growth-chinas-enterprise-server-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1328197/dell-step-growth-chinas-enterprise-server-market?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Michael Dell clinched shareholders’ approval on Thursday for his USUS$25 billion offer to buy and take Dell private, ending months of bitter conflict with the company’s largest investors and removing the uncertainty shrouding the world’s No. 3 PC maker. The company plans to invest in the personal computer and tablet markets, in expanding sales coverage, and in growing its distribution network, founder and chief executive Michael Dell said in a conference call after the shareholder vote. End-user... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1309002/dell-invest-more-pcs-tablets-after-us25b-buyout-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1309002/dell-invest-more-pcs-tablets-after-us25b-buyout-win?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Sep 2013 02:25:36 +0000 Michael Dell yesterday clinched shareholder approval for his US$25 billion offer to buy and take Dell private, ending months of conflict with the company's largest investors and removing the uncertainty surrounding the world's No 3 personal computer maker. Shareholders cast their votes at a special meeting in Austin, Texas. Based on preliminary results, the buyout won their go-ahead and the deal is expected to close before the end of Dell's fiscal third quarter. Once the deal is consummated,... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1308978/michael-dell-wins-fight-take-pc-maker-private?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1308978/michael-dell-wins-fight-take-pc-maker-private?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000