The name on the chassis will be Hewlett-Packard, but many of the computers coming from HP in the future will likely bear Compaq Computer bloodlines--if the merger goes through. Michael Kanellos is ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Tuesday several products developed by the former Compaq Computer Corp., whose acquisition by HP was finalized May 7. New versions of the AlphaServer family were announced ...

The top computer maker's stock is up and it's expected to report earnings of 37 cents a share tomorrow, but competitive challenges remain. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

In the PC market, profits are withering as the cost of many desktop systems have fallen below $1,000. Rivals Dell and Gateway, who sell directly to customers over the telephone and the Internet, are ...

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) announced today a definitive merger agreement to create an $87 billion global technology leader. The new HP will offer ...

PALO ALTO, CA and HOUSTON, TX – Hewlett-Packard Company and Compaq Computer Corporation announced a merger agreement to create an $87 billion global technology leader. The new HP will offer the ...

Compaq Computer Corp. has been subsumed by Hewlett-Packard Co., but the Compaq name lives on among the new company’s 10,000 products, mostly on desktop and notebook PCs and handheld devices. Desktop ...

DENIALS OF WARRANTY service by computer manufacturers are standard fare on The Gripe Line, but we may have touched bottom during Compaq’s last months as an independent company. Let’s hope so. Readers ...

Compaq Computer is getting aggressive in the giveaway game. On Tuesday, the PC maker launched a new promotion: Buy an Evo notebook, an Evo desktop or an Armada notebook and get a Compaq iPaq 3650 ...

Hewlett-Packard is buying Compaq Computer for $25 billion, a pairing that brings together two of the largest makers of personal computers. The move comes at a time of deep retrenchment in the computer ...

Does anyone know if the processor on the Compaq iPaq Desktop (comes with a Celeron 500) is upgradable? If so, what kind of chip could I upgrade it too?<BR><BR>Here is a link to some specs on the ...