With its new line of Compaq Computer Presario notebooks, Hewlett-Packard is looking for road warriors who enjoy the freedom of movement, but prefer to stay plugged in at home. The Presario 1500 is a ...

Margaret Warner discusses the proposed multi-billion dollar merger between Compaq and Hewlett-Packard with Computer World editor Mary Fran Johnson. Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer have been fierce ...

On Monday, the Houston-based company will effectively retire its Deskpro, Armada and Professional Workstation brands to create a new line called Evo. "Evo is for evolution, as computing evolves away ...

Compaq Computer took a swipe at rival Dell Computer this week with a new low-cost desktop PC. Compaq says its new Evo D300v is aimed at offering the lowest price possible for a corporate PC that can ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. "We give you choices" is Compaq Computer's motto, but in the past two weeks people have been more interested in answers.

Compaq Computer may soon offer PC buyers a tempting option: two for the price of one. Hoping to corral buyers who can't decide whether to buy a notebook or desktop PC, the Houston-based computer maker ...

PC shoppers are often advised, “Buy one step down from the top” — hitting the price/performance sweet spot with Intel or AMD’s second fastest CPU, or the second biggest hard disk available. But even ...

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 ...

We know, we know. A lot of you don’t like projects that consist of gutting a vintage computer (or anything else, for that matter) and replacing its internals with modern electronics. But can you ...

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 ...

Faced with a slackening computer hardware market, Compaq Computer Corp. is overhauling its business strategy to focus on selling all-encompassing packages of services, software and hardware. In an ...