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HP, Intel and Yahoo! collaborate on cloud computing research

29 July 2008, 17:12

The three tech giants have created an “open source test bed” to promote open collaboration on cloud computing.

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Sony announces near halving of quarterly net income

29 July 2008, 14:34

The electronics giants quarterly earnings were announced today and they fell below estimates.

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HP offers free repairs for a wide range of laptop symptoms

29 July 2008, 10:04

Hewlett Packard has joined the BIOS update party but is also offering free repairs. No direct mention of NVIDIA.

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Bell Micro president says there was “no specific trigger” for Euler pulling cover

28 July 2008, 14:54

Graeme Watt, Bell Micro’s worldwide president of distribution, is at a loss to explain Euler Hermes actions.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Lean times for hard drive makers

28 July 2008, 13:12

Western Digital shares drop eight percent after it lowers its June quarter outlook. Seagate drops a third since early June.

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Apple launches MobileMe blog to address service issues

28 July 2008, 12:01

Having trouble with Apple's recently-launched MobileMe? You're not the only one, and Apple has launched a dedicated blog to address its users' concerns.

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Dell issues BIOS update for NVIDIA hardware problem

28 July 2008, 10:14

Dell has released BIOS updates for some laptops, but no desktops, in response to the NVIDIA die/packaging problem.

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Are sub-notebooks just a fad?

25 July 2008, 17:08

Sub-notebooks are the hottest PC category right now, but when the novelty wears off will people keep buying them?

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Channel speaks out on Ingram

25 July 2008, 07:30

The Brigantia community of independent PC retailers and resellers reacts to Ingram Micro's decision to pass on the full cost of shipping to its customers.

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Music industry and UK ISPs unite in battle against piracy

24 July 2008, 09:21

BT, Virgin, Orange, Tiscali, BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse have agreed to help the music industry tackle the ongoing problem of online piracy.

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Consumer electronics giants to create new wireless home networking standard

23 July 2008, 16:35

Sony, Samsung, Motorola, Hitachi and Sharp form group to develop wireless digital home standard called WHDI.

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Icahn reveals he had doubts about winning Yahoo! proxy fight

23 July 2008, 10:38

In his blog, activist investor Icahn reveals the thinking behind his compromise as Yahoo! quarterlies disappoint.

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Intel hits out at Gartner WiMAX claims

22 July 2008, 16:53

WiMAX blogger at the chip giant, Gregory Ofili, derides the latest Gartner research into the WiMAX market.

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Interview: Ingram Micro Euro boss Jay Forbes

22 July 2008, 14:50

Ingram EVP and EMEA president discusses dropping freight subsidies and EMEA reorganisation.

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HEXUS.beans: Bell Micro targeted by Arrow Electronics

22 July 2008, 14:19

Sauces reveal that giant US distributor Arrow Electronics is considering buying fellow distie Bell Micro.

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Apple shares down 10% in pre-market trading

22 July 2008, 10:19

In spite of a record quarter, Apple's results fell short of analyst expectations. Vodafone suffers similar fate.

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Yahoo! and Icahn do a deal – no more proxy fight

21 July 2008, 14:28

Yahoo has announced that it will appoint Icahn and two of his nominees to the board in exchange for the termination of the proxy contest.

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Intel axes some desktop CPU prices

21 July 2008, 12:42

In its latest price list, Intel is cutting the price of a dual core by 31 percent and a quad core by 14 percent.

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Legal loophole paves way for high street VAT-free videogames

21 July 2008, 12:02

High street giant HMV is rolling out over 250 kiosks to stores across that country that will allow consumers to purchase tax free items.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Q2 earnings season takes shape

21 July 2008, 11:26

Intel, AMD, Google, Microsoft and IBM announced last week, this week its Apple and Yahoo!'s turn. We look at the stock implications.

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The HEXUS.channel week in review

18 July 2008, 17:55

Featuring high drama in the CPU sector, yet another Microhoo chapter and channel fire fighting.

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Target Components offers its customers a helping hand

18 July 2008, 16:38

UK distributor Target Components has created a direct marketing tool that is free for its customers to use.

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AMD shares down 12% in early trading

18 July 2008, 15:04

Following the replacement of its CEO and Q2 losses of nearly $1.2 billion, AMD’s share price dropped sharply.

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Intel hits back at AMD’s Centrino 2 graphics claims

18 July 2008, 14:05

Intel has defended the quality of the integrated graphics in Centrino 2 after an AMD exec called them into question.

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AMD succession was planned two years ago

18 July 2008, 13:08

An AMD director has revealed that the replacement of Ruiz with Meyer is the final phase of a two year succession plan.

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HEXUS.community forums now featuring HEXUS.hardlines

18 July 2008, 12:16

Head on over to the HEXUS.community forums to see a brand new feature, and keep your eyes peeled as we've plenty more on the way.

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IDC: UK PC market grows by 26.4%

18 July 2008, 11:54

Confounding talk of a slowdown, consumer notebook market growth of 85% drives healthy Q2 for the UK PC market.

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Intel responds to Euro commission allegations

18 July 2008, 09:47

The chip giant has issued an initial statement in response to the EC’s new statement of objections, more to follow.

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AMD CEO Hector quits - AMD announces appointment of Dirk Meyer as President and CEO of AMD

17 July 2008, 22:14

Hector Ruiz is stepping down and has announced the appointment of Dirk Meyer as new President and CEO of AMD as it reports Q2 loss of $1.189 billion.

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Has AMD missed its chance with Puma?

17 July 2008, 19:22

AMD has revealed that there is only one Puma notebook currently available for sale in the UK. six weeks after launch...

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Symantec responds to channel crisis

17 July 2008, 15:56

Reports that the security software giant plans to take its biggest accounts away from the channel have demanded immediate fire-fighting from Symantec.

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