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Demand for mobile data services set to dramatically increase this year

16 February 2009, 16:36

Good news for the mobile industry as a recent survey indicates mobile data is set to see a big rise in demand.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA leads tech rollercoaster back down again

16 February 2009, 14:48

Lower than expected revenues depress NVIDIA share price as tech stocks follow the broader market downwards.

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NVIDIA unveils $99 MID platform

16 February 2009, 09:29

At Mobile World Congress the graphics maker has presented a Tegra based platform designed for MIDs.

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Viewsonic reduced to skeleton staff in Europe

13 February 2009, 16:50

Display vendor has all but pulled out of Europe in the past year, but are things about to change?

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Target bringing Biostar AM3 boards to market from March

13 February 2009, 14:07

Sole Biostar distributor in the UK expects AM3 boards soon, but will there be many takers?

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Microsoft to open its own retail stores

13 February 2009, 10:21

Appointment of David Porter as corporate VP of retail stores marks a new direction for the software giant.

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Hertfordshire distributor grows in spite of recession

12 February 2009, 11:31

Peripherals and accessories distie Meroncourt tells us how it’s managing to thrive in today’s economy.

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AMD insists split doesn’t violate Intel agreement

11 February 2009, 18:57

Issue of subsidiary status of The Foundry Company under agreement is clear according to AMD.

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IBM details cloud computing strategy

11 February 2009, 12:00

Big Blue expands and rationalises its cloud computing offering under the banner of the Blue Cloud initiative.

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AMD delays Foundry Company vote

11 February 2009, 09:53

Not enough shareholders had voted by the 10th February deadline, so they’re trying again on the 18th.

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NVIDIA reports 60% drop in revenues

11 February 2009, 08:49

Revenue plunge leads to bigger than expected quarterly loss and a net loss for the year.

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O2 to bundle Samsung laptops with phone deals

10 February 2009, 17:54

Retail transformation programme continues with a Samsung laptop and netbook added to its offering.

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Dell stresses commitment to the channel after senior departure

10 February 2009, 16:31

Dell has confirmed that former UK channel director Andy Dow has left the company.

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Microsoft's latest "I'm a PC" ad confirms not all PC users are geeks

10 February 2009, 14:31

Microsoft's "I'm a PC" campaign has been a little timid thus far, but it's ramping up in preparation for 7.

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Intel spending additional $7 bn on US 32nm manufacturing

10 February 2009, 14:00

Chip giant building manufacturing facilities in the US to make the next generation of its processors.

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Logitech extends channel incentive scheme

9 February 2009, 14:51

Prizes for both distributors and resellers designed to help channel battle the recession blues.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: great week for tech stocks

9 February 2009, 13:52

Nearly all our list experienced major gains last week as investors await the latest US stimulus plan.

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AMD to launch high-end AM3 CPUs in Q2

9 February 2009, 11:22

As AMD fills out its mid-range and launches its DDR3 platform, we ask why it didn’t aim higher.

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Intel clarifies its position ahead of AMD vote

6 February 2009, 18:33

AMD shareholders will vote on the proposal to split the company in two next week. Is Intel trying to scupper the deal?

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Some positive economic indicators

6 February 2009, 14:45

A few bellwether economic indicators experience a rise in January.

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Exclusive: Jon Peddie predicts great second half of 2009 for graphics market

6 February 2009, 10:49

Graphics guru discusses Ion, Fusion, Larrabee and the overall market in this exclusive interview.

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Intel Atom N280 now shipping

6 February 2009, 09:57

The successor to the ubiquitous N270 netbook CPU looks set to be released into the wild early. Worth waiting?

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Intel drops the prices of its SSDs

5 February 2009, 15:46

X25 solid state drives for notebooks and for enterprise are given a big price cut, is it enough?

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Lenovo replaces CEO after quarterly loss

5 February 2009, 13:32

Chinese old guard takes back charge of the system builder as losses exceed analyst expectations.

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Webloyalty exercises its HEXUS.right2reply

4 February 2009, 12:19

The company behind Shopper Discounts and Rewards puts forward its side of the story.

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Stephen Fry, the unlikely Web 2.0 pioneer

4 February 2009, 10:38

Prolific Twitterer and occasional TV celebrity gets stuck in a lift – and tells the world about it.

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$10 Indian laptop is a non-starter

4 February 2009, 09:24

Widespread scepticism proves well founded as it turns out to neither be a laptop nor cost $10.

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Acer UK head steps down

3 February 2009, 18:30

After only a year in charge, the managing director of Acer in the UK has apparently resigned...

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Seagate takes swipe at Western Digital: announces 'proper' 2TB drive

3 February 2009, 14:52

Enterprise-class hard-drive to be the fastest around?

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Intel details phase-out of Q6600

3 February 2009, 13:08

Intel’s most popular quad core CPU is finally discontinued, but not straight away.

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Storage companies take goodwill hit

3 February 2009, 11:07

Seagate writes down entire value of Maxtor acquisition, while Sandisk takes $1.9 bn in charges for Q4.

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MSI goes direct with notebooks

3 February 2009, 09:56

New MSI notebook ecommerce site launched, but it’s restricted to the US for now.

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$10 laptop to be unveiled tomorrow

2 February 2009, 17:01

The Indian state reckons it can produce a laptop for seven quid. We’ll believe that when we see it.

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