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Acer tarts up Packard Bell

15 April 2009, 12:49

In a bid to make consumers identify more with the brand, it’s had an overhaul to go with a bunch of new products.

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Virgin Media gets into bed with Google

15 April 2009, 10:47

Collaboration with Google Apps part of strategy to offer extra bells and whistles to broadband customers.

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Intel reckons PC sales have bottomed out

15 April 2009, 09:53

The chip giant released its Q1 earnings yesterday and they contained a few positive signs.

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Systemax bids for Circuit City e-commerce business

14 April 2009, 17:16

Giant US etailer, which owns Misco in the UK, has started the bidding in an auction for the bankrupt retailer’s assets.

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iPhone 3.0 rumour-mill already in full flow

14 April 2009, 15:17

No official news is expected for months, but the vacuum is being admirably filled by speculation already.

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European Commission opens proceeding against UK and Phorm

14 April 2009, 12:57

Controversial behavioural advertising technology’s implementation in the UK to be investigated.

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eBay sells StumbleUpon back to its founders

14 April 2009, 10:51

Website recommendation engine reverses $75 million eBay acquisition after just two years.

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BT enhances unified comms offering

14 April 2009, 10:06

Three additions to its UC platform, BT Onevoice, as competition heats up from the IT sector.

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HEXUS.TalkingShop: Misco talks etail

14 April 2009, 07:00

Sandy Price, the general manager of etailer Misco, discusses how to prosper in a competitive market through a recession.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: AMD and NVIDIA continue their climb

13 April 2009, 10:53

While indices gain less than in recent weeks, the two semiconductor companies continue their recovery.

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Associated Press and the ‘fair use’ of news content

9 April 2009, 15:38

The news cooperative wants to clamp down on the use of its material online, but it’s not going to be easy.

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Acer attempts to become more Apple-like

9 April 2009, 11:02

Giant system builder hopes to reinvent itself by appealing to the irrational consumer.

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AMD exec questions Intel Xeon claims

8 April 2009, 16:46

Claims of new servers based on Xeon 5500 paying for themselves within a year questioned in AMD corporate blog.

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Gartner: semiconductor revenue down over 5% in 2008

8 April 2009, 13:11

The market researcher has published its final results for the 2008 semiconductor industry.

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Intel launches two new Atoms

8 April 2009, 10:59

IDF Beijing: Intel unveils a 2GHz Atom, demos its Moorestown platform and talks Larrabee.

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Acer launches first NVIDIA ION PC

8 April 2009, 08:53

A mini desktop featuring NVIDIA’s integrated graphics for Atom CPUs has been unveiled by Acer.

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HP dv2 finally available in the UK

7 April 2009, 16:33

The first system to be based around AMD’s Yukon platform can be bought direct from HP for £499.

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A-DATA to be consumer face of Intel SSDs

7 April 2009, 14:22

Memory outfit A-DATA has launched a co-branded Intel X25-M notebook solid state drive.

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Apple launches Nehalem servers

7 April 2009, 14:06

The new Xserve series features Intel’s latest Nehalem based Xeon processors.

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Intel attempts to simplify CPU offering

7 April 2009, 11:53

With no fanfare that we’re aware of, Intel has redesigned its CPU logos and created a rating system for them.

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Intel appoints new UK channel manager

6 April 2009, 18:16

Christine Harrison steps up from channel sales role as Gerald Grattoni moves on to business development.

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T-Mobile reportedly planning Android based tablet

6 April 2009, 17:23

Having launched the first handset based on Google’s OS, T-Mobile is intending to diversify its Android offering.

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European Data Retention Directive comes into effect today

6 April 2009, 14:33

ISPs and phone companies are now forced to keep and disclose information about our private communications.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: share rally enters its fourth week

6 April 2009, 12:25

All our shares post gains after another positive week for the world’s markets, but what does this mean?

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Nokia ships new business handset

6 April 2009, 11:21

The Nokia E75 is the first to feature its new email functionality, which allows access to multiple email accounts.

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IBM/Sun deal hits the rocks

6 April 2009, 10:32

It’s been reported that IBM has walked away from the deal after Sun rejected a lowered offer.

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Intel increased its market dominance in 2008

3 April 2009, 17:49

A report from market researcher iSuppli reveals Intel stole market share from AMD for the whole of last year.

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ASUS Eee Videophone launches in the UK

3 April 2009, 17:25

Skype certified videophone offers “free” video calling over IP without the need for a PC.

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RIM surprises with big Q4 revenue jump

3 April 2009, 15:56

BlackBerry maker pleases markets with an 84 percent year-on-year increase in revenues.

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HEXUS.TalkingShop: HIS and M2M

3 April 2009, 13:59

The ATI graphics board partner and is UK distributor discuss their partnership and the broader market.

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CPW uses interactive window display to flog Samsung handset

3 April 2009, 12:54

A giant simulation of the Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition can be played with by passersby.

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Disklabs creates data recovery trade association

3 April 2009, 11:42

UK data recovery outfit thinks it’s time its industry offered some formal consumer protection.

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Google to snap up Twitter?

3 April 2009, 09:22

Still at the rumour stage but the acquisition of the hottest property on the web by Google makes sense.

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