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Marvell-based $250 notebook could launch this year

17 February 2010, 16:33

The low-power chip maker was showing off a super-thin notebook prototype at MWC 2010.

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Facebook Zero to offer text-only mobile social networking

17 February 2010, 16:32

Facebook has announced that it will introduce a text-only version of the popular social networking website exclusively for mobile users.

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SeeSaw VoD service rises from the ashes of Project Kangaroo

17 February 2010, 15:58

UK video-on-demand service launches with over 3,000 hours of programming available from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five.

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New mobile devices from HP, Intel and Dell at MWC 2010

16 February 2010, 17:19

The PC giants were all showing off their latest mobile internet devices at a special showcase.

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New TI DLP Pico chip brings projection to mainstream phones

15 February 2010, 11:30

The nHD chip is Texas Instrument’s smallest DLP Pico engine yet, enabling projection to be embedded into phones.

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Motorola to finally complete split

12 February 2010, 10:05

Ailing communications company to separate into independent consumer and business-focused entities.

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Virgin rebrands business offering to take on BT

11 February 2010, 15:02

Thinks focus on customer service, data, and the Virgin brand will do the trick.

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Marvell launches HD smartphone chip

11 February 2010, 13:00

The ARMADA 618 is Marvell’s new top-end smartphone chip, which offers 1080p encode and decode.

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What the iPad costs Apple to make

11 February 2010, 10:37

Market researcher iSuppli has published an estimated BoM for the new tablet and it’s looking good for Apple.

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Lenovo unveils entry-level ThinkStation E20 workstation

10 February 2010, 12:11

Want a dedicated workstation for your digital content creation? Want to spend under $600? Lenovo reckons it has the answer.

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Micron buys Numonyx for $1.27 billion

10 February 2010, 09:55

Memory semiconductor market consolidates as NOR flash-maker is snapped-up for a bargain price.

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Google announces Buzz social networking product

9 February 2010, 19:36

New service integrates Gmail and other Google tools in a Facebooky way, with an emphasis on mobile use.

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ViewSonic launches ‘Buy and Try’ scheme

9 February 2010, 15:51

Display outfit looks to establish itself as a PC vendor through an innovative deal with UK e-tailers.

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Google expected to add social networking to Gmail

9 February 2010, 12:31

The evidence is mounting that Google plans to introduce a Twitter-like status update stream to Gmail.

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Intel finally launches new Itanium

9 February 2010, 10:35

The delayed next generation of Intel’s RISC enterprise processor emerges blinking into the daylight.

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Tablet market to grow to $4 billion by 2014

8 February 2010, 17:27

Not only does the market look set to boom, it’s expected to be complementary to other mobile Internet devices.

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BT to open access to cable ducts

8 February 2010, 15:30

Allowing other network companies use its underground infrastructure could speed-up broadband competition.

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Microsoft announces enhanced cooperation with Facebook

8 February 2010, 13:51

It’s looking like Microsoft considers Facebook to be its wild-card in the search battle with Google.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM best performer in resilient markets

8 February 2010, 11:45

Despite jitters over European sovereign debt, most of our stocks gained slightly last week.

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Consumers not convinced by iPad

8 February 2010, 10:06

A recent survey reveals fewer consumers wanted to buy an iPad after the launch than before it.

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Recovery threatened by US unemployment and European debt

5 February 2010, 12:18

Global markets wobble as the 2009 recovery is put into perspective.

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YouTube considers recent experiments a success

5 February 2010, 11:26

The video site has recently experimented with video rentals and political engagement.

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Intel unveils vPro 2010

5 February 2010, 10:03

The latest version of its enterprise processor platform comes to the Core i5 and Core i7 families.

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Facebook is fourth biggest traffic driver to news sites

4 February 2010, 16:09

Hitwise says the social networking site was the number four source of visits to news and media websites last week.

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Smartphone market grows by 39% in Q4

4 February 2010, 11:13

The latest IDC figures confirm smartphones as one of the fastest growing parts of the technology market.

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Microsoft has high hopes for Yahoo deal

3 February 2010, 15:51

A Microsoft exec has revealed that he expects Bing to make a profit once it controls 30 percent of the US search market.

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ARM to replace Cadbury in FTSE 100

3 February 2010, 12:29

The low-power chip designer is now one of the UK’s 100 biggest companies.

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ARM earnings drop, but still beat expectations

2 February 2010, 09:50

UK low-power chip designer out-performs the market as speculation continues about what’s in the iPad chip.

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Tech industry will benefit from iPad hype

1 February 2010, 17:40

Texas Instruments thinks the new Apple gadget will boost demand for all kinds of smart devices.

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Microsoft rewards innovative distributors

1 February 2010, 14:40

A new Value Add Distributor programme rewards disties that focus on developing technologies.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Nokia gains amid broader falls

1 February 2010, 12:03

Market optimism disappears, but the Finnish handset giant announced better than expected earnings.

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Amazon “capitulates” to Macmillan

1 February 2010, 10:14

Possible knock-on effect of the iPad launch as Amazon falls out with publisher Macmillan over book pricing.

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Should German lawyers be able to tell UK media what to write?

29 January 2010, 15:19

Lawyers for German company Smartbook AG have written to HEXUS, telling us not to use the term smartbook.

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