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Qualcomm makes its biggest acquisition yet

5 January 2011, 14:08

The mobile chip giant has agreed to buy wireless networking company Atheros for $3.1 billion.

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Dubai looking to host CES

5 January 2011, 10:33

The Emirate’s chamber of commerce is visiting Vegas with an apparent view to hosting the event in future.

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The notebook vs. tablet battle enters a new phase

4 January 2011, 18:07

Intel and AMD aren’t about to take the hype around second generation tablets lying down.

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BT service accused of facilitating a two-tier web

4 January 2011, 16:17

Controversial move to capitalise on video streaming trend.

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Motorola completes split

4 January 2011, 15:24

The Mobility and the Solutions arms begin trading their shares separately from today.

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Liverpool to trial powerline broadband

4 January 2011, 12:01

Will the trial mark a bigger come-back for PLC technology?

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Hotmail Christmas bug fixed

4 January 2011, 10:54

Microsoft says sorry for vanishing inbox problems.

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Freescale unveils Cortex A9 offering

4 January 2011, 10:10

The i.MX 6 series is scalable to four cores, each clocking at up to 1.2GHz.

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Activision warns it might quit UK over tax 'mistake'

4 January 2011, 09:53

Gaming giant's possible move could cost 600 jobs.

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Android set to overtake Apple and RIM in the US

3 January 2011, 16:44

The latest US smartphone market share figures from Nielsen reveal the inflection point is close.

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Skype denies ban in China

3 January 2011, 16:05

Can Skype dodge internet phone crack down in China?

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Amazon reportedly buying Lovefilm

3 January 2011, 15:18

The e-tail giant may be snapping up the UK direct video retailer.

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Winners of BT’s Race to Infinity competition revealed

3 January 2011, 14:20

Six communities to get super-fast broadband.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM and NVIDIA are the festive winners

3 January 2011, 12:16

Mobile Internet speculation, especially in tablets, gives the two semiconductor companies a strong start to 2011.

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Facebook believed to have bagged $500m investment

3 January 2011, 11:15

Goldman Sachs deal values the social network at a cool $50bn.

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Google said to be preparing an e-newsstand

3 January 2011, 11:14

A report claims Google is preparing a digital newspaper and magazine service for Android to rival iTunes.

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BBC celebrates a record year for iPlayer

31 December 2010, 13:00

Doctor Who, Top Gear and Sherlock help Auntie serve up 1.3 billion programmes in 2010.

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Top ten tech trends for 2011

31 December 2010, 08:00

We offer our annual predictions of the trends that will most influence the technology business in the coming year.

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The HEXUS.channel 2010 review - Q4

30 December 2010, 08:00

As the year drew to a close, the various sectors of the tech industry continued to converge.

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The HEXUS.channel 2010 review - Q3

29 December 2010, 08:00

The third quarter saw the economic recovery gather pace and the tablet market grow.

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The HEXUS.channel 2010 review - Q2

28 December 2010, 08:00

The second quarter of 2010 saw the momentum behind the Android mobile OS accelerate.

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The HEXUS.channel 2010 review - Q1

27 December 2010, 08:00

A hectic year in tech began with the launch of arguably the most significant product of the year.

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Virgin Media reveals its 2011 phone collection

23 December 2010, 17:58

Windows Phone 7 makes its debut on Virgin, while new Android and BlackBerry handsets are added

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Rovi to create Internet TV giant with Sonic acquisition

23 December 2010, 10:07

The leading IPTV service provider is buying a leading video software company for a more complete offering.

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Rahul Sood moves to Microsoft

22 December 2010, 14:33

VoodooPC founder and HP alum takes a new job in Redmond.

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Prominent Welsh MP blasts coalition's broadband plans

22 December 2010, 12:17

Lucas not impressed with lack of allocated funds to Wales.

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FCC net neutrality ruling met with derision

22 December 2010, 12:17

Initial reaction to the move in the US to regulate the Internet and prevent traffic prioritization has been negative.

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Social networking dominates top 100 mobile search terms

21 December 2010, 14:06

Email and search providers didn’t do badly either.

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iPad demand buoys US online computer sales

21 December 2010, 12:05

Sales soar as shoppers hanker after iPads and e-readers.

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NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 SoC is set for a breakout year

21 December 2010, 10:51

The buzz is growing around the chip NVIDIA has bet the farm on, and about time too.

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Porn block plans deemed unworkable by ISPs

21 December 2010, 10:18

And are the plans a case of child protection or censorship?

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Zuckerberg’s China visit sparks Facebook expansion rumours

20 December 2010, 16:05

Is Facebook looking for business opportunities despite being blocked in China?

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Lord Chief Justice gives courtroom tweeting the go-ahead

20 December 2010, 15:26

Decision follows courtroom 'first' in Assange case.

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