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PC market shrinks by 3.2% in Q1

14 April 2011, 11:05

The latest IDC and Gartner figures are way below forecast, for lots of reasons.

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NFC is fast becoming a must-have smartphone feature

14 April 2011, 09:41

A forecast suggests 1 in 5 smartphones will have Near Field Communication by 2014.

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BRC announces worst UK retail sales figures for 16 years

13 April 2011, 14:21

The monthly study sees the biggest year-on-year drop since its records began.

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Smartphone boom is hitting operator profits

13 April 2011, 11:30

The cost of subsidizing handsets and supporting the explosion in data traffic is being felt.

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Cisco decides Flip is a flop

12 April 2011, 15:51

The networking giant is canning its entry-level video recorder.

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Bing tops 30% of US searches

12 April 2011, 11:47

Google not having everything its own way on the other side of the pond.

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Amazon launches cheaper Kindle with advertising

12 April 2011, 10:38

You can save $25 if you can tolerate ‘special offers’ and ‘sponsored screensavers’.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Nokia and Cisco gain despite challenges

11 April 2011, 14:48

The market likes a frank acknowledgement of the challenges at hand.

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UK spends £3.5 bn a year on extra mobile phone charges

11 April 2011, 12:17

A new report reckons we each give operators almost £200 a year more than we should.

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Google acquisition of ITA approved, Twitter next?

11 April 2011, 10:51

The search giant faced considerable opposition to its latest acquisition, and it may be the last.

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Google survey reveals how we use tablets

8 April 2011, 14:42

A study by AdMob reveals tablets are used for gaming at home on weekday evenings.

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Facebook shares its data centre secrets

8 April 2011, 12:45

The Open Compute Project is billed as a ‘green’ move, but could also be a good strategic one.

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Google CEO Page refocuses on social

8 April 2011, 10:32

Vic Gundotra put in charge and whole company incentivised to take on Facebook.

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HTC overtakes Nokia in market cap

7 April 2011, 13:25

A symbolic moment in the evolution of the mobile phone industry.

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Gartner: Android to grab half of smartphone market by 2013

7 April 2011, 11:50

This will help Android tablet sales, but that will be its high-water mark.

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Milton Keynes slowest UK town for 3G

6 April 2011, 17:56

...says Top10.com.

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Cisco CEO laments “lost credibility”

6 April 2011, 11:35

John Chambers has published an internal memo vowing to improve operational execution.

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Intel goes after the RISC market with Xeon E7 family

5 April 2011, 16:59

Teams up with partner Dell to lure businesses away from mainframes.

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Sprint reportedly working on mobile payment service

5 April 2011, 15:36

Plans to launch a commercial Near Field Communication service this year.

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Apple wins Cover Flow patent infringement case

5 April 2011, 15:22

The patent lawsuit, which concerned how documents are viewed on a screen, was ruled in favour of Apple.

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Tablet and e-reader chip market grew by 2,000% last year

5 April 2011, 15:07

And it’s expected to double this year, according to IDC.

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TI in surprise $6.5 bn swoop for National Semi

5 April 2011, 09:22

Acquisition will strengthen TI’s offering in power management chips.

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AMD and GlobalFoundries comment on announcement

4 April 2011, 18:49

We get further clarification from the two companies on their amended agreement.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: PC stocks hit the rocks

4 April 2011, 13:53

A stream of bad news around PC sales has hit the shares of AMD, Intel, Dell and HP.

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Android jumps to a third of all US smartphones, overtakes RIM

4 April 2011, 12:20

The growth of Google’s mobile platform shows no sign of slowing.

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April Fool roundup roundup

1 April 2011, 15:25

Why click on several April Fool stories?

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Tube mobile plans come to a halt

1 April 2011, 13:24

London tubes might not have a mobile network, but Wi-Fi plans are still on

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Hollywood to roll out $30 film rentals

1 April 2011, 11:02

Quartet of film players to launch premium VOD service.

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Google reportedly working on face ID application

1 April 2011, 10:18

Although the search giant disputes the exact details.

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Google makes a ‘like’ button

31 March 2011, 15:42

It’s called ‘+1’ but it’s not entirely clear what the point of it is.

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Radioplayer platform launched

31 March 2011, 14:42

One-stop-radio-shop for commercial and BBC stations.

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Microsoft files EU complaint against Google

31 March 2011, 14:31

In a detailed blog, Microsoft's general counsel, Brad Smith, sketched out its criticisms against Google.

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Acer boss throws in the towel

31 March 2011, 10:04

Gianfranco Lanci couldn’t agree with the Acer board about the future direction of the company.

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