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Electronic books overtake real ones on Amazon

20 May 2011, 11:04

Amazon book customers go electronic, with the new Kindle already the bestselling one.

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Orange and Barclaycard dip their toes in the mobile wallet market

20 May 2011, 09:54

The two companies have launched a contactless mobile payment pilot scheme.

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Gartner WP7 sales estimates – not good

19 May 2011, 18:29

Microsoft has kept WP7 figures to itself, but Gartner doesn’t reckon it’s sold many.

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Amazon expands trade-in program

19 May 2011, 17:52

Amazon customers can swap their used electronics and media for gift vouchers.

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LinkedIn shares go ballistic after floatation

19 May 2011, 16:49

Shares trade at double the initial valuation as talk of speculative bubbles abounds.

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Apple set to launch cloud music offering with full licensing agreements

19 May 2011, 10:58

If Apple delivers, its service could trump music lockers from Amazon and Google.

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Intel claims it will shrink process every year in bid to beat ARM

18 May 2011, 18:07

Doubles the pace of Moore’s law, supposedly.

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IP law review recommends legalising format shifting

18 May 2011, 14:49

A government-commissioned report into UK IP law concludes it hasn’t kept up with the times.

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Gates endorsed Microsoft Skype acquisition

18 May 2011, 10:35

Speaking to the Beeb, the Microsoft chairman shared a few thoughts on the tech market.

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Apple joins the top five UK PC vendors for the first time

17 May 2011, 15:29

As the PC market declined for everyone else, Apple continued to grow.

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Bing integrates further with Facebook

17 May 2011, 09:47

The broader social graph now influences search results and there’s a universal ‘like’ button.

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Exclusive: GlobalFoundries comms exec joins Intel

17 May 2011, 07:00

The chip giant adds to its arsenal for the fight against ARM.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA falls on PC graphics and tablet concerns

16 May 2011, 13:03

Despite decent quarterly earnings, NVIDIA’s shares dropped ten percent at the end of the week.

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Government: 25Mbps broadband for 90% of UK by 2016

13 May 2011, 15:12

That would be nice.

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First injunction specifically for Facebook and Twitter issued

13 May 2011, 11:53

After all the fuss earlier this week, it seems courts are targeting social media.

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NVIDIA quarterlies beat expectations as Tegra kicks in

13 May 2011, 10:43

CEO sheds some light on the growth of Tegra in the subsequent Q&A.

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Facebook caught trying to smear Google on privacy

12 May 2011, 17:00

Hired a PR firm to encourage journalists to write negative stories.

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Ofcom reckons initial 4G will triple mobile network capacity

12 May 2011, 13:01

Study undertaken to get a realistic idea of the improvements from 4G.

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Social networking banned by almost half of UK companies

12 May 2011, 11:38

A new survey reveals companies are worried about employees slagging them off.

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Microsoft continues to claw US search share from Google

12 May 2011, 11:13

The latest comScore figures show another incremental gain for Microsoft.

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Super injunctions are Twitter gold

11 May 2011, 16:08

Twitter really comes into its own when it comes to anonymous publishing.

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Microsoft explains Skype deal

10 May 2011, 17:45

At a live web conference there was much bold sentiment but little substance.

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Google set to launch mobile music locker

10 May 2011, 11:21

Looks like it couldn’t get the labels on board.

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Microsoft set to buy Skype for $8 billion

10 May 2011, 09:48

Expected to be formally announced today, should help Microsoft in UC and mobile.

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iSuppli: smartphone market shrank in Q1

9 May 2011, 16:37

A rare blip in the growth of smartphones Verizon iPhone sees Apple grab more share.

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NVIDIA to acquire baseband chip company Icera for $367 million

9 May 2011, 14:39

The Bristol semiconductor outfit will be a major addition to NVIDIA’s mobile offering.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM shares buffeted by rumour

9 May 2011, 12:23

Investors aren’t sure what to make of all the talk of ARM-powered PCs.

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Apple topples Google as world’s most valuable brand

9 May 2011, 09:32

Has increased in value by 859 percent since 2006.

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Apple reportedly planning to switch MacBooks to ARM

6 May 2011, 17:34

Just a rumour, but certainly an intriguing one.

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Smartphones: Samsung and HTC grow faster than Apple

6 May 2011, 11:32

Worldwide smartphone shipments are booming, with Nokia still on top.

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Bin Laden killing was SEO and malware gold

6 May 2011, 10:29

The pitfalls of a search engine optimisation-centric approach to online journalism.

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Tablets not just eating up PC market

6 May 2011, 09:06

eReaders and gaming consoles are also getting hit, reveals recent studies.

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ARM to Intel: it’s not just about the transistor

5 May 2011, 16:55

Following Intel’s 22nm announcement, ARM’s Ian Drew offers his perspective.

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