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IDC cuts PC market forecast, blames everything

6 June 2011, 15:51

Consumer saturation, dodgy global economy and mobile devices all to blame.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Apple market cap equals Wintel

6 June 2011, 11:46

A great illustration of how disruptive the mobile device revolution has been.

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Microsoft has right of refusal on NVIDIA takeovers

6 June 2011, 10:17

Interesting, but the agreement has been in place for 11 years.

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Apple reported to have completed deals with music labels

3 June 2011, 16:51

Should be the big differentiator for iCloud over other online music lockers.

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Lenovo to buy Medion

3 June 2011, 15:09

Taking up to an 80 per cent share in the company.

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Groupon files for $750 million IPO

3 June 2011, 11:59

Massive growth but no profits and a multi-billion valuation. Bubble?

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Sony pictures loses 1,000,000 passwords

3 June 2011, 11:21

Further security breaches reveal yet more unencrypted data.

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Mesh Computers goes into administration

2 June 2011, 17:27

Snapped up by obscure distie, administrators blame tablets.

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Nokia – a lesson in corporate denial

2 June 2011, 15:40

Hubris and complacency have led Nokia to where it is today, but it’s not too late.

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Google cautions users on data security

2 June 2011, 13:28

Offers advice on safeguarding data online.

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Twitter updates search, adds photo sharing

2 June 2011, 12:07

Third party image hosts to be redundant in a few weeks.

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Google migrates +1 button from search to websites

2 June 2011, 11:17

Entire web now able to be flagged as worthwhile reading.

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Trouble in EMEA for Acer - $150 million write-off and 300 redundancies

1 June 2011, 16:42

An investigation of EMEA operations has revealed ‘abnormalities’. Cheap lappies on the way?

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Lodsys sues iOS developers, promises $1,000 if proved wrong

1 June 2011, 12:33

Says Apple's license doesn't cover its developers.

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Google chairman excludes Microsoft from ‘big four’ platforms

1 June 2011, 12:01

In a recent interview Eric Schmidt covered social, music, privacy and platform competition.

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Twitter takes on Facebook Likes with Follow button

1 June 2011, 11:08

Enables users to follow accounts directly from their websites.

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Rolling Stone co-founder not a fan of the iPad

31 May 2011, 18:30

Jann Wenner considers the rush to Apple's tablet "insanity."

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Nokia issues sales warning – shares spanked

31 May 2011, 16:43

More bad news for the Finnish phone giant as margins plummet.

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Intel’s Maloney unveils ‘ultrabook’ category at Computex 2011

31 May 2011, 09:57

Tablets, netbooks and a new category comprise Intel’s Computex focus.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA up, Intel down as Computex looms

30 May 2011, 12:03

Another tech show expected to focus on tablets means different things for the chip giants.

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Android users reluctant to pay for apps

27 May 2011, 16:28

Google’s self-fulfilling prophecy continues.

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IBM poised to overtake HP for number one in server revenues

27 May 2011, 14:31

Big Blue is selling fewer servers but making more money.

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PayPal and eBay sue Google over mobile wallet secrets

27 May 2011, 11:19

Google and former PayPal employees are accused of stealing secrets and staff.

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Spotify reportedly teaming up with Facebook

26 May 2011, 17:26

Rumour abounds of a Facebook integration of Spotify, but evidence is weak.

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Ofcom reveals mobile broadband speeds – Orange lags

26 May 2011, 10:01

The comms regulator has published its first study of UK mobile broadband speeds.

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Sony websites hit by further attacks, more data stolen

25 May 2011, 14:21

Sony Ericsson's Canadian site breached this time.

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First UK live customer trial of LTE announced

25 May 2011, 10:37

BT and Everything Everywhere give some punters in Cornwall the honour.

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Twitter acquisition of TweetDeck reportedly complete

24 May 2011, 09:39

Still no official confirmation, but the $40m purchase looks like a done deal.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: HP plunges on weak outlook

23 May 2011, 12:42

Disappointing figures from PCs and services for the IT giant.

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Study: mobile devices make life more complicated

23 May 2011, 10:58

A recent study of ‘affluents’ reveals they thing mobile devices are a mixed blessing.

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Apple Mac enterprise surge proves durable

23 May 2011, 09:48

The iPhone halo effect has even extended to the corporate markets.

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Footballer reportedly sues Twitter over injunction breach

20 May 2011, 17:44

Not happy about tweets revealing what can’t be revealed, it seems.

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It’s official – tablets are mainly used in front of the telly

20 May 2011, 15:24

The latest figures from Nielsen confirm tablets are for tellies and e-readers for bed.

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