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IDC: UK PC demand holds up as EMEA sales plunge

21 January 2009, 11:58

Preliminary figures for the last quarter reveal plunging demand in Eastern Europe but a brighter picture in the West.

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Foxconn issues profit warning

20 January 2009, 11:25

Giant electronics manufacturer joins the profit warning party with a brief statement.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: AMD fares worst in declining market

19 January 2009, 12:23

Much of the New Year gains were lost last week, although not necessarily where you might expect.

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Sifting through Intel’s financial results

16 January 2009, 09:18

Intel’s full Q4 and annual earnings announcement reveals some interesting details about trends in the market.

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UK December online sales up 30%

13 January 2009, 10:28

While the High Street suffered, etailers seem to have had their best Christmas ever.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: the semiconductor yoyo continues

12 January 2009, 09:55

AMD up, Intel and NVIDIA down in the aftermath of CES 2009.

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Bank cuts interest rates by a further 0.5%

8 January 2009, 12:02

Rates at their lowest ever as the Bank of England tries to get people spending.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA leads New Year rally

5 January 2009, 07:00

The rollercoaster ride continues for NVIDIA as the Dow tops 9,000 for the first time since early November.

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Shopping housewives drive UK Internet use

31 December 2008, 14:55

A recent survey reveals that British housewives are world leaders in shopping online.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA takes a tumble

29 December 2008, 07:00

Graphics giant drops by nearly 12 percent amid rumours it may have trouble introducing its new netbook IGP.

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Global notebook sales officially overtake desktops

24 December 2008, 10:14

The worst kept secret in the industry becomes official, with netbooks playing a significant role.

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IBM urges businesses to embrace social networking

22 December 2008, 16:13

The rise of smart mobile devices and social networking in 2008 have empowered consumers like never before.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: distributors lead the way

22 December 2008, 10:29

Further measures to improve liquidity in the financial system boost distributor share prices.

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TVs and netbooks top Christmas wish lists

19 December 2008, 12:35

Online shopping data released AOL and PriceGrabber reveals LCD TVs and mini-notebooks are the most searched for items.

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Economic news round-up

18 December 2008, 16:25

It’s been a busy week for macroeconomic news so here’s a review of the key events.

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Not tonight love, I’m browsing

16 December 2008, 10:19

A study commissioned by Intel find half of American women and a third of the men would forgo sex to keep their Internet access.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: tech sector led by NVIDIA, Intel, Google and Yahoo! out-performs market

15 December 2008, 10:22

Technology companies show significant gains in contrast to US stock markets.

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Semiconductor industry revenue declines for 2008

12 December 2008, 10:19

Preliminary results from Gartner predict a year-on-year decline of over four percent.

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Acer overtakes ASUS in netbook market

9 December 2008, 16:17

ASUS beaten at its own game in Q3 as Acer grabs nearly two fifths of the global netbook market.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: mixed fortunes for distributors

8 December 2008, 07:00

Avnet and Ingram Micro buck the downward trend, but Tech Data loses nearly eight percent.

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Mac OS now bigger than Windows in smartphone market

4 December 2008, 11:12

As Apple becomes the third biggest smartphone company, its OS overtakes Windows Mobile in Q3 sales.

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Global server shipments grew 4% in Q3

2 December 2008, 10:54

Volume growth comes at the expense of margin as revenue declines by five percent.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: tech rally led by AMD

1 December 2008, 10:21

Following the recent slump tech stocks have rallied in the past week, with AMD the biggest percentage gainer.

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DSGi adds to retail gloom with announcement of £30 million loss

27 November 2008, 14:11

Owner of PC World and Currys blames tough trading environment and restructuring charges for loss.

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How much use is a brief, small VAT reduction?

25 November 2008, 17:57

The latest government measure to reduce the severity of a recession is to reduce VAT for a year, but who does that help?

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HP revenue up on improved notebook sales and EDS acquisition

25 November 2008, 13:30

Giant system builder provides a welcome ray of sunshine to the tech sector with healthy quarterlies.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: tech stocks struggle

25 November 2008, 10:44

AMD, NVIDIA, Dell and the disties are among the losers in the continuing economic turmoil.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Chinese stimulus package boosts shares

10 November 2008, 10:51

Chinese government to spend an extra £400 billion on public projects and social welfare in bid to stimulate growth.

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NVIDIA sees quarterly profits plummet but still beat expectations

7 November 2008, 09:54

Graphics giant sees profits drop to a quarter of their level of a year ago but shares were still up in after hours trading

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Bank of England shocks with massive 1.5% cut in interest rates

6 November 2008, 12:36

The Bank of England has announced the biggest single cut in interest rates in a generation.

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HEXUS.sharewatch post-election special

5 November 2008, 21:50

After the expected Obama victory in the US Presidential elections, US stock markets suffered significant falls.

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CBI calls for full one percent interest rate cut

5 November 2008, 15:45

UK business organisation says Bank of England should chop 1% off interest rates to boost flagging economy.

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HEXUS.sharewatch pre-election special

4 November 2008, 23:03

A quick look at share prices immediately before the US election results come in.

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