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Google and AMD shares fall after earnings announcements

16 April 2010, 09:51

Both tech companies beat analyst expectations, but not by enough it seems.

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PC shipments grew 27% in Q1

15 April 2010, 09:39

Stronger than expected global growth was fuelled by a healthy recovery in the EMEA market.

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Intel reports another record quarter, unveils new SoC

14 April 2010, 09:56

The chip giant tops $10 billion revenue for the quarter as a new SoC design is announced at IDF Beijing.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Investors approve of Avnet acquisition of Bell

12 April 2010, 12:53

Consolidation in the distribution market is favourably received, while Apple’s shares reach new highs.

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BOM for iPad around $250

8 April 2010, 10:01

A teardown of the new Apple gadget reveals an emphasis on the display and user interface in material costs.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Qualcomm gains after improved guidance

29 March 2010, 10:45

Mobile chip-maker Qualcomm raised its guidance for Q2 this week, reversing its extended share-price decline.

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Majority of US phones to be ‘smart’ by 2011

26 March 2010, 16:55

Researcher Nielsen predicts smartphones will be the mainstream option within a couple of years.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Google falls as China pull-out looms

22 March 2010, 14:42

As Google looks set to close its operations in the world’s largest market, its share-price comes under pressure.

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Mobile and video to drive 10% online revenue growth in 2010

19 March 2010, 14:40

The annual census of the Association of Online Publishers reveals optimism over this year’s prospects.

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Mobile apps market to be worth $17.5 billion by 2012

17 March 2010, 14:22

A study commissioned by a leading app store predicts exponential growth for the mobile commerce industry.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Apple breaks the $200 billion barrier

15 March 2010, 12:18

With its latest wonder gadget about to launch, Apple is now America’s third biggest company by market cap.

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PC market to experience double-digit growth for next 5 years

15 March 2010, 11:50

IDC reckons we’re at the start of a prolonged rebound, and doesn’t expect tablets to stunt growth.

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Bill Gates no longer world’s richest person

11 March 2010, 18:38

Having to scrape by with a measly $54 billion as Forbes rich list has its third leader in three years.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM has a big week

8 March 2010, 12:29

As the mobile Internet market gathers pace, the UK low power chip designer sees its value increase.

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2010: the year of PC diversification

8 March 2010, 11:44

Market researcher IDC has published its ten predictions for the PC industry in 2010.

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Worldwide PC shipments to grow 20% this year

4 March 2010, 14:24

Gartner has significantly raised its forecast for the year, with 70% of shipments to be mobile PCs by 2012.

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Global online ad market grew by 8.5% in Q4

3 March 2010, 09:34

New figures from researcher Strategy Analytics suggest the worst is over for online advertising.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Qualcomm has another tough week

1 March 2010, 12:39

Despite holding a very strong position in the 3G and SoC markets, Qualcomm’s stock continues to lose value.

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The recession’s officially over – for now

26 February 2010, 10:50

Recent UK GDP figures are revised upwards, but there are still plenty of reasons not to get complacent.

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Only 16 percent of iPhone users planning to buy an iPad

25 February 2010, 17:17

A recent survey conducted by mobile ad company AdMob reveals Apple still has some convincing to do.

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Blades and x86 systems lead Q4 server market rebound

25 February 2010, 13:26

While 2009 was a tough year for the server market, things started to move in a positive direction towards the end.

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Mobile phone market gathers momentum

23 February 2010, 11:23

The latest Gartner figures confirm an acceleration in handset sales in Q4 2009.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: PCs outgain phones after MWC

22 February 2010, 10:33

In the shadow of the world’s biggest mobile phone trade show, PC-oriented tech companies have been performed better.

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What the iPad costs Apple to make

11 February 2010, 10:37

Market researcher iSuppli has published an estimated BoM for the new tablet and it’s looking good for Apple.

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Tablet market to grow to $4 billion by 2014

8 February 2010, 17:27

Not only does the market look set to boom, it’s expected to be complementary to other mobile Internet devices.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM best performer in resilient markets

8 February 2010, 11:45

Despite jitters over European sovereign debt, most of our stocks gained slightly last week.

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Consumers not convinced by iPad

8 February 2010, 10:06

A recent survey reveals fewer consumers wanted to buy an iPad after the launch than before it.

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Recovery threatened by US unemployment and European debt

5 February 2010, 12:18

Global markets wobble as the 2009 recovery is put into perspective.

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Smartphone market grows by 39% in Q4

4 February 2010, 11:13

The latest IDC figures confirm smartphones as one of the fastest growing parts of the technology market.

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ARM to replace Cadbury in FTSE 100

3 February 2010, 12:29

The low-power chip designer is now one of the UK’s 100 biggest companies.

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ARM earnings drop, but still beat expectations

2 February 2010, 09:50

UK low-power chip designer out-performs the market as speculation continues about what’s in the iPad chip.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Nokia gains amid broader falls

1 February 2010, 12:03

Market optimism disappears, but the Finnish handset giant announced better than expected earnings.

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Mobile phone market rebounds in Q4

29 January 2010, 12:24

After five consecutive quarters of falls, worldwide mobile phone sales bounced back to double-figure growth.

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