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Intel’s best ever quarter points to renewed corporate spend

14 July 2010, 09:40

The chip giant’s Q2 profit nears $3 billion as server processor takings jump 13 percent sequentially.

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500,000 new users embrace 4G in 2010

13 July 2010, 14:17

4G adoption is concentrated in Northern America and Western Europe, while 3G take-up continues to soar.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM leads rebound as investors hunt for bargains

12 July 2010, 12:04

Share indices recovered from their lowest levels this year, with all our tech stocks register weekly gains.

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Global mobile connections pass the five billion mark

9 July 2010, 16:09

There are now five billion active mobile phones in the world and growth doesn’t look like slowing.

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Tech still seen as business ‘bolt on’

8 July 2010, 12:11

Technology still occupies a strange spot between essential and optional extra in the workplace, says Cisco survey.

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PC and Internet now considered essential

7 July 2010, 09:57

A new study into the price of a minimum standard of living in the UK reveals getting online is now vital.

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Pound strengthens as EC approves of deficit reduction measures

6 July 2010, 15:56

Good news for the tech channel as a stronger pound should equal cheaper imports.

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Mobile devices drive continued semiconductor sector growth

6 July 2010, 15:05

IDC is forecasting continued strong growth for the sector, but warns of short-term macroeconomic challenges.

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HTC revenues hit record highs

6 July 2010, 12:54

The Taiwanese smartphone maker reports Q2 revenues are up 58 percent year-on-year.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: AMD leads fallers in another bad week for stocks

5 July 2010, 12:50

The FTSE 100 and Dow both fall below psychological thresholds as US recovery falters.

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Nokia rapidly losing Western European market share

5 July 2010, 12:11

IDC reports Nokia’s troubles in its strongest market extend beyond just smartphones.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: US economic concerns drive prices down

28 June 2010, 17:57

A bad week all round for shares as fears of a double-dip recession gain momentum in the US.

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UK mobile app use surges

25 June 2010, 16:49

British mobile users are increasingly insatiable application consumers, with many prepared to pay for the perfect app

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RIM growth lags behind expectations

25 June 2010, 16:33

BlackBerry maker posts pleasing sales growth but fierce competition in the smart phone market damages its market share

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A quarter of iPhones fail within two years

24 June 2010, 09:42

A recent report has found this actually represents an improvement on a year ago, when a third of them were failing.

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Chancellor Osborne increases VAT to 20 per cent

22 June 2010, 16:15

To come into effect on January 4, 2011.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Apple continues to soar

21 June 2010, 14:37

The device-maker’s market valuation reaches a quarter of a trillion dollars as the iPhone 4 sets sales records.

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Tablets to ‘cannibalize’ netbook market

18 June 2010, 12:52

Tablets will ‘cannibalize’ netbooks, outselling the portable PCs by 2012, according to research firm Forrester.

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PC market set to enjoy 20 per cent growth in 2010

16 June 2010, 16:23

According to the latest figures from IDC.

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Internet set to become second biggest advertising medium

16 June 2010, 12:13

A new PwC study predicts continued rapid growth in consumption of online content, especially on mobile devices.

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Android steals mobile web share from iOS

14 June 2010, 17:06

The battle between the Google and Apple mobile operating systems gets closer in North America.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM jumps on continued Apple acquisition rumours

14 June 2010, 13:42

The rumour that Apple is considering a bid for the UK chip designer continues to do the rounds.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Apple, ARM and Google buck downward trend

7 June 2010, 15:02

A turbulent fortnight sees most of our stocks lose value, but those invested in mobile devices go the other way.

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EMEA server market shows best growth since recession as x86 dominates

2 June 2010, 11:17

The latest figures from IDC reveal first annual growth gains since 2008, but the market still has a way to go.

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Apple good, PC World bad in Which? retail survey

27 May 2010, 16:15

UK consumer mag surveys its readers about their retail experiences and DSGi still has a lot of work to do.

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Apple now worth more than Microsoft

27 May 2010, 10:07

A symbolic switch has occurred between the world’s two biggest technology companies.

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Worldwide notebook sales grow at fastest rate for 8 years

25 May 2010, 11:59

The latest Gartner figures show worldwide mobile PC shipments grew 43 percent in Q1 2010.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Dell biggest loser as Europe concerns continue

24 May 2010, 12:36

All our shares lost ground last week as the debt crisis continues, but some fared worse than others.

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E-commerce spend accelerates

24 May 2010, 11:42

US e-commerce spending grows at its fastest rate for a year and a half, but is this part of a long-term trend.

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Good quarter for PC makers

21 May 2010, 11:56

HP and Dell have both announced good quarterly earnings this this week, while iPad sales continue to boom.

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Android market share shoots up

19 May 2010, 12:13

The latest figures from Gartner reveal Android is rapidly gaining on other smartphone operating systems.

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The governor of the B of E’s open letter to the Chancellor

18 May 2010, 15:52

CPI inflation was 3.7% in April, it’s supposed to be 2%, so Mervyn King wrote to the new Chancellor to explain why.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA suffers in Friday sell-off

17 May 2010, 12:12

European sovereign debt concerns once more dominate jittery markets, while NVIDIA’s cautious outlook takes its toll.

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