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HEXUS.sharewatch: big weeks for Google and Apple

18 October 2010, 12:19

Google was rewarded for a good quarter, while Apple’s share price smashes the $300 barrier for the first time.

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Tablet sales are going exponential

18 October 2010, 10:24

Gartner established the ‘media tablet' category and predicts sales will nearly triple next year.

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AMD makes a profit, until you account for GlobalFoundries

15 October 2010, 12:30

Once more AMD’s stake in the spun-off manufacturing operation prevents it from registering an overall profit.

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Google reports kick-ass quarter

15 October 2010, 10:20

Every area of Google’s business saw major growth as its revenues beat expectations with a 23 percent jump.

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IDC PC shipment figures confirm Apple’s ascendancy

14 October 2010, 15:29

The market researcher’s figures for the global PC market in Q3 confirm big gains for Macs in the US.

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HP and Acer lose share as global PC market softens

14 October 2010, 12:34

Worldwide PC shipments fell well short of Gartner’s forecast in its latest preliminary figures.

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Apple social gaming gets a prime-time audience

12 October 2010, 11:02

A new study from Flurry reveals iOS gaming apps get equivalent audiences to the most popular TV shows.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: The ARM and NVIDIA slides continue

11 October 2010, 10:47

Two companies who have bet their futures on the mobile Internet market are falling while everyone else gains.

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The hype cycle

8 October 2010, 16:48

An intriguing new study from Gartner reveals the gap between hype and mainstream adoption.

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Good news for Android as HTC and Samsung release strong figures

7 October 2010, 13:04

HTC doubles its Q3 profit, while Samsung announces 5 million Galaxy S handsets sold in four months.

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Android’s gain is RIM and Microsoft’s loss in the US

6 October 2010, 17:45

The latest comScore figures showing smartphone usage in the US reveals the changing landscape.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA drops while AMD rises

4 October 2010, 14:37

A couple of hefty settlements by NVIDIA gave its stock a bit of a pummelling last week.

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Internet Explorer market share continues to slide

4 October 2010, 11:33

Microsoft losing ground despite IE9 launch.

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What do Ed Miliband, Kim Kardashian and Canterbury have in common?

1 October 2010, 14:45

You guessed it: they’re all ahead of the pack when it comes to online presence.

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Survey reveals developers favour Android over iOS in the long term

29 September 2010, 14:27

A fascinating insight into the views and needs of developers reveals the relative strengths of the two big players.

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Twitter overtakes MySpace

29 September 2010, 11:25

Facebook rules the roost, but micro-blogging service is gaining fans.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: AMD, ARM and NVIDIA jump on Oracle rumours

27 September 2010, 15:19

Larry Ellison said Oracle may buy a chip company last week – good news if you own shares in any of them.

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AMD revises down Q3 revenues, iPad effect?

24 September 2010, 10:19

The chip-maker says consumer notebook demand is down, we wonder why.

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Mobile phone accessories market worth $26.5bn, to double by 2015

23 September 2010, 16:07

ABI Research highlights a good new source of margin for retailers as smartphone sales continue to boom.

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PC customers are happier than last year

22 September 2010, 15:44

Windows 7 drives increased satisfaction, while Apple continues to dominate.

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One fifth of uni students have hacked, says survey

22 September 2010, 11:48

28 percent said it was easy and one third think it’s cool.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: has the ARM run come to an end?

20 September 2010, 12:55

The momentum behind the UK low-power chip designer finally peaks, for now.

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RIM smashes profit expectations

17 September 2010, 14:01

...despite a slow Torch launch and international troubles.

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Peddie: IGPs to disappear by 2015

13 September 2010, 17:09

Hybrid CPU/GPUs from Intel and AMD will completely phase-out the beloved IGP within five years.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: change of leadership boosts Oracle and Nokia

13 September 2010, 13:51

New senior appointments are well received by investors.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: distributors benefit most from market recovery

6 September 2010, 13:07

Last week’s macroeconomic news was better than expected, prompting a general increase in share prices.

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Dell retakes place as second largest PC manufacturer

3 September 2010, 17:48

Company manages to hold steady as Acer suffers from poor notebook sales.

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iOS more popular than Linux

2 September 2010, 10:25

Latest stats show Apple overtake open-source OS in August

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Gartner reduces forecast for PC market

31 August 2010, 15:46

The market researcher confirms what the channel has known for a while – a second half slowdown.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM bucks the downward trend

31 August 2010, 12:28

With most tech stocks continuing to lose value, the UK chip company maintains its momentum.

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Apple iPad predicted to dominate tablet market for years

25 August 2010, 16:42

A new report from iSuppli says the iPad will hold onto the majority of the market even after 2011.

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Western Europe PC market experiences strong Q2 growth

25 August 2010, 16:08

The latest Gartner figures reveal almost 20 percent annual growth, but the UK is lagging behind.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: mixed week for semiconductors

23 August 2010, 13:14

Good weeks for ARM and NVIDIA, but falls for Intel and AMD.

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