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Gartner lowers PC forecast – blames tablets

29 November 2010, 16:55

The market researcher warns of the many challenges to the PC industry from the growth of media tablets.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Nokia falls as Symbian wind-down continues

29 November 2010, 12:41

Investors find it hard to resist linking the death-spiral of Symbian with Nokia’s own fortunes.

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UK IT spending grows by 11 per cent year-on-year

26 November 2010, 15:52

Consumer spending helps Britain lead Europe on investment in computing.

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Dixons anticipates a difficult Christmas

25 November 2010, 12:33

Flat sales and and a £10.7 million loss in the UK last half-year as the retailer talks up the positives.

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Kids want iPads from Santa!

25 November 2010, 11:43

And surprisingly Nintendo's DS is the most wanted console.

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Mobile web use almost doubles in a year

24 November 2010, 11:53

A recent survey by browser company Opera reveals global trends in mobile web browsing.

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Apple is crowned dollar share king in US PC market

24 November 2010, 10:30

...depending on which figures you use.

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Majority of workers plan on nabbing company data

23 November 2010, 11:49

Intellectual property is a favourite souvenir from a workplace, survey says.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM up on Google TV talk

22 November 2010, 13:19

The UK low-power chip designer’s recent stock slump is reversed by some bullish PR.

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Kingston takes DRAM module maker crown

18 November 2010, 09:48

Kingston Technology ranked first for H1 10 by iSuppli.

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The majority of young adults browse while they watch

17 November 2010, 15:52

New research commissioned by Cisco reveals how consumer habits are influencing the way TV is provided.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: Cisco plunges on weak outlook

15 November 2010, 12:53

Nervous markets are reacting strongly to any disappointments, as the networking giant found out.

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NVIDIA meets expectations for Q3, says it has turned the corner

12 November 2010, 12:26

CEO Jen-Hsun Huang insists the Tegra/Android tablet boom is imminent.

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AMD grabs mobile chip share from Intel, but loses in servers

11 November 2010, 10:55

The chip underdog’s focus on mobile is paying dividends, but other areas are losing out.

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Bank of England projects short-term stagflation

10 November 2010, 14:46

The latest inflation report from the Bank reveals rising inflation and falling GDP for 2011.

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A quarter of all smartphones sold are now Android

10 November 2010, 10:04

Google’s smartphone OS is grabbing global market share from every other, according to Gartner.

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IDC: tablets not fatal to the netbook market

9 November 2010, 14:52

The market researcher has concluded the netbook market will continue to grow despite tablet popularity.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: AMD, Qualcomm among beneficiaries of QE2

8 November 2010, 13:02

Markets get a boost from the US Federal Reserve’s decision to print more money, but for how long?

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iPad apps are almost three times more expensive than iPhone ones

5 November 2010, 12:24

A new report reveals the most popular apps on the iPad cost almost three times more than those for the iPhone.

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Worldwide smartphone market almost doubles

4 November 2010, 18:22

The latest IDC figures on the smartphone market show it grew 90 percent year-on year in Q3.

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Gartner urges CEOs to seize iPad opportunity

4 November 2010, 14:51

iPad likely to 'disrupt' existing business models, says research firm.

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Strong growth for UK online display advertising market

3 November 2010, 11:07

The latest figures from comScore reveal a healthy return to form for online advertising.

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab has a bigger mark-up than the iPad

2 November 2010, 10:19

An analysis of the bill of materials of the new Samsung Galaxy shows it costs a lot less to make than the equivalent iPad.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: AMD and Microsoft up on strong business spend

1 November 2010, 15:42

Earnings season has revealed a stronger market for corporate IT than was previously feared.

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Motion controllers for Xbox and PlayStation predicted to be Christmas hits

1 November 2010, 10:52

A new predictive survey from IDC reckons sales of Kinect and PS3 Move could top 5 million units in the US alone.

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Apple now world’s fourth largest mobile phone seller

29 October 2010, 11:38

The latest IDC figures see Apple overtake RIM in total mobile phone sales – not just smartphones.

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Microsoft Q3 beats expectations, but Apple races past

29 October 2010, 10:28

The software giant’s latest quarter was another good one, until you compare it to Apple’s that is.

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AMD maintains lead over NVIDIA in GPU shipments

27 October 2010, 15:56

Margin closes between GPU makers, though Intel continues to soar at the top.

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Orange is least-liked operator among iPhone users

26 October 2010, 15:27

A new YouGov survey reveals that more UK iPhone users are dissatisfied with Orange than any other network.

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UK economy beats expectations in Q3

26 October 2010, 12:07

GDP growth of 0.8 percent is double many estimates and implies we’re well positioned for austerity.

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PC growth in Europe slows as demand for netbooks wanes

25 October 2010, 14:11

But EMEA PC market records sustained growth for Q3.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM down again, is the bubble deflating?

25 October 2010, 12:26

ARM’s shares are trading at a massive premium, but they may be losing their lustre to investors.

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Apple’s Jobs rants at Google, suggests big acquisition

19 October 2010, 13:19

The iconic CEO made a surprise appearance at Apple’s earnings call and had a lot to get off his chest.

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