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UK unexpectedly still in recession

23 October 2009, 13:09

Q3 GDP figures have surprised everyone by revealing the UK economy shrank once more last quarter.

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UK PC market is slower to recover

16 October 2009, 16:09

IDC’s Q3 preliminary Western Europe figures reveal a sluggish recovery in the UK.

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Acer overtakes Dell in global PC sales

15 October 2009, 11:01

The latest IDC figures confirm Acer's ascendance as the PC market returns to growth.

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Semiconductor inventory levels fall

5 October 2009, 12:03

However, Gartner warns not to expect inventory stabilisation and subsequent growth until next year.

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House prices back to pre-crash levels

2 October 2009, 09:11

As the FTSE 100 has its best ever three months, UK house prices return to pre-Lehman levels.

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UK online ad spend overtakes TV

30 September 2009, 12:39

Media spend battered by recession, but the Internet – especially in the UK – has held up well.

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FTSE 100 makes it to 5,000

9 September 2009, 16:05

It might not even close the day at that level, but a psychological milestone has been reached.

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Intel raises Q3 outlook

28 August 2009, 15:49

The chip giant is expecting to do a bit better than it originally forecast in the next quarter.

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Dell profits fall but shares rise anyway

28 August 2009, 09:30

Dell’s Q2 results beat analyst expectations and, after accidentally being released early, pushed the stock up.

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Tech Data Q2 comfortably beats estimates

20 August 2009, 16:02

Broadline distribution giant exceeds expectations but remains cautious in its outlook.

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AMD crows about its mobile graphics market share

18 August 2009, 09:44

Chip maker looks to capitalise on its momentum in the notebook discrete graphics sector.

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NVIDIA Q2 better than expected

7 August 2009, 09:31

The graphics giant’s revenue increased 17 percent on the previous quarter, beating analyst estimates.

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Semiconductor sales jump 17% in Q2

4 August 2009, 09:24

The Semiconductor Industry Association suggests there is a gradual recovery in demand.

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TSMC revenue rebounds strongly in Q2

31 July 2009, 10:16

Positive signs for the tech sector as the leading out-sourced semiconductor manufacturer recovers well.

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Graphics market grows 31% in Q2

28 July 2009, 10:10

Figures from Jon Peddie Research show a great quarter for all three graphics chip makers.

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ARM revenue falls, forecast remains positive

28 July 2009, 09:38

The UK chip designer announced a Q2 fall in dollar revenue of 18 percent, but maintains previous forecast.

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Microsoft profits plunge

24 July 2009, 09:35

Net income of $3.05 billion represents a 29 percent decline on the same period a year ago.

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Earnings round-up: Apple good, AMD bad

22 July 2009, 10:30

Record June quarter for Apple on strong iPhone sales, but yet another quarterly loss for AMD.

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IDC: EMEA PC market still driven by netbook sales

20 July 2009, 15:07

The market researcher has revealed a continued reliance on the Western European consumer for growth.

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Intel Q2 results beat expectations

15 July 2009, 09:21

Hope for tech sector as revenues beat analyst estimates. EC fine means Intel posts first loss for 22 years.

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Semiconductor sales rise for third month running

3 July 2009, 15:34

Industry association reports a 5.4 percent sequential increase in worldwide sales for May.

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PC market growth to return by Q4

25 June 2009, 11:05

Gartner is forecasting PC unit shipment growth of over ten percent in 2010.

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DSGi annual profits fall by 77 percent

25 June 2009, 10:25

Tough trading conditions, restructuring charges and write-downs lead to a loss of over £140 million.

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End of global recession in sight

24 June 2009, 11:40

The OECD’s latest report says world economic activity is reaching its nadir, but the recovery will be weak.

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Security software market grew by 18.6 percent in 2008

22 June 2009, 09:43

Gartner is reporting healthy growth in this sector, with Symantec losing share to smaller vendors.

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Gartner: spending on semiconductor equipment to pick up in 2010

15 June 2009, 11:17

A survey reveals massive drops in capital spending in the past two years, but predicts improvement.

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Bing gets off to a good start

10 June 2009, 14:39

Research suggests decent early interest in Microsoft’s new search engine, but will it last?

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UK retail footfall drops in May

10 June 2009, 11:07

After a surprising increase in shopper numbers over the past few months, retail traffic has fallen again.

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iSuppli confirms AMD market share gains

10 June 2009, 09:33

Another market researcher reports a Q1 decline on global processor market share for Intel in favour of AMD.

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Sony reports first annual loss in 14 years

14 May 2009, 12:51

Blames it on a combination of the global economy, a strong yen and poor domestic conditions.

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BT to axe 15,000 more staff as losses mount

14 May 2009, 09:39

The Global Services division continues to haemorrhage money as BT reveals annual loss.

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Investors indifferent about Intel fine

13 May 2009, 18:29

The chip giant’s share price actually opened up after the announcement of its billion euro fine.

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NVIDIA looking forward to Windows 7 as results improve

8 May 2009, 10:26

Graphics outfit posts a Q1 loss but beats estimates. Relying on GPU computing to boost its fortunes.

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