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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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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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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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Internet Explorer market share continues to slide

4 October 2010, 11:33

Microsoft losing ground despite IE9 launch.

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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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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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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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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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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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Smartphones boost multitasking Brits’ media consumption

19 August 2010, 15:24

Brits spend nearly half their day on the phone or net plus watching TV.

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AMD loses share to Intel in server CPUs but gains in mobile

19 August 2010, 10:07

The latest IDC figures for the chip market reveal a strong first half of the year but concerns for the second half.

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Gartner: Android overtakes iOS as third biggest smartphone OS

12 August 2010, 10:31

Mobile devices sales continue to grow rapidly, but stiff competition is driving margins down.

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Consumers demand Flash support over camera for new iPad

11 August 2010, 17:29

Flash for new iPad plus hoovers and cars on shoppers’ Apple wish-list.

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Bank of England expects UK recovery to continue, just

11 August 2010, 12:31

In his quarterly inflation report, Governor Mervyn King warned of a “choppy recovery”.

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Gartner lowers enterprise IT spending forecast

10 August 2010, 16:51

We’ll still get growth this year, but less than hoped, while the picture for next year remains unclear.

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Apple is most popular laptop maker among students

10 August 2010, 08:49

Overtakes Dell for the first time to nab top spot.

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