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Gartner confirms Android ascendancy in 2010

9 February 2011, 15:03

Another raft of mobile phone market figures confirm the predicament Nokia finds itself in.

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Apple breaks into top 5 UK PC vendors

8 February 2011, 17:50

Amid an overall decline in the Western European PC market, Apple continues to gain share.

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Kids spend almost 2 hours online every day, says survey

2 February 2011, 12:05

Personal computers, mobiles and social networking profiles common.

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Chrome's browser share breaks into double digits

2 February 2011, 11:43

Google gains, while iOS grabs two per cent of global web traffic.

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Tablets hit PC graphics sales in Q4

31 January 2011, 09:50

A new report from JPR shows a big decline in Intel graphics sales last quarter, with tablets likely to blame.

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GfK reports surprisingly strong UK Christmas notebook sales

25 January 2011, 17:59

Not only were more sold than a year ago, the average price jumped sharply too.

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Double-dip recession feared after surprise GDP drop

25 January 2011, 11:47

The ONS has revealed the UK economy shrank in Q4 2010, but blames it on the snow.

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European PC sales suffer over Christmas

20 January 2011, 16:49

PC market struggles to combat recession recovery and the surge of tablets.

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HP beats Apple in reliability survey

19 January 2011, 16:42

Rescuecom puts world’s largest PC maker in the top spot.

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Games industry set for growth year after poor 2010

14 January 2011, 11:50

Total spending on video games and accessories fell six percent last year.

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89 percent of all emails in 2010 were spam

13 January 2011, 15:43

Just one of a number of intriguing stats in a round-up of the 2010 Internet by the numbers.

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Q4 PC shipments fall short

13 January 2011, 12:14

Gartner’s latest figures reveal global PC shipments fell significantly short of its forecast in the last quarter.

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UK e-tail had best post-Christmas period ever

11 January 2011, 14:55

In stark contrast to bricks-and-mortar retail, the weather and VAT rise seem to have helped online retailers.

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Almost half of Brits 'unhappy' with their broadband provider

11 January 2011, 12:05

And a third plan to swap ISP this year, says survey.

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Snow equals bad Christmas for UK retailers

10 January 2011, 14:09

The December 2010 figures from Synovate reveal a bigger than expected decline in footfall.

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Rival app stores grow faster than Apple’s

10 January 2011, 10:48

The chasing pack goes into exponential growth mode as free apps start to dominate.

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Adspend on mobile games to reach $900m by 2015, says research

5 January 2011, 15:26

Rapid increase driven by launch of ad platforms on main app stores.

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Android set to overtake Apple and RIM in the US

3 January 2011, 16:44

The latest US smartphone market share figures from Nielsen reveal the inflection point is close.

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Over 16m Brits listen to internet radio

16 December 2010, 13:32

And around 8m people have downloaded a podcast, says report.

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Intel holds market share, but AMD doesn't

16 December 2010, 09:51

The latest iSuppli global microprocessor figures show stalemate between the two giants, but others gaining.

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Dell continues to increase PC sales in third quarter

9 December 2010, 15:30

ASUS also joins the top five following a quarter of double digit growth.

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Ofcom: complaints falling but telcos still a problem

7 December 2010, 15:24

Broadband speeds, silent calling and mis-selling are among the main complaints Ofcom still receives.

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Smartphones and tablets drive digital content revenue

7 December 2010, 10:20

Consumers hungry for PAYG mobile content, says report.

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Samsung strengthens its position in the US mobile market

3 December 2010, 17:27

Gartner proclaims Samsung the number one Android OEM, while comScore shows its overall lead increased.

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Android is leading the Chinese smartphone explosion

3 December 2010, 16:07

The Chinese smartphone market grew by 200 percent in the past year, with Android grabbing half in that time.

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Ofcom says we’re a nation of early adopters

2 December 2010, 12:57

The regulator’s communications market report find the UK is one of the quickest adopters of new comms tech.

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Android will be Europe's favourite mobile OS next year - research

30 November 2010, 12:05

And UK consumer confidence slides.

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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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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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