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Steepest-ever decline in PC shipments witnessed in Q1 2013

11 April 2013, 10:15

Worldwide PC shipments are nearly 14 per cent down from a year ago.

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Will the Apple iPhone 5S come in several sizes?

10 April 2013, 10:03

Apple’s neat answer to Samsung’s product proliferation.

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Samsung profits up 53 per cent

5 April 2013, 11:00

Firm expects to make £5bn in operating profits in the current quarter.

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LucasArts videogame business closed down by Disney

4 April 2013, 10:28

Disney bought Lucasfilm last October and acquired LucasArts as part of the deal.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: leak of both photos and specs

25 March 2013, 11:20

It's not that mini: sports a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display. Due to arrive in June or July.

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Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

25 March 2013, 10:10

Smaller and larger ‘metro’ tiles to arrive and a 50/50 snap view is implemented.

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Is a new $99 Amazon Kindle Fire HD tab on the way?

21 March 2013, 14:40

TechCrunch sources say it’s already in production. Amazon denies it.

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Samsung confirms it is preparing a smartwatch

20 March 2013, 10:06

VP of Samsung Mobile division chats to Bloomberg.

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Google LG Nexus 5 prototype leaked specs and images

18 March 2013, 12:10

Details are from an anonymous source, so this info is for entertainment value only.

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Saints Row IV preview teaser trailer released

18 March 2013, 11:16

The “climactic chapter” of Saints Row will hit retail worldwide on 23rd August.

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Apple’s new “Why iPhone” page seeks to reassure buyers

18 March 2013, 10:21

The recent barrage of top spec Androids must have the Cupertino firm worried.

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Motorola Mobility to shed another 1,200 jobs

8 March 2013, 13:00

But can Motorola's fortunes be turned around by the X Phone?

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Ferrari and Rolls get new computer tech installed

7 March 2013, 14:58

And some other tech morsels from the Geneva Motor Show.

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Surface Pro clone, with a few corners cut, turns up at CeBIT

6 March 2013, 12:01

Not a bad Intel based effort for US$350.

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Nintendo Wii Mini to hit the UK in March priced at £79.99

27 February 2013, 16:32

Lower priced, less capable, console announced for UK after Canadian test launch.

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There are “no plans” for bricks and mortar Google stores

27 February 2013, 10:15

Someone else will have to try and flog Google Pixel Chromebooks in retail for £1000 plus.

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ZTE’s 5.7-inch Grand Memo introduced at MWC

26 February 2013, 11:45

Unfortunately there’s some confusion about the processor inside this new phablet.

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BT acquires ESPN’s UK and Ireland TV channels

26 February 2013, 11:00

Deal will complete in the summer and bolster BT's YouView Sports package.

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Windows Phone sales in the UK are up 240 per cent

25 February 2013, 15:23

Latest figures show Windows Phone now has a 6.2 per cent market share in the UK.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to launch on 14th March

25 February 2013, 12:45

Samsung tweeted “March 14. Ready 4 the show? #UNPACKED”

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tablet announced

24 February 2013, 23:00

Is it every inch an iPad mini beater?

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Nokia to take aim at the cheap seats with MWC Lumia quartet

22 February 2013, 12:45

Also the winners of the Lumia 820 design contest are announced.

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The youth of today: Microsoft is cooler than Twitter and Facebook

22 February 2013, 11:30

Coz it makes gamez and blowers innit?

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Hewlett Packard sales fall but it beats analyst forecasts

22 February 2013, 10:30

Whitman says “our turnaround is starting to gain traction”.

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Next gen consoles probably won’t be backwards compatible

13 February 2013, 11:15

EA exec says backwards compatibility is "unlikely".

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Corsair buys network audio company Simple Audio

12 February 2013, 14:15

Glasgow-based Simple Audio are acquired in a multi-million-pound deal.

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Nvidia’s F2P in-game cash bundle

11 February 2013, 14:46

Up to £100 to spend in Planetside 2, World of Tanks and Hawken.

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Sony PS Vita struggles, sales targets get slashed

7 February 2013, 13:06

Though the company as a whole just posted a modest operating profit.

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US cable group Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media

6 February 2013, 11:00

The cash and stock deal is worth £15 billion.

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Apple 128GB iPad 4 is available to purchase from today

5 February 2013, 16:13

Also a new Jailbreak utility for iOS 6.1 was released yesterday.

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Samsung's Silicon Valley based Strategy and Innovation Centre

5 February 2013, 15:00

Firm is also investing $1.1 billion in US tech start-ups.

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Nokia to release a 41-megapixel Pureview Lumia this summer

4 February 2013, 18:01

To be known as the Lumia EOS smartphone.

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AMD’s new Never Settle: Reloaded games bundle

4 February 2013, 12:30

Bundle of up to six games should help shift Radeon HD 7800 / 7900 series cards.

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