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Samsung Q1 financials show smartphone sales bounce

29 April 2015, 13:21

While revenue may be down quarter-on-quarter profits are up.

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Logitech to quit the OEM mouse business

28 April 2015, 12:12

Will continue to diversify with investment in music and video accessory designs.

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Apple reports record Q2 results thanks to China iPhone sales

28 April 2015, 11:05

Raked in a quarterly revenue of $58 billion, resulting in a net profit of $13.6 billion.

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Nokia denies it has plans to return to phone business

27 April 2015, 10:01

Says reports of consumer handset projects are "false".

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ARM acquires brace of IoT tech companies

17 April 2015, 12:20

Wicentric and Sunrise Micro Devices tech will be integrated into ARM’s Cordio portfolio.

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PC sales were down nearly seven per cent in Q1 2015

10 April 2015, 12:05

But Microsoft Surface shipments are expected to double this year.

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Nvidia gets favourable ruling in its patent case against Samsung

7 April 2015, 13:35

Meanwhile Samsung touts better than expected Q1 profits of $5.44bn.

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Microsoft Office to be free on smaller Windows devices

26 March 2015, 10:35

10.1-inch screen size divides 'personal' and 'professional' experience says Microsoft.

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Intel lowers revenue forecasts, blames Windows XP users

13 March 2015, 12:15

Wintel partnership still can't entice users away from the 13 year old OS.

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Google's first ever high street store opens in London

11 March 2015, 12:45

Situated on Tottenham Court Road, the debut store showcases hardware and apps.

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You cannot buy a bad smartphone now - ARM

2 March 2015, 07:15

Even a $35 offering more than covers the basics.

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Sony could exit smartphone and TV sectors to boost profits

19 February 2015, 13:19

Firm is looking to focus on entertainment, PlayStation and camera sensors.

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Raspberry Pi sales surpass 5 million milestone

18 February 2015, 11:20

The figures match initial Apple Watch orders, estimated at between 5-6 million units.

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Microsoft Windows with Bing to be restricted to smaller laptops

12 February 2015, 10:04

This rumoured move will allow only laptops with 14-inch or less screens to use the discount OS.

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Apple rumoured to be working on car to rival Tesla electric vehicles

11 February 2015, 09:20

The two firms have been poaching each other's automotive engineers.

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Microsoft trademarks 'Windows 365' name

9 February 2015, 09:20

Trademark could mean Windows subscriptions are coming in the not too distant future.

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Microsoft reportedly to invest in CyanogenMod Android team

30 January 2015, 11:50

"We're going to take Android away from Google," asserts Cyanogen chief.

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Samsung's Q4 results disappoint as smartphone sales plunge

29 January 2015, 12:05

The firm is likely to focus more on its component business as the largest supplier of DRAM.

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Apple posts record earnings with $18 billion profit and $3.06 EPS

28 January 2015, 10:35

Huge iPhone sales contributed to the blowout quarter. Apple Watch due in April.

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Microsoft sold record number of Surfaces and Lumias over Xmas

27 January 2015, 10:35

But quarterly profit fell due to slow sales of Windows software and a strong US dollar.

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Intel beats market expectations with record full year net income

16 January 2015, 11:05

Chipmaker reported a net income increase of 22 per cent year-over-year.

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Apple iPad sales expected to dip for the first full year since launch

2 January 2015, 13:35

The sales decline is partly due to larger-screen phones including the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

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Xiaomi thought to be preparing its first laptop computer

30 December 2014, 12:35

Pictures show that the device resembles an Apple MacBook Air.

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Nvidia pulls away from AMD in graphics card market share

10 December 2014, 13:50

Investment analyst concludes that "All AMD has is hype, and that's just not enough."

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Microsoft to unveil new plans to monetise Windows early 2015

9 December 2014, 12:35

The tech giant may be a considering a huge shift in how it makes money from Windows.

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Intel investing US$1.6 billion in its Chinese chip plants

4 December 2014, 13:35

Also looks to introduce advanced chip testing technology to its Chengdu facility.

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European MPs pass motion calling for Google break up

28 November 2014, 11:35

Google's search and other services should be separated to prevent abuse say MEPs.

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HP reveals a mixed full-year and Q4 earnings report

26 November 2014, 12:20

Does its future lie in new products like the Multi Jet Fusion, The Sprout and The Machine?

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Gigabyte and Intel announce UK cashback bundle promotion

21 November 2014, 10:50

Get up to £90 cash back with a Gigabyte Z97 or X99 motherboard and Intel Core CPU.

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Mozilla to make Yahoo the default Firefox search engine in the USA

20 November 2014, 12:05

Such negotiations will now be regional, with Baidu likely to be the Chinese default.

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Intel to merge struggling mobile chip unit into its PC chip business

18 November 2014, 11:05

The combined group will result in new 'Client Computing' group.

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Ofcom reveals plans to auction off more 4G spectrum

7 November 2014, 13:15

As the UK's 4G connections are predicted to be as slow as 3G in a year's time.

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Nvidia achieves record revenue, up 16 per cent year on year

7 November 2014, 11:05

Thanks to company "focus on creating visual computing platforms," says CEO Huang.

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