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ASUS Fonepad unveiled: a 7-inch £179 phablet

25 February 2013, 16:45

It's due in late Q2 2013 but the planned European version lacks a rear camera.

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Hewlett Packard unveils the Slate 7 Android tablet

24 February 2013, 23:50

It will cost as little as $169 (£110), but is there anything special about it?

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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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The £1,049 Pixel: Google’s new Chromebook is unveiled

21 February 2013, 23:31

This 239 ppi touchscreen notebook is purchasable right now.

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HP is readying an Android tablet, with smartphones to follow?

14 February 2013, 11:15

Hewlett Packard looks like it’s going to have another bash at the post-PC market.

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Retina-equipped Apple MacBook Pros get faster, cheaper

13 February 2013, 15:45

Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB SSD also gets £50 sliced from the price.

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ASUS to reveal a 7-inch Intel-based phablet at MWC

8 February 2013, 11:44

New aluminium clad Fonepad runs Android Jelly Bean on an Intel Atom Z2420 processor.

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Tough early reviews for the Microsoft Surface Pro

7 February 2013, 15:28

Not the warmest of receptions for the soon to be launched tablet / laptop hybrid.

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Pixel, a new "Retina" touch-screen Chromebook from Google

7 February 2013, 09:54

Watch the leaked promotional video. Is this the real thing, or is this just fantasy?

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Dell goes private in $24.4 billion deal

6 February 2013, 10:00

Founder Michael Dell will be back at the helm, in full control.

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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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HP launches 14-inch Pavilion Chromebook

4 February 2013, 16:53

Available in the USA today for $329.99.

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Microsoft to let you trade in your Surface RT against a Surface Pro?

4 February 2013, 11:15

Some US Microsoft stores said “yes” but the answer is probably no!

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Apple Mac Pro desktop computer to get the chop in Europe

1 February 2013, 13:30

Not due to the sales figures but because of new European safety regulations!

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Google tease some kind of Chrome and Android union

1 February 2013, 12:15

But is it the Chrome OS or the Chrome browser?

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Lenovo is considering buying BlackBerry maker RIM

25 January 2013, 12:30

Lenovo CFO speculation helps RIM shares edge up by 3 per cent.

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SSD market revenue expected to double this year

24 January 2013, 14:30

Prediction from IHS relies upon newer cheaper ultrabooks gaining market traction.

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Microsoft participates in Dell buyout talks

23 January 2013, 12:15

No commitment as yet but deal should be finalised this week.

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ASUS announces $149 MeMO Pad

14 January 2013, 10:30

A 7-inch Jelly Bean tablet which is “high quality but remarkably affordable”.

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Acer shows off the £99 Acer B1-A71 tablet at CES

11 January 2013, 11:21

Though earlier reports suggested it would be priced equivalent to US$99.

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ASUS embraces Leap Motion controller technology

4 January 2013, 10:09

It will be bundled with ASUS high-end notebooks and premium All-in-Ones

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Intel-based ASUS VivoTab Smart tablet launched

2 January 2013, 11:34

Also the new Zenbook Touch U500VZ appears on the ASUS website.

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“Tablets will not kill PCs”, say analysts

31 December 2012, 09:51

But more than 17 million Android and iOS devices were activated on Christmas Day.

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Acer's Wong says Windows 8 and touch will revitalise PC industry

28 December 2012, 10:01

Also Acer wants to “make consumers love the brand and its products”.

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Are AMD Radeon graphics coming back to Apple iMacs?

14 December 2012, 13:00

A new job advertisement suggests Apple is going to switch away from Nvidia GPUs.

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Microsoft’s Surface to be sold at more retail outlets

12 December 2012, 11:00

Folk will be able to click-in, touch, swipe and purchase in Staples and Best Buy.

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The $99 ASUS Jellybean tablet

3 December 2012, 11:30

A new ASUS ME172V tablet appears in GLBenchmark results.

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Is the internet is about to gain three billion new users?

30 November 2012, 11:30

Yes, say the makers of the Aakash 2 tablet which will cost as little as $25.

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ASUS CFO says Windows 8 demand ‘not that good right now’

29 November 2012, 13:00

Touchscreen enabled Windows 8 notebook prices need to come down.

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Google-branded touch-enabled Chromebook coming Q1 2013

27 November 2012, 11:30

Big G tentatively orders 200,000 units from Compal Electronics and Wintek.

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More screens are now produced for tablets than for laptops

26 November 2012, 16:00

Panel shipments for tablet PCs overtook those destined for laptops during October.

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Dell’s profits fall by nearly 50 per cent

16 November 2012, 14:02

Q3 results are just out and it’s the usual PC industry story of woe.

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Head of HP’s PC business says Microsoft Surface is a kludge

16 November 2012, 12:30

But, he adds; “We're not entering the consumer tablet fray any time soon”.

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