Tagged: Personal Computers & News
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PC sales fall off a cliff – steepest quarterly decline on record reported News
11.04.2013 The full extent of the decline of the PC industry has been made clear in the latest quarterly analysis from IDC, which revealed a near 14pc drop in the number of PCs sold in the...Categories: Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Google: ‘We’re focused on enabling the next 1bn computer users’ News
20.03.2013 The democratising effect of technology that is seeing billions of people around the world join the internet revolution as they switch on their first mobile phones and computers...Tags: Operating Systems, Android, Smartphones, Mac, Windows, Personal Computers, Acer, Samsung, Chrome, Google -
Review: Samsung Chromebook (video) News
20.03.2013 The first time I saw a Chromebook – that is a notebook that uses Google’s Chrome browser as its operating system – about two years ago I remember being completely stumped. No...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Energy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Weekend news round-up – Snapping at Snapchat, inside the Twitter business machine News
11.02.2013 In our round-up of the weekend’s top tech stories, we look at coverage of the mystique behind Snapchat, Microsoft’s confusing Surface Pro launch, the momentum of the Y...Categories: Wireless Communications, Storage, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, AppsTags: Apple, Windows 8, Surface, Microsoft, Apps, Twitter, Facebook, Computers, Personal Computers, Smartphones, Venture Capital, Funding -
Dell goes private in US$24bn transaction - founder regains control of company he started News
05.02.2013 Computer giant Dell is to go private under a US$24.4bn transaction led by founder Michael Dell and global tech investment firm Silver Lake and involving loans and financing from...Categories: Storage, Servers, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, IT Management, Internet, Hardware, eCommerce, Digital Business, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Computers -
New US$25 version of Raspberry Pi computer released in Europe News
04.02.2013 A new US$25 Model A version of the innovative Raspberry Pi personal computer – a credit-card sized single board computer that could potentially revolutionise the teaching of... -
Deloitte debunks ‘post PC era’ as myth - ‘Tablet computers replace paper, not PCs’ News
15.01.2013 Deloitte has dismissed the claim that we are in the “post-PC era” and says that while tablet computers have made inroads into traditional PC sales the only thing that tablets...Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Q4 decline in PC shipments worse than expected – IDC News
11.01.2013 The decline in shipments of PCs in the fourth quarter was worse than expected, IDC has confirmed. Some 89.8m personal computers were shipped during the quarter, down almost 7pc...Categories: Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
European PC market in freefall – double-digit decline across sector in Q3 News
08.11.2012 In what must be a bloodbath for tech retailers, PC shipments in Western Europe fell 15.4pc in the third quarter to 13.6m units shipped. Many vendors tried to clear old inventory... -
First look at Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest operating system (video) News
25.10.2012 Ahead of the launch of Windows 8 at midnight tonight, Microsoft’s Windows lead in Ireland Patrick Ward dropped by with a convertible machine to give us a hint of what consumers... -
Consumers holding out for Windows 8 and new devices stymies PC industry growth News
24.08.2012 The global PC market is set to grow less than 1pc in the second quarter of 2012 and analysts are suggesting consumers are holding onto their money until the next generations of... -
Happy 30th birthday Commodore 64! (video) News
02.08.2012 Back in August 1982, an affordable 8-bit computer invaded homes across the world and, three decades later, it still holds a special place in our geeky hearts. -
Global PC sales slow as consumers await Windows 8 and weigh up tablet/ultrabook options News
12.07.2012 Growth of the worldwide PC market stalled in the second quarter with shipments falling 0.1pc from a year ago. However, IDC predicts growth to pick up towards the end of the year. -
Apple CEO Tim Cook: patent wars are 'a pain in the ass' News
30.05.2012 During an in-depth interview, Apple’s CEO kept new developments under wraps, instead sharing his thoughts on transparency, manufacturing in the US and ongoing patent wars.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobile, Media, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers -
HP revenues down 3pc to US$30.7bn – 27,000 workers to exit company News
24.05.2012 HP reported second-quarter revenues of US$30.7bn, down 3pc year on year but an improvement on the first quarter when revenues dropped 38pc. Net profits were down 31pc to US$1.6bn. -
Sinclair ZX Spectrum celebrated in UK Google Doodle News
23.04.2012 Would you believe the Sinclair ZX Spectrum turns 30 today? The 48k home computer would be remembered fondly as the starting point for many early coding and gaming endeavours of... -
How Macs and PCs stack up against each other (infographic) News
08.04.2012 Although the PC maintains its grip on world market share for personal computers, Mac sales are consistently increasing every year, a new infographic suggests. -
Raspberry Pi challenge to get creative juices flowing News
07.03.2012 The Raspberry Pi €25 microcomputer that sold at the rate of 7,000 an hour last week has inspired a new innovation challenge called the Raspberry RoadTest. -
The Commodore 64 is back! News
07.04.2011 People who remember the Commodore 64 and even its predecessor the VIC-20 are in for a treat. Commodore is bringing out a modern PC that sits inside the shell of the iconic 1980s... -
The Commodore 64 hits 30 this week News
03.01.2012 Some 30 years ago this week the very first Commodore 64 was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show. The iconic machine went into production just eight months later and a...