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CBI calls for full one percent interest rate cut

5 November 2008, 15:45

UK business organisation says Bank of England should chop 1% off interest rates to boost flagging economy.

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SanDisk claims SSD innovation improves performance and reliability

5 November 2008, 14:02

New technology called ExtremeFFS improves SSD speed and endurance according to Sandisk’s new metrics.

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US election summary

5 November 2008, 11:00

As expected Barack Obama has been elected President of the USA. Here’s an overview of the results and what they mean.

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HEXUS.sharewatch pre-election special

4 November 2008, 23:03

A quick look at share prices immediately before the US election results come in.

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Leaked memo reveals AMD bullish about Shanghai

4 November 2008, 17:17

AMD Senior VP Randy Allen has written an internal memo in anticipation of the “Shanghai” launch and it’s escaped.

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BSkyB to buy Tiscali UK?

4 November 2008, 14:39

At long last one of the major UK broadband players shows an active interest in buying Tiscali’s UK assets.

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China and Taiwan grow closer

4 November 2008, 13:46

There has been a further thawing of relations between China and Taiwan, which should be good news for the technology industry.

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Fujitsu buys out Siemens from joint venture

4 November 2008, 12:55

Fujitsu Siemens Computers is to be wholly owned by Fujitsu after it acquires the other half for €450 million.

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The commercial implications of Core i7

4 November 2008, 11:30

Intel raises the bar yet further with its latest CPU architecture but what does this mean for the wider market?

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Enta unveils new SMB VoIP offering

3 November 2008, 16:21

Partnership with Epygi Technologies allows distie to offer new internet telephony package designed for SMBs.

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Palit scraps Xpertvision brand

3 November 2008, 12:49

UK distributor VIP announces rebranding of XpertVision graphics cards to Palit, expects increase in marketing resources.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: AMD rallies, Microsoft doesn’t

3 November 2008, 10:43

Everyone on our list has seen their shares gain value in the last few days, except Microsoft.

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The HEXUS.channel week in review

31 October 2008, 18:21

Microsoft bemuses with Azure, Intel and ASUS run out of ideas and AMD has an attack of déjà vu.

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BT issues profit warning, exec walks

31 October 2008, 13:22

BT has announced that quarterly earnings will be down and it’s all the fault of its Global Services division.

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Yahoo! Google search deal may be off

31 October 2008, 11:22

Discussions with the US department of Justice on the nature of the partnership have failed to progress.

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Sony notebook battery fiasco continues

31 October 2008, 09:47

A further 100,000 laptops worldwide are being recalled following overheating problems.

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G1 Android phone arrives in the UK

30 October 2008, 14:30

The first phone to run on Google’s Android platform is being offered exclusively through T-Mobile.

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VIP offers new Thermaltake Spedo chassis

30 October 2008, 13:33

Thermaltake’s new top-end chassis finally makes its appearance in the UK via distie VIP.

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Lenovo offers help with WEEE

30 October 2008, 12:39

Giant system builder launches EMEA scheme to assist with managing end-of-life technology.

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O2 embraces PC/telco convergence

30 October 2008, 11:16

Retail Transformation Programme aims to make mobile retailing easier to understand for customers.

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AMD appoints former HP exec to head up EMEA...again

30 October 2008, 09:48

For the second time in a year AMD has nabbed an HP exec to run its EMEA operations.

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HEXUS.ratewatch: US axes interest rates again

29 October 2008, 18:50

The GBP/USD exchange rate has strengthened in the pound’s favour as the US fed cuts another 0.5% off interest rates.

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Intel and ASUS team up for consumer notebook design website

29 October 2008, 17:55

A new website co-hosted by ASUS and Intel is asking consumers to design notebooks for them to build.

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UK security software channel reshuffles

29 October 2008, 16:57

F-Secure takes on new distie Interactive Ideas, while Kaspersky appoints new UK boss.

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VeryPC offers “free” server trade-in

29 October 2008, 14:11

You can swap your old servers for Very PC ones for no initial cost but have to pay them whatever you save on energy bills.

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Linux HP netbook to cost £100 more than its XP one

29 October 2008, 13:28

The UK and European pricing for HP’s new netbook range reveals some intriguing anomalies.

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HP opts for Atom with new netbooks

29 October 2008, 11:19

Hewlett Packard has finally joined the consumer netbook party with three new Atom-based Mini 1000 models.

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Jon Peddie Research reveals booming GPU market

28 October 2008, 18:08

Graphics industry watcher reveals year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent in global GPU market.

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Crucial unleashes netbook upgrade market

28 October 2008, 17:14

Impending launch of SSDs designed for netbooks will create a whole new market for component upgrades.

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Amazon takes window shopping to the web

28 October 2008, 14:53

Amazon has launched a service that allows customers to browse its online store via an interactive and graphical interface.

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VIA launches netbook promotion programme

28 October 2008, 12:46

Global Mobility Bazaar sees VIA partner with Microsoft and a bunch of Chinese manufacturers to drive netbook adoption.

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ARM reports record revenues on back of healthy smartphone market

28 October 2008, 11:02

Growth in revenues from smartphone chip royalties drives good performance from UK chip outfit.

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How does the weakening pound affect UK technology prices?

27 October 2008, 19:06

The pound has plummeted against the dollar and prices are set to rise. We ask Scan director Elan Raja what this means for consumers.

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