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Netbooks taken off the Toshiba (USA) menu

25 May 2012, 23:42

Let them eat cake, er, or get an Ultrabook.

HP to cut 27,000 jobs, 8 per cent of workforce

24 May 2012, 09:56

To be implemented by the end of 2014. Share price rises 9 per cent.

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Hewlett Packard to build ARM-based servers

2 November 2011, 09:36

Announces use of 1.5-watt Calxeda EnergyCore server-on-a-chip.

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HP thinks again, decides not to spin-off PC division

28 October 2011, 10:05

World's biggest PC maker opts not to sell Personal Systems Group.

ASUS reportedly giving Ultrabooks a premium price

30 August 2011, 02:40

Any doubt that the target is the MacBook air is removed.

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HP tries to calm PC exit talk

25 August 2011, 17:10

Insists it’s business as usual at the Personal Systems Group.

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Mesh Computers goes into administration

2 June 2011, 17:27

Snapped up by obscure distie, administrators blame tablets.

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Apple reportedly planning to switch MacBooks to ARM

6 May 2011, 17:34

Just a rumour, but certainly an intriguing one.

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HP reportedly preps cloud-based music store

18 April 2011, 11:56

Planning to bring a remote music storage feature with its upcoming TouchPad tablet.

HP dismisses rumours of PC business sale

11 March 2011, 11:20

Hewlett-Packard issued a statement contradicting earlier reports.

SCAN announces vendor swap-out scheme for Intel Sandy Bridge boards

2 February 2011, 18:10

Following the announcement of a total product recall, there is now an alternative if you can’t wait for the new ones.

Details leak of HP Topaz tablet running dual-core Snapdragon

25 January 2011, 09:44

A comprehensive leak appears to reveal HP’s big webOS launch expected for MWC.

Acer tablets to launch on 23 November

27 October 2010, 15:01

A range of tablets will come to market in January, but will Microsoft throw a spanner in the works?

RIM launches the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

28 September 2010, 09:58

The highly specced, seven inch tablet with a new OS is positioned as ‘professional-grade’.

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ViewSonic launches Windows tablet and chucks in Android too

3 September 2010, 12:53

Claiming the world’s first dual-boot ten inch tablet, ViewSonic is claiming the best of both worlds.

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Samsung launches Galaxy Tab in partnership with Vodafone

2 September 2010, 11:19

Confirmation that Samsung’s first media tablet will be sold through the telco channel.

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ViewSonic launches 7 inch Froyo tablet-phone

31 August 2010, 11:47

The definition of a tablet becomes confused further as ViewSonic seizes the moment.

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HP to launch Windows tablet/slate soon and webOS one early next year

20 August 2010, 13:11

During its quarterly earnings announcement, the computing giant shed some light on its tablet strategy.

$399 Android tablet aims for end of year launch

16 August 2010, 11:53

The Notion Ink Adam is a start-up offering, which combines some novel features with a low price-point.

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ASUS Android tablet due next March

13 August 2010, 17:10

The Taiwanese PC giant is backing both horses with Android and Windows 7 tablet launches.

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Dell dropping Ubuntu option from its laptops?

26 July 2010, 16:04

Consumer PCs no longer available online with open-source option.

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HP launches budget netbook for schools

23 June 2010, 13:08

The HP Mini 100e is ruggedized, comes with a version of Microsoft Office, and will cost less than $300.

Confirmed: Lenovo switching to Android for the Skylight and U1

22 June 2010, 13:27

Lenovo is moving to an Android-centric strategy for all its ARM-based devices and has big plans for that market.

Toshiba innovates with Android/Tegra and dual touchscreen notebooks

21 June 2010, 12:07

Toshiba shows how to take the fight to Apple with some novel new mobile devices.

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OnLive cloud gaming service set to launch on Dell servers

16 June 2010, 17:54

Dell is not about to be rendered obsolete once games are processed on remote servers.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Flash, tablets and more

2 June 2010, 14:39

The Apple head-honcho makes a rare, live Q&A appearance at the D8 conference.

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HP expands battery recall

24 May 2010, 16:23

Yet more notebook batteries are in danger of overheating, so HP is offering to replace them for free.

Acer to launch Chrome OS device at Computex, reportedly

14 May 2010, 11:52

With tablets set to be a key theme of this year’s show, Acer is set to take the plunge with Google’s browser-based OS.

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Rumour: HP to produce webOS tablet in Q3

10 May 2010, 11:56

If HP is going to use its Palm acquisition to compete in the mobile device market it needs to get a move on.

New Sony VAIO netbook features GPS, 3G and an accelerometer

10 May 2010, 09:41

Sony pushes the boundaries of the notebook category with the latest VAIO P series with smartphone features.

Another HP horde is upon us

5 May 2010, 16:48

HP has launched its latest notebook range, set to appear in the US later this summer

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Dell Android roadmap leaks

26 April 2010, 09:49

2011 looks set to be a big year for Dell in the mobile device market, if the latest leak is genuine.