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Article | 19/06/2013 Windows Phone 'weak', Huawei sneers
Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes.
Article | 18/06/2013 Tablet downsizing trend to quicken in second half of 2013
The shift toward smaller tablets will accelerate in the second half of the year when a slew of tablet makers, including Apple, introduce new models wi...
Article | 18/06/2013 Efficiency will hold down storage growth, IDC says
Lean storage techniques will keep a lid on storage investments over the next few years, though the world's enterprises still are on track to buy 138 e...
Article | 17/06/2013 Microsoft shows revenue hand with Office for iPhone
Last week's release of Office Mobile for the iPhone nailed down one of the mysteries pundits had pondered -- how Microsoft planned to generate Office ...
Article | 14/06/2013 Microsoft sticks it to the iPad with Windows-first Office strategy
Microsoft's surprise launch of Office Mobile for the iPhone shows that the software giant continues to favour Windows' future over Office's fortune, a...
Article | 7/06/2013 Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks hang on to gains despite mixed reports
Buffeted by concerns about the economy and IT spending, tech stocks have gone on a roller coaster ride lately, but on the whole they've managed to han...
Article | 5/06/2013 More than half of Americans own a smartphone. Now what?
A majority of Americans -- about 56% -- now own a smartphone, according to Pew Research Center's latest survey.
Article | 4/06/2013 IDC: No end in sight for rising smartphone sales
Emerging markets and lower prices will push worldwide smartphone shipments close to the billion-unit level this year, according to the latest forecast...
Article | 4/06/2013 Smartphone shipments surge as prices drop
More smartphones will ship worldwide in 2013 than other so-called mobile 'feature' phones as the average price of smartphones drops, IDC said Tuesday.
Article | 3/06/2013 Copying grows along with data, driving attempts to rein it in
All that new data flowing into enterprises can bring along an expensive partner: multiple copies.
Article | 31/05/2013 Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks up despite dire PC, server outlook
Despite dismal forecasts for PCs and servers, tech stocks have been doing well on optimism about cloud technology and mobile devices.
Article | 31/05/2013 HTC abandons plan for large Windows RT tablets, report says
HTC has cancelled plans to develop a larger Windows RT tablet because demand for tablets based on the Microsoft operating system has been weak.
Article | 30/05/2013 IDC: Server market revenue down 7.7 per cent in Q1
Server revenue worldwide was down 7.7 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter, as weak economic conditions and server consolidation by customers ...
Article | 17/05/2013 Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut
A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of...
Article | 17/05/2013 Android retains lead over Apple
Android has remained at the top of the leader board when it comes to smartphones, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report...