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UK HDD market starts to normalise after explosive start to 2012

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Average selling prices up 58 per cent annually last month as 1TB kit flies off the shelves, Context stats reveal

29 May 2012

HDD market to hit back in 2012

HDD shortage prompts resellers to adapt

The art and the arena

Visitors registering for Partner Connect 2012 at Ricoh Arena

Some Partner Connect attendees and exhibitors this year were more creative in their approach than others. Fleur Doidge reviews the show

25 May 2012

SMBs may be set to boost PC sales

Context's Marie-Christine Pygott

The turn of the year showed signs of promise for UK distribution, writes Marie-Christine Pygott

16 Apr 2012

Asus and Philips LCD sales surge despite shrinking market

Category's revenue in western Europe fell 13 per cent in Q1 but two vendors buck trend

13 Apr 2012

Make a stand this May

Road warriors from the UK channel will in one month be loading up their boldest banners and best kit to meet friend and foe alike at Partner Connect. Fleur Doidge looks at the latest line-up

13 Apr 2012

UK replaces Germany as all-in-one inkjet leader

Final 2011 quarter sees UK move to head of shipments table in western Europe

12 Apr 2012

Netbook sales dying on the vine

Mini form factor now accounts for just 12 per cent of mobile shipments through distribution in western Europe, according to Context

02 Apr 2012

On the education agenda at Partner Connect

Pressing issues affecting all channel partners will be under the microscope at this year’s Partner Connect conference in Coventry on 17 May. Fleur Doidge reports

26 Mar 2012

Flash in the pan?

The Thai floods have sent sales of solid state disk drives soaring. Caroline Donnelly finds out how sustainable this success could be in the long term

20 Feb 2012

Change afoot in the PC market

Vendors, distributors, resellers and retailers must clarify their business models in an increasingly confusing, complex PC market, Fleur Doidge discovered at this year’s Distree EMEA conference in Monte Carlo

17 Feb 2012

Distree 2012: Channel needs to get in shape

Analysts warn resellers must step up their efforts to deal with the challenges of increasingly diverse customer requirements

09 Feb 2012

Value over volume for displays in 2012

The UK monitor market will gain from an increased vendor push for niche markets and high-quality products this year, suggests Lachlan Welsh

03 Feb 2012

Context: Ultrabook sales stall on price

Market watcher claims price drops will lead to faster adoption of the lightweight form factor

25 Jan 2012

Samsung enjoys tablet ASP rise as market continues to soar

Context numbers pick out Korean manufacturer as a clear best of the rest in western Europe after an impressive Q4

03 Jan 2012

Thai floods send SSD sales soaring

Evidence is emerging that hard drive product shortages are fuelling sales of solid state alternatives

06 Dec 2011

Kindle to disrupt tablet market as cost becomes king

CCS Insight and Context predict big shake-up for tablet space as big boys get aggressive on price

25 Nov 2011

Massive HDD price rises to come

Shortages caused by the recent, devastating floods in Thailand will have a long-term effect on the storage market, writes Alexandre Mesguich

21 Nov 2011

UK printer sales up six per cent in Q3

Shipments rise in UK despite sales slide across much of EMEA

15 Nov 2011

Asus makes waves in enterprise tablet market

Taiwanese mobility specialist enjoys robust Eee Pad sales to become Apple's biggest threat, Context figures reveal

07 Nov 2011

PC price slash leaves mark on ASPs

Ten per cent drop in average selling prices not enough to jumpstart growth in European PC market, Context figures indicate

11 Oct 2011

Touch point for convenience

Pricing will be key for tablet vendors wanting a slice of Apple, says Salman Chaudhry

19 Sep 2011

Lasers sharp against printer sales decline

All-in-one and other laser printer sales up as overall printer volumes fall

08 Sep 2011

Acer to spend 2011 in the red after miserable Q2

Sales slump by a third and quarterly losses reach £150m for embattled PC maker

25 Aug 2011

Disties well placed to manage HP PC exit

HP's share of distributors' PC revenue has plunged from 44 to 34 per cent over the past three years

24 Aug 2011

HP TouchPad: The postmortem

HP accused of a lack of investment after underwhelming sales, but was canning it a month after launch a rash move?

19 Aug 2011

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