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Sales go mobile in the channel as businesses turn to tablets

Mehryar Hamid is an IT account executive at GfK

It has been a positive first quarter for B2B sales despite the double dip, says Mehryar Hamid

11 May 2012

GfK: Buying tech offline still has appeal

Eastern promise for UK PC market in Q1

Eastern promise for UK PC market in Q1

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The humble desktop fuels a return to growth as Asian duo Lenovo and Toshiba posts stellar numbers

10 May 2012

Client computing still king as SMB IT budgets grow

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Research finds smaller firms' tech spending is set for double-digit H1 rise, with desktops, laptops and tablets the order of the day

08 May 2012

Varlink website to specialise in rugged market

Distributor sharpens focus on computing for the great outdoors

04 Apr 2012

Lenovo sets top-three goal for EMEA

Consumer and SMB key to expansion plans of new EMEA boss Gianfranco Lanci

02 Apr 2012

IT retail in solid shape as consumer electronics sales suffer

GfK research notes show ASPs on the up as tablets and all-in-one PCs help spur IT growth

30 Mar 2012

PC market to get back on growth track over next two years

Gartner forecasts ultrabooks and Windows 8 will boost sales, but emerging regions will outpace sluggish mature markets

08 Mar 2012

Dell shares drop after stumbling into new fiscal year

Shine taken off robust annual figures as first-quarter forecast underwhelms Wall Street and Q4 profit is pounded by HDD crisis

22 Feb 2012

Acer finishes torrid 2011 back in the black

Full-year operating losses stretch to more than $200m but shareholders at least get a small post-tax return in closing quarter

16 Feb 2012

Good week/Bad week

We look at who's on a roll and who's going downhill fast this week

13 Feb 2012

Gartner: Everything stacked against UK PC market in 2012

Q4 figures paint a sorry picture, with HP, Dell and Acer all stuck in the doldrums

07 Feb 2012

Tablet newcomer Gemini signs Widget as sole UK distie

Former Acer UK boss Bobby Watkins throws weight behind launch of new tablet maker as Hertfordshire distributor signs up

24 Jan 2012

No Christmas cheer for western European PC market

Lack of consumer demand means market remains in the doldrums, Gartner numbers reveal

12 Jan 2012

Dell axes consumer netbooks

Hardware giant calls time on consumer netbook sales

16 Dec 2011

Seeds of doubt

Dave discovers that laptops could be endangering the future of humankind

08 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

Consumer lull causes UK PC market pain

Big-three vendors all feel the pinch as UK is the worst of a bad bunch in western Europe, Gartner stats reveal

14 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

CMS Computers acquired by VIP

£30m UK system builder sold to PC and components distributor

07 Nov 2011

Acer confirms departure of UK chief

PC vendor's UK managing director will leave the firm at the end of 2011 but will hand over day-to-day responsibilities early next month

25 Oct 2011

Lenovo launches back-end rebate scheme for SMB VARs

Vendor aims to drive sales with money-back offer

14 Oct 2011

Microsoft unveils Windows 8

Software giant talks developers through new features of Windows 7's successor, but holds off on revealing launch date

14 Sep 2011

HP UK PSG chief: We are not quitting PCs

Paul Hunter hits out at "incorrect stories" and stresses desire to lead partners to future success

25 Aug 2011

AMD gains on Intel during wobbly Q2 for chip market

Challenger lands a blow on market's alpha male as microprocessor space suffers decline

03 Aug 2011

Microsoft rides high on B2B growth

Software titan feels the pinch in consumer market despite impressive Q4 figures

22 Jul 2011

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