Hardware
Logitech and Plantronics end acquisition discussions
Logitech confirms talks with Plantronics had taken place, but failed to go anywhere
Intel CEO moves to relieve chip production fears
Interim boss Swan addresses fears that Intel will fail to keep up with the 'surprising' demand for PCs
Four takeaways from HP Inc's quarterly results
CEO Dion Weisler opens up on Apogee acquisition, while remaining wary of PC market decline
HPE dominates server space in EMEA for first quarter, reports Gartner
Second-placed Dell EMC reduces gap to less than ten per cent in European market
Why Apple is the juiciest option when it comes to DaaS
The high residual cost of Apple devices make them a perfect fit for a Device as a Service model, argues Jigsaw24's Tariq Saied
Channel grabs 74 per cent of infrastructure market - Canalys
Channel continues to dominate infrastructure shipments in a record year for the market
Cloud robotics market to top £5bn by 2022 - research
Platform as a Service (PaaS) to be the fastest growing segment, MarketsandMarkets finds
Why the channel should look more closely at circular IT
The channel is missing out on potential revenue and a key differentiator, circular IT suppliers tell CRN
Partners urged to go green as 50 million metric tons of products are scrapped a year
Research suggests remanufactured laptops can perform at the same level as new devices
Chip maker Qualcomm smashed by EU mega fine
The EU becomes the latest global regulator to slam chipmaker Qualcomm for abusing its dominant market position
Dixons Carphone CEO says UK business 'needs addressing'
'Challenging' mobile market holding back technology retailer
Cloud cost models based on 'inaccurate assumptions', claims research
Research points to assumptions that lead to surprises around cost savings
Top five smartphone vendors all witnessing growth
Gartner expects sales to hit 1.57 billion this year
BlackBerry touts its Google and Samsung partnerships to the channel
Vendors discuss opportunities for partners to grow around mobility tech
'Hold your vendors accountable', urges Polycom channel chief
Nick Tidd, Polycom's Global Partner Organisation VP, on the challenges facing the channel and his advice for VARs
Four key takeaways from Insight's latest results
What have we learned from Insight's Q3 numbers?
Analyst brands reports of a declining PC market as 'fake news'
Industry analyst questions latest Gartner, IDC numbers, says PC space is stronger than reported
Channel stacking up profits from high-end desktop PCs
New processors are putting the focus on the desktop PC space where gamers and enthusiasts depend on the channel
Datacentre spending now dominated by cloud
Traditional non-cloud datacentre equipment spending has plunged by 18 per cent in the last two years, according to analyst Synergy Research
Profit in PCs remain for channel as mobile workplace is 'three to five years off'
Research finds the death of the PC has been greatly exaggerated
Microsoft hits back after Surface products slammed by consumer group
Consumer report refuses to endorse any of Microsoft's laptops due to 'two-year breakage rates of 25 per cent'
Exertis bolsters Samsung bond with latest UK acquisition
Distributor buys 60-man mobile phone and tablet refurbishment outfit for undisclosed sum
Police seize 1,000 counterfeit Cisco products following raid
Joint investigation with Cisco saw 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' of fake hardware obtained
