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• 01 June 2013

• News: Intel kicks off Haswell shipments

  After months of teasers, Intel kicked off shipments of fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell, with the first batch being quad-core chips for laptops and desktops.

• 31 May 2013

• News: Android PC numbers increase with Acer's new Haswell desktop

  Android on PCs may be a terrible idea, but that isn't stopping PC makers from trying it out in a desperate search for alternatives to Windows 8.

• News: 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.

• News: Intel shifting Celeron, Pentium chips to Atom architecture

  Intel's upcoming Atom tablet chip code-named Bay Trail will be repurposed for use in the company's Celeron and Pentium chips for entry-level laptops, desktops and all-in-ones, Intel said on Friday.

• 30 May 2013

• News: Former Windows chief defends Windows 8, trumpets sales

  Former Windows chief Stephen Sinofsky today defended Windows 8's performance in the market, saying, "It's hard for me to look at selling 100 million of something and not feeling great about it."

• 29 May 2013

• News: 3 reasons why tablets thrive while PCs dive

  As the PC desktop and laptop market slumps and the tablets market grows, it might seem obvious to tablet users why that's so. However, details shared by analysts dramatically highlight three reasons behind robust tablet growth.

• News: East Africa PC Market shrinks in Q1 2013

  An increase in smartphone usage, lengthy procurement processes, delayed government payments and the general election in Kenya contributed to a drop in PC shipments to East Africa, according to IDC.

• News: BYOD, for Buy-your-own-device policies, dampens corporate PC purchases

  Companies' bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies are affecting how many traditional PCs enterprises purchase and contributing to a global sales slump, IDC analysts said.

• 28 May 2013

• News: Gloomier PC forecast means more trouble for Windows

  IDC today drastically lowered its forecast for PC shipments in 2013, a prediction that if accurate means more bad news for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system.

• 23 May 2013

• News: New HP PCs include 20-inch all-in-one that lies flat for games

  HP's consumer PC sales continue to languish, but the game's not over yet--certainly not on the company's new Envy Rove, a 20-inch all-in-one that can lay flat for multiplayer games. The company also announced a raft of other all-in-ones and desktops today.

• News: HP's Envy Rove 20-inch 'tablet' tackles Windows 8 desktop PC woes

  Windows 8 has not found wide adoption among desktop users, so HP has announced a new portable all-in-one and lowered the price of touch PCs so users can take advantage of the operating system.

• 20 May 2013

• News: Boutique PC seller laughs all the way to the bank on the back of Windows 7

  A boutique system builder has bucked the industry trend of slumping PC sales by continuing to focus on selling Windows 7 machines.

• 19 May 2013

• News: Dell replays Windows 8 blame card as PC sales slide

  Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3.

• 15 May 2013

• News: Vixtel acquires Silicon Valley business

  Australian owned IP PBX systems company, Vixtel, has completed the acquisition of Silicon Valley based glass phone developer, CloudTC.

• News: Lenovo and Apple grew as bottom fell out of PC market in Western Europe

  PC shipments in Western Europe declined by 20.5 percent during the first quarter: The only vendors to see shipments grow were Lenovo and Apple, which returned to the top five.

• 06 May 2013

• News: Microsoft's $2B loan to Dell comes with strings

  As part of Microsoft's loan of $2 billion to a group trying to buy PC maker Dell, the two companies must modify the payment terms of Dell's current agreements with Microsoft, a document filed with U.S. regulators said.

• 03 May 2013

• News: JB Hi-Fi ups guidance on strong sales

  Electronics retailer, JB Hi-Fi, expects net profit after tax to be between $112 million and $116 million, a 7 per cent to 11 per cent rise over last year, driven by stronger than expected sales in the second half of FY13.

• 02 May 2013

• News: Apple expands flash storage options across iMac line

  If you're in the market for a new iMac, you may be happy to hear that Apple has added a few more options to its line of desktop computers, allowing customers to opt for pure flash storage in addition to conventional hard drives or its hybrid, Fusion Drive.

• News: Intel's Haswell gets massive graphics performance boost

  Intel is expected to announce its fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell for laptops and desktops in June, but the company is already releasing teasers that talk about their performance.

• 01 May 2013

• News: Windows 8 grows slow, XP just won't go

  Microsoft was hit with a double whammy last month as it made scant progress in either boosting the usage share of Windows 8 or depressing the share of Windows XP, data published today showed.

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