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  • News: Dell strikes major retail deal in China

    Chinese electronics retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Group is to stock Dell computers at its chain of stores across China, the first retail deal Dell has agreed in the country.

  • News: US residents to get OLPC's $100 laptop

    Some of the low-cost PCs designed by OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) for kids in the developing world will go to people in North America.

  • News: 8 reasons Apple is the world's best tech firm

    Apple isn't the biggest consumer electronics company, nor the most profitable, but it probably holds the title of the coolest technology company on the planet. The iPod and iPhone maker knows something that other companies don't. Here are the eight secrets that make Apple the world's most admired technology brand

  • News: Slimline aluminium MacBooks next for Apple

    Apple is rumoured to be ready to launch aluminium MacBooks which will be "considerably" slimmer than the current models with keyboards that "resemble" the new iMac keyboards.

  • News: European PC price cuts follow US dollar woes

    The declining value of the US dollar should allow PC vendors to offer bargains to European consumers, according to a leading economist.

  • News: The 20 best free Windows Vista downloads

    Looking for software to get the most out of Windows Vista? As yet, there hasn't been a flood of great downloads designed specifically for Microsoft's latest operating system. But that didn't stop us from searching high and low for the best free Vista apps available - and we've come up with 20 real keepers.

  • News: Cheap desktops & laptops boost PC sales

    Lower prices and the improved performance of laptops will fuel continued growth in PC sales this year and next, despite concerns a recession could be on the horizon for the US, according to research firm Gartner.

  • News: Upgraded Centrino laptops coming in January

    Intel will update its Centrino laptop package in January with a new processor and better graphics.

  • News: FAQ: Impact of Microsoft's EU defeat explained

    As the long-awaited decision on Microsoft's appeal of the 2004 antitrust ruling in the European Union was handed down on Monday, headlines used phrases ranging from 'stinging' to 'stunning' to describe the American company's legal defeat.

  • News: Mac hacker publishes Airport exploit

    Notorious Mac hacker David Maynor has finally published details of a flaw in Apple’s Airport wireless drivers, more than a year after claiming to have found a way to take over a Mac computer using the flaw.

  • News: Acer's Gateway acquisition given go-ahead

    Acer's planned $710m acquisition of US PC maker Gateway has won antitrust approval in the US.

  • News: Triple-core AMD chip coincides with IDF

    AMD hopes the launch of a new triple-core Phenom desktop processor will help upstage rival Intel ahead of its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference in San Francisco this week.

  • News: New OQO ultramobile PC launches in the UK

    The OQO ultramobile PC (UMPC) is launching in the UK, with the company also dropping hints about an additional version that will handle cellular data.

  • News: 13-year-old floppy disk virus returns

    A 13—year-old virus not seen since the heyday of the floppy disk drive is believed to returned, infecting up to 100,000 laptops during manufacture by German vendor Medion.

  • News: New price hike for $100 XO laptop

    The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative has raised the price of its '$100' XO laptop to $188, according to the Associated Press.

  • News: Microsoft loses historic EU antitrust appeal

    A European court this morning upheld the bulk of an antitrust ruling against Microsoft made by the European Commission in 2004.

  • News: Dell blames laptop delays on poor forecasts

    Dell CEO Michael Dell this week blamed downbeat sales forecasting for the long delays in getting new notebooks to consumers. Dell said nothing about problems in painting the laptops, the main reason other executives have been giving customers.

  • News: Intel chip backed for $100 laptop

    Discussions are under way to put an Intel processor inside a version of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's '$100 laptop' for children in developing countries, according to representatives from both parties.

  • News: Toshiba announces 80GB & 160GB 1.8in HDs

    Toshiba's Storage Device Division has introduced new 80GB and 160GB 1.8in hard disks - the same size disk drives as those in the iPod classic.

  • News: Windows Vista £300 cheaper than XP per year

    Microsoft has released details of a study it commissioned that found that total cost of ownership for Windows Vista on mobile PCs is $605 (£305) less annually than Windows XP.