Regional challenges remain as PC market prepares for tough 2016
“Year 2016 is expected to remain difficult for the industry..."
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Market declines continue as PC growth engine grinds to a halt
"Vendors are struggling with exchange rate fluctuations which is making financial planning more difficult and forcing price increases."
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Lenovo/HP keep heads above water as Dell delves deeper into PC abyss
“However, this decline is not necessarily a sign of sluggish overall PC sales long term."
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Is the ASUS X205 Microsoft's Chromebook killer?
The ASUS X205 is one of three Windows 8.1 notebooks, all released in November, designed to halt the encroachment of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2290210/wireless/119373-8-reasons-why-Chromebooks-aren-t-going-away.html">Chromebooks</a> into the low-end Windows notebook market. (The other two are the HP Stream 11 and HP Stream 13.)
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Regional PC market slips, but can it arrest the slide?
"The good news is that 2015 should not contract as much as last year."
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Reach out and touch: The notebook isn't dead
The notebook was king for many years when it came to mobile productivity. In the age before mainstream Cloud adoption, there simply was no other way to get work done outside of the office. This changed, however, with the evolution of smartphones and the introduction of tablets.
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Chromebooks' success punches Microsoft in the gut
Chromebooks had a very good year, according to retailer Amazon.com and industry analysts. And that's bad news for Microsoft.
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Battle of the ultra-high-res laptops: Samsung Ativ Book 9 specs vs. the world
We've created a chart, pitting the ATIV Book 9 Plus against Acer's Aspire S7, Asus' Zenbook Infinity, Toshiba's KiraBook, Google's Chromebook Pixel and Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
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Hands-on with the Acer Iconia A1-810
The Acer Iconia A1-810 is a low-cost, 7.9in Android tablet with a very competitive price tag. It could prove to be a good alternative to the iPad mini if you're on a budget. Let's take a look!
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Skating on thin ice: How Steven Bradbury met BenQ
Steven Bradbury not only won Olympic gold he also helped BenQ sell plenty of PCs
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NEWS FOCUS: Mobiles, tablets and app downloads set to soar
Media tablet shipments in A/ NZ for 2011 are expected to be double those of 2010, according to analyst firm, IDC.
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The end is near for netbooks
So long, netbooks.
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Five ways to overclock a netbook (really!)
The words overclocking and netbook appear in a sentence together about as often as Steve Ballmer is spotted at a Linux convention. Netbooks are all about portability over performance. Overclocking is all about taking already blazing-fast gear and pushing it to its upper limits -- warranties, energy use and safety be damned. Right?
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Acer reveals specs of Android smartphone
Acer has disclosed more details about its upcoming Android-based Liquid smartphone, a thin device with a 3.5-inch touchscreen.
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Serving up the latest and greatest
Although the first quarter of 2009 was a nightmare for many server vendors, new advanced products released during the first six months of the year are helping to pick the market back up. TREVOR CLARKE reports.
