Intel targets 40 million tablet shipments, up to 750 brands
Intel is late to the tablet game and it admits to that fact, but has set bold targets for 2014 as it seeks to catch up to market leader, ARM.
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Desktop is growing on the back of AIO, NUC and more: Intel
Contrary to the doom and gloom predictions surrounding the desktop space over the past 24 months, Intel claims renewed optimism about the direction of the market segment, having experienced seven per cent year-on-year (YoY) volume growth in its fourth quarter earnings for 2013.
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Android to dominate as device shipments reach 2.5bn in 2014: Gartner
With worldwide device shipments projected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2014, analyst firm, Gartner, expects the total number of Android users to increase by 26 per cent from 2013 and reach 1.1 billion as the operating system (OS) continues its market dominance.
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Desktops see growth as mobile markets dip
The notebook, tablet, and mobile phone markets have seen decline for two consecutive quarters for the first time in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), and while this is not indicative of a saturation point, it could be an indicator of device fatigue and commoditisation, according to analyst firm, IDC.
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2012: Channel in change
It was an unsettled year, a year when economic conditions played a significant role in stifling new business opportunities and project roll outs, a year when the channel saw Cloud computing move forward from discussion to implementation, and a boom in mobility.
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Intel 4x4-inch NUC opens new markets for resellers (+ 11 photos)
Computing components manufacturer, Intel, has launched a 4x4-inch Next Unit Computing (NUC) system exclusively through the channel which will enable partners to expand their customer reach by producing unlimited application options, according to Intel Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) national channel sales manager, VR Rajkumar.
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Google releases Chrome desktop-sharing feature
Google isn’t reinventing the wheel with a new feature it is testing that allows any two computers using its Chrome browser to connect with each other.
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HP or no HP: The PC lives
Suggestions that the PC is dead are greatly exaggerated. Flexibility, innovation and users' storage needs will keep it around a good long while.
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Tiny Linux plug PC offers a Cloud computing alternative
Linux-based plug computers such as the Sheevaplug have been drawing fresh attention for some time already, but on Monday MimoMonitors launched the new MimoPlug, a tiny, cube-shaped contender that's designed as a desktop PC alternative for cloud computing applications.
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OS X Lion features could make Google Chromebooks tough sell
Apple's new version of its desktop operating system is expected to allow quick access to the Internet without having to log back in when your system is locked.
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Desktop virtualization coming of age for small business
The acquisition of Kaviza, a maker of simple desktop virtualization software for small businesses, by Citrix Systems is all the buzz at this week's Citrix Synergy event at San Francisco's Moscone Center West.
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First Chrome OS desktop PC will ship in July
As the U.S. arrival date approaches for the first Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer, hardware maker Xi3 on Friday announced its own entrant in the form of a desktop PC running Chrome OS.
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Tablets are category killers across the board
Computer manufacturers, makers of video gear and game machines, be nervous. Research from Google's AdMob group shows there's a new Borg in town: Tablet computers.
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AGC undergoes wide-ranging IT overhaul
Perth-based fabrication, construction and services company, AGC, has gone through an extensive overhaul of its technology infrastructure over the past year that has seen — among other things — a number of Windows 95 PCs finally phased out and the latest network, storage, datacentre, desktop and telephony technology installed.
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Give Windows 7 (or XP) a Vista-like sidebar
One of the things I miss about Windows Vista -- okay, the only thing I miss about Vista -- is the Sidebar. Much as I applaud Microsoft's decision to liberate its desktop gadgets, to make it so you can position them anywhere you like, did it have to be at the expense of the Sidebar itself?
