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All Desktop Computing News - August 2009

Dell predicts recovery in 2010

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Author: Simon Quicke
Date: 28 August 2009

Dell expects customers to start spending next year as the market moves from its current stabilisation to recovery, but the PC maker has held back from...

Portables drive growth in PC sales

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Author: Paul Kunert
Date: 27 August 2009

IDC has predicted an upturn in UK PC sales on the back of sustained growth in consumer netbook purchases, but the relatively low price of these devices...

HP loses out as global printer sales crash

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 25 August 2009

Worldwide shipments of printers, copiers and multifunctional product (MFP) dropped 20.2% year-on-year to 51.3 million units in the first half of 2009,

Nokia unveils Wintel 3G notebook with 12 hour battery life

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 24 August 2009

Nokia today launched it's widely-expected notebook, the 10-inch Nokia Booklet 3G, an Intel Atom-powered, Windows-based device weighing 1.25kg with built-in 3G/HSPA and Wi-Fi support and a 12 hour battery life.

Video: printers star in student film

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Author: Karl Flinders
Date: 21 August 2009

Two students from Kingston University in London have created a video by filming carefully positioned printers printing and speeding it up 9,000 times.

Recession hits Q2 business PC sales

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 07 August 2009

IT budget cuts have sent UK sales of business PCs 25% down in the second quarter compared with a year ago, according to research firm Gartner. The...

Intel develops Facebook app to fight cancer and climate change

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 04 August 2009

Intel has developed a Facebook application that allows users to donate their spare processing power to help fight disease and combat climate change.

Open source hardware on its way, says guru

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Author: Simon Quicke
Date: 03 August 2009

The concept of open source is well-established in the software world but there are signs that the approach may have applications in the hardware sector.

HP picks Nick Wilson as new UK managing director

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Author: Simon Quicke
Date: 03 August 2009

Hewlett-Packard has confirmed the replacement for its outgoing UK & Ireland managing director Steve Gill, as it looks to concentrate on growing the business. ...

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