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High notebook shipment offset by low desktop PC revenue, says NPD

High notebook shipment contrasted by low desktop PC revenue, and the semiconductor shortage will last for at least another six months.

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High notebook shipment offset by low desktop PC revenue, says NPD

High notebook shipment contrasted by low desktop PC revenue, and the semiconductor shortage will last for at least another six months.

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Cisco Canada president on strategy and company’s new Office of the CTO

Cisco Canada’s new president, Shannon Leininger, took advantage of her first media and analyst roundtable to run through Cisco’s overall strategy and to introduce the new Office of the CTO.

Synnex to combine with Tech Data to create $57B distribution giant

Distributor giants Synnex and Tech Data have joined forces to create an even bigger beast valued at roughly $57 billion.

Backups by default with no extra cost could be the standard, says OVHcloud founder

After an unexplained fire destroyed one of its data centres in Strasbourg, France last week, hosting provider OVHcloud’s founder says it’s time to shake up how backup services are delivered.

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CES: AMD launches its fastest desktop chips ever

AMD has launched its Phenom II chips, which it calls its fastest processors to date

Dell, EMC and Lenovo announce layoffs

These companies are tightening their belts by restructuring

Fujitsu’s new LifeBook N7010 laptop

The 16-inch widescreen notebook also features a four-inch touch-screen display

CES: Why Steve Ballmer says it’s not all about the desktop anymore

Computing has spread from PCs to phones and TVs, and Windows will be on them all, says the Microsoft CEO

The year ahead in distribution

Customers may be willing to spend a bit of money in order to save a lot of money

HP’s new 3.8 pound subnotebook

Plus, why one analyst says SOA is dead and a new 8GB USB drive from Verbatim

Sun buys cloud-computing vendor Q-layer

Sun Microsystems has bought Q-layer, a Belgian vendor of software for automating the management of computing clouds

CES: Companies are overstating green claims, consumers say

Study says 65 per cent of consumers think some companies overstate their green credentials to sell more products

CES: Startup debuts ‘cloud attached storage’

Ctera’s product turns any USB storage drive into a file server that automatically backs up to an online storage service

Asus hits CES with innovative netbook and laptop designs

A SSD-based Netbook and a new EEE PC are among Austek Computer’s new offerings

CES: Want to boot your laptop in 30 seconds?

Phoenix has announced availability and pricing for its HyperSpace instant-on software for laptops

And now this from MacWorld

Upgrading to iTunes Plus: why the hassle?

Nortel launches new unified communications program

Education and certification program will speed UC sales, says Nortel

DriveClone Pro: Easy backup, not trouble-free

Easier to use than True Image but also more expensive than most of the competition

Cisco’s crisis management team

Plus, Motorola’s new touchscreen device and a business netbook from HP

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