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Windows 8– A sedate frenzy

          It has not been a mad rush nor a scrum down but there has been more interest in Windows 8 (especially the Surface) than the...

Windows RT – Confusion abound

          Windows 8 launches tomorrow, doubtless to much fanfare, but will the users be interested? No one has any confidence in the ability of this new...

Storage – Obsolete? Me?

          Those predicting the demise of the HDD need to think again. The idea has long been that the superior performance of a solid state disk...

Google – Engineering disease

          Many have derided Google for its mishap in releasing its Q3 results early but it seems to me that real mistake has been the $12.5bn...

$100 Tablet – lose lose

          The notion of a tablet that costs $100 may sound exciting but those that rush out to purchase the device are likely to quickly discover...

Q3 Results – Rotten start

          Q3 reporting got underway last night with both bellwethers IBM and Intel reporting Q3 results. Both sets of results were disappointing and both fell after...

Android – Critical weakness

          Without a shadow of doubt, Android dominates the unit volume statistics but in order to have real long-term value to Google and those who make...

HPQ / Dell – Developmental defect.

          Share prices, sentiment and outlook for both HPQ and Dell have crashed recently as confidence that Windows 8 will drive a PC replacement cycle has...