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Dixons profit warning: It's the economy stupid
Is it really any surprise Dixons has announced profits for the year end in April will be at the lower end of analyst expectations? Profits before tax are expected to be around £85m, right at the bottom of estimates that ranged from £85m t... Opinion
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Linguists in war of words over Apple App store trademark claim
Do you ever get the feeling some companies just have too much money for their own good? And that maybe they could be using it to better purpose than lining lawyers' pockets? Microsoft and Apple are currently embroiled in a fairly ridiculous court cas... Opinion
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Diary: Spot the Engineer at the PC Tools racing event in Paris
Here's the Renault Megane sponsored by PC Tools, which was unveiled last week in Paris. Questions: Why is a computer performance enhancer like PC Tools sponsoring a racing event? How much are they sponsoring it for? How can you, as resellers, get inv... Opinion
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Apple faces exodus of customers over 'gay conversion' app
Apple's app store has been very successful - the recently launched Mac app store has also been doing very nicely thank you - but the company has found itself in a number of compromising positions over how it decides which apps can go into the store a... Opinion
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Resellers get on Dell's KACE
A number of resellers have signed up as Dell KACE Certified partners in the UK to expand their formal relationship with the Texan tech titan's systems management business. The names include Kelway, Lanway, Sofcat, SBL, CCS Media and Ricoh, who join U... Opinion
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Apple makes right call with delayed Japanese iPad 2 launch
There are moments when real life is bigger than a technology launch and so perhaps it is a wise decision of Apple to delay the iPad 2 launch in Japan. The vendor has announced that it will indefinitely delay the 25 March launch as the country gets b... Opinion
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Out of tune Zune player fades out
Can it really be true? Will the Zune really be no more? Such are the rumours that Microsoft is preparing to pull the plug on its iPod killer a mere four years and four months after its launch. And yet, it all seemed so different back then. Even t... Opinion
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Chaos and opportunity - Wyse's take on the schizoid nature of cloud
Here's David Angwin, director of marketing at Wyse, with his take on the schizoid nature of the cloud. "Organisations can typically see the benefits of cloud computing but a 100 per cent true cloud solution is still a long way away for most. ... Opinion
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iPad is a curse for Acer and a blessing for Dell
Acer has reason to curse the iPad. Not long ago, the Taiwanese vendor was riding the crest of the netbook wave and its notebooks were making serious inroads into the consumer market. The strength of its consumer products helped propel Acer into secon... Opinion
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Distie veteran French set to leave Azlan
MicroScope understands that the hunt is on for a successor to Azlan boss Ian French, after sources claimed the distribution veteran is returning to his consultancy business, Siceo. French pitched up at Azlan, the enterprise infrastructure unit of C2... Opinion