PC Retail editor Andrew Wooden takes a look at the current state of trade shows, and tied into that, finds out about the upcoming Nvision event due to take place in August.

The PCA's Keith Warburton considers what retailers and resellers can do to take advantage of the laptop boom by offering add ons such as laptop cases and insurance, as well as looking back at this year's Channel Expo.

Meanwhile, in a monthly analysis piece, an analyst from GfK takes a look at a sector of the UK PC retail market. This month, Clemence Dulua investigates at what you can expect in the security software market for the rest of the year.