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Negative PC growth expected to hit -10 per cent in 2013

Negative PC growth expected to hit -10 per cent in 2013

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Citi Research has amended its forecast for negative PC growth, voicing growing concerns over the state of the PC market.

Greg Lockley
by Greg Lockley
on Jun 10th 2013 at 2:53PM
Tablet boom continues to boost retailers

Tablet boom continues to boost retailers

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European retailers continue to celebrate strong tablet sales as the must-have devices continue to outsell both laptop and desktop PCs.

Greg Lockley
by Greg Lockley
on Mar 22nd 2013 at 11:32AM
Skype reports record breaking 2012

Skype reports record breaking 2012

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Microsoft’s Skype service broke records last year after it grew its traffic by 44 per cent to broadcast over 167 billion minutes of voice and video traffic.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Feb 15th 2013 at 12:05PM
Tablet sales break record as Q4 2012 sees 52.5m devices sold

Tablet sales break record as Q4 2012 sees 52.5m devices sold

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Worldwide tablet sales have greatly outpaced industry predictions as a record total 52.5 million devices were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Greg Lockley
by Greg Lockley
on Jan 31st 2013 at 2:26PM

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UK digital downloads pass £1 billion in 2012

UK digital downloads pass £1 billion in 2012

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A report being published by the Entertainment Retailers Association will this morning says that digital sales in the UK passed £1bn in 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 2nd 2013 at 9:42AM
GfK: Tablets lead IT retail to growth

GfK: Tablets lead IT retail to growth

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Figures from GfK have shown that the IT retail market grew by 1.3 per cent in October, boosted primarily by the tablet sector.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Nov 30th 2012 at 1:41PM
John Lewis profits grow by 60 per cent

John Lewis profits grow by 60 per cent

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John Lewis has posted 60 per cent profits growth and 13 per cent sales growth for the first half of fiscal 2012.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Sep 14th 2012 at 11:38AM
Global gaming market expected to reach £72 billion by 2015

Global gaming market expected to reach £72 billion by 2015

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A new market report has forecast that the global gaming industry will be worth $117 billion (£72 billion) by 2015.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Sep 12th 2012 at 12:50PM

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Gartner: External storage market growth slower than expected

Gartner: External storage market growth slower than expected

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The global external hard drive market totalled $5.5 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2012 – a 6.7 per cent year-on-year increase that fell short of the 7.9 per ...

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Sep 10th 2012 at 1:17PM
HDD prices fall by 25 per cent

HDD prices fall by 25 per cent

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The UK hard drive market performed well in the first four months of the year, boosted by lowered prices and a steady recovery from the Thailand floods.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on May 30th 2012 at 11:41AM
Lenovo net profits soar by 73%

Lenovo net profits soar by 73%

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Lenovo has reported that its net profits for fiscal 2011 grew by an astonishing 73 per cent.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on May 23rd 2012 at 10:55AM
iPad boosts April online sales to strongest in 18 months

iPad boosts April online sales to strongest in 18 months

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Online sales of electrical goods grew by 26 per cent in April, boosted by the lauch of the iPad 3.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on May 22nd 2012 at 10:53AM

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The Hut Group sees 70 per cent growth

The Hut Group sees 70 per cent growth

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The Hut Group, which includes the e-tail specialist Zavvi, has reported sales growth of 70 per cent for 2011.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Feb 10th 2012 at 4:49PM
Games boost UK retail sales

Games boost UK retail sales

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The latest stats from the Office of National Statistics have surprised everyone by showing that UK retail sales were up slightly in September.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Oct 21st 2011 at 10:28AM
CBI lowers UK growth forecast

CBI lowers UK growth forecast

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The Confederation of British industry has revised its predicted growth figures for the second time this year.
 
According to the Financial Times, the forecast has been reduced by ...

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Aug 1st 2011 at 3:59PM
Tablets grow by 3332%

Tablets grow by 3332%

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Sales data collated by leading market research group GfK has found that the webbook market has grown by an astonishing 3332 per cent over the last 13 weeks.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jun 9th 2011 at 2:04PM

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Microsoft hits customer satisfaction high

Microsoft hits customer satisfaction high

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Microsoft has hit a new high of 78 per cent on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, following the third year of growth in this category for the software giant.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on May 19th 2011 at 11:11AM
Slow growth over Christmas

Slow growth over Christmas

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The PC market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa saw slower growth than forecast over the Christmas period, as laptop and desktop sales struggled in the face of demand ...

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jan 20th 2011 at 12:22PM
OP3 looks to international markets

OP3 looks to international markets

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The UK system builder OP3 has recently expanded its operations to the Irish market and plans to expand further in to mainland Europe.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jan 3rd 2011 at 9:29AM
Gartner: Kindle drives e-reader sales

Gartner: Kindle drives e-reader sales

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The e-reader market is set to see sales reach 6.6 million units in 2010, representing year-on-year growth of 79.8.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Dec 9th 2010 at 11:40AM