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Former Microsoft boss tells assembled CEOs that technology can beat the economic crisis

Said to have adapted ODM restrictions after Intel reportedly pressured company

MacBook Air rival to launch at next month?s Computex

Dell-led study finds less than half of residents dispose of waste electricals properly

Announced cutbacks are ten per cent more than originally planned

Japanese games giant lines up ten titles for Apple's device

Department sees growth of four per cent, despite overall sales being down

USA: SKUs, displays and signage overhauled, as retailer looks to capture lion's share of technology retail

But 1Q09 figures from Gartner also show smartphone demand up 12.7 per cent.

Vendor predicts harder times ahead after a $226 million net loss for 2008

ANALYSIS: Experts from the mobile sector recall the fall of Sharp and the lessons it holds for newcomers

PCR takes a look the trend of long forgotten vendors and unlikely CE companies launching assaults on the European smartphone market...