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HP makes eco-friendly PC
Published in News
Thursday, 05 January 2023 11:50

HP makes eco-friendly PC


It is all about the source

HP's new 14 inch Laptop PC – Eco Edition’ has been designed to be environmentally friendly although you would not know it to look at it.

Xiaomi might get into PCs
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 09:36

Xiaomi might get into PCs


Mini PCs for everyone

Better known for its smartphones, the Chinese outfit Xiaomi is about to release a couple of mini-pcs.

PC sales fall
Published in News
Friday, 02 December 2022 11:37

PC sales fall


Canalys analysts say notebooks hardest hit 

PC shipments in the United States fell by 12.1 per cent in the third quarter year-over-year. As usual, Dell, HP, Apple, Lenovo, and Acer are the biggest manufacturers.

Windows 11 strangled by poor PC sales
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 11:25

Windows 11 strangled by poor PC sales


Most PCs out there can't manage it 

With users worried about their power bills and not upgrading their machines, Windows 11 is finding its growth stalled because most of the older machines cannot handle the upgrade.

Employers not allowed to use PCs to spy on employees
Published in News


US company claimed that video surveillance was the same as working in the office

A US company that thought it was acceptable to spy on an employee working at home for nine hours of the day found that the European courts disagreed.

Gartner predicts huge decline in PC sales
Published in PC Hardware


9.5 percent worldwide

Beancounters at Gartner suggest the market is on course for a breathtaking decline this year.

Intel freezes hiring PC desktop and computer chips
Published in News


Let it go

Intel has frozen hiring within the department chargeable for PC desktop and computer chips as a part of a chain of cost-cutting measures.

PC sales dropped like a rock says Chinese chip maker
Published in PC Hardware


Blames Russia-Ukraine war and COVID response

Top Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. says demand for mobile phones, personal computers and home appliances has dropped "like a rock" and shows no signs of recovering.

PC sales slide
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 11 April 2022 11:59

PC sales slide


But the PC is not dying this time

Beancounters at analysts IDC have added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that shipments of PCs have finally slowed down after two years of double-digit growth.

Dell expects PC backlogs
Published in News
Friday, 25 February 2022 12:09

Dell expects PC backlogs


Supply chain problems getting worse

Dell Technologies said it expects PC backlog to balloon in the first quarter due to supply chain constraints and reported a quarterly profit miss.