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Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'
News Canonical, which sponsors the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, was responding to figures released last week by MSI, the maker of the Wind netbook. However, such figures shouldn't distract from the fact that Linux is, in general, proving a great...
[October 9, 2008, 16:48]
A Year Ago: Gates contradicts trial witness in new book
News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, writing in an upcoming book about the benefits of technology for business, appears to directly contradict a key witness for his company at its antitrust trial when he describes how the company tracks important sales...
[March 17, 2000, 6:36]
Gates contradicts trial witness in new book
News Chairman Bill Gates, writing in an upcoming book about the benefits of technology for business, appears to directly contradict a key witness for his company at its antitrust trial when he describes how Microsoft tracks important sales figures.
[March 17, 1999, 16:29]
AMD market share rolls on
News Opteron now accounts for 22.1 percent of all x86 server processors shipped into the market, AMD announced on Tuesday, citing figures from Mercury Research. Mercury Research principal analyst Dean McCarron confirmed the figures were accurate.
[April 26, 2006, 12:35]
Firefox market share on a rollercoaster ride
News According to figures produced by the Web applications provider NetApplications, Firefox had 7.55 percent share of the browser market in September, against 86.9 percent for Internet Explorer. At this stage it is difficult to assess whether Firefox...
[October 11, 2005, 12:35]
Infosecurity Europe 2008: Preview
News A series of keynotes by high-profile security figures will begin with a discussion led by information commissioner Richard Thomas into data-loss incidents in 2007. ZDNet.co.uk has arranged a series of video interviews with eminent security figures...
[April 21, 2008, 15:34]
Cubans prefer Linux to sex
Blog Sales figures won't tell you, since the software is free. Figures for the support businesses should give a handle on the amount of open source usage in businesses. Website monitoring company Pingdom thinks it's got a handle on the worldwide...
[August 22, 2008, 15:12]
The true cost to the BBC of iPlayer...
Blog Comment Assuming I've interpreted the figures correctly (page 141/143) However arguably iPlayer is still growing in popularity, so the figures will grow. The BBC annual report has a whole collection of financial information.
[May 11, 2009, 9:44]
The Year Ahead: Will wireless revive the PDA market?
News Sales figures for handheld computers in the latter half of 2001 speak for themselves: worldwide shipments were down 9.5 percent in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, and down nearly 35 percent on the same period in 2000, according...
[December 28, 2001, 6:31]
Online Christmas shopping soared in 2001
News The figures, released in a study published by Internet research firm NetValue on Tuesday, put Britain way ahead in the online retail market in Europe. Scandinavia failed to live up to its reputation of leading the way in e-commerce by demonstrating...
[January 24, 2002, 17:03]
IDC report: Psion hits back
News A spokesman for Psion, who preferred not to be named, launched an attack on IDC after its latest figures showed the company losing significant market share over the next five years to rivals 3Com and Microsoft.
[July 14, 1999, 11:29]
Web 2.0 fuels open-source database boom
News The market for open-source databases is booming due to new workloads such as RFID projects, rich web applications and small portals, despite the unwillingness of enterprises to replace their Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server systems with open source...
[July 23, 2008, 17:01]
Dell gains as PC shipments fall
News The figures include shipments of desktops, notebooks and Intel-based servers. Shipments of PCs declined 5.1 percent worldwide in 2001 compared with the previous year, according to preliminary figures released on Thursday by market researcher IDC.
[January 18, 2002, 10:35]
Tablet PCs: Sales still hard to swallow
News In the second quarter of this year, 33,570 tablet PCs were sold in Europe, an increase of 25 percent from the same period last year, according to figures released by Canalys. Canalys points out that the figures actually represent 12 percent drop in...
[August 12, 2004, 8:15]
Online album sales hit UK charts
News From 1 October, four large music sites -- BOL, Jungle, Boxman and Audiostreet -- will submit their online CD sales figures to Chart Information Network (CIN)-- the company which compiles the official UK charts -- for auditing and inclusion in the...
[September 27, 2000, 7:12]
Oxford Dictionary of World History
Downloads Biographies of key figures in world history range from Alexander the Great to Bill Clinton, Elizabeth I to Nelson Mandela. There are separate entries for every country in the world summarizing the key historical events and important figures in that...
[September 23, 2009, 11:12]
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, 6th edition
Downloads Completely revised and updated, Obstetrics Gynecology & Infertility 6th edition contains everything that you need to provide comprehensive healthcare to women.Written for a wide range of medical professionals, this handheld companion is dedicated...
[May 11, 2006, 8:00]
Same old Skype tricks
Talkback When questioned the feature wasn't even tested on an AMD system so they had no figures to back up their claims and it seems it was just because they had a deal with intel. Skype go too far in disabling features that they claim will not work on...
[November 23, 2007, 15:27]
What happened to Palm?
Blog Looking at the latest corporate smartphone figures one can see that after the 70% + market share of RIM comes Apple with iphone 14% and third with now 11% is Palm. So much of Palm history seems to say before its time and now I would be fascinated...
[November 24, 2008, 8:18]
Vodafone narrows operating loss
News The Vodafone Group reported revenues of £31.1bn for the year ending 31 March, 2007, with a reported growth of six percent on last year's figures. Revenues were down in Germany (5.4 percent) and Italy (2.7 percent) with total European revenues...
[May 30, 2007, 9:22]
