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Analysts cut PC sales growth forecasts

...Analysts at IDC have cut PC sales forecasts for the year, citing saturation in developed markets, competing products and an... Read more

6 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Economic downturn hits chip industry

...IHS said on Thursday it has dramatically reduced its forecast for semiconductor sales worldwide for 2011, cutting the expected growth rate from... Read more

18 November, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Rise of the tablet device: 11 million coming this year

...million - according to analyst house ABI Research, which has significantly revised its forecast, almost tripling its prediction of six months ago. The success of the... Read more

22 July, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Sony doubles its forecast annual loss to $6.4bn

...Sony has doubled its earlier loss forecast to $6.4bn for the fiscal year ending 31 March, 2012, citing... Read more

10 April, 2012 by Liau Yun Qing

Google Maps gains weather layer with forecasts

...Google Maps, allowing users to see the current temperature as well as forecasts in any location. The company announced the addition of the layer in... Read more

19 August, 2011

AMD cuts revenue forecast over manufacturing issues

The chipmaker has cut back its growth forecast for the third quarter, blaming issues at its supplier, GlobalFoundries Read more

29 September, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Acer lowers tablet forecast by 60 percent

...works to clear its channel inventory, according to reports. Previous tablet shipment forecasts from the beginning of 2011 predicted a total of 5-to-7... Read more

15 June, 2011

HP reports solid results amid mixed forecast

...of profit and revenue expectations for its second quarter but lowered its forecast for full-year financial results because of issues with services, the Japan... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Gartner cuts PC sales forecasts as tablets take off

...impact mature professional markets until 2012, at the earliest". The full report, Forecast Alert: Worldwide PC Forecast Downgraded as PC Market Hit by Disruptive Forces... Read more

29 November, 2010

IBM sticks to 2015 forecast on back of solid results

The company has reported solid fourth-quarter earnings, with chief executive Virginia Rometty insisting that IBM is on course to meet its targets for both 2012 and 2015 Read more

20 January, 2012 by Larry Dignan
Microsoft <endeca_term>forecasts</endeca_term> a hybrid-cloud future

Microsoft forecasts a hybrid-cloud future

Microsoft virtualisation expert Kenon Owens explains how IT teams can use the System Center App Controller tool to offer public and private clouds Read more

6 August, 2011 by Mary Branscombe

Why the Forecast is 'Cloudy

It's hard to avoid reading about cloud, whether you are travelling through an airport, surfing web news services or... Read more

16 June, 2011

Apotheker forecasts cloud and connectivity in HP's future

In a strategy speech, HP's chief executive Leo Apotheker says that cloud and data services will help the company meet the demand for an environment that bridges work and personal life Read more

15 March, 2011 by Jack Clark

Analysts forecast revenue growth for Amazon's cloud

Amazon's web services division could become an important earner for the company, according to a report released today by... Read more

3 August, 2010
How Do I: <endeca_term>Forecast</endeca_term> Table Analysis Tool

How Do I: Forecast Table Analysis Tool

In this tutorial one will learn how to use the Forecast Table Analysis Tool for Excel. The Forecast tool uses the Microsoft time... Read more

15 July, 2010

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

2 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

5 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

6 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

7 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

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So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

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Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

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archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

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