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The desktop PC is dead

The desktop PC is dead

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Beard-scratching number fumblers at research outfit Gartner have looked into their magical crystal ball and decided that the desktop computer has had its day. The company's analysts have drawn a line through the rocketing sales of flashy new portable computers, compared it with the declining sales of dusty old desktop clunkers, and extrapolated that - rather than being a silly fad - toting a teeny computer is the way of the future. In fact, the company predicts that,...



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In its latest report, the research firm Gartner predicts the evolution of the tablet market. It says that Apple's iPad will strengthen its position at the top of the food chain with 73 million units sold worldwide. This accounts...


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The tablet market is still a very new sector in consumer technology and year after year it reaches new heights. The proclaimed king remains the iPad and it seems that its reign will continue until at least 2014, according to some...


iPad 2 To Dominate End Of Year Tablet Sales

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Apple will gain the most from end of year sales according to respected analyst firm Gartner, which highlights the fact that its competitors have yet to produce what the research company's vice president calls "a unified user...


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