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• Dell should make Apple hardware: Gartner

  Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple's best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell, analyst firm Gartner claimed on Tuesday.

• Dell says no to phones, yes to tiny laptops?

  In a sign that the convergence trend is even reaching technology's stalwarts, Dell has hinted its customers could force it to release a laptop with an eight-inch screen.

• Is Apple Mac's popularity creating insecurity?

  Macs are still less likely than PCs to be exploited by malware, but Apple's rising popularity and Wednesday's discovery of a Mac-targeted Trojan could spell the beginning of the end for the Mac security haven.

• In the PC world, smaller is getting better

  Size may well prove to be everything in some industries, and PC makers intend to cash in on the trend towards smaller form-factor PCs.

• PC makers take slow road to XP update

  Microsoft has issued the first service pack for Windows XP, but the update may not appear on some new PCs until next year.

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• IBM exit a sign of times

  Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.

• The best VoIP solution is ...

  The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

• The importance of being 64-bit

  IT vendors such as Microsoft and Intel have grand plans for 64-bit computing and the improved processing potential it promises but convincing customers may not be so straightforward.

• Will there be life after Microsoft?

  The pressure on Redmond seems to be intensifying, following a week-long string of "Is-there-life-after-Microsoft?" headlines: Gartner declaring Windows' permanent beta status, Ballmer acknowledging StarOffice challenges in Europe, IE-only developers lamenting their futures, plus a lot of pro-Firefox coverage.

Reviews (5)

• Servers of a higher order: 4 high-end platforms tested

  With such a wide variety of server platforms available, we take a look at some beefy servers sporting some very impressive processing grunt.

• The best VoIP solution is ...

  The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

• Will iPod suffer fate of the Mac?

  Apple Computer's apparent cold shoulder to RealNetworks this week has once again put the company's "go it alone" strategy in the spotlight.

• Intel wireless plans begin with new chip

  Intel is betting that wireless technology will be the biggest thing since the browser, and new notebooks coming Wednesday will be an early indication of whether the company is right.

• Microsoft chooses sides in DVD war

  Microsoft has decided to support one of two competing formats for popular DVD recording technology.

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