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  • Microsoft hires HP for PC help

    HP will provide help-desk service to Microsoft employees and contractors in a deal worth tens of millions of dollars.

  • iPhone: HP gets 'touchy'

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  • Four mid-range servers compared

    What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.

  • HP Color LaserJet CP2025n

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  • HP w2228h

    HP's w2228h is certainly a pretty looking monitor, and includes stand adjustments not often seen elsewhere, but capability wise it's no better than other 22-inch monitors that are AU$200-$300 cheaper.

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