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  • Bleak forecast for PC vendors

    Australian computer vendors can expect poor sales for the second quarter of 2001, according to forecasts outlined in a report on the PC market's performance, released by IT industry analysts International Data Corporation (IDC).

  • HP grows Australian market share post-merger

    HP is likely to continue its growth in the PC market, but new arrival in the top-three Acer will fall back down the rankings, according to an IDC analyst.

  • Asia-Pac ignores world PC gloom: IDC

    Despite flat PC sales worldwide, the Asia Pacific region is experiencing strong growth, according to IDC.

  • Bali bombings cloud Aust PC market outlook

    Australia's personal computer market improved 7.5 percent in the third quarter from the same quarter a year ago, with 522,000 units sold, according to preliminary estimates from market analyst International Data Corporation.

  • Consumers blamed for sluggish PC sales

    Australian PC sales have tumbled considerably in the second quarter of this year, according to an IDC report, which attributes the problem to consumers not upgrading their PC's.

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  • Lenovo creates Ideas for PC market

    Lenovo is moving away from its business origins with the launch of a new consumer oriented PC line, dubbed the "Idea" range, later this month.

  • Are PC makers poised for major hit?

    A third of today's top 10 manufacturers could exit the PC business by 2007, according to a new report.

  • 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.

  • Are sharks circling HP?

    Competitors will try to use uncertainty to win customers from HP, analysts predict. It's not yet clear whether they will succeed.

  • Is the dust on your computer toxic?

    According to new research into chemical residue found in the dust collecting on computers and other electronics devices, the PC that you're using to read this story could pose a long-term threat to your health.

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  • Bleak forecast for PC vendors

    Australian computer vendors can expect poor sales for the second quarter of 2001, according to forecasts outlined in a report on the PC market's performance, released by IT industry analysts International Data Corporation (IDC).

  • Lenovo creates Ideas for PC market

    Lenovo is moving away from its business origins with the launch of a new consumer oriented PC line, dubbed the "Idea" range, later this month.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

  • Dell customers want XP, not Vista

    After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.

  • Drive maker Western Digital may go mobile

    Western Digital is eyeing an entry into the market for hard drives used in notebook PCs.

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