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    Australia appears to have largely escaped the Microsoft job cuts announced overnight, with just a single worker losing their spot.

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    Semiconductor sales grew 5.9 percent worldwide in April, showing some resilience to the sluggish US economy, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Monday.

  • Michael Dell on where it went wrong

    Michael Dell acknowledged on Wednesday that his company has in the past missed some key industry trends, such as the importance of retail sales and consumer products.

  • Mac refresh in the works?

    With Apple's MacBook Air having reached store shelves, it might not be too much longer before the company updates the rest of its notebook lineup.

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    Cheap PCs with a Linux operating system seem to have hit the users' sweet spots, with taking the plunge into the alternate OS not nearly as hard as users had thought.

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    Will Windows Vista provide the boost Linux has been waiting for?

  • An early peek at Longhorn

    After months of keeping its prized cow in the barn, Microsoft is beginning to let Longhorn out of the stall for public viewing.

  • IDC: Linux PC sales to hit US$10 billion by 2008

    Sales of new and used PCs running the Linux operating system will reach US$10 billion by 2008, market researcher IDC predicted Wednesday.

  • Dell is swell, customers say

    Reversing a recent slide in satisfaction rankings among its business customers, Dell beat out Hewlett-Packard and IBM in a measure that's closely watched for potential insights into future PC sales trends.

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    The Vostro 200 is the latest Dell desktop from a highly customisable series aimed at business. Overall this is a very attractive and functional machine, which will serve well in any office environment.

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    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.

  • Microsoft: Not enough XPerienced PCs

    Many companies aren't buying Windows XP--or they're buying the licenses but not installing the software. Microsoft's marketing machine is looking to change that as the Service Pack 2 update rolls out.

  • Intel prototype transforms notebook

    Intel will unveil later this year a new double-jointed prototype portable computer, designed to get people thinking about what's next for notebook PCs.

  • Manufacturers try out tiny tablets

    The shape is shifting for tablet PCs as hardware makers including Intel, HP and Toshiba test computer buyers' tolerance for offbeat designs.

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