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Dell releases two budget-friendly FreeSync and G-Sync monitors
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24-inch 1440p S2417DG and 27-inch 1080p SE2717H

Dell has released two new and rather interesting budget-friendly monitors with high refresh rate and support for Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync, the S2417DG and the SE2717H.

USB-C failing to impress PC vendors
Published in AI
Thursday, 28 July 2016 11:12

USB-C failing to impress PC vendors


Costs too much

While USB Type-C is catching on among the mobile markets, PC makers can’t see the point because of the cost.

PC shipments slightly up in Western Europe
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 Doldrums time

A research note from IDC said that PC shipments in the EMEA region accounted for 16.1 million units in the second quarter of this year.

Asustek raises prices in UK
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Thursday, 21 July 2016 12:49

Asustek raises prices in UK


Blame Boris, Grove and Farage

UK Asustek customers will have to pay more for their hardware after the Brexit vote decimated the pound.

Intel says buy new PCs shock
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 18 July 2016 16:59

Intel says buy new PCs shock

Smart workplaces

A survey sponsored by Intel and Dell has come to the surprising conclusion that slow software and hardware are huge time wasters at work.

Hardware prices jacked up in UK
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Wednesday, 13 July 2016 11:55

Hardware prices jacked up in UK


Thanks Brexit

Major PC suppliers are jacking up their prices in the UK following the country's brilliant move to show the world that Britain can economically destroy itself without any help from the EU.

John Byrne becomes president of Dell and EMC unified global channel
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Controls $20+ billion revenue

John Byrne an ex Advanced 3D, ATI, AMD executive has just got promoted again at Dell. He is now president of the Dell and EMC global channel. Mike Magee and Fudo have known John Byrne for close to two decades, but now is not the time for kiss and tell.

Dell walking away from Tablets
Published in News
Friday, 01 July 2016 10:39

Dell walking away from Tablets


“Game changing Dream” becomes nightmare

Tin box shifter Michael Dell has given up on the “game changing” dream touted by Steve Jobs and consigned tablets to the dustbin of history.

Nvidia’s P100 gets PCIe
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 13:25

Nvidia’s P100 gets PCIe


Easy installation into server banks


Nvidia's Tesla P100 GPU has become accessible to server banks after the outfit hammered it into a PCIe form factor.

Dell prepares to offload software division
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$2 billion price tag

Grey box-shifter Michael Dell is about to flog his software division to buyout firm Francisco and the private equity arm of activist hedge fund Elliott Management.