Thorntons appoints HP for IT services

Chocolate company Thorntons has contracted HP Enterprise Services to run its IT portfolio. Some of the services HP will provide for the confectionary...

Debunking the 1% Myth

It seems like almost every day someone in the tech press or someone commenting in a technical forum will claim that Linux adoption on the desktop (including laptops) is insignificant. The number that is thrown around is 1%. These claims are even repeated by some who advocate for Linux adoption. Both the idea that Linux market share on the desktop is insignificant and the 1% figure are simply ...

Now Apple's iPads Are Cannibalizing The Whole PC Industry (Sorry, Microsoft)

It started with netbooks--those cheap little compact laptops that were once the greatest thing since sliced bread: In the months leading up to the iPad's launch, the growth of sales of netbooks hit a wall (see chart at right).

IPad Whacking PC Estimates, Raising Tablets

A Barclays analyst is forecasting lower PC sales and higher tablet sales, partly due to steady deman

Toshiba recall signals larger trend for hot laptops

Toshiba is the latest laptop vendor to fall victim to overheating technology. The recall of approximately 41,000 laptops resulting from more than 100 reports of melting laptop cases and minor injuries follows similar issues and recalls from other laptop manufacturers, and illustrates the problem with cramming so much processing power into such a small space.