Watchdog claims Chinese factory supplying Sony, HP, Acer and others makes funding and graduation of student interns contingent on working 12-hour shifts
Fraser starts his history course next month and still doesn’t know what laptop to buy. He’d rather not splurge £1,000 if he can get something for half the price
Apple moves up to become fifth largest vendor on IDC’s figures, but intense competition and pressure form tablets is pushing some firms out of the PC market. By
Charles Arthur
With so many choices, picking a new laptop that does what you want it to, without over or under paying, is difficult. Here’s a guide to a few solid options. By
Samuel Gibbs
The end of Windows XP and a slowdown in tablet sales have both helped stem the declining desktop PC market - but market still forecast to shrink. By
Charles Arthur
Charles Arthur: Analysis of the revenues and profits for the 'big five' PC manufacturers - HP, Lenovo, Dell, Asus and Acer - which make more than 60% of the Windows PC - shows a multi-year squeeze on prices and profits. What next?
Charles Arthur and Josh Halliday: Plus IDC's Android tablet forecast more closely examined, Acer talks up Windows 8 (on tablets), travel agents' worries and more
A five-year lifespan turned out to be all that netbooks got. Acer and Asus are stopping manufacture from 1 January 2013 - ending what once looked like the future of computing. By Charles Arthur
The row between Google and its Open Handset Alliance partner Acer - which dropped a plan to offer a smartphone with Alibaba in China - points to bigger threats to Android's unity in the world's largest smartphone market. By Charles Arthur
Charles Arthur and Josh Halliday: Plus the truth about the 'people prefer keyboards' story, China's group buy sites go away, the problem with Acer and more
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