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Latest News

Tablet sales dominate

Tablet sales more than triple while consumer PC sales in Europe remain weak; Android grabbing market share

IDC: PCs losing out to tablets

EMEA PC shipments contracted 20.2 percent in Q1 2013 as consumers divert spending to tablets, says IDC

Intel adapts channel play for new partners

Christine Horton

Intel announces changes to ITP programme in recognition of changing channel

Latest Advice

School rules

Fujitsu’s Michael Keegan sets out some key points for resellers competing for education sales

Part 1: 2013 Networking and Infrastructure predictions

Will Garside

What do the industry experts believe will be critical in the networking and infrastructure space 2013?

Part 2: 2013 IT Security Predictions

Will Garside

The arrival of new devices, BYOD, cloud and virtualisation may bring a wave of fresh security threats in 2013

Latest Opinion

Selling XP migration

Can the channel benefit from 40 percent of all the world’s PCs that are still running Windows XP?

What does the death of the desktop mean for the channel?

Does the death of the desktop herald the birth of BYOD or something better for the channel?

Ultrabooks and VARs

VIP's Dave Stevinson explains why channel partners should avoid the temptation to sell consumer ultrabooks to business customers

Latest Reviews

Acer Aspire 5600U review

Distinctive design and reasonable performance; misses out on an award by a whisker

Apple iMac 27in (2012) review

Apple revisits its top-end iMac, and reasserts its position as the best all-in-one bar none

Apple Mac Mini (2012) review

Not all Apple’s additions offer good value, but the hardware is as enticing as ever, and the Ivy Bridge upgrade is worth having