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...— the central processing unit, the brain if you like, of the PC — and then alongside it, you might have had a special chip that was just there for the graphics....
...Tech tools — Windows 11 Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 11 is available from today — as a free upgrade from Windows 10 for recent PCs or pre-installed on new devices, including the new Surface...
...In this week’s episode of the Money Clinic podcast Claer Barrett, consumer editor, is joined by two experts who champion the single life....
...She talks to Claer Barrett about her desire to escape corporate life in London and her concerns about the fate of her property, pensions and investments....
...The publisher of titles such as PC Gamer and Practical Caravan was last year the best performer on the FTSE 350 as it switched to a model that emphasised ecommerce in an industry that has been shedding readers...
...The company behind titles such as PC Gamer and Practical Caravan said on Friday that commissions on sales made through its online magazines and newsletters nearly doubled in the six months to the end of...
...Richard Kirk Store manager, Currys/PC World megastore We have to get it right on Black Friday, because it’s the most important day of the year....
...Each robot sits on a PC. Mr Bathgate compares them to automatic pianos that have keys that move without a human player....
...Claer Barrett is the editor of FT Money. claer.barrett@ft.com; Twitter: @Claerb...
...But that is looking an increasingly likely outcome in the PC world, whichever path is followed....
...His four surviving predecessors – Gordon Moore, Andy Grove, Craig Barrett and Paul Otellini – will be keen observers of whether he can extend not only their Moore’s Law of advancing technology, but also...
...Mr Krzanich was promoted to chief operating officer in January, a role occupied by Craig Barrett, Mr Otellini’s predecessor, before he took the top job....
...Some Places in three other jails in Chelmsford, Hull and the Isle of Wight will also be closed....
...The dispute concerns recovery CDs for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Vista software, which ceased to be shipped with new laptops and PCs from 2008....
...like-for-like sales plunged 14.5 per cent in the three months to January 8, compared to the same period a year previously, which is more than double the sales fall reported by Dixons, the owner of Currys and PC...
...Dixons, owner of electrical retail chains Currys and PC World, has told the Financial Times it is paying a nominal rent of £1 a year on “a small handful” of its 121 UK high-street premises....
...Additionally, Mr Cochrane forecasts that Dixons will reveal a 12 per cent fall in like-for-like sales at its UK branches of Currys and PC World in first quarter figures on Wednesday, and expects Home Retail...
...This is significantly worse than the 12 per cent fall he is expecting at Currys and PC World, when parent company Dixons updates the market next Wednesday....
...However, the sales decline has deepened at its UK and Ireland arm, which includes the Currys and PC World chains, where like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to July 23 were down 10 per cent year on year....
...Comet reported a 22 per cent drop in like-for-like sales in its first quarter trading update on Thursday, more than double the rate of decline reported by Dixons, the owner of Currys and PC World, and Argos-owner...
...Replacing PC World’s Tech Guys service, Knowhow covers everything Dixons sells, including white goods and home entertainment....
...Dixons Retail, the UK electronics retailer and owner of the Currys and PC World brands, reported on Thursday that sales for the group had fallen 2 per cent for the year to April 30....
...Last month’s decision to close 34 Spanish PC City stores, which were losing up to £10m a year, will cost Dixons £30m....
...Dixons, owner of the Currys and PC World chains, said mid-market consumers were cutting back on purchases of electrical goods....
...The iPad has provided some respite and tablet PC sales have been strong....
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