Catching up with HP and Acer requires entry into retail, analyst recommends.

IBM strikes deal with RIM.

Waste regulation failing to stop shipments of broken computers to Africa.

Teething troubles overcome, says research.

Digital content and cheaper chips driving market.

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TV revenues reach record high of $100bn in 2007.

Online TV gaining fans, but viewers still not totally won over.

The Internet is booming again, but this time it’s very different. PC Authority brings you up to speed with the global Web 2.0 phenomenon.

But pay-HDTV expanding fast in the US.

Still facing strong competition from cable and satellite.

Electronics giant sells televisions worth $54m per day.

Average user online for two hours 20 minutes every day.

Eight in 10 Americans admit being more dependent on their computer than three years ago.

Australians are still not buying into the converged digital home concept despite huge sales of devices in the category, according to research by channel analyst GfK.

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World's first organic light emitting diode TV.

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One-atom-thick gauze of carbon atoms key to next-gen displays.