Global mobile-phone sales increased 34 percent in the first quarter of the year, as a surprising number of people choose to upgrade to flashy phones with built-in cameras and colour screens, a market-research firm said Tuesday.

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Gamers likely to take wait-and-see approach.

The two biggest PC makers in China - Lenovo and Founder Electronics - have hinted at plans to strengthen their export strategies targeting other nations, including Australia.

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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.

The mobile phone industry had a record first quarter with 180.6 million units sold worldwide.

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Channel partners have queried the functionality and usability of the software giant’s CRM application with one partner calling the product ‘appalling’ when compared to its competitors.

Intel’s announcement that it would finally release its own 64-bit extension to developers next US fiscal quarter has raised eyebrows at rival chip-maker AMD.

PDA sales are flattening, and have been for some time, but it doesn't mean that the sector's dead. Smartphones have their place and are increasing in sales in Australia, but they can't always offer the power or flexibility of a good PDA.

Printer sales in Australia fell 12 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003 to 390,000 units, and are expected to fall another 13 percent for the full year 2004, IDC said.

Free upgrades aim to keep holiday PC sales alive.

Fuji-Xerox Printers has launched a channel sales promotion whereby it would offer a years supply of black and white toner for free on its Phaser 8400 printer, which was released in July.

Highly anticipated PC game Half-Life 2 has broken Australian sales records.

Digital video is a rising star, with DV camera sales increasing from year to year and digital software sales to consumers and enthusiasts alike also on the rise. It's a welcome trend, to be sure, but with all such trends there is a widening gap between the digital haves and the have-nots, with no easy way to share video between.