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The US group is set to launch new versions of its music players and advances in the entertainment services it offers, while holding off on dramatic changes to its television project

The US group is set to launch new versions of its music players and advances in the entertainment services it offers, while holding off on dramatic changes to its television project

The US company is close to securing deals with News Corp's Fox and Disney's ABC television networks to offer digital downloads for 99 cents ahead of the launch of a device to stream shows

The US company is close to securing deals with News Corp's Fox and Disney's ABC television networks to offer digital downloads for 99 cents ahead of the launch of a device to stream shows

Google unveils a feature that will enable its Gmail users to call landlines and mobile phones from their e-mail inbox, broadening the search group's growing array of communication products and creates a potent rival to Skype

Google unveils a feature that will enable its Gmail users to call landlines and mobile phones from their e-mail inbox, broadening the search group's growing array of communication products and creates a potent rival to Skype

Dell is preparing to make an improved bid within days for data storage company 3Par that is "competitive" with Hewlett-Packard's rival $1.6bn offer, according to people with knowledge of Dell's plans

Dell is preparing to make an improved bid within days for data storage company 3Par that is "competitive" with Hewlett-Packard's rival $1.6bn offer, according to people with knowledge of Dell's plans

Global personal computer makers are facing a battle for the Chinese hinterland as the epicentre of industry growth shifts to smaller cities and rural areas in the country

Global personal computer makers are facing a battle for the Chinese hinterland as the epicentre of industry growth shifts to smaller cities and rural areas in the country

Alibaba.com, the top online service matching manufacturers and wholesalers, announced its second US acquisition this summer as part of a $100m plan to boost its presence in the world's largest economy

Alibaba.com, the top online service matching manufacturers and wholesalers, announced its second US acquisition this summer as part of a $100m plan to boost its presence in the world's largest economy

3Par, the storage company on the receiving end of rival takeover offers from Hewlett-Packard and Dell, turned up the heat in the bidding war as Dell scrambled to come up with a response that would keep it in contention

3Par, the storage company on the receiving end of rival takeover offers from Hewlett-Packard and Dell, turned up the heat in the bidding war as Dell scrambled to come up with a response that would keep it in contention

The tablet computer is about to come to the rescue of Japan's burly sumo wrestlers, whose beefy digits are ill-suited to wrestling with tiny smartphone handsets

The tablet computer is about to come to the rescue of Japan's burly sumo wrestlers, whose beefy digits are ill-suited to wrestling with tiny smartphone handsets

The rise of legal 'streaming' services delivering paid-for programming to online viewers offers studios the chance to use the web, long a drain on income, to their advantage

Shares in Promethean World fall by a fifth after the education technology group disappoints the market with softening margins, in spite of a rise in pre-tax profits

Shares in Promethean World fall by a fifth after the education technology group disappoints the market with softening margins, in spite of a rise in pre-tax profits

Minority shareholders miss another opportunity to kick up a fuss