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Opinion: Recent conference addresses downturn concerns

Statement comes after limited number of devices comes onto the market

Interview: PC Retail sits down with ATi's John Byrne and Sapphire's Neil Spicer

Windows and Internet Explorer see reduced uptake

Sapphire has been ATi's number one partner since the day it was founded. Matt Grainger talks to the firm's Northern Europe sales manager Neil Spicer and ATi's worldwide vice president of sales at AMD?s GPU division John Byrne?

Apple fans in uproar over claims US president elect uses a Microsoft Zune music player

UK's largest network still shunning devices ? T-Mobile fails to secure stock after dropping Acer in October over stock issues

Advent 4489 price cut to ?199 as part of weekend sale

Both firms play down the impact on their businesses' running

Analysis: GfK looks at what the festive season has in store for retailers

After gaining an initial burst of funding to keep it going, those looking after Bletchley Park ? home of the first ever computer ? are looking for further investment to maintain the site. Andrew Wooden takes a look at the Big Bang of the information technology industry...

Amid market uncertainty, Tristan Irwin, account executive at GfK, sees hope for retailers this Christmas. Sales of software packages could be the icing on the cake this year...