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AMD Announces Roadmap To Enter Tablet Space
While Hondo, the companys first-generation ultra-low power APU is slated for release this year, Temash, the next ultra low-power APU is set to launch in 2013

Disk Drive Prices Start Dropping
The bulk price of a 500 GB SATA drive, which rose to $110, dropped to around $65 on February 8, 2012

Priyanka To Take HP To Court Over Expired Cartridges
Raipur-based sub-distributor, Priyanka Computer is planning to take legal recourse against HP IPG over a matter pertaining to expired inkjet cartridges worth Rs 8 lakh; HP clarifies its policy

Dell Takes On Parallel Importers
CRN Exclusive Dell has also educated parallel importers on the ill impact; while some of them agreed and stopped the mal practice, a few others still indulge in it

AMD Restructures Around System-On-A-Chip Roadmap
AMD unveils its two-year product roadmap, targeting ultra-thin computers and low-power processors for today's cloud-powering datacenters

Smartlink Appoints Supertron As ND For Digilite Motherboards
By penetrating in the upcountry markets, the company is aiming at 15-20 percent of overall motherboard market in next few years

AMD Rakes In TAG For Professional Graphics
Through this tie-up the company plans to expand its presence in India and explore new market segments for its professional graphic cards business

Accel To Offer National Warranty Support For Archos Tablets
PNM Informatics has been appointed national distributor for Archos in India and Sri Lanka

Polycom To Deliver Video, Voice Solutions On Lenovo Notebooks, Tablets
The companies are planning to deliver Polycom solutions that embed select Lenovo desktops, notebooks and tablets with Polycom RealPresence HD video and HD voice collaboration software

Oracle-HP Lawsuits: Intel Declines To Provide Itanium Documents To Oracle
Intel is concerned that Oracle and Daley would be able to use many of the requested documents, which include product roadmaps for its Itanium processor, for Oracle's competitive advantage in developing its UltraSPARC processors

AMD Counters Intel Ultrabooks With Ultrathin Line
The new Ultrathin line is expected to be offered at a price point approximately $100 to $200 less than upcoming Intel Ivy Bridge-based Ultrabooks

AOC To Add 1000 Channel Partners In FY2012-13
Being focused on an aggressive strategy to expand geographically, especially into class C cities, AOC has plans to increase its share in monitor market by five percent in the next fiscal

Inspan Starts Genius Scheme For Resellers
Effective from January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012, the scheme offers an opportunity for resellers to win joysticks, digital cameras, in-ear phones, Bluetooth headsets, iPad docking speaker systems and netbooks

Intel Signs Mobile Alliance With Motorola, Throws Support Behind Android
The partnership will combine Intel's newest Atom Z2460 processor, dubbed Medfield, with Motorola's Android-based devices

Kingston Organises SSD Challenge
The event held in Hyderabad witnessed 1,200 participants taking the challenge

Belkin Unveils New Brand Identity
The new logo symbolizes the companys commitment to take inspiration from people, and comes on the heel of the return of Belkin founder, Chet Pipkin, to the role of President and CEO

Worldwide PC Shipments Decline In Q4 2011
The healthy professional PC market as well as growth in emerging markets could not compensate for the weaknesses in mature markets that resulted in a 1.4 percent decline

Dell Introduces De-dupe Appliance, Moves Compellent To 64-bit Software
Dell now has a number of different technologies which it can start applying across its multiple storage lines

Kingston Adds HyperX Red, New Look For LoVo
Of the two memory modules, HyperX Red is Intel XMP ready and LoVo works with Intels mini-ITX Apple Glen motherboards, AMDs Llano platform and always-on home theater PCs or home media servers

WD Launches TV Live Streaming Media Player
Available at an MSRP of Rs 7,900, the device delivers movies, TV shows, music and Internet content through wireless Internet connectivity

Samsung India Appoints New MD
BD Park has replaced Jung Soo Shin as the President and CEO of Samsung South West Asia, and MD India

HP Plans Partner Push For MPS To SMBs
The company is targeting 350 listed mid-market accounts in metros, and partners will have the option to offer the service in lease, capex and channel lease models

Dell Wants To Win More Partners With Refined GCC
Of the 2,000 partners who signed up for GCC in India since its launch in February 2011, only around 250 are active

Milagrow Launches TabTop PC For Women
Priced at Rs 13,990, the tablets are available in attractive colors of powder pink, sky blue, silver and black, weigh 275 grams and easily slide into handbags

Acer Targets Rs 625 Crore From Education
Some of the projects that would catapult Acers ambitious plans include computerization of 15,000 schools in Gujarat as a part of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, supplying 2 lakh notebooks for the Elcot bid, among others

Opportunities In Mobile Printing Solutions
Mobile printers and scanners are finding acceptance in the enterprise and SMB segments, but high pricing is a deterrent in the retail market

11 Trends In The Motherboard Market
The motherboard market in India seems to be growing thanks largely to the system builder segment that just refuses to go away. CRN presents you with 11 trends in the segment

Cedar Trail To Recharge Netbook Market
Expected to sell at a street price of Rs 15,000, Intel claims that OEMs such as Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba would offer the netbooks based on the new platform

Seagate Completes HDD Acquisition From Samsung
Seagate has acquired the hard disk drive (HDD) business of Samsung

Epson Eyes 25 Percent Growth
The company would focus on the education, healthcare and government verticals, and align products and channels to meet its topline target of Rs 1,000 crore by 2015

Memory Prices Move Northward
For the first time in several months, the contract prices of memory modules have started moving northwards

Intel Appoints New MD
R.Sivakumar, the current MD, Sales and Marketing, India and South Asia would move to a new role within Intel

Asus To Launch Desktops In February
The company aims to focus on SKUs that would be priced above Rs 35,000 without a monitor

Boston Bolsters HPC Portfolio
The new solutions are based on ARM EnergyCore SOC processors, offer datacenter performance, and consume power comparable to a mobile device

Impacted By Inflation, APC Announces Price Rise
Effective December 15, 2011, the vendor hiked the price across its product portfolio by three to 10 percent

Printer Copier And MFPs Market Grew 2.4 Percent In Q32011:Gartner
The combined serial inkjet and page printer, copier and multifunction product (MFP) market in India totaled 801,614 units

Digilite Unveils Motherboards For All-In-One PC
With its latest addition of motherboards it expects to touch a market share of 20 percent by FY2012-13

Asus Eyes Small Cities For Retail Expansion
Asus believes that due to availability of real estate at fairly lower prices, an exclusive store in tier-2 cities could achieve break-even in about 2-3 months as compared to about 6 months in a metro city

HP Launches Cloud Certification
The expanded HP ExpertOne Converged Infrastructure certification portfolio that includes HP Accredited Solutions Expert (ASE) Cloud Architect, HP ASE Cloud Integrator, and HP Master ASE Cloud Integrator certifications, enables hands-on experience and knowledge across the cloud technology spectrum

Micro Max Takes A Dip For Future Growth
Uncomfortable with pressure to build numbers, the partner took some tough decisions and ended partnerships with Lenovo, D-Link and Dell last fiscal

Digilite Launches Motherboard With IDE Port
The new motherboards are meant to fill the gap created by the shortage of the SATA HDD drives; and would be available ex-stock

HCL Launches Life Ree-Loaded Offer
Freebies worth Rs 10,298 up for grabs for customers buying any of the ME notebooks series 1014, 1015, 1024, 1034, 2025, 2035

Kingston Hopes High From India DRAM Module Market
From a present market share of 15 percent, Kingston is eyeing 50 percent market share and is planning to focus on the smaller cities and towns

Asus To Triple Resellers
In a bid to be among the top three mobile PC vendors in the next two years, and one of the top two players in the notebook segment by end of December 2011, Asus is revamping the distribution structure, and adding resellers into its fold

Floods Wreak Havoc In HDD Market
Hard drive prices, which rose by as much as 50 percent by the fourth week of October, shot up by 200 percent by the second week of November

Opportunities For Partners In AIOs
The hype surrounding All-In-One (AIO) PCs is finally becoming justified as both vendors and partners are reporting renewed interest among customers for these smaller footprint desktops

HP PSG Finding Its Way Back
HPs decision to cancel the proposed sale or spin-off of its $40 billion PSG business has brought joy to its partners

Belkin Targets 10 Percent Market Share In Mice And Keyboards
The company has expanded its product portfolio and introduced wired and wireless keyboards and mice at price points starting from Rs 429 to Rs 1,199 for the mice and Rs 569 for a key board

PCs Not Yet Calling Quit
Will the PCs perish or evolve? Following debates in the market, and increasing confusion among the partner community, CRN indulged in some introspection, spoke with vendors and partners, and learnt that the PC era is far from over

AMD Doubles Share In Notebooks
CRN Exclusive While AMD's market share is still less than eight percent at around 90,000 units during the quarter, AMD India management are pleased with the results, and are hoping for a better show during Q4 2011 and Q1 2012

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