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Microsoft unveils a slimmer, quieter version
of its Xbox console. At the same time, Microsoft Office 2010 officially goes on sale. DSGi rebrands itself Dixons Retail.
JULY HP is set to make redundant 934 of its UK employees as part of its plans to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide. 11 million tablet devices will be sold by the end of 2010, according to findings from ABI Research. The report suggests that Apple’s iPad will comprise the vast majority of sales. More bad news for Foxconn employees, as it emerges that the company has inadvertently poisoned 250 Indian workers, following a pesticide spray at a plant in Chennai.
AUGUST Amazon starts selling its Kindle e-reader in the UK. HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns following claims of sexual harrassment. The investigation finds that Hurd filed improper expense claims and did not disclose his personal relationship with a contractor hired by the company. A gaggle of hardcore Apple fanboys brave the unpredictable British weather to camp overnight outside the firm’s new Covent Garden store. Research conducted by a dating site finds that iPhone users have had more sexual partners than other smartphone owners. Intel agrees to acquire security specialist McAfee in a deal worth $7.68 billion. Sharp reveals that it will launch an e-reader, which it claims will rival the iPad. Tesco launches a dedicated website for its tech support service, highlighting its increasing ambitions in the sector. Orange is reported to be working on an own-branded tablet that significantly undercuts the price of the iPad. Hanspree is to enter the Android tablet market with the introduction of a 10-inch.
SEPTEMBER Archos launches five new Android tablets, with screen sizes ranging from 4.3 to 10.1 inches, and prices starting from £99. Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab – its first tablet. Philips and Dutch firm Dimenco showcase glasses-free 3D technology at IFA, promising consumer TVs by 2013. Sony uses the event to celebrate 3D and demonstrate the capabilities of its prototype 3D Vaio laptop.
18 PCR December
ViewSonic unveils a new ten-inch tablet, which it claims is the first to run dual operating systems. Intel reveals that it will release a hardware-based security product in 2011, following its acquisition of McAfee. Fujifilm launches a new camera that can create both still photos and movies in 3D. Comet unveils a rebranding plan, including a new logo, tagline and in-store appearance. Designer sunglasses brand Oakley announces that it has created new 3D glasses which supposedly optimise the technology used in 3D cinema. AMD VP of marketing Leslie Sobon publishes a blog called RIM launches a new seven-inch
tablet called the BlackBerry Playbook. OCTOBER
Stephen Fry makes a surprise appearance at Microsoft’s official Windows Phone 7 launch event in London. Six smartphones running the new
operating system are unveiled. Toshiba unveils what it claims are the world’s first LCD TVs that let viewers watch 3D content without special glasses. Despite their name, laptops should not be left on your lap for too long, doctors warn. Two Swiss docs publish a paper describing ten cases of rashes caused by notebooks. The (made-up) condition even has a name – erythema ab igne.
HP is to cut another 1,300 jobs in the UK and move production overseas. The news is branded as ‘butchery’ by the Unite union. Sony reveals a new line of internet-enabled TVs, complete with Google TV software.
The Technology Channels Assocation merges with US trade body CompTIA. HP finally launches its first Windows-based tablet, the Slate 500.
NOVEMBER
Asus asks users to share their motherboard stories in a global competition to find people who “have done amazing things with their motherboard”. Prime Minister David Cameron announces plans to create a technological business hub in London’s East End, to rival Silicon Valley in the US. The Queen joins the social networking revolution via the British Monarchy Facebook page. Retailers hold special midnight openings for the UK launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops. The game shifts 1.4m units in one day, notching up £58m in revenue for retail. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect device goes on sale in the UK. Hannspree opens a 1,483 square foot store in London’s Westfield shopping centre.
PCR launches iPhone and iPad apps.
Facebook rolls out a new email and messaging system, dubbed Facebook Messages.
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