The $2.3bn deal has moved a step closer to reality, and Lenovo hopes to close it by the end of the year, once the stamp of approval from the US is also obtained.
You spend a lot of money on a computer, so you want to make sure it lasts – and there’s no reason why it shouldn’t serve you for a long time, provided you’re careful with it.
Sales of tablets will increase in 2015, but in general it will slow down, according to a report from Gartner.
But, “While these results are intriguing and very encouraging, there is more work ahead to turn quantum-enhanced optimisation into a practical technology.”
Sky News reports 25,000 to 30,000 more jobs could go as the IT giant attempts its split into two new successor entities, an enterprise one and a PC-printer one.
Technology analyst Gartner predicts that tablet sales will reach 321 million in 2015 compared with 317 million for PCs, as consumers continue to shift towards mobile devices.
That represents a drop of 3 per cent over the last five years, and that's in contrast to the global average which is up considerably.
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