Employers not allowed to use PCs to spy on employees
US company claimed that video surveillance was the same as working in the office
A US company that thought it was acceptable to spy on an employee working at home for nine hours of the day found that the European courts disagreed.
Gartner predicts huge decline in PC sales
9.5 percent worldwide
Beancounters at Gartner suggest the market is on course for a breathtaking decline this year.
Intel freezes hiring PC desktop and computer chips
Let it go
Intel has frozen hiring within the department chargeable for PC desktop and computer chips as a part of a chain of cost-cutting measures.
PC sales dropped like a rock says Chinese chip maker
Blames Russia-Ukraine war and COVID response
Top Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. says demand for mobile phones, personal computers and home appliances has dropped "like a rock" and shows no signs of recovering.
PC sales slide
But the PC is not dying this time
Beancounters at analysts IDC have added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that shipments of PCs have finally slowed down after two years of double-digit growth.
Dell expects PC backlogs
Supply chain problems getting worse
Dell Technologies said it expects PC backlog to balloon in the first quarter due to supply chain constraints and reported a quarterly profit miss.
Microsoft will tell you how green your PC is
One of three new updates on Windows 11
Software King of the World Microsoft is bringing in three new features in Windows 11, including one which tells you how good your PC is for polar bears and the planet.
Microsoft thinks that PCs are back
Will come back and stay for good this time
Software King of the World, Microsoft thinks that the growth in PC sales is durable, despite belief that post-pandemic it will continue to slide into oblivion.
PC demand starting to drop
Still higher than pre pandemic
Although PCs are still selling at a greater volume than before the COVID-19 pandemic, demand is starting to drop.
Apple is the loser from increased PC shipments.
When people have to buy a PC they will do so
There is some bad news for Apple in the latest Canalys figures - it is starting to look like when people want to buy a proper PC or laptop they will look elsewhere.