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Intel says sales were up in consecutive quarters, indicating that the PC market is getting stronger. But Dell and investment bank JP Morgan see different.

Worldwide personal computer shipments declined at a gentler pace than expected in the second quarter as consumers snapped up inexpensive laptops, two technology research groups said Wednesday.

IDC says PC shipments were slightly higher than expected for the second straight quarter.

(Telecompaper) Verizon has launched the Widget Bazaar applications store and Internet Video on TV, the new social TV services on its Fios TV service. Verizon has worked with social media innovators Facebook Connect, Twitter, ESPN, Veoh, blip.tv and Dailymotion to create a converged internet-to-television experience that lets Fios TV subscribers connect with others while watching TV, and search and view a variety of online and personal PC-based videos on their television screens. Verizon also plans an open development platform to permit developers to write interactive Fios TV applications that will be available through the Widget Bazaar. The new Widget Bazaar applications marketplace, located within Fios TV's Interactive Media Guide, is launching with free Facebook, Twitter and ESPN Fantasy Football Widgets. Verizon will also add to the Fios TV Widget Bazaar dozens of additional free and transactional applications developed by the company and others shortly. Verizon will soon publish it

iSuppli attributes projected decline to cutbacks in corporate spending and the falling popularity of desktop computers.

SEATTLE — Worldwide PC shipments fell 3 percent in the second quarter. The figures from research group IDC are better than the 6 percent drop expected, but still point to 2009 being the industry's first full year in decline since 2001.

Global PC shipments are expected to decline by 4 percent, in the first contraction in unit shipments since the 2001 dot-com bubble burst, according to research firm iSuppli. Reduced interest in desktops is partly to blame, with netbook and notebook numbers continuing to rise. - For the first time since the dot-com bust of 2001, the PC market will see a contraction in unit shipments in 2009, according to a new report from research firm iSuppli. The research firm blames falling IT spending and plunging desktop computer sales shipments of which are likely to decline b...

(Telecompaper) Vodafone plans to abandon its Vodafone live! brand for its portal services and switch to a new mobile internet marketing called My Web. According to marketing publication New Media Age, My Web has already been soft-launched in the UK and will gradually take traffic as Vodafone live is phased out over the summer. After the UK switch-over, roll-outs will follow in 11 international markets. My Web features a set of links to popular sites such as the BBC, Twitter and Facebook, and allows users to customise the interface with their own services and feeds. Simon Ryder, marketing planning manager at Vodafone, said the change is about making the data services easier to use, with quicker access and more personalisation options. Vodafone subscribers can also manage My Web from their PC, and the operator has developed a toolbar that can be embedded in browsers to let people add their favourite sites for access via mobile. Vodafone will continue to sell content such as ringtones, ga