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Owl Labs signs UK & Ireland deal to expand on Westcoast
Unified Communications

Owl Labs signs UK & Ireland deal to expand on Westcoast

Businesses struggling with hybrid meetings will get wider access to Owl Labs devices after Westcoast added the brand to its UK and Ireland network.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Europe retail tech shifts to higher-performance PCs
Storage

Europe retail tech shifts to higher-performance PCs

Consumers are prioritising pricier PCs over phones, as higher component costs and longer upgrade cycles lifted retail tech revenues across Europe.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Feedonomics launches AI shopping catalogue exports
DataCentre infrastructure

Feedonomics launches AI shopping catalogue exports

Merchants may need to adapt product data as AI assistants increasingly shape online shopping and determine which items appear first.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026
Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers
Manufacturing

Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers

The updates aim to help companies turn internal data into AI-driven workflows while keeping business controls and governance in place.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Gigabyte bundles Surfshark One with AI laptops in ANZ
Software-as-a-Service

Gigabyte bundles Surfshark One with AI laptops in ANZ

Buyers in Australia and New Zealand will get a year of Surfshark One on selected Gigabyte notebooks, adding security value worth more than AUD $170.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 AI gaming laptops
Gaming

Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 AI gaming laptops

New thin-and-light models from Acer to MSI promise local AI and up to 77% faster gaming than Lunar Lake, Intel says.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Asia-Pacific PC shipments seen falling 13.7% in 2026
Semiconductors

Asia-Pacific PC shipments seen falling 13.7% in 2026

Higher component costs and shortages are set to curb demand, with regional PC shipments forecast to drop to 92.0 million units in 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Dell revamps commercial PCs & brings back Precision
Network Infrastructure

Dell revamps commercial PCs & brings back Precision

Businesses get thinner, more secure PCs as Dell adds AI-ready workstations, standardised IT controls and a revived Precision badge.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Denodo joins Snowflake-led OSI for semantic standard
Virtualisation

Denodo joins Snowflake-led OSI for semantic standard

Denodo has joined Snowflake-led Open Semantic Interchange, backing an open standard to align business metrics across data and AI tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Wordly to power AI translation across ANOC 2026 events
Digital Transformation

Wordly to power AI translation across ANOC 2026 events

Wordly will provide real-time AI translation and captions across all ANOC events in 2026, after signing a year-long Bronze sponsorship deal.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
PC shipments to plunge in 2026 on memory shortages
Semiconductors

PC shipments to plunge in 2026 on memory shortages

Global PC shipments are set to slump 12% in 2026 as memory shortages push component costs sharply higher and force up system prices.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026

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MSI launches back-to-school laptop offers in India
Buy Now Pay Later

MSI launches back-to-school laptop offers in India

Students and gamers in India can get up to 24-month EMI plans, extra warranty and backpack bundles on selected MSI laptops.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
What to look for when buying a laptop in 2026
Storage

What to look for when buying a laptop in 2026

Shoppers now need to weigh battery life, portability and processing power more carefully as laptop options broaden in 2026.

By Chirag Solanki • 6 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2026
Blancco, ERI & Start Campus tout greener IT
Wearables

Blancco, ERI & Start Campus tout greener IT

Rising e-waste and AI demand are pushing firms to pair secure device reuse with lower-impact data centre engineering.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Nanomade demos force sensors to Taiwan electronics makers
Wearables

Nanomade demos force sensors to Taiwan electronics makers

Finished-product demos in Taiwan could help device makers add pressure-sensitive controls to metal and glass without redesigning hardware.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
North Star Asia to showcase 300 startups in Singapore
Smart Cities

North Star Asia to showcase 300 startups in Singapore

Investors overseeing USD $350 billion in assets will join more than 300 startups in Singapore as AI shifts towards industrial uses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
Morphisec adds AI defence to anti-ransomware suite
Disaster Recovery

Morphisec adds AI defence to anti-ransomware suite

Morphisec unveils Adaptive AI Defence to spot shadow AI, block compromised agents and thwart AI-driven ransomware in real time.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026