In addition, the desktop grade, dual-core 1.8GHz Atom D525 processor inside the Eee PC 1215N also provides about double the speed and, as we said before, the 12.1-inch Eee PC certainly feels faster in everyday use to us.

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Gartner expects double-digit growth in corporate PC sales both this year and next as aging PCs are replaced.

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But Intel continues to post double-digit growth in both units and revenues for PC microprocessors.

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Asustek plans to launch a new smartphone and double its shipments of tablet computers this year to expand from its core PC-manufacturing business.

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When it comes to tablets, 8% of global consumers currently own a tablet PC and 8% plan to purchase one in 2011, which suggests the market could double in 2011, the survey finds.

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