Charles Arthur

Charles Arthur is the Guardian's
technology editor. Previously, he covered science, technology and health at the Independent for nine years

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  How the 'value trap' squeezes Windows PC makers' revenues and profits

  Charles Arthur: Analysis of the revenues and profits for the 'big five' PC manufacturers - HP, Lenovo, Dell, Asus and Acer - which make more than 60% of the Windows PC - shows a multi-year squeeze on prices and profits. What next?
  Published: 10 Jan 2014
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  Three graphs to stop smartphone fans fretting about 'market share'

  Charles Arthur: Graphs of data for sales of iPhones, Android and Windows Phones in the US look very different from those of actual users

  Published: 9 Jan 2014
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  Boot up: app store wars, when SEO fails, Windows's big problem, and more

  Charles Arthur: Plus why the open office is bad news for workers, a woman's view on wearables, concerns over data concentration, and more

  Published: 9 Jan 2014
• CES 2014: Why wearable technology is the new dress code

  Other highlights of this year's International Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas include a fridge you can text

  Published: 8 Jan 2014
• Boot up: Chromebooks v bloggers, FirefoxOS v Android, Google in China, and more

  Charles Arthur: Plus dealing with misogynistic trolls, China Telecom cuts iPhone cost, Schneier's new job, Rockstar's sale, and more

  Published: 8 Jan 2014
• Internet fridges: the zombie idea that will never, ever happen

  At the Consumer Electronics Show, LG showed off its 'internet fridge' - the latest in 15 years of an appliance that can't deliver. By Charles Arthur

  Published: 8 Jan 2014
• Boot up: Fukushima reality, a chip for photo recognition, dual-boot tablets, and more

  Charles Arthur: Plus Pebble gets steely, iBeancon rollout, how Android users can get their permissions back, T-Mobile's US effect, and more

  Published: 7 Jan 2014
• CES day zero: which gadgets will never see the light of day?

  With the doors swinging open at the international Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, here are some of the things on show which have a tiny chance of ever appearing near you. By Charles Arthur
  Published: 7 Jan 2014
• Google, Apple and Microsoft race to bring software to cars

  'Open Automotive Alliance' aims to get Android inside cars - but will find that Apple and Microsoft are already vying for the market. By Charles Arthur
  Published: 7 Jan 2014
• Apple buys iPhone camera app SnappyCam - and gets Australian algorithms whiz

  John Papandriopoulos rewrote JPEG compression algorithm to create 'burst mode' app which could take 20 pictures per second before iPhone 5S. By Charles Arthur
  Published: 6 Jan 2014
• Boot up: death of cameras?, tracking solar use, internet growth limits, and more

  Charles Arthur: Plus Qualcomm's Toq reviewed, the growth of glass, questions over the ONS postcode data licence, and more

  Published: 6 Jan 2014
• Alicia Keys, BlackBerry and how the #KeepMoving project stopped

  Charles Arthur: Singer's role as Global Creative Director will end after a year - but the project she was hired for never met its aims. But do celebrities ever succeed in tech tieups?
  Published: 4 Jan 2014
• LG 'to exit traditional PC market' amid declining sales and profit squeeze

  Korean company said to be readying renewed focus on hybrid PCs, smartphones and tablets. By Charles Arthur
  Published: 3 Jan 2014
• Boot up: Google kills Bump, Rockstar v Nexus, and more

  Charles Arthur: Plus Alicia Keys splits from BlackBerry (surprised?), how new year spread over Twitter, Mossberg on fans, and more

  Published: 3 Jan 2014
• Technology predictions for 2014: smarter cities, bigger games

  From connected cities, drones and patent wars to cheaper tablets, monster games and smart wearables. By Charles Arthur, Jemima Kiss, Samuel Gibbs, Alex Hern and Siraj Datoo
  Published: 3 Jan 2014
• China's Xiaomi plans to more than double smartphone sales in 2014

  Budget handset maker announces it will ship 'at least 40m phones' this year, which would put it in world's top 10. Charles Arthur and agencies
  Published: 2 Jan 2014
• 'Syrian Electronic Army' hacks Skype's Twitter and blog accounts

  Hacking group briefly takes over messaging service's social media accounts to allege sale of data to governments and publish Steve Ballmer contact details - but Skype accounts unaffected. By Charles Arthur
  Published: 2 Jan 2014
• Boot up: Schmidt's memory, Windroid?, Scoble off Glass, and more

  Charles Arthur: Plus what the Surface really does, Mac Pro reviewed, creating New York flood maps, IAPs' takeover, and more

  Published: 2 Jan 2014
• Boot up: Win 8.1 Wi-Fi woes, nail varnish security, Archos smartwatch, and more

  Charles Arthur: Plus China Mobile adds Samsung for 4G, the trouble with browser encryption, the problems for camera makers, digging into Android numbers, and more

  Published: 1 Jan 2014
• Eric Schmidt's 2014 predictions: big genomics and smartphones everywhere

  Google's executive chairman looks ahead, and admits to his biggest mistake - one he says he won't repeat. By Charles Arthur
  Published: 1 Jan 2014