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IDC Raises Smartphone Shipment Forecast Amid GenAI Optimism

Global smartphone shipments in 2024 are expected to grow nearly 6 percent according to IDC, as premium handsets embrace AI

3 months ago

Most Businesses Lack Confidence In Ability To Overcome Cyberattacks

Majority of businesses still not confident in ability to overcome cyber attacks, research from Palo Alto Networks finds

10 months ago

Smartphone Shipments Plunge In Largest Ever Decline

Worrying development. Shipments of new smartphones plunged 18.3 percent in Q4 2022, with total shipment in 2022 down to 2013…

2 years ago

PC Shipments Declined 15 Percent In Q3, Warns IDC

Worrying decline in PC shipments continues, as IDC reports 15 percent year on year decline, with Apple only manufacturer to…

2 years ago

Global Chip Shortage Not Over, Warns IDC

Global chip shortage is not over, as IDC analyst points to Russia's war in Ukraine impacting raw materials and the…

2 years ago

PC Shipments Worldwide Drop 15.3 Percent In Q2, IDC Warns

Worrying sign. Global PC shipments take a double-digit tumble in the second quarter, amid fears of worldwide economic downturn

2 years ago

PC Sales Reach Highest Level Since 2012, Says IDC

Shipments of PCs (desktops, laptops, workstations etc) experience growth streak during the past year, despite ongoing chip shortage

3 years ago

Smartphone Sales Slide In Q2, IDC Data Shows

IDC data shows decline in smartphone sales, with Huawei retaining its second place, ahead of Apple

5 years ago

Wearable Tech On The Rise Despite Falling Apple Watch Sales

Fitness bands continue to outsell smartwatches

8 years ago

IDC: Grim Outlook For PCs Not Helped By Free Windows Upgrade

The prolonged slump of PC shipments will get worse, despite falling sales of both tablets and smartphones

8 years ago

PC and Tablet Shipments Continue To Decline, IDC Warns

More declines for PC industry as world waits for Windows 10, and tablet shipments also fall

9 years ago

Tablet Sales Dive As PCs Thrive

Bad news for Apple as tablet sales decline sharply, while PC makers enjoy a slower than expected decline

10 years ago

Server Shipments Hit 2013 Record, But Revenues Fall – IDC

Server makers shipped a record number of systems in the fourth quarter, but margins continued to be squeezed

11 years ago

Expect ‘Significant’ Smartphone Growth Decline, Warns IDC

The smartphone market is reaching saturation point and IDC warns that growth will decline significantly

11 years ago

Smartphone Shipments Top One Billion For First Time

IDC figures show that the smartphone market, headed up by Samsung, Apple and Nokia, is stronger than ever

11 years ago

3D Printers Ready For Mainstream, Says IDC

3D printing is ready to move from a niche market into the mainstream, and will grow tenfold in the next…

11 years ago

Data Storage Needs To Become More Complex

IDC warns that data storage requirements are becoming more complex, as demand continues to grow

11 years ago

PC Slide Continues As Back-To-School Fails To Deliver

The moribund state of the PC market has been starkly exposed in the third quarter, as global shipments decline yet…

11 years ago

PC Makers Warned Of 64-bit Apple iPad Impact

Deutsche Bank frets over impact of 64-bit Apple iPad and reduces global PC shipment forecasts

11 years ago

Tough Time Ahead For PC Market, Analysts Warn

The bad news for the PC sector keeps on coming with even more shipment declines predicted

11 years ago

Apple Faces Squeeze In Tablet Market, Says IDC

Tablet shipments will overtake portable PCs this year, as smaller, low-cost Android tablets lead the drive

11 years ago

Windows Phone Snatches Smartphone Third Spot, Says IDC

Android and iOS still dominate the smartphone world, but Microsoft's Windows Phone is gaining

12 years ago

Semiconductor Revenue To Improve In 2013, IDC Predicts

Worldwide revenues from semiconductor sales in 2013 will rise nearly 5 percent, IDC has forecasted

12 years ago

SDN Momentum Continues For Data Centres, IDC Reveals

Software-defined networking is gathering steam and will become a key data centre technology, says IDC

12 years ago

Tablet Forecast Raised Due To Android And iPad Mini

The sales forecast for the tablet form factor has been raised again thanks to the iPad Mini and Android devices

12 years ago

Windows Phone 8 Faces Tough Fight, Warns IDC

Microsoft is facing an uphill battle to win over converts to Windows Phone 8, warns analyst house IDC

12 years ago

HP Clings To PC Lead As Market Shrinks

IDC says the global PC market shrunk by 8.6 percent during the third quarter, as HP hangs on as the…

12 years ago

IDC Raises Tablet Forecast As Sales Surge

More bad news for PC makers after IDC substantially upped its sales forecast for tablet devices

12 years ago

Cisco Remains Top Dog In Ethernet Switch Market

New research has revealed that Cisco remains the dominant player in the rapidly growing Ethernet switch market

12 years ago

Nokia Shipments Plummet But WP8 Offers Hope, IDC Says

IDC's smartphone shipment figures show a 40 percent decline for Nokia, which is still losing the point-of-sale battle in shops

12 years ago