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Apple Returns To Top 5 Smartphone Ranks In China, Amid Tim Cook Visit

In Q3 Apple rejoins ranks of top five smartphone makers in China, as government welcomes visit by CEO Tim Cook

4 weeks ago

AI Excites But Stresses CIOs, IDC Expereo Finds

Impact and pressures of artificial intelligence (AI) on corporate executives revealed in new research from IDC and Expereo

2 months ago

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

AI Plans Hampered By Lack Of Skills, Governance Challenges

AI aspirations for over a third of global CIOs are threatened by a lack of skills and expertise, Expereo's IDC…

4 months ago

PC Recovery Continues As Shipments Grow, Says IDC

Global shipments of PCs rose by 3 percent in Q2, IDC finds, as recovery in the personal computer market continues

4 months ago

CIOs Admit AI Is Investment Priority, Just Ahead Of Security, Cloud

Challenges to enterprise growth ambitions include geopolitical issues, inflation and economic uncertainty, Expereo's IDC report finds

5 months ago

PC Shipments Decline 30 Percent, Gartner Finds

Gartner reports that PC shipments worldwide have declined 30 percent in Q1, backing up similar findings from rival IDC

2 years ago

PC Shipments Slump 29 Percent, Led By Apple

Apple sees biggest slump in PC shipments along with HP, Lenovo, Dell and others as pandemic-era demand dissipates

2 years 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

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

Most IT Bosses View Skills Gap As ‘Urgent Concern’

Research from Cloudreach shows clear majority of IT managers are very worried about the ongoing digital skills gap, which is…

3 years ago

Windows 11 Adoption Strong, Microsoft Insists

Not the new Windows Vista then? Windows 11 adoption is twice the rate of Windows 10 over Windows 8, Microsoft…

3 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

Chrome OS Overtakes macOS In 2020

Chrome OS is now the second most popular operating system in the world, after it overtook macOS, thanks to Chromebook…

4 years ago

Tablet Sales Skyrocket As Lockdown Drives Demand

European consumers flock to tablets amidst sudden need for education and leisure devices, leading to segment's first growth spurt in…

4 years ago

Apple Expands Lead In Tablets And Takes Aim At Laptops

Apple's iPad sales grow by more than 20 percent to take nearly one-third of the tablet market, while Samsung and…

5 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

Banking Sector Leads UK To Top Five In Security Spending This Year

Meanwhile, worldwide security staff shortages are set to drive spending on managed security services to £10.7bn in 2019

6 years ago

Tablet Market To Grow Again, But Only In 2018

Windows tablets to challenge iOS tablet market share in 2020, after growth for entire sector returns in 2018

8 years ago

Samsung Keeps Smartphone Lead As Apple Suffers Poorest Quarter

Samsung ships 77 million smartphones, but Apple hit by 15 percent decline

8 years ago

Apple Watch Sales Dive As Smartwatch Market Falls 32 percent

Apple is the sole smartwatch vendor in the top five to experience an annual decline in shipments, selling just 1.6…

8 years ago

Public Cloud Spending Almost Double That Of Private Cloud

IDC cloud tracker: Boost comes as IT infrastructure spending for non-cloud deployments falls again

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

Tablet Sales Fall Yet Again But Detachables Offer Hope

Apple maintains lead ahead of Samsung but "general disinterest" harms sales, even if detachables are growing in popularity

9 years ago

PC Sales Fall Again, But Windows 10 Could Offer Reprieve

Worldwide PC shipments fall yet again as expected, according to IDC, but not all hope is lost for manufacturers

9 years ago

Can Public Cloud Truly Meet The Data Demands Of Enterprises?

Vendors such as Google, Microsoft and Oracle are increasingly bending to give customers public cloud in their own data centres,…

9 years ago

IDC: Tablet Sales To Plummet But Detachables Will Rise

IDC estimates huge drop in tablet sales as 2-in-1 detachable devices take the spotlight

9 years ago

IDC: 1.5 Billion Smartphones Will Be Sold In 2016

Latest IDC figures predicts the rise of the phablet and increasing Android dominance in coming years

9 years ago

IDC: IPad Pro Claims Victory Over Microsoft Surface In Business Tablet Battle

Apple’s super-sized iPad takes top spot but overall tablet sales decline as premium devices become more popular than cheap slates

9 years ago