According to the International Data Corporation, Android tablet shipments rose significantly in Q3 2012, while Apple saw their tablet market share drop. The tablet market grew 49.5% year-over-year in Q3 2012 with global tablet shipments ...
Samsung has improved its market lead over rival "smart connected device" manufacturer Apple, according to an IDC report. The Korean firm saw its share of the PC, tablet and smartphone market grow by 27 per cent year-on-year in the third ...
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Simplo Technology Co.,Ltd.,maker of battery packs and modules in Taiwan,saw revenues in November up 1.5%from October to NT$5.76 billion(US$192 million),a new historical high for the seventh consecutive month.However,based on Simplo's ...
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IDG News Service-Foxconn Technology Group is considering expanding its existing manufacturing operations in the U.S.,in a move that could be linked with Apple's plan to bring back Mac manufacturing to the country. Foxconn made the ...
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Even though sales of some mobile devices are booming,overall confidence in the tech sector continues to erode as economic weakness puts downward pressure on the computer market. The Nasdaq Computer Index slumped Friday afternoon,hitting ...
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IDG News Service-Nokia said its new Lumia 620 handset is its most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone yet,priced$249 when bought without a contract. In addition to the Lumia 620,Nokia also announced its first Windows Phone handset for ...
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The latest predictions from researcher IDC show a continuing increase in tablet sales from the end of 2012 all the way through 2016,according to the company's latest Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. IDC raised its estimate for the ...
South Africa moved one step closer to the creation of a state owned steel manufacturer on Monday with the Industrial Development Corporation's ZAR 3.4 billion acquisition of Anglo American's majority stake in the Scaw Metals Group. ...
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Computerworld-More than half of next year's expected 5.7%increase in global IT spending will be driven by sales of smartphones,tablets and e-readers,IDC said in a forecast published Friday. IDC projects that mobile device sales will make ...
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South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation has finalised its 74% acquisition of steel group Scaw from Anglo American. The purchase of the ZAR 3.4 billion stake was announced in April on a debt and cash free basis. This means ...
Taipei, Nov.6, 2012 (CENS)--A market research firm IDC's global NB shipments report in the third quarter shows Lenovo Group Ltd. replacing Hewlett-Packard (HP) to become the world's largest NB maker; while Taiwan's Asus Computer Inc. posted ...
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Apple iPhones and Android smartphones will replace BlackBerry as the top smartphones used by workers around the world in 2012,IDC said in an updated forecast. The IDC report on enterprise use of smartphones notes that businesses are ...
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Nokia continues to expand its line-up of advanced feature phones with the Asha 205,with a dedicated Facebook button allowing users to more easily access the social networking site. While Nokia is trying to revive its fortunes in the ...
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U.S.efforts to develop the next-generation high performance computing(HPC)platform are lagging because they don't have government funding.In China,it's a much different story. China has impressed analysts with its rocket-speed commitment ...
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IDG News Service-Apple's iPad shipments for China nearly doubled in the third quarter,after Apple settled in July a lengthy dispute over the iPad trademark name that once threatened to ban the device from store shelves in the country. ...
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