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The World's Love Affair with The Smartphone Continued Unabated in 2013
Feb 20, 2014The world’s love affair with the smartphone continued unabated in 2013 with consumers snapping up more than 1 billion handsets during the year, according to an IDC estimate published on Wednesday. The figure, which represents a new ...
Tags: Smartphone, global market
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This Year Will Go Down as The PC Industry's Largest Contraction,Research Firm IDC
Dec 5, 2013This year will go down as the PC industry’s largest contraction, research firm IDC said Monday, with global shipments dropping by double digits and little relief in sight. The dismal numbers will not be welcomed at Microsoft, which ...
Tags: PC Market, PC industry
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Sales of Tablets Slowed During The Second Quarter
Aug 13, 2013Sales of tablets, including Apple’s iPad, slowed during the second quarter, according to a Monday report by IDC. But the real news may be the rise of “no-name” tablets, which are now the largest segment of the tablet ...
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All That New Data Flowing Into Enterprises Can Bring Along an Expensive Partner
Jun 3, 2013All that new data flowing into enterprises can bring along an expensive partner: multiple copies. For better or worse, many types of data are copied multiple times for multiple purposes, including backup, archiving and development work, ...
Tags: Data, Multiple Copies
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HTC Has Canceled Plans to Develop a Larger Windows RT Tablet
May 31, 2013HTC has canceled plans to develop a larger Windows RT tablet because demand for tablets based on the Microsoft operating system has been weak, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. HTC will still release an ARM-based 7-in. Windows RT tablet in ...
Tags: HTC, Large Windows RT Tablets
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Companies' BYOD Policies Are Affecting How Many Traditional PCs Enterprises Purchase
May 29, 2013Companies' bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies are affecting how many traditional PCs enterprises purchase and contributing to a global sales slump, IDC analysts said Tuesday. About 25% of employees in businesses with more than 10 ...
Tags: BYOD, PC Purchase
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IDC Today Drastically Lowered Its Forecast for PC Shipments in 2013
May 28, 2013IDC today drastically lowered its forecast for PC shipments in 2013, a prediction that if accurate means more bad news for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. "Lower PC sales are certainly not a positive for Microsoft," said Loren ...
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A "Perfect Storm" of Struggling PC Companies
Apr 15, 2013A "perfect storm" of struggling PC companies, aversion to Windows 8 and wider mobile-device adoption plunged the already struggling PC market into a free fall during the first quarter this year, IDC said. Worldwide PC shipments in the ...
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Worldwide PC Shipments in The First Quarter Totalled 76.3 Million Units
Apr 12, 2013A "perfect storm" of struggling PC companies, aversion to Windows 8 and wider mobile-device adoption plunged the already struggling PC market into a free fall during the first quarter this year, according to the latest report from research ...
Tags: PC, software, Computer Products
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Buzzwords Have Gotten as Vigorous a Workout as "Big Data"
Mar 13, 2013Few tech industry buzzwords have gotten as vigorous a workout as "big data," but while the hype remains plentiful, it is starting to give way to real-life successes as well as formal ways companies can develop big data strategies, according ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, IDC analysts
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Wistron Will Reportedly Jointly Set up a Production Plant of 14-Inch Laptops
Dec 26, 2012Taipei, Dec. 25, 2012 (CENS)-- Wistron Corp., one of the world’s biggest five contract manufacturers of notebook PCs by shipment, and Acer Inc., one of Taiwan’s top two brand vendors of PCs by market shares, will reportedly ...
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Apple iphones and Android Smartphones Will Replace BlackBerry as The Top Smartphones
Dec 20, 2012Apple 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 ...
Tags: Apple, BlackBerry, Enterprises buying iPhone, iPhones, Mac, smartphone
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Apple Iphones and Android Smartphones Will Replace BlackBerry as The Top Smartphones
Nov 26, 2012Apple 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 ...
Tags: IDC, Apple, Iphones, smartphone, BlackBerry