Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, posting an on-year decline of 1.5%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device ...
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 83.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. These results indicate a slow, but consistent improvement following more than two years of ...
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Global notebook shipments, which are expected to decline 2.1% on year in 2014, will further drop 1.7% in 2015 to reach 168 million units, despite Microsoft's attempts to stimulate demand in the PC market. Microsoft's termination of ...
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Analysts at both Gartner and IDC reported the seventh straight quarter of declining PC shipments, although both firms saw a light at the end of the tunnel. Of the top PC vendors, Lenovo widened its lead over HP and Dell on a worldwide ...
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Tablets and smartphones will give a much-needed boost this year to the worldwide microprocessor market, which is undergoing a fundamental change with a shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC ...
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The worldwide microprocessor market will be given a boost by tablets and smartphones in 2012, amidst a fundamental shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC Insights said this week. Worldwide ...
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Computerworld - With Intel reporting a year-over-year drop in revenue and profit for its third quarter, industry analysts say the company isn't in trouble but it needs to ward it off -- and now. Late on Tuesday, Intel execs blamed a tough ...
Unless Hewlett-Packard gets its act together quickly, Lenovo will soon become the world's number one PC maker. If that happens, it's going to create a moment of national angst. Headlines would declare: Chinese firm becomes world's top ...
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IDG News Service-Growth in the PC market is expected to be slower than last year,after mid-year shipments slowed as consumers were hit by weak economic conditions,and also postponed purchases to evaluate Windows 8 and Ultrabook products ...
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Ultrabooks are failing to take off in Western Europe because consumers are not prepared to spend a premium on expensive thin and light devices. At the same time,the configuration of these devices mean they lack a docking station,making ...
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