PC sales grow, but revenues dip
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008As the economic crisis continues to evolve – constraining GDP, consumer and commercial confidence, capital and credit availability, and creating other challenges – demand for personal computers is expected to slow quickly. IDC expects worldwide PC shipments to grow just 3.8% in 2009 with shipment value falling by 5.3%. This is considerably slower than second [...]
Acer conquers w-european PC market, sales grow overall
Saturday, November 15th, 2008PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 17.2 million units in the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 24.3 per cent from the same period in 2007. Nearly all countries across the region posting strong increases as mini-notebooks boosted overall growth. As a result, Acer moved to the top position in Western Europe, ahead of [...]
Netbooks drive EMEA PC market
Friday, October 17th, 2008Driven by continued buoyancy in the notebook market and the additional momentum created by the new “Mini Notebook” segment, PC shipments recorded a robust 27% increase in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) in the third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) compared with the same quarter last year, according to preliminary data released by IDC EMEA. [...]
LG unifies PC and mobile handset divisions
Thursday, July 10th, 2008LG Electronics plans to combine its PC and phone businesses in order to focus on converged products. Under the plan, the PC business unit will transfer from LG’s Digital Media (DM) business division to its Mobile Communication (MC) business division. No job cuts would result from the reorganisation.
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PC sales defies recession
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Despite challenging economic conditions, worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2008 rose in accordance with normal seasonal patterns, increasing by a double-digit percentage compared to the same period in 2007, according to iSuppli Corp. Global PC unit shipments rose to 69.9 million units in the first quarter, up 12.1 percent from 62.4 million [...]
HP brings Touchscreen to PC
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Hewlett-Packard (HP), now the world’s biggest computer maker, launched a new generation of touchscreen PCs designed to lift user-friendly computing out of its expensive niche and bring it to a wider market. The TouchSmart All-in-One allows users to work with photos, music, video, the Internet and television by tapping or swiping the screen, and will [...]
PC market still grows
Friday, April 18th, 2008Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71.1 million units in the first quarter of 2008, a 12.3 percent increase from the first quarter of 2007, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. “The U.S. results were in line with our expectation, indicating that the PC market was modestly affected by the U.S. recession, although there was no [...]
The PC, victim of the global economy
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to total 293 million units in 2008, up 10.9 percent from last year - 2007 shipments were 264 million units, according to Gartner. However, analysts warned that growth could fall into single digits if global economic headwinds strengthen.
Notebook Shipments in Romania Skyrocket in 4Q07, Says IDC
Saturday, March 1st, 2008The Romanian PC market grew sharply year on year in the fourth quarter of 2007 in terms of both shipments and value. According to the latest data from IDC, while unit shipments jumped almost 70%, the value of the market nearly doubled compared to the same period of the previous year. The fastest-growing segment was [...]
Gaming Alliance to promote PC as best platform
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Main hardware and software producers officiallz announced the PC Gaming Alliance which will be the Authoritative Voice of PC Gaming World Wide. The organisation will make data that highlights and promotes the PC platform to analysts, press and the public.
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