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Low Consumer Confidence Stymies MEA Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

Tablet shipments fell in MEA last year, as vendors feel the pinch of saturation across the region, as well as the effect of low consumer confidence in oil-dependent countries. Phablets also cannibalised demand, IDC …

Detachables to Drive European PC Market

by Tom Allen

Detachable tablet demand will drive the European PC and tablet market in the near future, says IDC. Detachable and slate tablet shipments will have a 51% share of the overall client computing (PC and …

CeBIT Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Huawei was keen to make an impression and had a big booth highlighting its capabilities in communications. We spotted a demonstration of an ip camera that supports the H.265 codec that was running 1080P …

Detachables Will Change Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

IDC has forecast that worldwide tablet shipments will fall to 195 million units this year: a 5.9% fall from 2015. Positive growth, albeit single-digit, will resume in 2017, largely thanks to demand for detachable …

Fujitsu’s Tablets are Adaptable

by Tom Allen

Fujitsu has refreshed its series of Lifebook convertible tablets, and added a new model to its Stylistic detachable range. The firm has focused on security in these new devices (Lifebook T936 and T726; Stylistic …

Huawei Lays Down Productivity Gauntlet

by Tom Allen

Huawei showed off a new convertible tablet to challenge productivity devices like the Surface Book and iPad Pro, and called the Mate Book. It will be available in a range of prices, set by …

Alcatel Rebrands and Repositions

by Tom Allen

TCL subsidiary Alcatel Onetouch rebranded itself to simply ‘Alcatel’ at the show, which it believes will help it reach its millenial target market. The new products are aimed at young adults such as university …

Asustek Forecasts Flat Shipments

by Tom Allen

Asus CEO Jerry Shen has said that the company’s Q1’16 revenues are expected to drop 16% QoQ, although they should be flat YoY. Operating margins will remain steady at around 4.5%. Challenges are expected …

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Detachables Sustain European Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

More than 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe in Q4’15: a 10.1% decline YoY, says IDC. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% thanks to the rising penetration of detachable …

IDC: Slates Fall as Detachables Enter Spotlight

by Tom Allen

Despite the Christmas sales period, IDC has reported that the worldwide tablet market fell again in Q4’15. 65.9 million units were shipped, representing a 13.7% YoY decrease. Total shipments for 2015 were down 10.1%, …

E Ink Demos Flexible Display at Showstoppers

by Tom Allen

The last dedicated press event of CES is Showstoppers. It is, in fact, the original event, with a format which CES Unveiled and Pepcom follow. However, it is slightly smaller than either, with seating …

Haier Sticks to 50Hz

by Tom Allen

Three new TV ranges joined Haier’s line up, including two Android TV models. The first of these, and the flagship, is a 75″ TV called the 75H9000U. The H9000U is an UltraHD set with …