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Batteries, Displays and Connectivity Are Key for Mobile

by Tom Allen

Gartner’s Roberta Cozza has chosen the top 10 technologies that mobile device vendors must investigate over the next two years. The full article is available as a Gartner blog post. The top technologies are: …

Tags:Gartner| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 22

China Raises Smartphone Share

by Tom Allen

Although smartphone sales rose in Q1’16, compared to the same period last year, the results were not all encouraging. Sales increased just 3.9% to 349 million units, and Apple registered its first double-digit decline. …

PC Vendors Must Look to New Areas for Profit

by Tom Allen

The PC market saw one of its lowest-ever growth rates in Q1’16 (PC Decline at Worst Point in Nine Years), but – says Gartner – profit opportunities still exist for PC makers. “Over the …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Opinions Differ, but Agree – 2016 Will be VR’s Year

by Tom Allen

The two most hotly-anticipated virtual reality headsets – the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift – have been launched worldwide and are now shipping to (a few) lucky customers. Analysts are very excited about the …

EMEA Decline Reflects World Market

by Tom Allen

The EMEA PC market declined in-line with worldwide totals in Q1’16, with clear splits between the consumer/commercial and regional markets. Shipments were down 10% YoY to 19.5 million units, compared to a 9.6% fall …

PC Decline at Worst Point in Nine Years

by Tom Allen

Global PC shipments fell 9.6% YoY in Q1’16 – the sixth consecutive quarter of declines. Shipments reached 64.8 million units: the first time that they have fallen below 65 million since 2007, says Gartner. …

Gartner Lowers IT Spending Forecast

by Tom Allen

Worldwide spending on IT devices and services will fall 0.5% YoY in 2016, says Gartner, to reach a total of $3.49 trillion (from $3.5 trillion). The new forecast is a revision from the previous …

Semiconductors Dip in February

by Tom Allen

The Semiconductor Industry Association has said that worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 3.2% MoM in February, to $26 billion. The result was 6.2% lower than February 2015 ($27.7 billion). Sales into the Americas fell …

Smartphones Falling, but PCs Will Rebound

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales will grow at a single-digit rate for the first time this year, says Gartner. The firm expects growth of just 7% in the global market, which will reach 1.5 billion units. …

IoT Set for Business Growth

by Tom Allen

43% of organisations are using or plan to implement the internet of things in their business this year, according to a Gartner survey conducted in November (spanning North America, LATAM, EMEA and APAC). 29% …

Tags:business| Gartner| Internet of Things IOT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Apple Faces First-Ever iPhone Fall

by Tom Allen

Global smartphone sales reached 403 million units in Q4’15, says Gartner: a 9.7% rise YoY. However, this was the slowest Q4 growth rate since 2008. Smartphone sales rose 14.4% YoY, to 1.4 billion units, …

Gartner: Smartwatches Will Pass Wristbands in 2016

by Tom Allen

274.6 million wearables will be sold worldwide this year, Gartner has predicted, up 18.4% from 232 million in 2015. These sales will generate $28.7 billion in revenues, of which $11.5 billion will be from …

Tags:Gartner| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 04| Wearable Market