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Wrist-Worn Devices will Continue to Drive the Wearables Market

by Alan Spencer

IDC expects the popularity of wrist-worn devices will continue to drive the wearables market forward, although lesser-known wearable products, such as clothing and earwear, will experience market-beating growth in the years to come. According …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 34| Wearable Market

Solid Growth of Global VR/AR Headset Shipments in Q2 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, global shipments of VR and AR headsets reached 2.1 million in Q2 2017, a year-on-year growth of 25.5%. The results show a slight drop from the previous quarter’s results, but the …

Phablet Sales Contribute to Smartphone Growth

by Yvette Raikes

Global smartphone shipments will grow until 2021, according to IDC’s updated forecast. 1.47 billion were sold in 2016 and this is expected to rise to 1.7 billion in 2021, with the researcher predicting a …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 32

Worldwide Wearables Market Grows 10.3% in Second Quarter

by Alan Spencer

According to the IDC Wearables Tracker, the worldwide wearables market again has shown positive growth as shipments grew 10.3% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter in 2016. Shipments reached …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32| Wearables

Personal Computing Device Market Expected to Continue Its Decline with a 5-Year Compound Annual Growth Rate of -1.7%, According to IDC

by Milos Pavlovic

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, global shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs), comprised of traditional PCs (a combination of desktop, notebook, and …

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PC Market On Course for Slight Decline

by Bob Raikes

According to a new forecast from IDC, global shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs), comprised of traditional PCs (a combination of desktop, notebook, and workstations) and tablets (slates and detachables), are expected to continue …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Further Reforms Cause Drop in Indian PC Market

by Yvette Raikes

Overall Q2 PC shipments to India were 1.75 million, down 18.9% QoQ and 18% YoY, according to IDC. Consumer shipments were 0.81 million, down 22.6% QoQ and 22.7% YoY. Commercial sales went down 15.3% …

India Smartphone Market Readies Itself for Festive Sales

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that 28 million smartphones were shipped to India in Q22017, which was just modest 3.7 % QoQ growth and a “meagre” 1.6% YoY) increase. Just as the market had started to recover …

Tags:IDC| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Western European Tablet Market Almost Returning to Growth in 2017Q2, Says IDC

by Bob Raikes

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the tablet market in Western Europe posted just a 0.5% YoY contraction in Q2. In total, 7.0 million devices were shipped in the region, which shows …

Tablet Market Decline Slows in Second Quarter as Low-Cost Tablets Offer Temporary Relief, According to IDC

by Isaac Oburu

The downward spiral of the tablet market continued during the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Despite notable product launches like …

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111.8 million Smartphones Shipped to China in the Second Quarter

by Alan Spencer

The latest IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker for the second quarter of this year, reveals that there were 111.8 million smartphones shipped to China in the quarter, with growth being flat when compared to …

Tags:China| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 28

IDC: AR/VR Growth to Double Each Year Through 2021

by Andrew Fenn

IDC has released a new report predicting that augmented and virtual reality will grow by at least 100% each year from now until 2021. In terms of revenue, this represents an increase from the …