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Brands Shorten Lifecycles as Smartphone Slowdown Continue

by Tom Allen

Smartphone shipments will rise 3.1% YoY in 2016: a significant slowdown from the 10.5% growth seen in 2015, and 27.8% in 2014. The forecast is 2.6 percentage points lower than IDC’s previous prediction, and …

PCs and Tablets Move Towards Hybridisation in Europe

by Tom Allen

Ultraslim convertible and detachable products enjoyed significant growth in the Q1’16 PC and tablet market in Western Europe, says IDC. These products took 18.4% of total consumer PC and tablet shipments and 21.9% of …

Wearables Climb and Consolidate

by Tom Allen

The Q1’16 wearable device market was defined by a combination of new product releases, price reductions and company rationalisations, says IDC. Total shipment volumes were up 67.2% YoY, from 11.8 million units shipped in …

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IDC: Memory is Holding Back Chip Market

by Tom Allen

Worldwide semiconductor revenue will fall for the second consecutive year in 2016, to $324 billion: a 2.3% YoY decrease. The forecast comes from IDC, which also expects semiconductor revenues to log a CAGR of …

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Apple Beats Microsoft in Detachables

by Tom Allen

The global tablet market fell almost 15% YoY in Q1’16. A combination of the traditional low first quarter and a lack of consumer interest conspired to bring shipments down to 39.6 million units, says …

Lenovo and Xiaomi Fall From Top Five

by Tom Allen

Although global smartphone shipments rose YoY in Q1’16, it was the smallest-ever recorded rise: just 0.4 million units, or less than 0.2%. IDC says that the low growth (from 334.5 million units to 334.9 …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 23 - Issue 16| Worldwide

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 …

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. …

Client Devices Stymied by Lack of Public Spending

by Tom Allen

Shipments of enterprise (thin and terminal) client devices were down 6.8% YoY in Q4’15, says IDC – and a similar figure (6.9%) for the year as a whole. Many enterprise client projects faced cutbacks …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Thin Clients| Vol 23 - Issue 12

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 …

Smartwatches Will Remain Dominant to 2020

by Tom Allen

An expanding vendor base, as well as rising consumer awareness and demand, will push annual wearable growth to double digits between 2015 and 2020, says IDC. This year, worldwide shipments are expected to reach …