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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 …

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 …

CEE PCs Decline for Third Year

by Tom Allen

2015 was one of the worst years on record for the PC market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Shipments declined in double-digits (26.2%) for the third consecutive year, to 13.7 million units, according …

PCs Will ‘Eventually’ Stabilise, Says IDC

by Tom Allen

IDC continues to predict the ‘eventual stabilisation’ of the global PC market, with easing competition from other devices; Windows 10 and upgrades to new models boosting demand; and improving economic conditions. However, the decline …

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 …

2015 Was ‘Last Year’ for Double-Digit Phone Growth

by Tom Allen

2015 is likely to have been the last year of double-digit smartphone growth, IDC has forecast. 2015 shipments were up 10.4% YoY, to 1.44 billion units. Although projections for 2016 are higher (1.5 billion …

Tech Companies Must “Crack the Code” on Wearables

by Tom Allen

In a survey of ‘wearable intenders’ (those planning to purchase a wearable within six months), IDC found these people to be ‘tech savvy, high social and extremely style conscious’. They will lead the next …

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Wearable Growth in Triple Digits

by Tom Allen

The worldwide wearable market jumped forward in Q4’15, says IDC, due to the rising popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch. 27.4 million units were shipped in Q4, 126.9% higher than Q4’14. For …

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%, …

Huawei is 2015’s Smartphone Success Story

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales reached new record levels at the end of 2015, thanks to multiple product offerings at all price points, in both mature and emerging markets. Preliminary IDC data shows that 399.5 million …