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Apple Storms into Wearables Market at Number Two

by Tom Allen

Following the launch of the Apple Watch, Apple entered the worldwide wearable market in second place in Q2’15 – just 4.4% behind market leader Fitbit. IDC says that 3.6 million Apple Watches were shipped …

Hybrids Grow While Tablet Shipments Fall

by Tom Allen

Shipments of tablet and hybrid PCs will fall 8% YoY this year, IDC has said – a significant fall from the previous -3.8% forecast. Shipments are now expected to reach 212 million, the majority …

PC Shipments Will Fall to 2017

by Tom Allen

PC shipments will fall 8.7% YoY in 2015, and will not stabilise until 2017, says IDC. Growth will continue to decline through 2016, making it the fifth consecutive year of falling shipments. When growth …

Worldwide Tablet Shipments Expected to Decline -8.0% in 2015 While 2-in-1 Devices Pick Up Momentum, Growing 86.5%

by Helen Vince

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, tablet shipments, inclusive of 2-in-1 devices, are expected to decline -8.0% in 2015, representing a notable slowdown from IDC’s …

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Worldwide Smartphone Growth Expected to Slow to 10.4% in 2015, Down From 27.5% Growth in 2014

by Helen Vince

According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are expected to grow 10.4% in 2015 to 1.44 billion units. This is lower …

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Chromebooks Win on Growth in Education

by Tom Allen

It should come as a surprise to no-one that the volume of PCs in schools is surging – but what may be unexpected is that it is Google’s Chromebooks that continue to lead the …

Q2 Smartphone Growth Was ‘Slowest Since 2013’

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales in Q2 rose 13.5% YoY, to 330 million units – the slowest growth recorded since 2013, according to Gartner. While demand for low-cost units continued to drive emerging markets, overall sales …

CEE Tablet Market Shows “Clear Signs of Saturation”

by Tom Allen

Tablet shipments in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) sub-region were down 21.4% in Q2’15, compared to Q2’14, says IDC. 2.8 million units were shipped. 2-in-1 (hybrid) devices experienced the greatest annual decline, with …

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Clear Sign of Saturation: 20% Seasonal Decline in CEE Tablet Market, IDC Notes

by Helen Vince

Tablet shipments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell by 21.4% in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter in the previous year, to 2.8 million units shipped, according to the …

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Microsoft Enters Tablet Top Five

by Tom Allen

The tablet market in Western Europe stabilised in Q2, says IDC, with shipments falling 1.2% YoY to 7.5 million units. This was a significantly better result than the 10.5% shipment fall in Q1. The …

European Tablet Market Stabilizes and Vendor Dynamics Evolve, says IDC

by Helen Vince

According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European tablet market stabilized in Q2 2015 with total shipments contracting annually by 1.2% and reaching 7.5 million units. This small decline, which …

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In-Store Experience Moves to Digital

by Tom Allen

A study by IDC (paid: http://tinyurl.com/q6q8twz) has found that retailers in Western Europe are increasingly moving towards in-store digital transformations, to gain a competitive edge. All top retailers in the region are currently evaluating …