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Samsung Top in Smartphones, but Down From 2014

by Bob Raikes

IDC released its preliminary data on the smartphone market in Q2 by highlighting that it’s the growth in emerging markets that is driving the market. In total, 337.2 million smartphones were shipped, up 11.6% …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 30

EMEA PC Market Hit in Q2

by Helen Vince

The EMEA PC market continued to suffer in Q2 from unfavourable exchange rates which led to higher price points and weaker demand, according to the latest data from IDC. Shipments were down 21.6% year …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 30

MEA Smartphones Consolidate in $100 – $200 Bracket

by Tom Allen

Smartphone shipments in the MEA region will reach 155 million units this year, says IDC, after a 66% YoY rise in Q1’15 (to 36 million units). 63% of handsets shipped in the Middle East …

Tags:IDC| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 29

PCs See Sharpest Fall Since 2013

by Tom Allen

68.4 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and convertibles) were shipped in Q2’15: down 9.5% YoY, according to Gartner, which is the steepest shipment fall in the industry since Q3’13. For the year as a …

Tags:Acer| Apple| Asus| Dell| Gartner| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 29| Worldwide

IDC: Tablets Are Replacing Traditional Client Devices

by Tom Allen

According to IDC, tablets are seeing increasing use as the only device used by employees in enterprise. The majority of enterprise tablet users in the UK, Germany and France still have at least one …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Four of Top Monitor Vendors Experience Declines

by Tom Allen

More than 29 million PC monitors were shipped worldwide in Q1’15, according to IDC. The figure represents a 12% fall YoY, and was 1.5% below the firm’s forecast. There were some bright spots – …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 26| Worldwide

Business Tablet Use Continues Quick Climb

by Tom Allen

Business tablet adoption is accelerating in the UK, France and Germany, says IDC. Penetration is expected to exceed 15% of the total client base by 2018 – compared to just 6% in the second …

Tags:business| Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 26

First Fall for MEA Tablets

by Tom Allen

After several years of successive gains, the MEA tablet market recorded its first-ever YoY decline in Q1’15, says IDC. Shipments fell 5.8%, to just over 3.8 million units. IDC said that the lower performance …

Tags:IDC| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26