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Global Smartphone Growth Expected to Slow to 11.3% in 2015

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 11.3% in 2015, which is down from 27.6% in 2014. …

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Tablet Vendors Battle for Supremacy in Saturated CEE Tablet Market

by Helen Vince

Tablet and 2-in-1 shipments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) declined by more than 20% in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter in 2014, according to the Europe, the Middle …

Tags:Europe| IDC

New IDC Forecast Asserts Worldwide Internet of Things Market to Grow 19% in 2015, Led by Digital Signage

by Helen Vince

The worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow 19% in 2015, led by digital signage, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). The second annual forecast focuses on …

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Samsung Regains CEE Tablet Lead

by Tom Allen

Shipments of tablets and hybrid devices in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell more than 20% YoY in Q1. IDC says that Russia and Ukraine’s poor economies and the strength of the US dollar …

Companies Embrace Signage, IDC Predicts Growth

by Tom Allen

The worldwide digital signage market will grow strongly over the next two years, says a new IDC study, although the study was based on US respondents. Increased availability of more flexible, interactive content is …

Tags:Digital Signage| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

IDC: Commercial Tablets Drive Growth in Europe

by Tom Allen

Western Europe’s tablet market faced challenges again in Q1’15, declining 10.5% YoY to 8.5 million units. IDC’s data shows that the contraction was mainly down to slow consumer demand; commercial adoption grew, with volumes …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Commercial Tablet and 2-in-1 Expansion Accelerates in Western Europe, Says IDC

by Helen Vince

According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), the overall tablet market in Western Europe remained challenged in 1Q15, declining 10.5% year over year with total shipments totaling 8.5 million units. The contraction, …

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US Higher Education Institutions Expected to Spend $6.6 billion on IT In 2015

by Helen Vince

According to a new IT spending guide from IDC Government Insights, U.S. Higher education institutions are expected to spend about $6.6 billion on IT in 2015, much of that driven by investments in enterprise …

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Worldwide Tablet Market Contracts for Second Straight Quarter

by Helen Vince

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices fell to 47.1 million in 1Q15, a -5.9% …

2015 Fails to Check Tablet Fall

by Tom Allen

Q1’15 was the second consecutive quarter in which the worldwide tablet market declined says IDC. Competition from alternative devices, such as phablets, drove shipments of tablets and hybrids to 47.1 million units, down 5.9% …

Tablet Shipments Decline Again

by Helen Vince

Samsung Overtakes Apple for Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

With a renewed focus on lower-cost models, Samsung regained the top spot in the global smartphone market in Q1’15, said IDC. Shipment volumes were seasonally down QoQ – a difference exacerbated by Q4’14’s record …