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Global Devices Shipments to Grow 2.8% in 2015, says Gartner

by Helen Vince

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are estimated to reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, an increase of 2.8 percent over 2014 (see Table 1) according to Gartner, Inc. …

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Smartphones Grab Ever-Larger Share of Smart Connected Device Market, says IDC

by Helen Vince

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, the combined total market of smartphones, tablets plus 2-in-1s, and PCs is set to grow from 1.8 …

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Mobiles Continue to Outperform Other Device Market Segments in 2015

by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles (ultrabooks of various form factors) and mobile phones) shipments will rise 2.8% this year, to 2.5 billion units according to Gartner. However, the computing devices (PCs and ultramobiles) category …

Microsoft Shares Windows 10 Hardware Specs

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has revealed the specifications of devices that Windows 10 will be able to run on at the Windows Hardware Engineering in China. Windows 10 phones will scale from 3″ to 7.99″, while desktop …

Hall 9 Technology Round Up

by Bob Raikes

We would have liked more time to get around Hall 9, which is devoted to new technologies and R&D. If you are a real technology geek, almost every item could be of some interest. …

Wortmann Is Main “Local Hero” Brand in Germany

by Bob Raikes

Wortmann is almost the last remaining German “local hero” PC brand with real momentum – it recently announced that it had achieved sales of €1 billion in 2014 from €850 million in 2013. Sales …

Competition Shifts Tablet Share Away From Dominant Brands

by Tom Allen

Apple and Samsung, the tablet market’s leading vendors, will see their market share fall in the coming years, says Juniper Research. New players introducing low-cost models and new form factors will be responsible for …

Toshiba Produces Tiny Convertible PC

by Tom Allen

The Satellite Click Mini L9W-B-102 is a new convertible tablet from Toshiba, offering up to 13 hours of battery life in notebook mode. The device is a very small “Windows 8.1 With Bing” model …

Fujitsu Aims to Liquid-Cool Mobile Devices

by Tom Allen

Fujitsu uses liquid cooling in its SPARC servers, and is preparing a similar system for mobile devices. Liquid Loop Cooling is a closed system using pumps to move coolant around a motherboard, although pumps …

Disappointing Q4 Puts Brakes on IDC’s Tablet Forecast

by Tom Allen

IDC has cut back its five-year forecast for worldwide tablet shipments, following a YoY decline in Q4’14. The firm expects 234.5 million units to be shipped this year, representing a moderate increase of 2.1%. …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 12| Worldwide

Haier Uses MWC to Launch 3 New Tablets

by Norbert Hildebrand

Haier announced three new tablets at MWC 2015. The W800 is an 8″ 1280 x 800 IPS Windows 8.1 tablet with a quad core Intel processor. The device is available in selected European markets …

MultiQ launches the In-Store Tablet, mobile e-commerce and sales support in the store

by Vanessa Browning

With your e-commerce available in the store you can increase your sales and service level considerably. The In-Store Tablet is a mobile and interactive tablet in a handy format. Its size and mobility makes …

Tags:eCommerce| MultiQ| tablets