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Apple's PC market share rises. Or falls, who knows. The analysts clearly don't!

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:04:04 +0100

If you're Apple, you're either celebrating or accepting that you're part of the trend. Gartner and IDC have released sales figures showing Apple's US PC shipments is both up and down respectively. Read more...

Gartner not as fast to blame Windows 8 for PC shipment drops

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:09:49 +0100

The research firm Gartner agress with IDC that PC shipments fell in the first quarter of 2013 but Gartner's report is not trying to blame Microsoft's Windows 8 launch as the main reason, as IDC is. Read more...

Gartner: Microsoft could be irrelevant in 4 years

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:17:56 +0100

According to Gartner, the research firm we all love so much, Microsoft could be irrelevant in as little as four years if they fail to capture key tablet and phone markets during a "disruptive shift" Read more...

Gartner: Windows Phone sales increased 124.2 percent in Q4 2012

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:41:57 +0000

Gartner claims that worldwide Windows Phone sales increased by 124.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago and that its market share went up to 3.0 percent. Read more...

Gartner: Slowing PC sales show users using tablets for secondary devices

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:56:06 +0000

Gartner reports that worldwide PC sales were down for the fourth quarter of 2012, and claims part of the reason is that people are turning to tablets for secondary devices. Read more...

Gartner: Microsoft increases mobile OS market share in Q3 2012

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:18:14 +0000

A new report from Gartner states that Microsoft's share of the mobile OS market increased in the third quarter compared to a year ago but it is still well behind Android, iOS and Blackberry. Read more...

Gartner: 1.2 billion smart devices will be sold in 2013

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:41:00 +0000

Analyst firm Gartner predicts the market for "smart devices" will grow considerably in the next year totaling 1.2 billion devices being sold. That's up 50% from 2012's 821 million smart devices. Read more...

Gartner: Lenovo tops HP as the world's biggest PC maker

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:12:28 +0100

A new report from Gartner claims that Lenovo has now surpassed HP and has now become the world's biggest PC hardware company, while HP is still number one in the US. Read more...

Gartner latest to show growth for Microsoft's mobile OS

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:29:26 +0100

The research firm Gartner is the latest to show slow but steady growth for Microsoft's mobile OS plans, showing a 2.7 percent market share in the second quarter of 2012, up from 1.6 percent a year ago Read more...

Gartner: Mobile phone sales down 2 percent worldwide in Q1

John Callaham — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:58:20 +0100

Gartner claims that worldwide, overall sales of mobile phones went down two percent in the first quarter of 2012. It's the first time since 2009 that the industry has seen a decrease in sales. Read more...

Gartner: Windows 8 tablets more for IT professionals

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:47:23 +0100

A new research report from Gartner predicts that when tablets that use Microsoft's Windows 8 are released, they will appeal more to IT professionals than consumers. Read more...

Gartner: Personal cloud to become center of digital life by 2014

John Callaham — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:13:24 +0000

The research firm Gartner has predicted in a new paper that online personal cloud services will replace the PC as the center of a user's digital life by the year 2014. Read more...

Report: PC sales to grow slowly ahead of Windows 8

John Callaham — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:59:12 +0000

A new report from Gartner claims that PC sales will grow by just 4.4 percent in 2012 ahead of the launch of Windows 8 but will grow more quickly by the end of 2013. Read more...

Ouch: Bada OS market share larger than Windows Phone

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:06:41 +0000

The latest market share reports from Gartner are in and it unfortunately reveals that Samsung's seldom-referenced Bada OS actually beat Windows Phone in Q4 2011 sales by a slim margin Read more...

Android soars to 52% global share as rival platforms stumble

Andy Weir — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:50:13 +0000

Android's explosive growth continues, as it rises to 52% of the worldwide smartphone market. While the market as a whole continues to grow, its rivals nonetheless see their market share in decline. Read more...

Lenovo surpasses Dell as world's number two PC maker

John Callaham — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:33:47 +0100

Two separate research firms have announced that China-based Lenovo has jumped over Dell to become the world's number two largest PC maker. HP remains in the number one spot. Read more...

Gartner cuts worldwide PC shipment forecast for 2011

John Callaham — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:34:54 +0100

Tech analyst firm Gartner has cut its forecast for worldwide PC shipments in 2011 due to worsening economic situations in the US and in Western Europe along with the rise in mobile tech devices. Read more...

Study: Windows 7 to be on 42 percent of PCs by end of 2011

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:59:10 +0100

A new study from Gartner claims that by the end of the year, Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system will be installed on 42 percent of all PCs worldwide. Read more...

Worldwide PC shipments go up slightly in second quarter of 2011

John Callaham — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:33:49 +0100

Two separate companies announced this week that PC shipments went up slightly in the second quarter of 2011. However the rise in sales were still smaller than expected. The Gartner firm announced that PC shipments... Read more...

RIM, iPhone & Android market share up, Windows Mobile down in 2009

Tom Warren — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:26:10 +0000

Gartner published its market share reports on Tuesday for worldwide mobile phone sales in 2009. According to the figures, BlackBerry, iPhone and Android devices have all increased their market share whilst Windows Mobile and Symbian... Read more...