Neowin News Feed for: Forecast

The AR/VR market rebounded in 2024, but forecast suggests 2025 growth pause

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:22:01 +0000

After two years of decline, the augmented reality and virtual reality market saw a resurgence in 2024. Read more...

Samsung planning to produce 22 million Galaxy S25 units by mid-2025, slim 'FE' also coming

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:00:02 +0000

Samsung is reportedly eyeing producing 22 million Galaxy S25 units by mid-2025, with Ultra taking the lead. Read more...

Worldwide IT spending set to grow 8% this year, Gartner says

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:16:01 +0000

Worldwide IT spending is expected to rise by 8% this year, according to analyst firm Gartner. The increase is attributed mainly to the Data Center Systems and Devices segments which are doing well. Read more...

PC shipments fell almost 9% in 2023 according to data from IDC

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:36:02 +0000

IDC is predicting that 2024 and 2025 will be very good years for PC shipments as individuals and businesses seek to migrate from Windows 10 to Windows 11 before the prior expires in October 2025. Read more...

Generative AI could be a massive threat to search engines in the next two years

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:16:02 +0000

Generative AI services could be a major threat to traditional search engines by 2026, according to Gartner. It said that search engine volumes will drop by 25% in the next two years as people switch. Read more...

GenAI could make software much less buggy by 2028 with better unit tests

Paul Hill — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 05:48:01 +0000

Generative AI will be creating most unit tests of software projects in just four years, according to the analyst firm IDC. This could lead to the creation of better tests and consequently better apps. Read more...

Generative AI set to takeover "mundane" SEO by 2027

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 03:40:01 +0000

The analyst firm IDC has outlined how it believes generative AI will be used to take over 30% of work in the marketing sector. It could be used to replace reptitive or boring work like SEO. Read more...

Enterprise GenAI spending to increase 73% annually for the next five years

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:04:01 +0000

Enterprise generative AI spending will experience blistering compound annual growth of 73% between now and 2027, according to IDC. Spending in 2027 will reach $143 billion up from $16 billion in 2023. Read more...

Wearable shipments returned to growth in the second quarter, says IDC

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:46:01 +0000

Wearable shipments grew in the second quarter following two quarters of decline. Smartwatches saw the most year-over-year growth during the second quarter but hearables had the highest market share. Read more...

Gaming monitors return to growth while gaming PCs decline, says IDC

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:38:02 +0000

The analyst company IDC has forecast that gaming PC shipments will decline in 2023 while gaming monitors will grow. Things are expected to improve for gaming PCs in the coming years, however. Read more...

IDC significantly lowers quantum computing forecast as AI advances rapidly

Paul Hill — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:30:01 +0000

IDC has lowered its quantum computer spending forecasts. It now says spending will reach $7.6 billion in 2027. In a previous analysis in 2021, it stated that spending would hit $8.6 billion. Read more...

Despite short-term challenges, semiconductor industry poised for growth in 2024

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:34:01 +0000

Semiconductor revenues are expected to fall by 11% this year down to $532 billion. It comes as business demand for electronics has weakened due to the worsening economic conditions. Read more...

Global shipments of foldable phones forecast to grow more than 50% compared to 2022

Paul Hill — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 01:42:01 +0000

IDC is predicting foldable smartphone shipments will increase by more than 50% this year compared to 2022. It said between 2022 and 2027, it expects to see a compound annual growth rate of 27.6%. Read more...

AR/VR headsets set for slower growth this year, but could heat up through 2027

Paul Hill — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:54:02 +0000

IDC has forecasted that VR and AR headsets will experience lower growth in 2023 than previously expected. Through 2027, however, the sector is expected to see 32.6% growth each year. Read more...

PC monitor shipments hit a record low in Q4'22, recovery due in 2024

Paul Hill — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:38:01 +0000

IDC has said that monitor shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022 were at their lowest level since 2008 when the company first began tracking them. A slight recovery is expected to start in 2024. Read more...

Cyberattacks set to grow security investments by 12.1% this year

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:42:01 +0000

Cyberattacks and other factors will help to push up security spending this year by 12.1% to $219 billion, according to a forecast by IDC. The spending includes investments in hardware and software. Read more...

IDC: Spending on AI-centric systems to rise 26.9% this year

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:24:01 +0000

IDC is forecasting a 26.9% rise in AI spending in 2023. It has projected out until 2026 too and believes that the spending will rise from $154 billion in 2023 to more than $300 billion in 2026. Read more...

Sony cuts PlayStation VR2 shipment forecast following disappointing pre-orders [Update]

Usama Jawad — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:30:01 +0000

Following disappointing pre-order figures for its expensive PlayStation VR2 headset, Sony has reportedly cut initial shipment forecasts by almost 50%. The new hardware costs more than a PS5. Read more...

PC and tablet sales expected to decline this year and next

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:47:41 +0000

IDC has forecasted that we'll see PC and tablet sales fall until 2024. In part, this will be due to the economic turbulence. Another factor is that people have bought these items during the pandemic. Read more...

The worldwide smart home devices market grew by 11.7% in 2021 as people get better broadband

Paul Hill — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:48:01 +0000

IDC has revealed that smart home device shipments worldwide increased by 11.7% in 2021. It expects the market to grow a lot bigger by 2026 as the sector matures and people get more reliable broadband. Read more...

PC monitors saw their highest growth ever in 2020, says IDC

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:04:01 +0000

IDC's data has revealed that PC monitors saw their biggest growth ever in 2020 due to the shift to home learning and working. The market also saw its best fourth quarter since 2011. Read more...

TrendForce warns of SSD price hikes later this year

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:02:01 +0000

TrendForce has warned of a 3-8% price increase for solid-state drives in the second quarter. It originally expected the price to remain steady but several production issues have cropped up. Read more...

Gartner: Governments globally set to increase IT spending in 2021

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:10:01 +0000

The analyst firm Gartner has said that it expects IT spending by governments to increase by 5.1% this year as they invest more in devices and telecoms to let employees get work done from home. Read more...

Global smartphone sales to grow 11.4% in 2021, says Gartner

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:38:01 +0000

5G smartphones will account for 35% of all smartphone sold in 2021 according to the analyst firm Gartner. In China, it's expected that 59.5% of smartphones will be equipped with 5G this year. Read more...

LiDAR market to reach $2.9 billion by 2025 due to driverless cars

Paul Hill — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:12:01 +0000

The analyst firm TrendForce has announced that the LiDAR market's revenue will jump from $682 million in 2020 to $2.9 billion in 2025 as more autonomous vehicles and ADAS-equipped vehicles are made. Read more...

Global foundry market saw highest growth in a decade

Paul Hill — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 22:02:01 +0000

TrendForce has revealed that the global foundry market is expected to have its best year of the last ten years in 2020 thanks to a number of factors including the pandemic which has boosted demand. Read more...

IDC expects strong smartphone shipments in 4Q20

Paul Hill — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:26:01 +0000

IDC has predicted that smartphones will grow year-over-year in 4Q20 after the market performed stronger than expected during 3Q20. The sales will be largely driven by consumer interest in 5G. Read more...

TrendForce: Apple to sell a record number of MacBooks in 2021

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:32:01 +0000

The analyst firm, TrendForce, has predicted a growth in MacBook Sales this year and for sales records to be broken in 2021. The reason for the expected growth is Apple's new M1 processor. Read more...

Facebook rolls out its crowdsourced predictions service to everyone in the U.S. and Canada

Jefferson Mangubat — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:32:01 +0000

Facebook has launched Forecast, its crowd-sourced predictions platform, for all users in the U.S. and Canada after kicking off its beta testing in June. It's available on the web and as an iOS app. Read more...

IDC: Gaming PCs and monitors to benefit from COVID-19

Paul Hill — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:12:01 +0000

IDC has revealed that gaming computers and monitor sales have benefited from the coronavirus as people look for things to do while under lockdown. It said the gaming market will grow further by 2024. Read more...

IDC: Smart home devices remain resilient through COVID-19

Paul Hill — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:58:01 +0000

IDC has said that smart home devices will remain strong this year despite the coronavirus' effects on the economies of the world. In 2024, IDC expects 1.4 billion smart home device shipments. Read more...

IDC: U.S. workforce will be 60% mobile by 2024

Paul Hill — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:36:01 +0000

IDC has forecasted that the U.S. could see a rapid increase in the number of information mobile workers and that this segment of society will also drive higher the number of people working from home. Read more...

Worldwide 5G infrastructure spending to nearly double in 2020

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 03:50:01 +0000

Gartner has forecasted that worldwide 5G infrastructure spend will almost double compared to last year. It said Greater China (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong) would lead on 5G adoption in the short term. Read more...

Huawei slashes Indian revenue target by half, laying off 60-70% of the staff

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:20:01 +0000

Huawei has cut its Indian revenue target by roughly 50%. Additionally, the firm will lay off 60-70% of its staff in the country, excluding those in research and development and Global Service Centre. Read more...

IDC: ICT spending in 2020 will reach $4.3 trillion

Paul Hill — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:46:01 +0000

IDC has forecasted that ICT spending this year will reach $4.3 trillion. It said that the current political landscape and a slow economy are reasons for the figure not being even higher. Read more...

IDC: Robotics and drone spending set to reach $128.7 billion in 2020

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:20:01 +0000

IDC has published a new report which looks at robotics and drone spending over the coming year. It expects spending to reach $128.7 billion this year, representing a 17.1% increase over 2019. Read more...

Gartner: AI Augmentation set to become most valuable AI application

Paul Hill — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:20:01 +0000

A new forecast by Gartner suggests that decision support by artificial intelligence will give businesses a big boost in the next six years. It'll become the most valuable use of AI for businesses. Read more...

5G smartphone shipments to reach 1.9 billion by the end of 2023, says Canalys

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 20:20:01 +0000

Market analyst firm Canalys has released its forecast for worldwide shipments of 5G smartphones. In 2023, 5G handsets are expected to account for more than half of all smartphone shipments. Read more...

IDC: Worldwide spending on IoT set to reach $1.1 trillion in 2023

Paul Hill — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:00:02 +0000

IDC has released a new forecast that suggests spending on IoT will reach $1.1 trillion, globally, in 2023. This will be driven by sales to consumer, manufacturing, and transport sectors. Read more...

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts lower pricing for three 2018 iPhones

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:06:01 +0000

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts the rumored OLED iPhone X Plus will cost $900-$1,000, the 2018 OLED iPhone X will be $800-$900, and the fresh 6.1-inch LCD iPhone will retail for $600-$700. Read more...