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More people are interested in buying tablets, according to latest shipment numbers

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:10:02 +0000

The latest shipment numbers reveal that the tablet market is on the rise, and more people are interested in buying the big screen. Read more...

Apple Watch is struggling for the top spot despite global market growth

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 24 May 2025 08:16:01 +0000

Xiaomi defeated Apple Watch for the top spot in the global wearable market, which saw a double-digit increase. Read more...

Report: Apple dethroned in global wearable shipments, falling to second place

David Uzondu — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:18:01 +0000

China's wrist-worn device market grows by 20%, knocking Apple down to second place in global shipments. Read more...

Apple reportedly targeting 10% shipment growth for iPhone 16

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:10:01 +0000

It's reported that Apple is internally planning to increase iPhone 16 shipments to achieve double-digit growth. iPhone 16 series is expected to arrive in September with Apple Intelligence features. Read more...

IDC: Traditional PC market grew 3% in the second quarter

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:46:01 +0000

The analyst firm IDC has reported that the traditional PC market grew by 3% in the second quarter. It said the growth was 5% if you exclude China where the segment is still struggling. Read more...

Report: Tablet shipments grew a modest 1% during the first quarter

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 May 2024 10:30:01 +0000

Worldwide tablet shipments grew by 1% during the first quarter after four consecutive quarters of decline year-over-year. Apple managed to hold its top spot but saw a significant decline. Read more...

February iPhone shipments in China sunk by 33% vs last year due to stiff competition

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:16:01 +0000

Around 33% fewer iPhones were sold in February 2024 as compared to last year in China as part of the continuing trend in the slowdown of iPhone sales as competition toughens and the market slumps. Read more...

Smartphone market shows signs of recovery in Q4 2023

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:00:01 +0000

The analyst company Canalys has revealed that smartphone shipments were up year-over-year in the final quarter of 2023. It said that this stabilization could represent the start of a recovery. 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...

Global PC market decline slows, says Canalys

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:22:01 +0000

Global PC shipments only declined by 11.5% year-over-year in the second quarter compared to the two prior quarters where shipments fell by more than 30% each quarter. This could lead to a recovery. Read more...

Western European PC shipments were down in Q1, but growth is on the horizon

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:20:01 +0000

PC shipments fell in Western Europe by 37% in Q1 but Canalys believes things could start to turn around in the remainder of the year and into 2024 as people finally start thinking about PC upgrades. Read more...

Forecaster says Western Europe's PC market decline bottomed in the first quarter

Paul Hill — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:10:01 +0000

The analyst company Canalys believes that Western Europe's PC market has bottomed out in terms of declines. Further declines are expected this year, but won't be as steep as the one in Q1'23. Read more...

Wearable device shipments predicted to return to growth this year after 2022 contraction

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:02 +0000

IDC is saying that wearable device shipments will return to growth this year following their first contraction in 2022. It'll be interesting to see if this holds up given the state of the economy. 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...

Global smartphone shipments expected to see decline this year to 1.19 billion units

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:34:01 +0000

The analyst firm IDC has revised its estimates of global smartphone shipment growth this year from +2.8% to -1.1%. A recovery will now not take place until 2024. It also expects prices to fall. Read more...

IDC: Worldwide smartphone shipments plunged to lowest since 2013

Justin Luna — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 06:28:01 +0000

Global smartphone shipments have shrunk in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to marketing intelligence firm IDC. The total smartphone shipment in 2022 is also the lowest since 2013. Read more...

Steam Deck production picks up, leading to doubled unit shipments

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:00:01 +0000

Valve has announced that its highly sought-after handheld is now shipping out at double the original rate following a production ramp up. More order confirmation emails should be sent out soon. Read more...

IDC expects PC shipments to decline 8.2% in 2022 due to lockdowns, war, and inflation

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:36:01 +0000

IDC believes PC shipments will decline by 8.2% this year before picking up in 2023. It says inflation, war, and lockdowns are the main causes of the decline. Tablets shipments will slump too. Read more...

Xiaomi beats Apple to become the world's second-largest smartphone maker

Chandrakant Isi — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:56:01 +0000

In Q2 2021, Samsung held onto its top position with a 19 percent market share. Thanks to its 83 percent growth, Xiaomi surpassed Apple to claim the second spot with 17 percent share. Read more...

Smartphone shipments in China rose 17% in April

Usman Khan Lodhi — Tue, 12 May 2020 08:56:01 +0000

Smartphone manufacturers shipped 40.8 million devices in April, compared to 34.8 million in April 2019. This data signals return to normalcy in the country for the consumer hardware market. Read more...

Intel issues sincere apology for CPU shipment delays

Boyd Chan — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:46:01 +0000

While Intel has bolstered first- and third-party manufacturing capabilities, the company has yet to resolve the challenge it faces to improve supply in response to meet the demand for its PC CPUs. Read more...

Apple expected to order fewer iPhone devices in 2018

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:44:01 +0000

Apple has ordered 20 million fewer iPhone models this year, down from 100 million orders last year. The move comes as the smartphone market sees shrinking sales thanks to more powerful hardware. Read more...

The iPhone 8 is being heavily discounted in China due to low demand

Justin Luna — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:58:01 +0000

Electrical appliance retailers in mainland China are now reportedly offering large discounts on the iPhone 8/8 Plus, after lackluster demand was recorded. Price cuts up to almost $200 can be availed. Read more...

Samsung dominated as manufacturers shipped a total of 360 million smartphones last quarter

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:04:02 +0000

The research firm released its latest numbers for the smartphone market, showing steady growth in shipments for the latest quarter with Xiaomi also seeing a healthy gain in shipments. Read more...

Sony reports a 180.5% increase in operating income, with PS4 shipments hitting 63.3 million

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:24:01 +0000

After a long and difficult road to profitability, Sony has finally returned to the black after it reported its latest financial results for the quarter ending June 30 thanks to its Imaging division. Read more...

PC shipments continue to decline in Q2 2017 according to Gartner

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:10:01 +0000

In the midst of a sales slump for the past five years, many have hoped that there would be a rebound, but most recent data points to the tide against the traditional PC continuing well into 2017. Read more...

Gartner forecasts Windows will lose its position to Apple in device shipments this year

Gabriel Nunes — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 02:44:02 +0000

A new Gartner market analysis for the shipment of PCs, 2-in-1s, tablets and phones in 2017 forecasts that Apple will overtake Windows for the first time this century. The market is set to stagnate. Read more...

IDC once predicted 20% market share for Windows phones; now it forecasts 0.1% share by 2020

Andy Weir — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:28:01 +0000

IDC optimistically predicted that Windows phones would grab 20% of the global smartphone market by 2015; now, it forecasts just 0.1% share by 2020 - but that latest prediction may well prove accurate. Read more...

Samsung halts shipments of its Galaxy Note7 smartphone amid reports of units catching fire

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:06:01 +0000

The South Korean giant has suffered a pounding from investors on Thursday, due to the company stopping shipments of the new flagship, after some owners reported that their units went up in flames. Read more...

IDC: Tablet shipments continue to free fall as market shifts focus towards productivity

Usama Jawad — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:22:01 +0000

According to the latest figures released by IDC, tablet shipments continue to decline worldwide with only 38.7 million units sold in Q2 2016, a marked 12.3% year over year decrease. Read more...

Convertibles and tablets see explosive 190% growth, even while PC market crashes and burns

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:20:01 +0000

The latest data coming from Western Europe shows that convertible devices and detachable tablets have a bright future ahead, even as the overall PC market continues to decline. Read more...

IDC predicts single-digit growth for smartphone shipments in 2015

Justin Luna — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 09:30:01 +0000

According to research firm IDC, smartphone shipments will slow down this 2015, predicting a single-digit growth of only 9.8%. Stagnation of shipments in the Asia Pacific region was seen as the reason. Read more...

IDC: Apple Watch takes 20% of wearable device market, with 3.6m shipments last quarter

Andy Weir — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:06:01 +0000

Apple still hasn't revealed official sales figures for its Watch, but industry analysts at IDC say that it shipped 3.6 million units last quarter, taking 19.9% of the global wearable devices market. Read more...

Microsoft is delaying Surface Hub shipments until January 1, 2016

Andy Weir — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:01:52 +0000

Microsoft delayed shipments of its massive Surface Hub displays last month, and today, the company revealed that it won't begin deliveries until January - six months after opening pre-orders. Read more...

Just 720,000 Android Wear devices were shipped last year

Andy Weir — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:14:01 +0000

The global market for 'smart wearable bands' saw shipments rise to 4.6 million units across all manufacturers in 2014, but just 16% of these - around 720,000 devices - were based on Android Wear. Read more...

Microsoft believed to have shipped over two million Surfaces last quarter

Andy Weir — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:16:01 +0000

Figures for Q4 2014 show that Windows devices now make up 9% of the global tablet market with over 6 million shipments, including over 2 million Surface tablets - and further growth is predicted. Read more...

Rockstar has shipped 45 million copies of Grand Theft Auto V

Andy Weir — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:50:01 +0000

Rockstar has shipped over ten million copies of GTA V for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 since November, bringing total shipments so far to over 45 million, just weeks ahead of its launch for PCs. Read more...

China's OPPO claims it will ship 50 million phones next year

Steven Parker — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:31:53 +0000

With Chinese manufacturer OPPO breaking into the markets of Australia, Indonesia and India and actually being succesful there, the company is confident it will double shipments in 2015. Read more...

Microsoft announces 10 million sales (to retailers) of its Xbox One

Andy Weir — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:20:01 +0000

Three months after the PS4 passed the same milestone, Microsoft now says it is nearing 10 million sales of its Xbox One - but the figure applies to sales of the console to retailers, not to consumers. Read more...

Surface shipments surge ahead of Google's Nexus tablets in the UK

Andy Weir — Fri, 30 May 2014 14:12:11 +0000

Shipments of Microsoft's Surface tablets in the UK rose by 27.1% year on year in Q1 2014, pushing them ahead of Google's Nexus tablets, but both are well behind the market leaders, Apple and Samsung. Read more...