Windows 8 fails to deliver expected boost as Christmas PC sales slump

Remember when I posted this on November 13? ==Head of Micro$haft's Windoze unit (Steven Sinofsky) kicked out on his ass because Windoze 8 sucks == Well, it looks like it's official. Windoze 8 is sucking the life out of Micro$haft. =Windows 8 ...

Message posted on the January 12th, 2013 - 11:25 AM ET

Nearly 1 Billion Smart Connected Devices Shipped in 2011 with Shipments Expected to Double by 2016, According to IDC

The universe of smart connected devices, including PCs, media tablets, and smartphones, saw shipments of more than 916 million units and revenues surpassing $489 billion dollars in 2011, according to the ...

Press published on the March 28th, 2012 - 6:00 AM ET

PC Shipments Expected to Have Strong Second Half of 2012, Long-Term PC Growth Capped Within Single Digits, According to IDC

Worldwide PC shipment growth for 2011 ended on a slightly positive note, growing to 1.8% on the year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. While the first half ...

Press published on the March 20th, 2012 - 6:00 AM ET

Smart Connected Devices in Emerging Markets to Surpass 1 Billion Unit Shipments by 2014 with More Than 60% Going to BRIC Countries, According to IDC

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1.7 ...

Press published on the June 10th, 2013 - 6:30 AM ET

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 1.9 Percent in First Quarter of 2012

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 89 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 1.9 percent increase from the first quarter of 2011, when shipments reached 87.3 million units, according to preliminary results by ...

Press published on the April 11th, 2012 - 2:54 PM ET

Worldwide Smart Connected Device Market Crossed 1 Billion Shipments in 2012, Apple Pulls Near Samsung in Fourth Quarter, According to IDC

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Smart Connected Device Tracker, worldwide shipments of smart connected devices grew 29.1% year over year in 2012, crossing 1 billion units shipped with a ...

Press published on the March 26th, 2013 - 6:30 AM ET

Soft PC Shipments in Fourth Quarter Lead to Annual Decline as HP Holds Onto Top Spot, According to IDC

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 89.8 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), down 6.4% compared to the same quarter in 2011 and worse than the forecasted decline of 4.4%, according to the International Data ...

Press published on the January 10th, 2013 - 6:13 PM ET

IDC Forecasts Worldwide Tablet Shipments to Surpass Portable PC Shipments in 2013, Total PC Shipments in 2015

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, tablet shipments are expected to grow 58.7% year-over-year in 2013 reaching 229.3 million units, up from ...

Press published on the May 28th, 2013 - 7:14 AM ET

Digitimes Research: Apple to lead in 2011 smartphone shipments

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110906PR202.html "Global smartphone shipments for 2011 will reach 462 million units, rising 60% from the 288 million shipped in 2010, according to Digitimes Research. Apple is expected to overtake Nokia as the ...

Message posted on the September 7th, 2011 - 3:58 PM ET

3 Billion PCs shipped by 2010

<http://www.usagewatch.org/detail.php?idcat=7&id> "According to Gartner Dataquest's statistics, in April 2002 the billionth personal computer was shipped. The second billion mark was supposedly reached in 2007. " "During ...

Message posted on the June 6th, 2011 - 1:14 PM ET

Samsung gains tablet market share

Some actual figures for the final quarter of 2012, from which one can perhaps be forgiven for wondering "Is 2013 going to be The Year of the Android Tablet?" The astute reader will notice that the article doesn't account for over 40% of ...

Message posted on the February 1st, 2013 - 7:27 AM ET

Mac Market share 3.1%, installed base 5%

"STAMFORD, Conn., June 23, 2008- The number of installed PCs worldwide has surpassed 1 billion units, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts estimate the worldwide installed base of PCs is growing just under 12 percent annually. At that ...

Message posted on the June 3rd, 2011 - 12:22 PM ET

Windows PC Apocalypse Hits Mac Too

Apple roasted as Windows PC self-nukes: [quote] IDC: PC sales drop precipitously, Mac sales also decline in major market shift A "perfect storm" of struggling PC companies, aversion to Windows 8, and wider mobile-device adoption plunged ...

Message posted on the April 12th, 2013 - 3:36 AM ET

Apple iPad to control tablet market until 2013

http://www.slashgear.com/apple-ipad-to-control-tablet-market-until-2013-25174280/ "Research firm IHS iSuppli has revised their forecast for media tablets, now pegging Apple's control of the tablet market to continue through 2013. With tablet ...

Message posted on the August 26th, 2011 - 6:53 AM ET

shipments expected