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Friday 24 August 2012
IDC lowers PC outlook as shipments decline in 2Q12 ahead of fall product updates
The worldwide PC market is now expected to grow just 0.9% in 2012, as mid-year shipments slow. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, 367 million PCs will ship into...
Monday 30 July 2012
Strong demand for smartphones in 2Q12 continues to drive the worldwide mobile phone market, says IDC
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1% on year to 406 million units in the second quarter of 2012, as Samsung Electronics and Apple shipped almost half of the world's smartphones,...
Monday 23 July 2012
SEMI book-to-bill ratio slips below parity
The SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.94 in June 2012 after having stayed above parity for four months.
Friday 29 June 2012
Taiwan market: External storage device shipments up on year in capacity, down in value in 1Q12, says IDC
Shipments of external storage devices in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2012 reached a total capacity of 18,461TB, growing on year by 13.4%, while the corresponding...
Friday 15 June 2012
IDC increases media tablet forecast
Expectations of strong demand for media tablets in the second half of 2012 has led IDC to increase its forecast for the worldwide market to 107.4 million units for the year, up from...
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Taiwan sees increased 1Q12 shipments of smartphones, says IDC
There were 1.65 million smartphones shipped in the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2012, increasing by 22.6% on quarter and by 61.5% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Taiwan market: IT services valued at NT$35 billion in 2H11, says IDC
Providers of information technology services in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$35 billion (US$1.17 billion) during the second half of 2011, growing by 7.1% on year,...
Monday 14 May 2012
Shipments of new MacBooks to surge starting June
As Apple reportedly will announce its new MacBook series notebooks in June, the company's upstream suppliers will start raising their shipments to Apple significantly in the month...
Wednesday 9 May 2012
Acer regains second-rank for 1Q12 notebook shipments, says IDC
Acer regained the status of the second-largest notebook vendor in terms of shipments in the first quarter of 2012, according to IDC.
Thursday 3 May 2012
IDC raises 2012 chip market growth forecast
IDC has raised its prediction for the 2012 global chip market to 6-7% annual growth from the 3.1% increase estimated previously.
Thursday 12 April 2012
PC Market returns to positive growth, though gains remain small, says IDC
The worldwide PC market saw a slight increase in volume during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011, with shipments rising 2.3%, according to the IDC Worldwide...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
PC shipments expected to have strong 2H12, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipment growth for 2011 ended on a slightly positive note, growing to 1.8% on the year, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. While the first half of...
Thursday 15 March 2012
Tablet PC shipments outpace 4Q12 targets, says IDC
Worldwide media tablet shipments into sales channels rose by 56.1% on a sequential basis in the fourth quarter of 2011 to 28.2 million units, according to IDC. Shipments represented...
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Taiwan market: Server shipments up 9.3% sequentially in 4Q11, says IDC Taiwan
There were 19,608 servers shipped in the Taiwan market during the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing 9.3% on quarter but decreasing 12.8% on year, while the corresponding shipment...
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Taiwan market: 2.15 million handsets shipped in 4Q11, says IDC
There were 2.15 million handsets shipped in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing 12.1% sequentially but decreasing 7.5% on year, according to International...