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Tuesday 12 May 2009
Worldwide processor market remained weak in 1Q09, says IDC
Worldwide PC processor shipments in the first calendar quarter of 2009 fell significantly for the second quarter in a row, according to new data from IDC. While the decline was slightly...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Worldwide handset shipments decline almost 16% in 1Q09, says IDC
The worldwide handset market began 2009 with an expected sequential downturn, exacerbated by the challenges of the ongoing worldwide recession. According to IDC, vendors shipped a...
Friday 17 April 2009
HP takes the lead in the US PC market, says IDC
While the economic crisis continues to unfold, low-cost portable PCs continue to appeal to consumers and support growth in the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments (including desktop...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Taiwan market: Handset sales to contract 8-9% in 2009, says IDC Taiwan
The Taiwan handset market is likely to contract 8-9% in 2009, widening from a mere 1% contraction in 2008, according to an estimate of market research firm IDC Taiwan.
Thursday 2 April 2009
Taiwan market: Enterprise spending on servers drops 20% in 2008, says IDC
Enterprise spending on servers dropped 4.9% on year in the Asia Pacific market excluding Japan during 2008, of which, Taiwan dropped 20%, according to IDC.
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Taiwan market: PC shipments dropped over 9% sequentially in 4Q08, says IDC Taiwan
Taiwan's PC shipments (including desktops and notebooks) in the fourth quarter of 2008 reached 688,300 units, a sequential drop of 9.1%, but holding level on year, according to IDC...
Monday 16 March 2009
IDC predicts worldwide handset shipments to fall over 8% in 2009
The worldwide handset market felt the full effects of the economic crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008 as shipments fell 11.6% on year, marking the first time the holiday quarter...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Taiwan market: LCD monitor revenues drop 20% in 4Q08, says IDC
LCD monitor revenues in the Taiwan market decreased 20% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2008 mainly due to significant price reductions by retailers to stimulate demand, although...
Thursday 5 March 2009
Smartphone sector sees healthy growth in Western Europe in 4Q08, says IDC
The Western European smartphone market experienced good performance in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker. Vendors shipped 9.3 million units,...
Friday 27 February 2009
Worldwide IT spending to grow only slightly in 2009, says IDC
The continued erosion of the global economy, including the prospect of negative GDP growth in many major countries, has led IDC to update its forecast for worldwide IT spending in...
Thursday 26 February 2009
Global semiconductor sales to fall 22% in 2009, says IDC
IDC has forecast a further revenue decline of 22% in the global semiconductor market in 2009, due to double digit declines in unit shipments of key system markets, low utilization...
Thursday 26 February 2009
Mobile industry to grow slowly in 2009, says IDC
The mobile sector has emerged as the dominant driver of the global telecommunications industry. The US$700 billion mobile industry now serves almost half of the world's population...
Thursday 26 February 2009
Global server market contracts sharply in 4Q08, says IDC
According to IDC, factory revenues in the worldwide server market declined 14% year-over-year to US$13.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, marking the second consecutive quarter...
Thursday 19 February 2009
BenQ third place in China LCD monitor and projector markets in 4Q08
BenQ made it to the top-three rankings in both the LCD monitor and projector markets in China in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to data from research firms.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Global PC processor market to decline through 1H09, says IDC
Worldwide PC processor shipments fell significantly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, according to IDC. A further demand decline in the first quarter of 2009 points to a very...