• ELECTRONICS
    Phablet Shipments to Overtake Regular Smartphones in 2019, Says IDC

    The global smartphone market is expected to see steady if unspectacular growth in the next few years, as consumers turn increasingly to large-screen handsets known as “phablets,” a market tracker said Wednesday. A report by the research firm IDC said phablets – with displays larger than 5.5 inches (14 centimetres) – will account for some 40 percent (611 million units) […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Apple tops Samsung in Q4 as smartphone leader: IDC data

    Apple won the crucial 2016 holiday quarter as iPhone 7 sales helped the company beat rival Samsung, shows IDC data. (Source: AP) Apple has won the crucial 2016 holiday quarter as iPhone 7 sales helped the company beat rival Samsung, according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Tablet Market Shrinks as Demand Grows for Hybrids, Says IDC

    HIGHLIGHTS Tablet makers shipped 43 million units in the quarter Apple dominated the tablet market with a share of 21.5 percent Samsung shipped 6.5 million tablets in a drop of 19.3 percent The tablet market shrank in the recently-ended quarter, as shipments of bargain-priced computers with detachable screens hit a record high, according to market […]

  • COMPUTERS
    PC Shipments in India Declined 2.2 Percent in Q2 2016: IDC

    HIGHLIGHTS The Indian PC market is expected to recuperate in due course of time HP led the market with 28.4 percent share Dell stood second with 22.2 percent, followed by Lenovo and Acer PC shipments in India declined 2.2 percent to 2.14 million units in the April-June quarter this year, research firm IDC said today. […]

  • COMPUTERS
    global laptop Shipments Decline maintains in Q1 2016: IDC

    the overall pc shipment for the primary zone of 2016 stood at 1.99 million gadgets – registering a decline of 20.eight percentage (quarter on region) over this fall 2015 and decline of 7.8 percentage over Q1 2015 (yr on year), the market intelligence and advisory services global data corporation (IDC) said on Thursday. the commercial […]