• COMPUTERS
    Chromebook Shipments Overtook Mac for the first Time in the US: IDC

    HIGHLIGHTS An IDC analyst claimed that Chrome OS overtook OS X in the US. laptop shipments recorded a decline ultimate month. Dell overtook HP within the US pc shipments last month. Google’s Chrome OS-powered laptops and desktops have for the first time outsold Apple’s OS X-based totally Mac desktops in the US. The Verge cites […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Microsoft Begins First Shipments of HoloLens

    Microsoft began its first shipments of its HoloLens augmented reality headgear Wednesday, staking its place in what is expected to be an emerging computing platform. HoloLens is being delivered to application developers, with Microsoft opting for augmented realityrather than virtual reality in devices such as the Oculus Rift from Facebook. While virtual reality is fully […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Oculus Rift VR Headset Shipments Delayed Due to Component Shortage

    Facebook-owned Oculus VR last month started shipping its Rift virtual reality headset to those who pre-ordered it earlier this year. Company Founder Palmer Luckey himself delivered the first order of the headset. However, the company is now facing an unexpected component shortage because of which the shipping dates of the wearable device for some buyers […]

  • COMPUTERS
    PC Shipments in India Grow 10.6 Percent in Q4 2015: Gartner

    Personal computer (PC) shipments in India totalled around 2.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 10.6 percent increase over the corresponding period of 2014, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner. “Consumers accounted for 40 percent of total PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2015, down from 52 percent […]

  • NEWS
    Apple Overtakes Xiaomi in India Smartphone Shipments: IDC

    New data released by International Data Corporation (IDC) for Q4 2015 finds that Apple overtook Xiaomi in the Indian smartphone market in terms of units shipped. Samsung, on the other hand, continued to be the top smartphone vendor in India followed by Micromax, Lenovo (and Motorola), Intex, and Lava. According to IDC’s monthly city level […]