Feb 11, 2014
A near-doubling of the market for solid-state drives (SSDs) in 2013 was unable to help the computer-related storage industry last year, which slid 5% in shipments because of continuing contractions in the hard-disk drive and optical disk drive segments, according to a...
Feb 10, 2014
The US television market fell a steep 9% in 2013 despite the usual last-minute rally during the holiday season in the fourth quarter, which failed to compensate for low demand among Americans throughout the year, according to a new report from IHS Technology. US TV...
Feb 7, 2014
PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 14,7-million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a decline of 4,4% compared with the same period in 2012, according to Gartner. All PC segments in Western Europe decreased. Mobile and desktop PC shipments declined 6,5% and...
Jan 20, 2014
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) remained constrained in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13) as consumer demand continued to be weak while commercial demand improved. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), overall PC shipments...
Jan 15, 2014
While tablet sales were roaring during 2013, there are some market analysts, including IDC Corporation, which expect sales to drop significantly during 2014. South Africa could buck the trend, however. At least one local notebook and tablet retailer, The Notebook...