PC market muddles along

The PC market continued to muddle through as shipments declined once more in the second quarter, with computers as a whole proving no match against the unrelenting popularity of smartphones and tablets in the consumer battleground, according to a new Compute Platforms...

LFP market contracts in CEMA

The large format printer (LFP) market in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA) region declined 10,7% in volume and 5,1% in value year-on-year in the first half of 2013, according to IDC. The analyst group says LFP shipments exceeded 16,300...

Political instability causes MEA decline

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market recorded a slight decline of 0,3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013 (Q2 2013), with shipments totalling 1 545 853 units, according to the latest figures from International Data Corporation...

More printer declines in Europe

Weakening demand among consumers caused the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market to decline by 10,3% year on year in Q2 2013, according global research and consulting company IDC, with just over 1,69-million units shipped. “The...

Slower growth for mobile phones

The Western European mobile phone market grew in the second quarter of 2013, but declined from the first quarter this year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Total shipments increased 2,6% year on year to 43,3-million units, according to IDC’s...