May PC shipments point to global decline

The PC market continued to suffer slow shipment growth in top countries across regions in May, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Monthly PC Tracker. April shipment growth had improved slightly from March in Latin America and Europe, Middle East and...

Spam volumes continue to decline

In May, the percentage of spam in e-mail traffic was down by 2,5 percentage points and averaged 69,7%. Experts at Kaspersky Lab noted a very slight increase in the share of phishing e-mails compared with April, while malicious attachments were detected in 2,8% of...

Semiconductor spending forecast is down

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending is projected to total $35,8-billion in 2013, a 5,5% decline from 2012 spending of $37,8-billion, according to Gartner. Gartner says that capital spending will decrease 3,5% in 2013, as major producers remain...

IDC lowers monitor forecast

Continued decline in demand for PC desktops has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to lower its estimate of PC monitors shipped in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) to 33,8-million units, down from its previous forecast of 34,7-million units for the quarter. In...

MEA sees x86 server market decline

The overall Middle East and Africa (MEA) x86 server market suffered a 5,9% year-on-year decline in unit terms during the first quarter of 2013 but a 3% increase in value to reach $321,94-million. This according to results published by IDC, the premier global provider...