Global storage sales see Q1 decline

Worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) shipments declined by -6,4% year-over-year and -13,6% sequentially, finishing the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15) with 17,6-million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry...

Chinese smartphone market declines in Q1

IDC’s latest Mobile Phone Tracker shows the China smartphone market contracted by 4% year-on-year, with 98,8-million units shipped in the first quarter of 2015. This is the first time in six years that the China smartphone market declined year-over-year as the market...

Disappointing quarter for workstations

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker, the overall certified workstation market experienced disappointing growth in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15) after seven consecutive quarters of strong growth. Worldwide...

BYOD nosedives, especially in government

Bring your own device (BYOD) interest is decreasing, particularly in government, according to recent Forrester data.Forty percent of government technology decision-makers said BYOD is not on their tech agenda and another 30% responded that it’s a low priority....

Global tablet shipments slip again

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices fell to 47,1-million in 1Q15, a -5,9% decline from the same quarter a year ago,...