Feb 17, 2014
Worldwide sales of smartphones to end-users totalled 968-million units in 2013, an increase of 42,3% from 2012, according to Gartner. Sales of smartphones accounted for 53,6% of overall mobile phone sales in 2013, and exceeded annual sales of feature phones for the...
Feb 12, 2014
Many smaller shops and consumer outlets, like spaza shops and shebeens, are dependent on quick responses from their suppliers to replenish stocks as an alternative to them visiting the wholesaler or Cash and Carry. For distributors to meet these needs, they must have...
Feb 10, 2014
Although laptops sales have come under pressure, up to 70% of them are still going out with Windows 8 Professional. Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, says laptop sales could have been even more dented due to the weak rand, but they “seemed to hold their...
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...
Jan 6, 2014
Total worldwide PC monitor shipments were more than 35-million units in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), an increase of 4,5% compared to the previous quarter and 1,2-million units more than forecast, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
