Tablets in schools: a help or a hindrance?

Technology in the education sector is a flourishing market. As tablets have become more prevalent, a debate has risen over whether South African schools should switch from print textbooks to digital textbooks on tablets. There is no doubt that the consumer market for...

Samsung still leads MEA tablet market

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded robust year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment. Year-on-year growth of 16%...

Tablet growth flattens in 2015

A turnaround for the troubled tablet category is not on the cards in 2015. In fact, it is forecast to grow by just 8% year-on-year in 2015, with sales reaching 233-million units. This is the word from Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who says the world...

Smartphones set to dwarf PC, tablet sales

The combined total market of smartphones, tablets, 2-in-1s and PCs is set to grow from 1,8-billion units in 2014 to 2,5-billion units in 2019. During that time, smartphones will grow to represent the overwhelming majority of total smart connected device (SCD)...

Microsoft gains as tablet sales slide

Following the first year-over-year decline in worldwide tablet shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), the International Data Corporation (IDC) has scaled back its five-year forecast for the product category. Worldwide shipments are expected to reach...