PC Market stories
All hope is not dead for the PC market as the decline has slowed down, according to the latest statistics from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.
Indian demonetization slows down devices market, with cash dominating transactions, says IDC. Q4 2016 expected to contract.
It was only a couple months ago that Samsung sold its printer business to HP for more than $1 Billion - and soon its PC business could be gone too.
India's PC market saw a 17.3% rise in Q3 2016 shipments, thanks to festive consumer spending, despite a 22.5% year-on-year decline, IDC reports.
The preliminary results of one of Gartner's more recent studies paints a pretty gloomy picture for the PC market.
PC vendors are competing in the global market despite challenges, with the market declining by 3.9% in Q3, according to IDC.
Global combined device shipments are set to decline for the second year in a row, according to a forecast by Gartner.
PC vendors face a stark choice and must decide between overhauling their businesses or leaving the PC market, according to Gartner.
Intel is currently working to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, and investing in visual cloud, PC innovation, IoT and 5G.
Acer has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2016, with figures not looking so great for the Taiwan-based PC vendor.
IDC says while stabilisation of the PC market remains an elusive goal for now, there are some areas where there's money to be made.
New Zealand PC market stabilises despite decline, says IDC. PC shipments totalled 188,000 units in Q2 2015. HP dominates with 37% market share.
In Q2 2015, Lenovo had a 15% share of the PC market, which was enough to bump the company into the top position.
There's good news on the way for PC resellers according to IDC's latest PC market report, though for Apple resellers the good times are already here.
With a global PC market slump of 7% in Q1 2015, analysts remain sceptical that the launch of Windows 10 will revive PC sales despite Microsoft's efforts.
PC shipments in New Zealand slumped in Q1, with exchange rates one of the key factors – and the months ahead aren't looking much better.
The PC market is in a state of flux, with shipments expected to fall in 2015 but grow in 2016 and 2017, according to IDC.
Declines in sales revenue in Hewlett-Packard NZ's final year as a combined entity and losses related to the split saw the vendor rack up big losses.
Strap yourself in for a bumpy year in the Kiwi PC market in 2016, with IDC NZ expecting declining shipments - and vendor consolidation.
'Tepid' NZ PC market likely to gain a boost from Lenovo consumer launch, but year ahead will still be slow says IDC.
