Smartphone Shipments to Rise Nearly 40%
Global smartphone shipments are forecast to exceed 1.0 billion units in 2013, translating into 39.3% growth over 2012, said IDC.
Global smartphone shipments are forecast to exceed 1.0 billion units in 2013, translating into 39.3% growth over 2012, said IDC.
It has been tough times in the PC market over the past several years with PC shipment volumes contracting since early 2012 and pulling down shipments of most PC vendors. Nevertheless, a few local heroes are finding ways to grow their business despite the challenging conditions and sometimes volatile monthly trends. Chinese vendor Tongfang (ranked…
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by -9.7% in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The new forecast reflects not only a continued expansion of mobile device options at the expense of PCs, but also marked…
Worldwide IT spending in 2013 is expected to grow slightly less than initially forecast due to an economic slowdown in China, according to IDC. IT spending is forecast to grow 4.6 percent in constant currency in 2013, down from a previous forecast of 4.9 percent growth.
Semiconductor revenue worldwide will see improved growth this year of 6.9% and reaching $320 billion according to the mid-year 2013 update of the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC). The SAF also forecasts that semiconductor revenues will grow 2.9% year over year in 2014 to $329 billion and log a compound annual…