Archive for the PCs Category
More smartphones than PCs to be sold by 2011
Smartphone sales will surpass worldwide PC sales by the end of 2011, RBC says. Global mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 mln units in Q2 2009, a 6.1% decrease from Q2 2008, according to Gartner. Howeve...
France PC Shipments in Q4 2008
Company 4Q08 Shipments 4Q8 Market Share (%) 4Q07 Shipments 4Q07 Market Share (%) 4Q08-4Q07 Growth (%) Acer 803 24.7 732 25.5 9.7 Hewlett-Packard 787 24.2 657 22.9 ...
49 mln desktops to virtually hosted by 2013
The worldwide hosted virtual desktop (HVD) market will accelerate through 2013 to reach 49 mln units, up from more than 500,000 units in 2009, according to Gartner. Worldwide HVD revenue will grow fro...
UK PC Shipments in Q4 2008
Company 4Q08 Shipments 4Q8 Market Share (%) 4Q07 Shipments 4Q07 Market Share (%) 4Q08-4Q07 Growth (%) Hewlett-Packard 766 20.5 736 22.1 4.1 Dell Inc. 667 17.9 607 ...
Germany PC Shipments for Q4 2008
Company 4Q08 Shipments 4Q08 Market Share (%) 4Q07 Shipments 4Q07 Market Share (%) 4Q08-4Q07 Growth (%) Hewlett-Packard 531 13.6 429 12.5 23.8 Acer 500 12.8 396 11....
US PC Shipments in Q4 2008
Company 4Q08 Shipments 4Q08 Market Share (%) 4Q07 Shipments 4Q07 Market Share (%) 4Q08-4Q07 Growth (%) Dell Inc. 4,465.8 28.6 5,344.6 30.8 -16.4 Hewlett-Packard 4,288.3 27....
Worldwide PC Shipments in 2008
Company 2008 Shipments 2008 Market Share (%) 2007 Shipments 2007 Market Share (%) 2008-2007 Growth (%) Hewlett-Packard 55,686.8 18.4 49,428.3 18.1 12.7 Dell Inc. 43,144.4 1...
Western Europe PC Shipments in Q4 2008
Company 4Q08 Shipments 4Q8 Market Share (%) 4Q07 Shipments 4Q07 Market Share (%) 4Q08-4Q07 Growth (%) Hewlett-Packard 4,658 23.2 4,058 22.6 14.8 Acer 4,067 20.3 3,6...
EMEA PC Shipments for Q4 2008
Company 4Q08 Shipments 4Q08 Market Share (%) 4Q07 Shipments 4Q07 Market Share (%) 4Q08-4Q07 Growth (%) Hewlett-Packard 6,459 21.2 5,742 19.8 12.5 Acer 4,998 16.4 4,682 16...
PC sales to decline 11.9% in 2009
The PC industry will experience its sharpest unit decline in history, with PC shipments totaling 257 mln units in 2009, an 11.9% decline from 2008, according to Gartner. Previously, PC units experienc...
Only 11% would use netbook as primary PC
Only 11% would use a netbook as their primary computer, while a massive 79% view netbooks as a secondary device to be used in addition to a laptop or desktop computer, ABI Research says. The firm fore...
9.9 mln netbooks shipped in 2008
In 2008, computer makers shipped 9.9 mln netbooks, making it one of the hottest consumer electronic products of 2008. According to IDC, 6.7 mln units went to nations in Europe, the Middle East and Afr...
Global PC sales down 0.4% in Q4 2008
Global PC shipments dropped 0.4% in Q4 2008, according to IDC. Gartner reported Q4 2008 shipments world-wide rising 1.1%. US PC sales fell 3.5%, according to IDC. Gartner said US shipments dropped 10....
Notebook shipments up 40% in Q3 2008
Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40% in Q3 2008 compared to Q3 2007 to reach 38.6 mln units. Desktop PC shipments declined by 1.3% for the same period to 38.5 mln units. Worldwide PC unit shipments r...
Top PC game titles in the US in 2008
Rank Game Title Publisher AU% Avg Minutes Played Per Week 1 World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment 0.723 671 2 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Activision 0.163 403 3...
44% of PCs retired in 2007 re-entered the market
Though approximately 197 mln PCs were retired in 2007, just 44% of those entering the secondary market will be reused, according to Gartner....
76% of Internet users watched video on their PCs
Consumers desire, and are comfortable with, wired and wireless access to content, IBM found. 76% of consumers surveyed have already watched video on their PC, up 27% from 2007. 32% indicated they have...
49% of Americans say technology increased their level of stress
Half of wired workers note various negative impacts of communications technology on their work life: 46% say ICTs increase demands that they work more hours; 49% say ICTs increase the level of stress ...
Singapore PC market grew 26%
Singapore PC market still posted a 26% YOY growth, slightly beating forecasts, as vendors slashed prices severely in order to meet targets. Hong Kong PC market continues to move along and beat the for...
Americans who own desktops/laptops/PDAs by their job function
Work environment  Desktop Laptop Blackberry or other PDA Work longer hours Over 50 hours a week 79% 67% 32%  41-50 hours 79 57 20  40 hours 75 45 15 Â...
People who still own PDAs in 2008
30% of people in these professions own PDAs, more than twice as many as the national average of 13%. 66% of professionals, managers and executives own laptops, significantly more than employed America...
39% of Americans have laptops in 2008
Laptop ownership has increased to 39% from 30% in 2006, while at the same time ownership of desktop computers has decreased slightly, from 68% in 2006 to 65% in the current survey. Half of those who a...
Vietnam PC market grew 5% YTY in Q2 2008
The Vietnam client PC market grew 5.0% YOY to 337,000 units in Q2 2008. However, total shipments in Q2 2008 fell 5.6% from Q1 2008 due to the sluggish economy, the unstable exchange rate, and the deci...
Asian PC market grew 12% YTY in Q3 2008
Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) client PC market still grew 9% sequentially and 12% YOY in Q3 2008 to reach a record 20.2 mln units. ASUS in particular capitalized on the momentum with 67% sequential g...