Shipments of wearable electronics including smartwatches and fitness trackers were up last year… by a lot. But the overall numbers are still pretty small when you consider just how many companies have been pushing wearables. According research firm IDC, more than 78 million wearables were shipped in 2015, up from about 29 million in 2014. […]
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Tablet shipments are down, but IDC sees potential growth for 2-in-1s
Analysts with research firm IDC predict that global tablet shipments for 2015 will total about 211 million, which is about 8 percent lower than last year’s number. But the company’s latest tablet forecast does see a few potential bright spots for tablet makers. According to IDC, the most popular tablets in 2014 and 2015 were small […]
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IDC: Xiaomi is second only to Fitbit in wearable shipments
Wearable shipments have been on the rise for two full years, according to research firm IDC. On the other hand, overall shipments are still small enough that China’s Xiaomi was able to quickly come from out of nowhere to become the second-largest player in the wearable market. In the first quarter of 2015, Xiaomi reportedly […]
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Report: Chinese smartphone market may be done growing
Research firm IDC reports that nearly 100 million smartphones shipped within China during the first quarter of 2015. That’s a lot of phones… but it’s 4 percent fewer than the number from a year earlier. That’s the first time in 6 years that IDC has seen a year-over-year decline and it could suggest that the […]
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PC shipments dropped last quarter, but there were winners and losers
Researchers at Gartner and IDC have released separate reports that reach the same basic conclusion: PC sales in the first quarter of 2015 were lower than during the same period a year earlier. But the reports aren’t all bad news for computer makers: A few companies also shipped more computers this year, and the launch […]
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Lilbits (2-02-2015): Tablet shipments are down
A little over 76 million tablets and 2-in-1 devices were shipped in the last quarter of 2014 according to research firm IDC. That sounds like a lot of tablets…Â until you realize that it marks a 3.2 percent decline from the same period a year earlier. That’s the first time IDC has seen a year-over-year decline […]
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PC market shows signs of recovery
Research firms Gartner and IDC both released reports this week looking at PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014. While the reports don’t quite agree on the exact numbers of PCs shipped, they do both suggest one thing: things aren’t look as bad as they had been for the past few quarters. According to […]
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Reports: Xiaomi is third biggest phone maker, even before entering US or Europe
China’s Xiaomi only sells its smartphones and other devices in a handful of markets… but they’re big markets with large populations including China and India. So even though you can’t easily buy a Xiaomi phone in the US or Europe, we probably shouldn’t be surprised that the company is selling a lot of phones. In fact, with […]
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Growth in the tablet space is slowing
Microsoft may think there’s a market for people who want large tablets that can replace their laptops. But research firm IDC thinks that some people are using large phones in place of small tablets. IDC has revised its tablet shipment projections for 2014, suggesting that device makers will ship 254.4 million units this year. That’s down […]
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Apple, Allwinner dominate the tablet chip market
Samsung and Qualcomm may be big names in the smartphone processor space. But you know who sells more tablet chips than anyone else? Apple… but in second place is Allwinner, the Chinese manufacturer of low-cost ARM-based processors. Research firm IDC says Allwinner shipped over 18 million tablet chips in the 4th quarter of 2013, according […]