Smartphone shipments may have skyrocketed in the past decade, but apparently there’s still a place for personal computers. Research firms Gartner and IDC have both released reports suggesting that PC shipments were up in 2019, making it the first year since 2011 that PC shipments were up year-over-year. The increase was a modest one… and […]
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Windows 10X coming to dual-screen PCs from Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo too
When it ships late next year, the Microsoft Surface Neo will be the first devices to run Windows 10X, a new version of Windows that’s optimized for dual-screen or foldable computers. But it won’t be the only Windows 10X device for long. Microsoft says it’s “soon to be followed by devices from Asus, Dell, HP, and […]
Now you can use Alexa on any Windows 10 PC
This year Amazon started partnering with PC makers to ship select computers with an Alexa voice assistant app pre-installed, letting you talk to your computer to get answers to questions, set reminders, control music playback, or interact with smart home gear among other things. Now you can do most of those things on any Windows […]
IDC: Desktop PC shipments fell to less than 100 million in 2017
Notebook computers have been outselling desktop PCs for years, but it’s probably a bit early to put desktops on deathwatch. They’re still popular among business users, gamers, and others… and according to new numbers from IDC, it looks like notebooks only outsold desktops by 1.6x in 2017. But desktop PC shipments did fall below 100 million […]
PC shipments decline for the fifth year in a row
PC shipments fell again last year… just like the year before, and the year before that. In fact, Gartner reports worldwide PC shipments have dropped every year since 2012. Computer makers still shipped a lot of hardware: according to Gartner the total for 2016 was about 270 million units. But that’s down from more than […]
Nielsen: People spending more time on phones than PCs
At a time when PC sales are stagnant and smartphone sales continue to rise, it’s probably not surprising to learn that people in some areas are spending more time with their phones than PCs. But audience research firm Nielsen has some solid numbers to back up that theory… well, somewhat solid. According to Nielsen, folks […]
Reports: PC sales decline by 10% but Chromebooks climb 112%
There’s good news and bad news for PC makers in the latest reports from research firms IDC, Gartner, and NPD. The bad news is that most reports suggest PC sales in 2013 were down about 10 percent from the previous year, with 4th quarter/holiday shipments down about 6 percent from 2013. The good news is that’s […]