Entries in 'analysis' (16)
Acer 'needs new business model' for mobile
NEWSDigiTimes analyst Joseph Tsai said that PC builder Acer would need a new business model in order to compete in the smartphone and tablet categories.
EMEA PC market shows Q3 growth
NEWSPC market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa grew 10.5 per cent in the third quarter of the year, representing a total of 27.8 million shipments.
Tablets re-entering business market
NEWSAfter seeing limited penetration with previous generations, the tablet PC seems once again poised for success in the business market.
All-in-ones see strong sales
NEWSIn a refreshing turn of events, all-in-one PCs feature heavily in this month’s chart, with four out of five machines taking this form the Acer Aspire Z5610, Packard Bell’s one ...
Tablet market driven by Apple
NEWSA number of key figures from the IT channel have praised Apple’s iPad marketing campaign for raising awareness of the tablet sector in general.
PC spending to rise, but not by much
NEWSWorldwide spending on PCs will rise by just three per cent this year, as the industry continues to feel the effect of the recession, analysts say.
Distributors detail Windows 7 plans
NEWSDistributors have laid out their plans for the launch of Windows 7.
Netbooks and sales hurting market value
NEWSGfK has said that netbooks and heavy discounting have caused the average selling price of mobile PCs to collapse over the past 12 months, falling by 20 per cent.
Downturn can boost component sales, claims channel
NEWSThe economic crisis is opening up new opportunities to push components to consumers, several channel experts have told PCR.
Smartphone vendors warned on pitfalls of market
NEWSExperts throughout the mobile industry have welcomed the influx of both long forgotten and new vendors to the market, but have warned them that they need to heed the lessons ...
Router sales falling
NEWSWith sales of routers fall, GfK's Chantal Brel takes a look at the impact it is having on the communications sector.
ANALYSIS: All-in-One PCs
NEWSDespite seeing a continued decline for the past couple of years, desktops have begun to see their ASPs rise once again. GfK's Tracey Goodfellow (pictured) investigates the reasons behind the ...
Netbooks killing margins?
NEWS Last month, PC Retail reported on the mass adoption of cheap laptops (or netbooks or sub-notebooks, whichever term you choose to employ) is largely responsible for keeping the PC industry ...
Analysis: Retail Vision
NEWS Following the acquisition by Everything Channel, Retail Vision received positive feedback for its tightly focussed format and networking opportunities during the event in Rome.
