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Surprise growth for desktop PCs in Europe

Surprise growth for desktop PCs in Europe

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Worldwide PC shipments increased 1.9 per cent in the second quarter, to 87.3 million units, according to data from research analysts Gartner.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 13th 2012 at 3:45AM
iPad to dominate Windows 8 tablets, Gartner

iPad to dominate Windows 8 tablets, Gartner

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Market analysts Gartner forecast that tablet PCs would sell 118.9 million units in 2012, a 98 per cent increase over 2011, while the firm also said that the iPad would ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 11th 2012 at 8:35AM
Gartner forecast PC growth of 4.4 per cent

Gartner forecast PC growth of 4.4 per cent

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Market research analysts Gartner have forecast a 4.4 per cent growth for PC sales for 2012 with growth accelerating towards the end of the year.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 8th 2012 at 10:47PM
UK PC sales 'worst decline in five quarters'

UK PC sales 'worst decline in five quarters'

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New Gartner figures have revealed the sharpest yet decline in PC sales as the British market fell 19.6 per cent, even more than the Western European average of 16 per ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 9th 2012 at 6:15AM
Gartner research points to

Gartner research points to "social media fatigue"

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Gartner Research reported that younger internet users were "restless and short on attention span" as well as showing signs of "social media fatigue".

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 15th 2011 at 11:58PM
Digital yet to match paper for readers says Gartner

Digital yet to match paper for readers says Gartner

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A new Gartner report has said that digital text consumption still does not match the time spent reading traditional paper.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 12th 2011 at 12:49AM
Intel says PC market to experience 'double digit' growth

Intel says PC market to experience 'double digit' growth

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Intel has once again beaten expectations as the firm reported particularly strong first quarter financial results showing 25 per cent year-on-year revenue growth.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 20th 2011 at 12:29AM
Surprise downturn in worldwide PC sales

Surprise downturn in worldwide PC sales

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Worldwide PC shipments fell 3.2 per cent in the first quarter due to weakening demand from enterprise and consumer segments, said market research outfit IDC.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 14th 2011 at 9:21AM
Tablet stampede heralds notebook market collapse

Tablet stampede heralds notebook market collapse

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Market research outfit Gartner dramatically slashed the firm's worldwide forecast for PC sales in 2011 and 2011 on the back of an anticipated explosion in tablet computing.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 3rd 2011 at 9:22PM
PC shipments fall short of expectations

PC shipments fall short of expectations

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Research from market analyst Gartner shows PC shipments grew by 3.1 per cent year-on-year in Q4 2010, falling short of the 4.8 per cent predicted.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jan 13th 2011 at 1:31PM
Gartner boosts 2011 IT spending forecast

Gartner boosts 2011 IT spending forecast

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Industry analysts Gartner are predicting a 5.1 per cent growth in worldwide IT spending for 2011, boosted from the firm's previous projection of a 3.5 per cent growth.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 11th 2011 at 6:08AM
Gartner: Kindle drives e-reader sales

Gartner: Kindle drives e-reader sales

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The e-reader market is set to see sales reach 6.6 million units in 2010, representing year-on-year growth of 79.8.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Dec 9th 2010 at 11:40AM
Tablets to take 10% of PC market

Tablets to take 10% of PC market

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Gartner has predicted that PC shipments in 2011 will grow by 15.9 per cent year-on-year to 409 million units.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Nov 30th 2010 at 3:30PM
Server shipments and revenue grow

Server shipments and revenue grow

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Gartner figures have shown that the global server market grew in the last quarter, with shipments increasing by 14.2 per cent to 2.2 million and revenue growing by 15.3 per ...

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Nov 30th 2010 at 11:58AM
19.5 million tablets to be sold in 2010 says Gartner

19.5 million tablets to be sold in 2010 says Gartner

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Market research outfit Gartner has published a report stating that tablet sales are forecast to reach 19.5 million units in 2010, driven by strong demand in the Apple iPad.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 18th 2010 at 5:36AM
Gartner PC shipment figures clash with IDC's

Gartner PC shipment figures clash with IDC's

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Gartner has claimed in a new report that PC shipments grew 7.6 per cent year-on-year, contrary to the 11 per cent claimed by IDC.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 14th 2010 at 5:08AM
Acer leapfrogs Dell and HP to become number one in the UK

Acer leapfrogs Dell and HP to become number one in the UK

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Acer has leaped into pole position of the UK PC market share, overtaking HP and Dell, according to Gartner.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 27th 2010 at 6:45AM
Security software set for growth

Security software set for growth

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The global security software market is set for 11.3 per cent growth this year, reaching revenue of $16.5 billion, Gartner predicts.

by Nicky Trup
on Aug 17th 2010 at 10:48AM
Mobile phone sales rise as pricepoints plummet

Mobile phone sales rise as pricepoints plummet

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Mobile phone sales rose almost 14 per cent last quarter, largely due to a drop in average selling prices amid growing competition in the sector.

by Nicky Trup
on Aug 12th 2010 at 10:40AM
Social networking to replace e-mail for business says report

Social networking to replace e-mail for business says report

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Gartner report says that "social networking services" will replace e-mail as the primary method of communications for 20% of business users by 2014.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 1st 2010 at 3:14AM