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iMacs May Increase Sales in 2010

The Caris & Company conducted a study on the international market for desktops and PC sales, keeping track of Apple’s ups and downs, especially in the last two years. As the report outlines, after the two-year decline, the Cupertino, Calif. company seems to have found its animus, as a boost in desktop-PC revenu...

17 March 2010
11:38 GMT

PC Market Grows in Q3 2009, IDC Predicts Double-Digit Gains in 2010

Not all is bad news, according to a recent report from research firm IDC, which states that the worldwide PC shipments returned to positive growth in the third quarter of 2009 (Q309). As expected, portable PCs continue to drive the worldwide PC market, being the main driver of the industry, with shipments incre...

17 December 2009
10:58 GMT

Acer Grabs Number Two Spot in Global PC Market

According to the latest numbers presented by a market report from research firm Gartner, Acer has managed to take the number two spot in the worldwide PC market, consequently surpassing Dell. Said report also states that worldwide PC shipments were totaled at 80.9 million in the third quarter of 2009, which basically...

15 October 2009
05:29 GMT

Intel Raises Q3 Revenue Forecast

Santa Clara, California-based Intel Corp. has just raised its Q3 revenue forecast above Wall Street's expectation, claiming that the demand for its processors was stronger than expected. According to the world's leading vendor of computer processors, the revenue for the third quarter of this year should be ...

28 August 2009
11:04 GMT

PC Market to Grow, Intel Believes

Intel, the world's leading vendor of computer processors, believes that the PC market is likely to see a considerable growth in the years ahead, similar to the growth that was recorded in the phone market due to the introduction of mobile phones, a company executive says.   According to Mooly Eden, vice pre...

28 August 2009
09:48 GMT

Gartner Predicts Better PC Shipments by the End of 2009

The PC industry has been suffering from an on-going decrease in market demand, a trend that has affected all market segments. It now appears that, after more than twelve months of gloomy forecasts, the PC market is expected to see better results at the end of this year, according to a recent report by market research...

26 June 2009
09:09 GMT

NEC to Pull Out of the Worldwide PC Market

NEC, one of the Japan's leading computer system makers, has recently announced that it plans to reorganize its business and that it will exit the PC market outside the Asia-Pacific region. According to the company, the main reason for the recent decision is a slumping demand and a tough competition. As a result,...

30 March 2009
03:56 GMT

IDC Reports Decline in Global PC Processor Market in 4Q08

According to a recent market report released by research firm IDC, the PC processor market has fallen considerably in the fourth quarter of 2008, a market trend that is expected to continue thorough the ongoing first quarter of this year. As a consequence of the poor market results in the PC processor segment, IDC po...

12 February 2009
05:46 GMT

PC Market Growth Hit Hard by Financial Crisis

As it was expected, the worldwide PC market was hit hard by the ongoing financial crisis, as PC sales were down 0.4% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The research firm announced that, after six years of growth, with an average of 15% increases in the ...

15 January 2009
04:59 GMT

IDC Predicts Slow PC Market Demand as Financial Crisis Continues

According to a recent IDC report, which comes to take into account the current global financial crisis, it is estimated that the PC market growth will slow as the financial turmoil continues to spread to more regions worldwide.  IDC, a leading analysis firm, expects worldwide PC shipments to grow by just 3.8% ov...

4 December 2008
05:41 GMT

PC Growth Expectations Lowered by 64 Percent

The global economy and financial system are undergoing rapid deterioration these days, driving some of the major market research firms to reconsider their previous IT industry forecast for the upcoming year. iSuppli announced having lowered its PC outlook for 2009, reducing the expected growth rate from the initial 1...

22 November 2008
07:12 GMT

Demand for Portable Systems Drives Slow PC Market

It is a well-known fact by now that the worldwide economy is currently on a downward spiral, which is naturally affecting major manufacturers from almost every market segment. However, a recent report by the IDC seems to indicate that the sluggish economy won't have the same effects on the current portable syste...

11 September 2008
03:13 GMT

Electronic Arts Plans for the Future

After announcing the financial results for the 2008 fiscal year, which has just ended on March 31, Electronic Arts has also presented a few of the ideas it has regarding 2008, which is actually part of fiscal year 2009 (it's a bit dizzying for us, too).The gigantic videogames publisher and developer plans to lau...

15 May 2008
03:39 GMT


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