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Smartphone sales disaster
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 03 February 2023 11:53

Smartphone sales disaster


Qualcomm warns 

Sales of smartphones are going to be dire for a couple of years according to chipmaker Qualcomm -- which has made a bob or two on the tech over the years.

Smartphone sales fall further
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 27 January 2023 12:18

Smartphone sales fall further


Mobile revolution grinds to a halt 

Number crunchers at IDC have been looking at the figures for fourth quarter 2022 and declared them to be a disaster. 

Chinese looking at virtual reality
Published in News
Wednesday, 02 November 2022 11:09

Chinese looking at virtual reality


Glorious five year plan

China released its first glorious five-year plan dedicated to virtual reality and says it wants to build more than 25 million devices  valued at $48.20 billion by 2026.

Intel planning major layoffs
Published in News
Thursday, 13 October 2022 11:20

Intel planning major layoffs


Thousands to go

Intel is planning its first major layoffs in almost six years and let thousands of its 113,700 employees go.

Biometrics market booming
Published in News
Friday, 12 August 2022 12:59

Biometrics market booming


Worth $6.1 billion by 2026

Beancounters at IDC say that European companies will spend a fortune on biometric systems throughout 2022.

IDC says Meta’s mixed-reality business is doomed
Published in IoT


Tame Apple Press cheers

recent media release from market research firm IDC predicts that Meta (the parent company of Facebook) may not be able to compete in the mixed-reality business in the long run if its strategy remains unchanged.

PC sales slide
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 11 April 2022 11:59

PC sales slide


But the PC is not dying this time

Beancounters at analysts IDC have added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that shipments of PCs have finally slowed down after two years of double-digit growth.

Corporates expected to spend a fortune on AI
Published in News


IDC thinks it will cost about $120 billion

Corporates are expected to shell out more than $120 billion on AI technology by 2025.

MediaTek beating Qualcomm on Android according to IDC
Published in Mobiles

Updated: Counterpoint claims Qualcomm has 55 vs 37 percent

MediaTek might have just beaten out Qualcomm to claim the biggest market share of any chipmaker for Android phones in the United States.

All roads no longer lead to Chrome
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 03 February 2022 12:15

All roads no longer lead to Chrome


Sales of Chromebooks fall

Users are picking Windows-based devices over those running Chrome, according to beancounters at IDC.