ARM based PC use on the rise
Ignoring the general downturn
Beancounters at Counterpoint Research have noticed that while PC sales are dropping, those with ARM based chips appeared to be bucking the trend.
HP makes eco-friendly PC
It is all about the source
HP's new 14 inch Laptop PC – Eco Edition’ has been designed to be environmentally friendly although you would not know it to look at it.
Xiaomi might get into PCs
Mini PCs for everyone
Better known for its smartphones, the Chinese outfit Xiaomi is about to release a couple of mini-pcs.
PC sales fall
Canalys analysts say notebooks hardest hit
PC shipments in the United States fell by 12.1 per cent in the third quarter year-over-year. As usual, Dell, HP, Apple, Lenovo, and Acer are the biggest manufacturers.
Windows 11 strangled by poor PC sales
Most PCs out there can't manage it
With users worried about their power bills and not upgrading their machines, Windows 11 is finding its growth stalled because most of the older machines cannot handle the upgrade.
Employers not allowed to use PCs to spy on employees
US company claimed that video surveillance was the same as working in the office
A US company that thought it was acceptable to spy on an employee working at home for nine hours of the day found that the European courts disagreed.
Gartner predicts huge decline in PC sales
9.5 percent worldwide
Beancounters at Gartner suggest the market is on course for a breathtaking decline this year.
Intel freezes hiring PC desktop and computer chips
Let it go
Intel has frozen hiring within the department chargeable for PC desktop and computer chips as a part of a chain of cost-cutting measures.
Blames Russia-Ukraine war and COVID response
Top Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. says demand for mobile phones, personal computers and home appliances has dropped "like a rock" and shows no signs of recovering.
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.